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倉敷藤花戦, 福間女流六冠が11連覇!etc.

本日の将棋棋戦

倉敷藤花戦第3局,振り駒で先手番となった福間香奈女流六冠,
振り飛車の将棋でした。福間女流六冠が勝利して,防衛を決めました。
伊藤沙恵女流四段,倉敷藤花,奪取ならず。

NHK杯テレビ将棋トーナメント,佐々木大地七段が郷田真隆九段相手に勝ち,
糸谷哲郎八段の待つ3回戦へ。石川優太五段は渡辺明九段の休場により,不戦勝。

ATP tour

ATP Finals, 昨日はシングルス準決勝2試合が行われ,
アルカラス選手がオジェアリアシム選手,シナー選手がデミノー選手に
それぞれストレート勝ちで,決勝戦はアルカラスvsシナー戦となりました。

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英語5分間トレーニン

2009年5月17日分 Let's Fill in the Blanks!

kid verb [I or T] informal
uk /kɪd/ us /kɪd/ -dd-
to say something as a joke, often making someone believe something that is not true:
just kidding Oh no, I forgot your birthday! Hey, just kidding!
only kidding Other people may not realize that you're only kidding.
You won first prize? You're kidding! (= I'm really surprised.)
I'm just kidding you!

transparent adjective
uk /trænˈspær.ənt/ us /trænˈsper.ənt/
Transparent also means obvious:
The real reason for her leaving was so transparent, no one believed it.

run out phrasal verb with run verb
B1 to finish, use, or sell all of something, so that there is none left:
run out of I've run out of milk/money/ideas/patience.
"Do you have any milk?" "Sorry, I've run out."

crocodile tears noun [plural]
uk /ˈkrɒk.ə.daɪl ˌtɪəz/ us /ˈkrɑː.kə.daɪl ˌtɪrz/
tears that you cry when you are not really sad or sorry

downright adjective [before noun], adverb informal
uk /ˈdaʊn.raɪt/ us /ˈdaʊn.raɪt/
(especially of something bad) extremely or very great:
I think the way she was treated is a downright disgrace.
She's being downright unhelpful and obstructive.
(from Cambridge Dictionary)

英語リスニング入門

2004年11月8日分 Autumn Colors

今年の紅葉はどんな感じなのかなあ。

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