SASUKE2025
第一夜，第1ステージで脱落しすぎて，第二夜，大丈夫かと思ったら，
第二夜，ワールドステージと称して，海外版の選手が出場するんだなあ。
本日の将棋棋戦
王位戦予選決勝，杉本和陽六段が鈴木大介九段に勝ち，リーグ入り。
同じく王位戦予選決勝，阿部光瑠七段が高見泰地七段に勝ち，リーグ入り。
そして，明日は予選決勝，斎藤優希四段vs伊藤沙恵女流四段戦があります。
ABEMAで配信されますね。
女流名人戦予選，鈴木環那女流四段が室谷由紀女流四段との大激戦を制して，
次局は和田あき女流二段vs小高佐季子女流初段戦の勝者との対局となります。
NHKラジオ講座
Enjoy Simple English
Heroes and Giants
Wangari Maathai
ニュースで学ぶ「現代英語」
シリア 政権崩壊から1年
SYRIANS REMAIN DIVIDED 1 YEAR AFTER COLLAPSE OF ASSAD REGIME
autocratic adjective
uk /ˌɔː.təˈkræt.ɪk/ us /ˌɑː.t̬əˈkræt̬.ɪk/
demanding that people obey completely, without asking or caring about anyone else's opinions:
an autocratic ruler/regime
an autocratic style of government/leadership/management
The president resigned after 30 years of autocratic rule.
spearhead verb [T]
uk /ˈspɪə.hed/ us /ˈspɪr.hed/
to lead something such as an attack or a course of action:
British troops spearheaded the invasion.
Joe Walker will be spearheading our new marketing initiative.
crackdown noun [C]
uk /ˈkræk.daʊn/ us /ˈkræk.daʊn/
C2 a situation in which someone starts to deal with bad or illegal behaviour in a more severe way:
There are signs the crackdown is working as designed.
crackdown on There has been a series of government crackdowns on safety in factories.
strained adjective
uk /streɪnd/ us /streɪnd/
If a relationship is strained, problems are spoiling it:
Relations between the two countries have become strained (= difficult) recently.
station verb [T + adv/prep]
uk /ˈsteɪ.ʃən/ us /ˈsteɪ.ʃən/
to cause especially soldiers to be in a particular place to do a job:
I hear your son's in the army - where's he stationed?
The regiment was stationed in Singapore for several years.
Armed guards were stationed around the airport.
(from Cambridge Dictionary)
English News
CBS News
Current views of U.S. economy fall short of expectations from beginning of 2025
Americans entered 2025 with optimistic expectations for jobs, inflation and living costs. But as we near the end of the year, recent CBS News polling finds that only 32% of people view the current economy positively. CBS News executive director of elections and surveys Anthony Salvanto breaks down the results.
NHK WORLD ASIAN VIEW
Be vigilant; guard your mind against negative thoughts.
Buddha
