【正文】 t l eave unti l this eveni ng, ” sai d Li u Qian. “Let ?s go downtown. Ol d Montreal i s close to the water. ” They spent the afternoon i n l ovel y shops and visi ti ng arti sts in thei r workpl aces beside the water. As they sat i n a Buffet restaurant l ooki ng over the broad St Lawrence Ri ver, a young m an sat down wi th them. “H el o, m y nam e is H enri . I?m a student at the universi ty nearby, ” he sai d, ” and I was wonderi ng where you are from. ” The gi rls tol d him they were on a trp acros Canada and that they had onl y on day i n Montreal . “That39。t leave until this eveni ng, ” sai d Li u Qi an. “Let ?s go downtown. Ol d Montreal i s cl ose to the water.” They spent the afternoon in l ovel y shops and vi si ting arti sts i n their workpl aces besi de the water. As they sat i n a Buffet restaurant l ooking over the broad St Lawrence Ri ver, a young m an sat down wi th them. “H el o, m y nam e is H enri . I?m a student at the uni versi ty nearby, ” he sai d, ” and I was wonderi ng where you are from .” The girl s tol d hi m they were on a trp across Canada and that they had only on day i n Montreal . “That39。t l eave unti l this eveni ng, ” sai d Li u Qian. “Let ?s go downtown. Ol d Montreal i s close to the water. ” They spent the afternoon i n l ovel y shops and visi ti ng arti sts in thei r workpl aces beside the water. As they sat i n a Buffet restaurant l ooki ng over the broad St Lawrence Ri ver, a young m an sat down wi th them. “H el o, m y nam e is H enri . I?m a student at the universi ty nearby, ” he sai d, ” and I was wonderi ng where you are from. ” The gi rls tol d him they were on a trp acros Canada and that they had onl y on day i n Montreal . “That39。s too bad,” he sai d. “Montreal i s a ci ty with wonderful restaurants and cl ubs. Most of us speak both Engli sh and French, but the city has French cul ture and tradi ti ons. We l ove good coffee, good bread and good m usic.” That night as the transfer was speedi ng al ong 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 man 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 ting 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 it?s to col d. ” The m an l aughed. “My nam e i s Sim on and I am Inui t,” he sai d. “I think i t?s too far north here for holi days but more and m ore touri sts are i ng. They li ke i ce fi shi ng and photographing pol ar bears. I star as far away from pol ar bears as possi bl e. I l i ke my warm office and m y warm house. ” “I?m busi nes m an. My grandfather woul d li ve 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 l ive i n ski n tents i n summ er – the tents were easy to m ove so the peopl e coul d fol l ow the ani m al s. ” A few mi nutes l ater they arri ved i n Iqal uit, a town wi th 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 l i ghts. Beth sai d, “ Why i s it so dark? It?s the mi ddl e of the day!” Si mon repli ed, “It ?s dark in the day because we are so far north. You shoul d e i n June. The sun shi nes al ni ght i n the north then. That39。s too bad,” he sai d. “Montreal i s a city wi th wonderful restaurants and cl ubs. Most of us speak both Engl i sh and French, but the ci ty has French cul ture and tradi tions. We love good coffee, good bread and good musi c. ” That ni ght as the transfer was speedi ng al ong 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 uit – the frozen town The reporter, Beth Al l en, arrived i n a northern muni ty cal led Iqal ui t 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 Ci rcl e, and is very col d – the average wi ter tem perature in 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 this 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 sled. Most peopl e onl y use the dogs for peti ti ons, why are you visi ti ng Iqal ui t?” Beth answered, “ I?m writi ng a story for m y newspaper about Iqal uit – we?d l i ke to adverti se it as a holi day place, but I thi nk it?s too col d.” The man l aughed. “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 hol i days but m ore and more touri sts are i ng. They l i ke ice fi shi ng and photographi ng polar bears. I star as far away from pol ar bears as possi bl e. I l i ke m y warm offi ce and m y warm house.” “I?m busi ness m an. My grandfather woul d li ve i n ice houses when he hunted in winter, but not so many peopl e do that now. the ol d m en used to m ake one i n a few hour