Suntory将棋オールスター投票結果！etc. - 増田有華さんを応援しながら英語学習＋α

SUNTORY将棋オールスター東西対抗戦2024ファン投票

私は今年は全く投票しませんでした。
東日本の伊藤匠叡王は3位の棋士として選ばれるので，
投票を敬遠されたのでしょう。佐藤天彦九段の1位は
立派ですね。今期，復調してきているので，期待されているのでしょう。

本日の将棋棋戦

加古川青流戦準決勝は二局とも四段vs三段対決。
四段が意地を見せて，決勝三番勝負は岡部怜央四段vs上野裕寿四段戦。

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the more...the more/less phrase
used to say that when an action or event continues, there will be a particular result:
The more he drank, the more violent he became.
The more he insisted he was innocent, the less they seemed to believe him.
The more she learned about the case, the more suspicious she became.
The more successful he became, the less happy he felt.
It seems that the more you do for these people, the more they expect from you.
The more of these things I ate, the more I craved.
(from Cambridge Dictionary)

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stem verb [T]
UK /stem/ US /stem/ -mm- to stop something unwanted from spreading or increasing:
These measures are designed to stem the rise of violent crime.
We must take action to stem the tide of resignations.
to stop the flow of a liquid such as blood:
She tied a handkerchief around the wound to stem the flow of blood.

assume verb [T]
UK /əˈsjuːm/ US /əˈsuːm/
assume verb [T] (TAKE CONTROL)
to take control or claim authority, sometimes without the right to do so:
The new president assumes office in January.
(from Cambridge Dictionary)

Back-Translation Training
最初のそして最も明確な一歩 / この党が変わることを示すための / は私が身を引くことです。
The first and clearest step / to show that this party will change / is for me to step down.

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最初のそして最も明確な一歩，この党が変わることを示すための，は私が身を引くことです。私は立候補しません、それの総裁選挙に。
The first and clearest step to show that this party will change is for me to step down. I will not run for its leadership election.

戦後，8番目に長い在職期間と言われても，ピンとこないですね。