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増田有華ファンが英語学習に悪戦苦闘する日記

竜王戦,藤井竜王名人が開幕二連勝!etc.

本日の将棋棋戦

竜王戦第2局2日目,封じ手は「3八と」でした。
午後2時過ぎに,佐々木勇気八段が投了して,
藤井聡太竜王名人の二連勝スタートとなりました。

WTA & ATP tour

WTA250 Osaka, 大坂なおみ選手,残念ながら,棄権となりました。

ATP250 Almaty, 望月慎太郎選手が第6シードのミケルセン選手相手に
第1セットを落とすも第2セットを取り,最終局へ。
最終セット,先にチャンスを握ったのは望月選手だったのですが。。。
一気に突き放されて,1-2(3-6,6-3,2-6)での敗退となりました。

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2009年4月17日分 Let's Listen and Answer!

rash noun
uk /ræʃ/ us /ræʃ/
rash noun (SKIN CONDITION)
C2 [C or U] a lot of small red spots on the skin:
I've got an itchy rash all over my chest.
If you stay in the sun too long you'll get (a) heat rash.
UK He came out/up in a rash after he fell in a patch of nettles.
(from Cambridge Dictionary)

anti-itch adjective
an·​ti-itch -ˈich
: preventing or alleviating itching : antipruritic
anti-itch creams
(from Merriam-Webster)

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store verb [T usually + adv/prep]
uk /stɔːr/ us /stɔːr/
B2 to put or keep things in a special place for use in the future:
be stored on The data is stored on a hard disk and backed up on a CD.
store something in something I stored my possessions in my mother's house while I was living in Spain.
store something (away) I've stored my thick sweaters and jackets (away) until next winter.
store (up) Squirrels store (up) nuts for the winter.

cope verb [I]
uk /kəʊp/ us /koʊp/
B2 to deal successfully with a difficult situation:
It's only been a year since he died - how's she coping (= how is she)?
He had so much pressure on him in his job that eventually he just couldn't cope.
cope with It must be really hard to cope with four children under 5.
(from Cambridge Dictionary)

English News

CNN 10

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Today on CNN 10: Meteorologists fear a storm in Alaska may have been underestimated after cuts at the National Weather Service. Plus, something to chew on: why one jelly company is suing a grocery chain over a PB&J.
And: Don't miss a stunning photograph from the student winner of the London National History Museum photography competition. All this and more on CNN10!

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:10 Trivia
What snack was co-created by a North Dakota State University football player?

Cheetos
Cheez-It
Pretzel Bites
Uncrustables

The World from A to Z with Carl Azuz

What's Happening between the U.S. and Venezuela?
Today's show gets you up to speed on the latest developments between two countries whose relationship has been deteriorating for decades. We're also exploring the history of language families. And we're introducing a new type of segment, "A World of Difference," as we report on how medical volunteers saved a man's life at a football game. Plus: An Italian barista continues working as her 101st birthday approaches, and a man born in New Zealand sets a record using only his name.

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A World of Knowledge! What successful medical procedure was first performed by Dr. Daniel Hale Williams in 1893?

Open-Heart Surgery
Organ Transplant
Appendectomy
Cataract Surgery

During an emergency procedure on a patient with who'd been stabbed, the African-American cardiologist performed the first successful Open-Heart Surgery.

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