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：
be glued to ～　～にくぎ付けになる;
blues 憂鬱;
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We are finally out of the World Cup season. I don’t know about you, but I am pleased to be back to normal. Of course, if you were glued to your television set during the whole of June and July then you might feel at a loss of what to do. This is often natural after big events like the Olympics or the Ice Skating Championships.
One thing that I find helps is to start walking or running more. After all, we have all probably put on more weight watching our national teams running around the football field. So put on those shoes and get fit like your sporting favourites and say “goodbye” to those sporting blues!　(by Prof. Simon Smith)
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