Question of the Day #702

'Dog Days of Summer' to end just as new heat wave blasts Northwest

From the headline of this article at Q13 Fox Seattle.

上記の文で、dog days of summerの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "dog days of summer" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

盛夏、夏の暑い時期

なお、通常theをつけることがあります。また、ただthe dog daysということもあるます。

Answer

According to Farmers' Almanac:

The period from July 3rd to August 11th is referred to as the Dog Days of Summer.

語源

Farmers' Almanac によると、

この表現は、この夏の時期に地球から見て太陽がシリウスと同じ空の周辺にあることに由来します。シリウスは地球から見える最も明るい星で大犬座にあるので、the Dog Starという愛称があるのです。

Etymology

According to Farmers' Almanac,

The phrase is actually a reference to the fact that, during this time, the Sun occupies the same region of the sky as Sirius, the brightest star visible from any part of Earth and part of the constellation Canis Major, the Greater Dog. This is why Sirius is sometimes called the Dog Star.

Examples

• For many, the “dog days,” evoke those summer days that are so devastatingly hot that even dogs would lie around on the asphalt, panting.
• Many people believe the phrase “dog days of summer" stems from the fact that dogs tend to be a bit on the lazy side during the hottest days of summer.
• “Popsicles are great for staying cool during the dog days of summer.”
• Our favorite new young adult and kids' releases promise to breathe life into these slow, sticky dog days. — Wired Staff, Wired, 15 June 2021
• Greater Cincinnati will get two batches of the bothersome bugs — our regular dog days of summer cicadas and Brood X. — Sarah Brookbank, The Enquirer, 3 May 2021

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