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̨ïL5ºÅ (¤¿¤¤¤Õ¤¦¤´¤´¤¦) Typhoon Noru (typhoon No. 5, fifth typhoon of the season)
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8ÔÂ8ÈÕ (¤Ï¤Á¤¬¤Ä¤è¤¦¤«) Aug. 8
±øŽì±hÎ÷ŒmÊÐ (¤Ò¤ç¤¦¤´¤±¤ó¤Ë¤·¤Î¤ß¤ä¤·) Nishinomiya city, Hyogo Prefecture
¼××Óˆ@Çòˆö (¤³¤¦¤·¤¨¤ó¤¤å¤¦¤¸¤ç¤¦) Koshien Stadium
é_Ä» (¤«¤¤¤Þ¤¯) open
ÓêÉϤ¬¤ê (¤¢¤á¤¢¤¬¤ê) after the rain
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under a cloudy sky
Îçǰ9•r (¤´¤¼¤ó¤¯¤¸) 9 a.m.
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é_»áʽ (¤«¤¤¤«¤¤¤·¤) opening ceremony
ÐФï¤ì¤¿ (¤ª¤³¤Ê¤ï¤ì¤¿) took place
ÈëˆöÐÐßM (¤Ë¤å¤¦¤¸¤ç¤¦¤³¤¦¤·¤ó) march-in
Ãû×o(¤Ê¤´) Nago (high school)
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ɽÏÂÃ÷ºëÖ÷½« (¤ä¤Þ¤·¤¿¤¢¤¤Ò¤í¤·¤å¤·¤ç¤¦) captain Akihiro Yamashita
ÏÈŒ§ÒÛ (¤»¤ó¤É¤¦¤ä¤¯) usher
„Õ¤á (¤Ä¤È¤á) serve as
×òÄê (¤¤ç¤Í¤ó) last year
ƒž„ÙУ (¤æ¤¦¤·¤ç¤¦¤³¤¦) champion school
×÷ÐÂѧԺ (¤µ¤¯¤·¤ó¤¬¤¯¤¤¤ó) Sakushin Gakuin
–Ðľ (¤È¤Á¤®) Tochigi
ÏÈî^¤Ë (¤»¤ó¤È¤¦¤Ë) in front
±±¤«¤éÄϤÎí˜ (¤¤¿¤«¤é¤ß¤Ê¤ß¤Î¤¸¤å¤ó) in the order from north to south
´ý¤Á¤ï¤Ó¤¿ (¤Þ¤Á¤ï¤Ó¤¿) waited eagerly
2Íò4ǧÈË ¤ÎÓQÐ\ (¤Ë¤Þ¤ó¤è¤ó¤»¤ó¤Ë¤ó¤Î ¤«¤ó¤·¤å¤¦) crowd of 24,000 people
Τ«¤¤ÅÄÊÖ (¤¢¤¿¤¿¤«¤¤¤Ï¤¯¤·¤å) warm applause
Ëͤé¤ì¤¿ (¤ª¤¯¤é¤ì¤¿) was sent
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Translation
After a day¡¯s delay due to the effects of Typhoon Noru, the 99th National High School Baseball Championship kicked off on Aug. 8 at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture. With a cloudy sky after some heavy rain overlooking the venue, the opening ceremony consisting of 49 representative schools took place from 9 a.m.
Captain Akihiro Yamashita of Nago high school (Okinawa) lead the entrance procession, with last year¡¯s champion Saku Gakuin (Tochigi) coming into the stadium first, followed by schools in order from the north to the south.
A crowd of 24,000, who had waited eagerly for the kickoff, showered the players with warm applause.
Answers
1) Why was the Koshien kickoff delayed?
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Because of Typhoon Noru.
2) What was the weather like on the day of the opening ceremony?
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Cloudy skies (after the rain).
3) Which high school marched in first?
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Sakushin Gakuin (from Tochigi Prefecture).
4) How big was the crowd at the opening ceremony?
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Twenty-four thousand people.
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