救华莱士的妇人被处以死刑，当华莱士听到此事后当夜来到Lanark，为那位妇人报了仇。华莱士不是一般的草寇，他的心中有伟大的理想。
        King Edward's chief man in Lanark was Sheriff Hazelrigg. It was his job to keep people in order. He arrested the woman who had rescued Wallace and had her put to death. The townspeople were horrified but could do nothing to pre

在水的循环过程中evaporation, condensation 和 precipitation都具体指哪一过程？transpiration又代表什么呢？
    The water cycle is an exciting and continuous process. The water cycle is the movement of water in the environment by evaporation,condensation, and precipitation. The warm sun causes water on the earth to evaporate(t

As you move around your home, take a good look at the things you have. It is likely that your living room will have a television set and a video, and your kitchen a washing machine and a microwave oven. Your bedroom drawers will be filled with almost three times as many c

There is a story of a country where the rate of inflation（通货膨胀）is so high that clever people pay for a taxi ride before the trip instead of after．The story may or may not be true．Inflation was almost that serious in Germany from July，1920 until December，1923．Prices went up so fast that by the end of 1923 they were 50 billion percent high

  Aristotle summed up the four qualities of money some 2，000 years ago．It must be lasting and easy to recognize，to divide，and to carry about．When we think of money today，we picture it either as round，flat pieces of metal which we call coins or as printed paper notes．But there are still parts of the world today where coi

"What part of the states do you come from?"
"I'm not American. I'm Canadian."
This is a mistake that Europeans often make. Many Americans, too, admit that it takes them a while to tell if it's an American talking or a Cana

Time talks. It speaks more plainly than words. Time communicates in many ways.
Consider the different parts of the day, for example. The time of the day when something is done can give a special meaning to the event. Factory ma

  There is a very simple way of measuring the height of a water-tower，which we cannot measure by climbing．
    Suppose，for example，that we wish to find out the height of the water-tower，AB，in a factory．We first of all go to where the water-tower is standing and measure a distance of，say，90 feet from it，in a straig

In the winter，skiing is traditionally a popular sport for people of all ages who like to be outdoors．People take their ski equipment and head for the mountains．But these days，skiers are not the only people on the hills．Snowboarders are joining the skiers for some winter thrills．Snowboarding is fun and exciting．It is like surfing on the s

Although gifts play an important role in business around the world, you run the risk of offending a colleague

Friendship is a quiet walk in the park with the one you trust.

STUDY Read these sentences carefully.

The people in America and

66．This passage gives advice on fire safety for ____  ．
A．people using a new kind of equipment
B．workers in an engineering factory
C．young ch