Sometimes it is difficult to compare money values in different periods of history because______.

SECTION A CHINESE TO ENGLISH

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得病以前，我受父母宠爱，在家中横行霸道，一旦隔离，拘禁在花园山坡上一幢小房子里，我顿感打人冷宫，十分郁郁不得志。一个春天的傍晚，园中百花怒放，父母在园中设宴，一时宾客云集，笑语四溢。我在山坡的小屋里，悄悄掀起窗帘，窥见园中大干世界，一片繁华，自己的哥姐、堂表弟兄，也穿插其间，个个喜气洋洋。一霎时，一阵被人摈弃，为世所遗的悲愤兜上心头，禁不住痛哭起来。

It is essential in modern society that ______.(具备应对突发情况的能力).

The income tax became a permanent of the federal government because Congress passed a __ in 11

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Reykjavik in Icelandic means "bay of smoke", can you guess the meaning of "smoke"？