【正文】 son . At fi rst the pri son officers di d not want to l et her visi t the wom en pri soners because they feared the pri soners woul d attack her, but Eli zabeth was not afrai d. She real i zed that the pri soners behave badl y because they were treated li ke anim al s. They had no beds, cl ean cl othes, food or heati ng. Any chi l d born i n pri son had to stay there and had no chance of an educati on. Thi s m eant they woul d probably have to beg or steal when they grew up and then woul d return to pri son. So the fi rst thi ng El i zabeth di d was to provi de food, cl ean cl othes and straw for beds. Later she began a pri son school for the chi l dren and taught the wom en to sew, knit and m ake goods to sel . In thi s way they abl e to m ake a li ttl e m oney for them sel ves and gain som e sel frespect. H er l i ndnesshel ped her gai n the friendshipof pri soners and they began to try to im prove thei r condi ti ons for them sel ves. Later El i zabeth was asked to go to the l eaders of Bri tai n to di scuss how to i m prove the condi ti ons for pri soners。 O f course she di d not do al l the work on her own. O ther Quaker wom en hel ped her and went around the country rai si ng m oney for her wprk. Som e peopl e di d not l i ke her i deas and quarrel l ed wi th her. They sai d that she shoul d spend m ore ti m e wi th her fam i l y. O ther peopl e sai d she enjoyed bei ng fam ous toom uch. H owever, her husband, Joseph, supported and encouraged her, so she conti nued worki ng to hel p i m prove the l i ves of poor pri soners ti l l she di ed. H er i deas di d not di sappear after her death and her work was rem em bered i n 1947 when the Quakers were gi ven the N obl e Peace Pri ze. Uni t 2 A pi oneer for al l peopl e Al though he i s one of Chi na?s the St Lawrence Ri ver toward the Gul f of St Lawrence and down to the di stant east coast, the cousi ns dream ed of French restaurants and red m apl e l eaves. Iqal ui t – the frozen town The reporter, Beth Al en, ari ved in a northern m uni ty cal l ed Iqal uit i n N unavut. N unavut was created i n 1999 as a speci al area for Inuit peopl e. Its nam e m eans “O ur Land” in thei r l anguage. It i s i n the farthest northeastern area of Canada, north or the Arcti c Circl e, and i s very col d – the average wi ter tem perature i n N unavut i s 35 degrees bel ow zero. Beth sai d, “ I knew i t woul d be coul d i n January, but not thi s col d! Maybe there i s a dog sl ed that can take m e i nto town. ” The qui et man who had been on the pl ane wi th her sai d, “I?l l take you i nto town, but I don?t hace a dog sl ed. Most peopl e onl y use the dogs for peti ti ons, why are you vi si ti ng Iqal ui t?” Beth answered, “ I?m writi ng a story for m y newspaper about Iqal ui t – we?d l i ke to advertise i t as a hol i day pl ace, but I thi nk i t?s too col d. ” The m an laughed. “My nam e i s Sim on and I am Inui t, ” he sai d. “I thi nk it?s to far north here for holi days but m ore and m ore touri sts are ing. They li ke i ce fishi ng and photographing pol ar bears. I star as far away from pol ar bears as possi ble. I l i ke m y warm offi ce and m y warm house.” “I?m busi ness man. My grandfather woul d l ive i n i ce houses when he hunted i n wi nter, but not so m any peopl e do that now. the ol d m en used to m ake one i n a few hours. They used to li ve i n skin tents i n sum mer – the tents were easy to m ove so the people coul d fol ow the anim al s.” A few m i nutes l ater they arrived i n Iqalui t, a town with a popul ati on of 6000, on Si m on?s snowm obi l e. It was two o?cl ock i n the afternoon, but i t was al ready dark, and al the houses shone wi th bri ght li ghts. Beth sai d, “ Why i s i t so dark? It?s the m i ddl e of the day!” Sim on repl ied, “It?s dark i n the day because we are so far north. You shoul d e in June. The sun shi nes al ni ght in the north then. That39。 O f course she di d not do al l the work on her own. O ther Quaker wom en hel ped her and went around the country rai si ng m oney for her wprk. Som e peopl e di d not l i ke her i deas and quarrel l ed wi th her. They sai d that she shoul d spend m ore ti m e wi th her fam i l y. O ther peopl e sai d she enjoyed bei ng fam ous toom uch. H owever, her husband, Joseph, supported and encouraged her, so she conti nued worki ng to hel p i m prove the l i ves of poor pri soners ti l l she di ed. H er i deas di d not di sappear after her death and her work was rem em bered i n 1947 when the Quakers were gi ven the N obl e Peace Pri ze. Uni t 2 A pi oneer for al l peopl e Al though he i s one of Chi na?s the St Lawrence Ri ver toward the Gul f of St Lawrence and down to the distant east coast, the cousi ns dream ed of French restaurants and red m apl e l eaves. Iqal ui t – the frozen town The reporter, Beth Al l en, arri ved i n a northern m unity cal ed Iqal ui t i n N unavut. N unavut was created i n 1999 as a speci al area for Inui t peopl e. Its nam e m eans “O ur Land” i n their l anguage. It i s i n the farthest northeastern area of Canada, north or the Arcti c Ci rcl e, and is very col d – the average wi ter tem perature i n N unavut i s 35 degrees bel ow zero. Beth sai d, “ I knew i t woul d be coul d i n January, but not thi s col d! Maybe there is a dog sl ed that can take m e i nto town. ” The qui et m an who had ben on the plane wi th her sai d, “I?l l take you into town, but I don?t hace a dog sl ed. Most peopl e onl y use the dogs for petiti ons, why are you vi siti ng Iqal uit?” Beth answered, “ I?m wri ti ng a story for m y newspaper about Iqal ui t – we?d l i ke to adverti se i t as a holi day place, but I thi nk i t?s to col d. ” The m an l aughed. “My nam e i s Sim on and I am Inuit, ” he sai d. “I thi nk it?s to far north here for hol i days but m ore and more touri sts are i ng. They l i ke i ce fi shi ng and photographi ng pol ar bears. I star as far away from pol ar b