古罗马人将这段酷热期称为“dies caniculares”（意为“犬星之日”），后演变为英语中的“Dog Days”。 尽管现代科学已不再将天气变化归因于天狼星，但“Dog Days”作为描述夏季酷热的经典用语，仍保留了其历史和文化内涵。

Iceland has no shortage of natural dangers – volcanic eruptions, glacial floods, scaldingly hot springs and bitterly cold winters. But it is at least one of the few places on Earth where humans don't ...

"The man has a little dog in his backpack." 这个男人的背包里有个小狗。 There were sacks on the man's scooter. 这个男人的摩托车上有很多袋子。 The bag burst open and everything fell out. Someone waved hand to the man. Hey look!