
本日のGetUpEnglishは池江璃花子選手のニュースを読んでみよう。
https://jp.reuters.com/article/olympics-2020-swimming-ikee-idCNL3N2OJ0NG
○Practical Example
Ikee then won four titles at Japan’s national championships in April and while she failed to make the cut to compete at the Olympics in an individual event she claimed berths in the 400m freestyle relay and 4x100 medley relay.
make the cutは「最終選者に残る; チーム[グループ]のメンバーとなる」(リーダーズ)
●Extra Point
もう一例。
◎Extra Example
In 2018 she really hit her stride, winning six gold medals at the Asian Games and taking two more silvers in relays, becoming the first woman to be named Most Valuable Player at the event.
hit her strideは「仕事[運動]の調子が出る, 本調子になる」(英和大)