本日の将棋棋戦
NHK杯テレビ将棋トーナメント，稲葉陽八段vs石川優太五段戦，
石川五段が先手中飛車，見事な指し回しで勝ち，不戦勝を活かしました。
JRA Japan Cup
直線，カランダガンとマスカレードボールの叩き合い，カランダガンが先着，
20年ぶりの外国馬制覇は，2分20秒3のワールドレコードでの勝利となりました。
昨日は結局，ウィンズには行けず，勝馬投票券を買うことはできず。
NHKラジオ講座
英語5分間トレーニング
2009年5月31日分 Let's Fill in the Blanks!
12月は5分間トレーニングは休みます。
particular adjective
uk /pəˈtɪk.jə.lər/ us /pɚˈtɪk.jə.lɚ/
particular adjective (NOT EASILY SATISFIED)
C1 [after verb] not easily satisfied and demanding that close attention should be given to every detail:
He's very particular about the kitchen - everything has to be perfectly clean and in its place.
She's very particular about what she eats.
meticulous adjective approving
uk /məˈtɪk.jə.ləs/ us /məˈtɪk.jə.ləs/
giving or showing careful attention to every detail:
a meticulous housekeeper
meticulous research
decisive adjective
uk /dɪˈsaɪ.sɪv/ us /dɪˈsaɪ.sɪv/
B2 able to make decisions quickly and confidently, or showing this quality:
You need to be more decisive.
a decisive reply
(from Cambridge Dictionary)
quite a
すごい、相当な、なかなかの、多くの、実際によい、本当に素晴らしい、並外れた◆【同】quite some
(from 英辞郎)
英語リスニング入門
2004年11月19日分 Autumn in New York
PBS NewsHour
Millions of full-time workers are struggling to afford a place to live. Here’s why
The skyrocketing cost of living has left millions of people struggling to afford a place to live despite working at full-time jobs or a number of part-time jobs. Journalist Brian Goldstone, author of “There Is No Place for Us: Working and Homeless in America,” joins Ali Rogin to discuss this growing nationwide crisis.
The skyrocketing cost of living has left millions of people unable to afford a place to live despite working at full-time jobs or a number of part-time jobs. Journalist Brian Goldstone, author of “There Is No Place for Us: Working and Homeless in America,” joins Ali Rogin to discuss this growing nationwide crisis.
Every morning we are born again. What we do today is what matters most.
Buddha
