増田有華さんを応援しながら英語学習+α

増田有華ファンが英語学習に悪戦苦闘する日記

E-1, 日本, 初戦は香港相手に大勝!etc.

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昨日の試合,ディミトロフ選手がシナー選手相手に2セットアップと
素晴らしいプレーを披露していたのですが,第3セット2-2から
サーブを打ったところで,故障が発生して,棄権となりました。

男女シングルス,ベスト8が出揃いました。

(サバレンカvsシグムント)vs(アニシモバvsパブリュチェンコワ)
vs
(アンドレーバvsベンチッチ)vs(シフィオンテクvsサムソノワ)

(シナーvsシェルトン)vs(ジョコビッチvsコボリ)
vs
(フリッツvsカチャノフ)vs(アルカラスvsノーリー)

本日はセンターコートとナンバーワンコートで男女シングルスそれぞれ1試合ずつで
試合が消化されます。

E-1選手権

昨日の試合は韓国が中国を3-0で下す白星発進。
本日の試合,日本は香港が相手,フジテレビ地上波にて,観戦。
日本はジャーメイン良選手の4ゴールで前半は5-0,後半,香港に
コーナーキックから相手FWをどフリーにして,1失点,
後半に入ってからは攻めあぐねるも,アディショナルタイム
1ゴールを追加して,6-1で白星発進。

本日の将棋棋戦

加古川青流戦,宮嶋健太四段が大島綾華女流二段に勝ち,午後の対局へ。

順位戦C級1組,Youtubeでの配信は杉本昌隆八段(1)vs飯島栄治八段(4)戦。
先手番の杉本八段が勝ち,両者,1勝1敗となりました。

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米 学生ビザの面接再開へ
U.S. TO TIGHTEN SOCIAL MEDIA VETTING FOR STUDENT VISAS

step up phrasal verb
1 step something ↔ up to increase the amount of an activity or the speed of a process in order to improve a situation
The health department is stepping up efforts to reduce teenage smoking.
stepped-up security at airports

scru‧ti‧ny /ˈskruːtɪni/ ●○○ noun [uncountable]
careful and thorough examination of someone or something
careful/close scrutiny
Careful scrutiny of the company’s accounts revealed a whole series of errors.
Their activities have come under police scrutiny.
(from Longman)

Hit pause” is a colloquial phrase that generally means to temporarily stop or suspend an activity or process. It can be used both literally, referring to pausing media playback, and metaphorically, suggesting the need to take a break or reconsider a situation.
(Goong.com - New Generation Dictionary)

temporary halt
Meanings Noun
A brief interruption or suspension of an activity or process.
"Due to technical difficulties, the train had to make a temporary halt.
"The construction project was put on temporary halt until further notice.
(from dictozo.com Word Bank)

sort out phrasal verb
1 : to understand or find (something, such as a reason or a solution) by thinking
I'm trying to sort out a way to do it.
2 : to find an answer or solution for (something)
He's still trying to sort out his problems.
We need to get these problems sorted out as soon as possible.
They couldn't come up with a solution and decided to wait to see whether problem sorted itself out.
(from Merriam-Webster)

"Set to public" means that content, such as a social media post or a file, is made available for anyone to see, regardless of whether they are connected to the creator or have specific permissions.
(from Google AI)

vet verb
vetted; vetting; vets transitive verb
1 a : to evaluate for possible approval or acceptance
vet the candidates for a position
All our requests for documents were vetted by a woman from the KGB. — Orlando Figes
Because organizers know that the success of their fairs is always a function of the quality of the merchandise …, many of them vet the items being sold. — Jeffrey Robinson
(from Merriam-Webster)

Raise the bar
To set a higher standard for other people to follow.
(from Collins)

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アメリカ(政府)は述べています、/ 外国人の学生はもうすぐ可能になるだろうと、/ ビザを申請することが、再び。
The United States says / foreign students will soon be able / to apply for visas again.

明日からアンコール週間の変則編成ですね。

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Donald Trump has announced that, beginning on 1 August, goods from Japan and South Korea will be subject to tariffs of 25 per cent, three weeks after the White House's original deadline for a trade deal. He also described the US trade deficit with these countries as a “major threat'' to the US economy and its ''National Security”.

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