WTA Finals, ガウフが優勝!etc. - 増田有華さんを応援しながら英語学習＋α

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WTA Finalsシングルス決勝はガウフvsジェン・チンウェン戦，
ガウフ選手がフルセットの末，逆転勝ちで，優勝を決めました。
ジェン・チンウェン選手を応援していたのですが，優勝ならず。

ATP Finalsは本日スタート。
ナスターゼ・グループから開幕ですね。
ラウンドロビン最初の試合は，メドベージェフvsフリッツ戦。
シナーvsデミノー戦がナイトセッションですね。

ATP Challenger HPP Open, 錦織圭選手が優勝しました。
第1セットを落としてからの2セット連取での逆転勝ちでした。

NHK杯テレビ将棋トーナメント

渡辺明九段vs長谷部浩平五段戦，矢倉の相居飛車の将棋。
後手番の渡辺九段が見事な指し回しで勝利しました。

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人材確保めざす企業に賃上げの動き
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work something out phrasal verb with work verb (CALCULATE)
B2 to do a calculation to get an answer to a mathematical question:
We need to work out the total cost of the project.

follow suit
in a game of cards, to play a card of the same suit (= any of the four types of card in a set of playing cards, each having a different shape printed on it) as the card that has just been played:
You have to follow suit if you can, but if you can't, you can play a trump.
The suits had been played out in turn, and all the players had followed suit in most of the tricks.

C2 to do the same thing as someone else:
When one airline reduces its prices, the rest soon follow suit.
If one company tries to gain the competitive edge with a new product, other companies tend to follow suit.
One chain started offering vegan options and the others quickly followed suit.
France led the way, hoping that other countries would swiftly follow suit.
It's thought that other states may soon follow suit.
(from Cambridge Dictionary)

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