As he passed the capitol with its high white pillars of marble, which had been brought all the way from Georgia, he saw a group of boys playing about the long seat built in the sea wall that faces the capitol. Marble lions guarded the seat, and almon...
February came, and now they were enjoying the merry whirl of the carnival. Gay crowds thronged the streets, hurling confetti and paper ribbons. There were mischievous boys spraying a powder into the air that made everyone sneeze. It was all part of t...
In making leather from raw hides, the tannin used is obtained from the wood and bark of hemlock and oak. 在通过生皮革制作皮革的过程中，使用的鞣酸是从木头，铁杉和橡树树皮中获得的， It is this tannin which makes lea...
The first step in the manufacture of turpentine and rosin is collecting the gum from the trees. 松脂松节油和松香生产的第一步是从树上收集树胶。 The early, wasteful method was to cut a deep notch in the base of the tree, known as...
FOREST PRODUCTS: FROM WOODLAND TO FACTORY By Charles Lathrop Pack and Tom Gill 森林产品：从森林到工厂 查尔斯派克和汤姆吉尔著 Perhaps you think of lumber as being the main use that is made of trees. This article will tell you of...
Crogan? Oh, he's our star apprentice. He just about built this machine, he did. He wouldn't miss the tests for all the money in the world. 克罗根？他是我们的明星学徒，他几乎建造了这个机器，真的如此，他不会为了金钱而...
The minutes went by, and the hours with them, it seemed. No wrench! Every nook and corner of the giant's insides Tim searched. 时间一分分流逝，小时也在流逝，没有扳手，蒂姆在机器内搜寻了每一个角落。 Nothing was there...
Somewhere inside the Blower he had left his wrench, perhaps caught among the fan blades themselves. 他将扳手留在了吹风机里的什么地方，或许卡在风扇里面了。 What would happen if they should start her up with that big tool ins...
Somewhat encouraged, the boy began to look about. Two methods of escape were left: the large hole in the bottom of the Blower where the air was sucked in, 小男孩有点被鼓舞了，他开始四下观望，还有两种逃脱办法，吹风机底部的...
For a moment the boy's mind went blank, and then he saw in a flash all the horror of the situation he was in. 那一刻男孩的脑子突然一片空白，转瞬间他看到了他面临的所有恐怖。 The acceptance tests were to begin at seven sh...
