US OPEN TENNIS 2024
男子シングルス決勝，シナーvsフリッツ戦，
シナー選手が熱戦をストレートで制して，初優勝を飾りました。
ただ，ドーピング問題があり，テニスファンは手放しでは喜べないかもしれません。
今週はデビスカップ週間，週末に，日本は有明でコロンビアを向かい撃ちます。
ベストのシングルス選手5名を集めているので，来年のファイナル予選出場は
大丈夫なはず。
本日の将棋棋戦
叡王戦段位別予選，岡部怜央四段vs小山怜央四段戦，岡部四段が勝利。
女流名人戦リーグ，今井絢女流初段(7)が野原未蘭女流初段(7)に勝利，
勝った今井女流初段は4勝2敗として，リーグ残留に向けて，大きな一勝。
負けた野原女流初段は2勝4敗となりました。
明日はいよいよ，棋士編入試験第1局，西山朋佳女流三冠が白星発進できるのか，
楽しみな対局です。西山女流三冠，振り駒で先手番をとりたいところですね。
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sacred adjective
UK /ˈseɪ.krɪd/ US /ˈseɪ.krɪd/
holy and deserving respect:
sacred writings/music
fig. Art was sacred to her (= extremely important and deserving respect).
precious adjective
UK /ˈpreʃ.əs/ US /ˈpreʃ.əs/
precious adjective (VALUABLE)
of very great value or worth:
precious memories
Children are our most precious resource.
chart verb
UK /tʃɑːt/ US /tʃɑːrt/
[T] mainly US
to arrange a plan of action:
The local branch of the party is meeting to chart their election campaign.
defining adjective
UK /dɪˈfaɪ.nɪŋ/ US /dɪˈfaɪ.nɪŋ/
defining adjective (IMPORTANT)
very important in understanding or describing something:
defining event The attacks were the defining event of his presidency.
defining feature Electronic dance music is characterized by several defining features.
There are many differences between the candidates, but none is more defining than this issue.
showcase verb [T]
UK /ˈʃəʊ.keɪs/ US /ˈʃoʊ.keɪs/
to show the best qualities or parts of something:
The main aim of the exhibition is to showcase British design.
(from Cambridge Dictionary)
Back-Translation Training
皆さんはいつでも私を信頼できます / 党や自身よりも国を優先すると / 神聖なものとして捉えると，アメリカの基本的な原則を。
You can always trust me / to put country above party and self, / to hold sacred America's fundamental principles.
●Transformation Training
皆さんはいつでも私を信頼できます，党や自身よりも国を優先すると，神聖なものとして捉えると，アメリカの基本的な原則を，法の支配から自由で公正な選挙まで、平和的な権力移譲に至るまで。
You can always trust me to put country above party and self, to hold sacred America's fundamental principles, from the rule of law to free and fair elections to the peaceful transfer of power.
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Why Some People May Attract Mosquitoes | September 9, 2024
Today on CNN 10, we're looking at growing concerns over a rare mosquito virus in communities in the US northeast. We next go to Southern California where residents dealing with landslides since the 1950s are bracing for more. We also get some good news straight from space, after a spacecraft returns to Earth in one piece. And we'll see how technology is changing the house building game. All this and more on CNN 10!
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