Japan’s sharp passing game allowed them to dictate terms, with their defensive commitment giving the Matildas no room for creativity. パスを繰り出す日本の試合ぶりは、終始ゲームを支配し、オーストラリアチームにクリエイティブな戦いをする余裕を与えなかった。
The Matildas were reliant on the dribbling ability of wide forwards Lisa De Vanna and Sam Kerr to attack. オーストラリア側はフォワード陣のドリブル力に攻撃を頼りきっていた。
But the corner count of 8-0 told the story, with Australia unable to use their height advantage from set pieces.だが8-0というコーナーキックの数が物語っている。オーストラリアは身長の高さという有利性をはじめから使えなかったのだ。
It was Australia who were undone after the gutsy Azusa Iwashimizu fed the ball to the unmarked Iwabuchi to sneak home a winner.
I am currently watching a game between the Yokohama Baystars and the Hokkaido Fighters. Sitting with me here is my wife, Hiromi.
(妻は肖像権を主張し、一緒に映るのを拒否!)
9連敗中の横浜、今日こそ勝って欲しい!
With the Baystars having been on a 9-game winning streak, I am anxiously hoping that they win today.
でも相手のピッチャーは日本を代表する大谷翔平。こりゃまたダメか?To make the chances of victory even slimmer, Shohei Otani – one of the greatest pitchers in the NPB is playing for the Fighters; this may not be an easy win.
なにをやってもうまくいかない時期ってだれにでもある。There comes a time that everything ends up as a failure for everyone.
でもどん底の下はない。あとは上にあがってゆくだけさ。 Though this period of seemingly unending negative results keep coming, know that you are at the bottom, and the next step is to go up once more.
Would You Change Your Name to Avoid an Airline Fee? This Teen Did
Holy mistake, Batman! Adam Armstrong became Adam West to avoid a Ryanair change fee. (Photo: Adam West/Facebook)
What do you do when an airline wants to charge you $337 after you discover that the wrong name was accidentally listed on your plane ticket? Why, legally change your name, of course!
That’s what 19-year-old British citizen Adam Armstrong did when he realized that his girlfriend’s father had booked a Ryanair plane ticket for him under his Facebook moniker — Adam West — instead of his real name. (Yes Adam West, as in the Batman character.)
“Her stepdad got my name from Facebook, but I had put it as Adam West as a joke, because he was the actor who played Batman on TV,” he told the British newspaper, The Sun.
Armstrong appealed to Ryanair, but the budget airline wouldn’t budge: it wanted to levy £220 ($337) in fees to fix the mistake. This is actually double the normal name-change fee of £110 because Armstrong shared the booking with his girlfriend, so both tickets would need to be amended. Ryanair is known for its strict and hefty fees, including £45 ($69) to check-in at the airport and up to £75 ($115) to check a suitcase.
The savvy teenager discovered that it would actually be cheaper to legally change his name (free!) and get a new passport for £103 ($158). And so he did it, legally changing his name to his Facebook pseudonym.
Ryanair is known for its fees. (Photo: Phillippe Huguen/AFP/Getty Images)
Armstrong (now West) told an Irish radio show, Today FM why he took such an extreme route: “I’m not giving Ryanair a penny.“
In response, Ryanair issued a statement to explain why the airline is so strict about change fees: “A name change fee is charged in order to discourage and prevent unauthorized online travel agents from ‘screenscraping’ Ryanair’s cheapest fares and reselling them on to unwitting consumers at hugely inflated costs.”
She has recently won the Hokkaido regional Judo tournament, held last Sunday, May 31st for her age division. With this win, she qualified for the National Tournament, to be held this coming August
Amami, as I fondly call her, has been practicing Judo – one of Japan’s traditional martial arts – since the age of 5. Since she started, she has gone through the many required trainings, such as running for endurance, muscle strength, and the many techniques in Judo; making her a well-rounded athlete, both physically and mentally.
でも英語教室にいるときは、絵を描いたりマンガを読んだりする普通の可愛い女の子。
I’ve always thought of her as a sweet little girl, with usual interests, such as drawing and reading comic books; something that you’d expect from a child her age.
そういう大きな大会で優勝できるほど柔道に夢中とは驚きでした。
I was gladly surprised to know that she was actually into the sport, enough to win those major competitions.
この功績を皆に知ってもらいたくて紹介させていただきました。あまみおめでとう。誇りに思います。
I am very proud to show everyone one of the brightest, talented and high-spirited students that I’ve had – Watanabe Amami: Congratulations, do your best and I am honored to be your teacher!
最近、ビリギャルという映画が公開されていることを生徒から知りました。(英語名はフライングカラーズ。)Recently, I have learned about a newly-released movie titled Biri Gal, or Flying Colors in cinema, from my students. タイトルとはうらはらで感動ものとの話。They say that , despite its title, it’s a feel-good movie.
クラスで下位の成績だった高校生がさまざまな変遷を経て最難関の大学合格をはたすまでを描いています。
It describes a high school girl named Sayaka who was always at the bottom of her class then embarks on a journey of transformation and eventually makes it; successfully passing the most difficult entrance exam for any university in the country.
こりゃあ自分も見ないといかんな、と思って昨晩見てきました。
My own students talk about the film so hard that I felt I had to see it myself. So I did last night.
In the film,there were many scenes that I sadly experienced myself, or should I say , everyone must have experienced at least once – such as arguing with parents, teachers, sibling fighting. With all these challenges going around her, Sayaka finds herself forced into a hopeless situation.
あとは見てのお楽しみ、続きが知りたい人はどうぞ映画館へ。
For the rest of the story, please go to the theater.
All these reminded me of how it was during my time when I went to Keio University and took the very same entrance exam. I can still remember it as if it was yesterdayDroves of aspiring students came, requiring policemen to direct human traffic and keep order – only because of the sheer number of examinees present.
When I arrived at my seat, in front of me was a boy from Nada High School – considered to be the top senior high school in Japan – also taking the test. With all the hard preparations in studying, the hassles of just making it inside the building with all the other students, up to being with the same room as a person belonging to the best senior high school, it really dampened my spirits; making me feel the sense of failure and chagrin immediately.