千田七段，反則負けのハプニング！etc. - 増田有華さんを応援しながら英語学習＋α

本日の将棋棋戦

本日は順位戦B級1組10回戦とA級豊島将之九段vs広瀬章人八段戦が
行われています。近藤誠也七段(9)vs千田翔太七段(3)戦，
後手番だった千田七段が先手番と勘違いをして，初手を指してしまう
ハプニングがあり，千田七段の反則負け，近藤七段は6勝4敗，
千田七段は4勝5敗となりました。
羽生善治九段(1)vs丸山忠久九段(13)戦は後手番丸山九段の一手損角換わり，
羽生九段が勝利しました。羽生九段は4勝5敗，丸山九段は3勝7敗，
丸山九段は順位的にも残留が厳しくなってきましたね。
久保利明九段(10)vs三浦弘行九段(6)戦，先手番久保九段のゴキゲン中飛車，
三浦九段が勝ちました。三浦九段は5勝5敗，久保九段は4勝5敗。
郷田真隆九段(7)vs屋敷伸之九段(4)戦は郷田九段が勝利。
郷田九段は2勝7敗，屋敷九段は3勝6敗となり，
残留争い，ますます厳しくなりましたね。
中村太地七段(12)vs山崎隆之八段(2)戦，昇級争いの大一番，
中村七段が勝ち，8勝1敗，山崎八段は5勝4敗となり，一歩後退。
名古屋対局の澤田真吾七段(11)vs横山泰明七段(8)戦，
澤田七段が勝ちました。澤田七段が6勝3敗，横山七段は4勝5敗。
佐々木勇気七段が抜け番でした。

B級1組
8勝1敗中村七段(12)
6勝4敗近藤七段(9)
6勝3敗佐々木七段(5)，澤田七段(11)
5勝4敗山﨑八段(2)
5勝5敗三浦九段(6)
4勝5敗羽生九段(1)，千田七段(3)，横山七段(8)，久保九段(10)
3勝6敗屋敷九段(4)
3勝7敗丸山九段(13)
2勝7敗郷田九段(7)

竜王戦2組ランキング戦，深浦康市九段vs菅井竜也八段戦，
後手番菅井八段が中飛車の対抗形でした。
菅井八段が勝ち，次局は佐藤和俊七段戦です。

王座戦一次予選準決勝，伊藤匠五段vs斎藤明日斗五段戦，
後手番の斎藤五段が兄弟子の意地を見せて，勝ちました。

順位戦A級，豊島将之九段vs広瀬章人八段戦はまだ続いています。
終局まで見守る予定です。

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free verb
UK /friː/ US /friː/
free verb (NOT IN PRISON)
B2 [T] to allow someone to leave a prison or place where they have been kept:
After a ten-hour siege the gunman agreed to free the hostages.
Anti-vivisectionists last night freed a number of animals from a laboratory.

coup noun [C]
UK /kuː/ US /kuː/
coup noun [C] (TAKE POWER)
C2 (also coup d'état, UK /ˌkuː.deɪˈtɑː/ US /ˌkuː.deɪˈtɑː/ plural coups d'état)
a sudden illegal, often violent, taking of government power, especially by part of an army:
a military coup

junta noun [C, + sing/pl verb]
UK /ˈdʒʌn.tə/ /ˈhʊn.tə/ US /ˈdʒʌn.tə/ /ˈhʊn.tə/
a government, especially a military one, that has taken power in a country by force and not by election:
The military junta has/have today broadcast an appeal for calm.

entrust verb [T + adv/prep]
UK /ɪnˈtrʌst/ US /ɪnˈtrʌst/
to give someone a thing or a duty for which they are responsible:
He didn't look like the sort of man you should entrust your luggage to.
Two senior officials have been entrusted with organizing the auction.

articulate verb [T] formal
UK /ɑːˈtɪk.jə.leɪt/ US /ɑːrˈtɪk.jə.leɪt/
articulate verb [T] (EXPRESS IN WORDS)
to express in words:
I found myself unable to articulate my feelings.
Many people are opposed to the new law, but have had no opportunity to articulate their opposition.

cell noun [C]
UK /sel/ US /sel/
cell noun [C] (ROOM)
B2 a small room with not much furniture, especially in a prison or a monastery or convent
(from Cambridge Dictionary)

観光ビザで取材活動をしていたことは確かに違法行為ではある。
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ニュースで学ぶ「現代英語」(2022年12月22日分)

ブラジルアマゾン熱帯雨林の大規模消失続く
AMAZON DEFORESTATION SLOWS SLIGHTLY

somewhat adverb formal
UK /ˈsʌm.wɒt/ US /ˈsʌm.wɑːt/
C1 to some degree:
The resort has changed somewhat over the last few years.
She's somewhat more confident than she used to be.
We were somewhat tired after our long walk.

chunk noun [C]
UK /tʃʌŋk/ US /tʃʌŋk/
informal a part of something, especially a large part:
a chunk of text
a substantial chunk of our profits
Three hours is quite a chunk out of my working day.

blame verb [T]
UK /bleɪm/ US /bleɪm/
B1 to say or think that someone or something did something wrong or is responsible for something bad happening:
Don't blame me (= it is not my fault) if you miss the bus!
Hugh blames his mother for his lack of confidence.
Hugh blames his lack of confidence on his mother.

accuse verb [T]
UK /əˈkjuːz/ US /əˈkjuːz/
B2 to say that someone has done something morally wrong, illegal, or unkind:
"It wasn't my fault." "Don't worry, I'm not accusing you."
He's been accused of robbery/murder.
Are you accusing me of lying?
The surgeon was accused of negligence.
(from Cambridge Dictionary)
Back-Translation Training
国立宇宙研究所の職員は / その森林破壊の原因だとしています / 森林火災と違法な伐採を。
Staff at the National Institute for Space Research / blame the deforestation / on forest fires and illegal logging.

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