Notes:
be recorded 記録された
Antarctica　南極大陸
hailstone　あられ
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Have you ever been on the LiveScience Web site? They have all kinds of interesting information. For example, the highest temperature ever recorded was 136 degrees Fahrenheit (about 57.8 degrees Celsius) in Libya, and the lowest temperature was minus 128.5 degrees F (minus 89.2 degrees Celsius) in Antarctica. The heaviest hailstone, weighing 2.25 pounds, fell in Bangladesh. What do you think they would say about Shimane – one of the places with the most cloudy days? (by Prof. Carmella Lieske)
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Notes:
altitude 標高
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Hi. My name is Charles Duncan. I am American living in China. I have been in Asia for quite a few years. I love it here. I lived in Okinawa for 17 years, then I moved to Kunming, China. The weather has been warmer than usual here this year. Most of the local people have been complaining about it, but a couple of us Americans like it. Kunming is at an altitude of 2000 meters and is very far from the sea. In Okinawa, one didn’t have to go very far to see the sea in the distance. In Japan not many people rode bicycles – the streets are too hilly. I ride my bike everyday here. It is my main form of transportation in this city. (by Charles Duncan)
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