Nobel Prize 2025
本日は経済学賞。
ノースウェスタン大のジョエル・モキイア教授および
コレージュ・ド・フランスのフィリップ・アギヨン教授，
ブラウン大のピーター・ホーウィット教授の3氏が授賞となりました。
授賞理由は「イノベーションと経済成長」でした。
WTA tour
WTA250 Osaka, 第1シードの大坂なおみ選手がWCの園部八奏選手と対戦。
園部選手，第1セットはベーグルを焼かれてしまいましたが，第2セットは粘りを見せ，
0-2(0-6,4-6)での敗退となってしまいました。
日比野菜緒選手，内島萌夏選手はフルセットの末，敗退となってしまいました。
本日の将棋棋戦
午前中に開催された加古川青流戦第2局は先手番の柵木幹太四段が吉池隆真四段に勝ち，
1勝1敗として，午後の第3局へ決着が持ち越されました。
午後の対局は振り駒で吉池四段が先手番，第1局に続いて，勝利して，優勝を決めました。
おめでとうございます。
王将戦リーグ，永瀬拓矢九段(1)が伊藤匠叡王(5)相手に見事な指し回し，
開幕二連勝を飾りました。一方，伊藤叡王は開幕ニ連敗となりました。
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英語5分間トレーニング
2009年4月13日分 Let's Read Out Loud!
ripe adjective
uk /raɪp/ us /raɪp/
ripe adjective (FRUIT/CROPS)
B2 (of fruit or crops) completely developed and ready to be collected or eaten:
Those bananas aren't ripe yet - they're still green.
(from Cambridge Dictionary)
almost there
1. Soon to be or nearly at, to, or in a given location.
Don't get so restless, Mary, we're almost there.
You're almost there, the park is straight ahead.
I'm so sorry I'm running late to the party, but I'm almost there now.
2. Soon to be or nearly finished with some goal or task.
Almost there, everyone! We just need three more orders filled and we'll be done.
Please tell me we're almost there—I have so many paper cuts from stuffing all these envelopes!
The boss said we're almost there, so how many more donations do we need to reach our goal?
(from Farlex Dictionary of Idioms)
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Short Stories
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ニュースで学ぶ「現代英語」
“イラン核合意” 10年で崩壊
UN RESUMES NUCLEAR SANCTIONS AGAINST IRAN
in/into force phrase
C2 (of laws, rules, or systems) existing and being used:
come into force New driving regulations are going to come into force this year.
It's thought that over 10,000 whales have been killed since the ban on commercial whaling came into force.
The new legislation will go into force on 1 February.
Restrictions will remain in force for the foreseeable future.
The council's measures will remain in force until March 2023.
While the treaty is in force, no new claims can be made.
Back-Translation Training
それは意味します / その制裁は効力を持つようになったことを / グリニッジ標準時で日曜日の始まりに。
That means / the sanctions came into force / at the start of Sunday, GMT.
sanction noun
uk /ˈsæŋk.ʃən/ us /ˈsæŋk.ʃən/
sanction noun (ORDER)
[C usually plural] an official order, such as the stopping of trade, that is taken against a country in order to make it obey international law:
Many nations have imposed sanctions on the country because of its attacks on its own people.
Trade/economic sanctions will only be lifted (= stopped) when the aggressor nation withdraws its troops.
C2 [C] a strong action taken in order to make people obey a law or rule, or a punishment given when they do not obey:
Without realistic sanctions, some teachers have difficulty keeping order in the classroom.
sanction noun (APPROVAL)
[U] approval or permission, especially formal or legal:
They tried to get official sanction for the plans.
(from Cambridge Dictionary)
English News
CNN 10
コロンブス・デー(先住民の日)のため，お休みなのでしょう。
いろいろと論争になっている祝日のようですが。。。
The World from A to Z with Carl Azuz
A New Study on Life Expectancy
There's good news and troubling news concerning global life expectancy; today's program brings you some highlights of a new study. We're also featuring the anniversary of a historic mine rescue in Chile, and we're showing you how an opera singer is soothing premature babies and their mothers at a hospital in France. A central African nation's efforts to preserve its cultural ballet and a unique tradition at an American university round out a truly international show!
A World of Knowledge!
Which of these historic buildings has its cornerstone laid on this date in 1979?
White House
U.S. Capitol
Louvre
Sydney Opera House
On October 13, 1792, builders laid the cornerstone of the Executive Mansion, which in later years would become known as the White House.
CNA
Growing popularity of Japanese comics in India
From childhood favourites like Pokemon to sophisticated narratives - manga's popularity in India is exploding. These Japanese comics, once considered children's entertainment, have evolved into a gateway for young Indians to explore Japanese language, culture and values. They are opening up new commercial avenues too, with India now ranking as the world's second-largest anime market after China. Ishan Garg files this report for CNA from New Delhi.
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Doubt everything. Find your own light.
Buddha
