People in mild climates
穏やかな気候の地域に住む人々は
in the northern hemisphere
北半球の
sometimes experience
時々経験する
periods of very hot and humid weather.
非常に高温多湿な天候の時期を
北半球の穏やかな気候に暮らす人々でも、非常に高温多湿な天候を味わう時期がある。
climate 気候
hemisphere 半球
humid 湿気がある
People in mild climates in the northern hemisphere sometimes experience periods of very hot and humid weather.
Another reason
もう一つの理由は
for the name
その名前の
may be their belief
彼らの信念かもしれない
that dogs became mad
犬が気が狂ったという
because of some mysterious powers
何らかの神秘的な力のせいで
at that time.
その時期に
その名前のもう一つの理由は、その時期になんらかの神秘的な力のせいで犬の気が狂うという彼らの迷信によるものかもしれない。
cause 引き起こす
Another reason for the name may be their belief that dogs became mad because of some mysterious powers at that time.
A:
They believed
彼らは信じていた
that Sirius, the Dog Star,
シリウス、つまり大犬座の主星が
which rises with the sun
太陽とともに昇るのだが
during this time,
この時期に
added its heat
その熱を加え
to the sun’s
太陽の熱に
and caused the hot weather.
そして高温の天気を引き起こしたと
※the sun’s = the sun’s heat
彼らは、この時期に太陽とともに昇るシリウス、つまり大犬座の主星が太陽の熱を増し、高温の天気を引き起こしていると信じていた。
They believed that Sirius, the Dog Star, which rises with the sun during this time, added its heat to the sun’s and caused the hot weather.
B:
This expression comes from Latin,
この言い回しはラテン語から来ているが
the language
言語
{used by the ancient Romans}.
古代ローマ人に使われていた
ancient 古代の
この言い回しはラテン語（古代ローマ人に使われていた言語）から来ている。
This expression comes from Latin, the language used by the ancient Romans.
C:
These periods,
このような時期は
which occur in July, August, and early September,
7月、8月、9月の初め頃にあるが
are called “dog days” in English.
英語では「犬の時期」と呼ばれている
このような時期は、7月、8月、9月の初め頃にあるが、英語では「犬の時期」と呼ばれている。
These periods, which occur in July, August, and early September, are called “dog days” in English.
People in mild climates in the northern hemisphere sometimes experience periods of very hot and humid weather. [ 28 ] Another reason for the name may be their belief that dogs became mad because of some mysterious powers at that time.
A. They believed that Sirius, the Dog Star, which rises with the sun during this time, added its heat to the sun’s and caused the hot weather.
B. This expression comes from Latin, the language used by the ancient Romans.
C. These periods, which occur in July, August, and early September, are called “dog days” in English.
People in mild climates in the northern hemisphere sometimes experience periods of very hot and humid weather. These periods, which occur in July, August, and early September, are called “dog days” in English. This expression comes from Latin, the language used by the ancient Romans. They believed that Sirius, the Dog Star, which rises with the sun during this time, added its heat to the sun’s and caused the hot weather. Another reason for the name may be their belief that dogs became mad because of some mysterious powers at that time.
