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I recently returned from five days in Quebec City, a quaint and picturesque own on the St. Lawrence river, which will heretofore be known as "la capitale mondiale du gaz lacrimognène"; the "tear gas capital of the world ". I traveled there hoping to get inside the head of the anti-globalization, anti-trade movement. Trouble is, there was no head to be found. I saw heart in great abundance— in-your-face public displays of compassion were the order of the day—but clear thinking was conspicuously scarce.

The main idea of the paragraph

Based on his experience at Quebec City, where the Quebec Trade Summit was being held, the author feels that there is not enough clear rational thinking with the anti-globalization, anti-trade demonstrators.

在魁北克城正在举行魁北克贸易高峰会，基于他在那儿的经历，作者感觉到，那些反经济全球化、反自由贸易的示威者们理性思维不够。

句子分析

I recently returned from five days in Quebec City, a quaint and picturesque town on the St. Lawrence River, which will heretofore be known as "la capitale mondiale du gaz lacrimogene", the "tear gas capital of the world".

在此句中：
　　1）"I recently returned from five days in Quebec City"是主句

　　2）"a quaint and picturesque town on the St. Lawrence River"是同位语，对"Quebec City"进行说明

　　3）介词"on"表示“在（河边，海边等）”，如，the pasture on the south side of the river 河岸南边的牧场；Cambridge is on the River Cam. 剑桥位于卡姆河边。

　　4）"which will heretofore be known as 'la capitale mondiale du gaz lacrimogene', the 'tear gas capital of the world'"是定语从句，修饰名词"Quebec City"，其中"tear gas capital of the world"是同位语，对其前面的短语"la capitale mondiale du gaz lacrimogene"进行说明

词语解释

1．The St. Lawrence River 圣劳伦斯河

One of the largest rivers in North America, was explored between 1535 and 1541 by French explorer Jacques Cartier, in southern Quebec and southeastern Ontario, Canada. It flows northeast out of Lake Ontario into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and is about 760 mi (1,225 km) long. It passes through the Thousand Islands and for about 120 mi (195 km) forms the boundary between New York and Ontario. Entering Quebec, it widens into Lake St. Francis, then flows past Montreal island. Below Quebec City it widens to 90 mi (145 km) at its mouth in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Major tributaries include the Ottawa, Saguenay, Richelieu, and Manicouagan rivers, all in Canada. It links the Atlantic Ocean with the Great Lakes through the Saint Lawrence Seaway.

2．in-your-face

(behavior) that is intended to be noticed and to shock or upset people 当你面的

3．the order of the day

to be very common at a particular time 流行的时尚，e.g.

　　1）Casual clothes will be the order of the day. 便装是当今的时尚。

　　2）Downsizing was the order of the day, and thousands of jobs were lost. 当时裁员很时兴，因而数千个工作丢失了。