【正文】 bored to study as wel l as writi ng books and ne of them caught m y eye. It was a sm al book explai ning how to keepi ng babi es clean,healthy and free from sickness. Why did she write that?Who were the wom en that Lin Qiaozhi thought neded thi s advice?I l ooked careful y at the text and real ize that i t was i ntended for women i n the countrysi de. Perhaps i f they had an emergency they coul d not reach a doctor. Suddenly it hi t m e how di fficult i t was for a woman to get medical trai ning ata that ti **冷凍食品有限公司 新建 萬(wàn)噸恒溫庫(kù)建設(shè)項(xiàng)目 可行性研究報(bào)告 **冷凍食品 有限公司 2020 年 8 月 **冷凍食品有 限 公司 新建萬(wàn)噸恒溫 庫(kù)建設(shè)項(xiàng)目可行性研究報(bào)告 and saw farm s that covered thousands of acres. Afrer di nner, they were back in an urban area, the busy port ci ty of Thunder Bay at the top of the Great Lakes. Because of the Great Lakes, they l earned, Canada has m ore fresh water than any other country in the worl d. In fact, i t has onethi rd of the worl d?s total fresh water, and m uch of it i s i n the Great Lakes. That ni ght as they sl ept, the trai n rushed across the top of Lake Superi or, through the great forests and southward towads Toronto. “The True North” from Toronto to Montreal The next m orni ng the bushes and m apl e trees outsi de their window were red, gol d and orange, and there was frost on the ground, confi rm i ng that fal l had arri ved i n Canada. Around non they arri ved i n Toronto, the biggest and m ost weal thy city i n Canada. They were not l eavi ng for Montreal until l ater, so they went on a tour of the ci ty. They went up the tal CN Tower and l ooked across the lake. In the di stance, they coul d see the Mi sty cl oud that rose from the great Ni agara Fal ls, whi ch i s on the south si de of the l ake. The water fl ows i nto the N i agara Ri ver and over the fal l s on i ts way to the sea. They saw the covered stadi um, hom e of several fam ous basketbal team s. As they wal ked north from the harbour area, Li Dai yu sai d, “Li n Fang, one of m y m other?s ol d schoolm ates, li ves here. I shoul d phone her from a tel ephone booth. ” They m et Li n Fei around dusk i n downtown Chi natown, one of the three i n Toronto. O ver di nner at a restaurant cal ed The Pink Pearl, the cousi ns chatted wi th Li n Fei , who had moved to Canada m any years earli er. “W e can get god Cantonese food here, ” Li n Feitol d them , “ because m ost of the Chi nese peopl e here e from South Chi na, especi al y H ong Kong. It?s too bad you can?t go as far as O ttawa, Canada?s capi tal. It?s approxim atel y four hundred kil om eters northeast of Toronto, so i t woul d take to l ong. ” The trai n l eft l ate that night and arri ved i n Montreal at dawn the next m orni ng. At the stati on, peopl e everywhere were speaki ng French. There were si ghs and ads i n French, but som e of them had Engl i sh words in sm al l er l etters. “We don39。t l eave unti l thi s 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 i n lovel y shops and vi siti ng arti sts i n thei r workpl aces besi de 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 name i s 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 gi rl s tol d him they were on a trp across Canada and that they had onl y on day i n Montreal. “That39。s too bad, ” he sai d. “Montreal is a city wi th wonderful restaurants and cl ubs. Most of us speak both Engli sh and French, but the ci ty has French cul ture and traditi ons. We l ove good coffe, good bread and good m usi c.” That ni ght as the transfer was speedi ng al ong the St Lawrence River 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 mapl e l eaves. Iqalui t – the frozen town The reporter, Beth Al en, ari ved in a northern m uni ty cal l ed Iqal ui t i n N unavut. N unavut was created i n 1999 as a speci al area for Inui t people. Its nam e m eans “O ur Land” i n thei r language. It i s i n the farthest northeastern area of Canada, north or the Arcti c Ci rcl 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 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 ui t?” Beth answered, “ I?m wri ting a story for m y newspaper about Iqal ui t – we?d l ike to advertise i t as a hol i day pl ace, but I thi nk it?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 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 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 ski n tents i n summ er – the tents were easy to m ove so the peopl e coul d fol ow the ani mal s. ” A few mi nutes l ater they arri ved i n Iqal ui t, a town wi th a popul ati on of 6000, on Sim on?s snowmobil e. It was two o?cl ock i n the afternoon, but it was al ready dark, and al l the houses shone wi th bri ght l i ghts. Beth sai d, “ Why i s i t so dark? It?s the mi ddl e of the day!” Si mon repli ed, “It ?s dark i n the day because we are so far north. You shoul d e i n June. The sun shi nes al l ni ght i n the north then. That39。and saw farm s that covered thousands of acre