That's one theory about why we call this time the " dog days of summer." I'm reminded of another common expression in American English, which is the " boys of summer."

这就是为什么我们称这段时间为“夏日三伏天” 的一种理论。 我想起了美式英语中的另一种常见表达方式， 即“夏日男孩” 。

The " boys of summer" refer to people playing baseball – boys and men, mostly, playing baseball, though women play baseball as well, although another similar game called " softball" is a little more common among women.

“夏季男孩” 指的是打棒球的人——男孩和男人， 大多数人打棒球， 尽管女性也玩棒球，尽管另一种类似的游戏“垒球” 在女性中更为常见。