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[00:02.35]第十九单元 新西兰
[00:04.70]Lesson 73 1 Reading comprehension1
[00:08.08]第七十三课 1 阅读理解
[00:11.47]Read the text fast to find answers to these questions.
[00:14.11]快速朗读课文，找出问题的答案。
[00:16.74]1 From which countries have the people of New Zealand come?
[00:19.83]1 新西兰的人来自哪个国家？
[00:22.91]2 What parts of Maori life are mentioned in the text?
[00:26.24]2 课文提到毛利人的生活的哪些部分？
[00:29.57]THE MAORI OF NEW ZEALAND
[00:31.40]新西兰的毛利人
[00:33.23]The earliest people of New Zealand,the Maori,
[00:35.87]毛利人是新西兰的原居者，
[00:38.50]came from the islands of Polynesia in the Pacific,
[00:44.36]which means"many islands".
[00:46.28]来自太平洋的波利尼西亚群岛，
[00:48.20]In Maori history,the first traveller2 to reach New Zealand in the year 950
[00:51.67]在毛利人历史中，第一个到新西兰的旅游者是在950年，
[00:55.14]was a man called Kupe.
[00:56.97]一个叫库佩的男人。
[00:58.80]He named the country Ao-tea-roa,
[01:03.06]which means"the land of the long,white cloud".
[01:05.44]这个地方称为奥蒂罗，也就是白云之乡。
[01:07.81]Following his discovery many islanders3 travelled 3,500 kilometres by sea
[01:11.78]在他发现这个地方后，许多岛上居民乘船从3,500公里外
[01:15.76]in their narrow boats to this new country between 1100 and 1350.
[01:19.67]用他们很窄的船划过这个新地方来。在1100年到1350年之间。
[01:23.59]They took with them dogs,rats and plants like the sweet potato,
[01:27.01]他们带了他们的狗，兔和马铃薯之类的植物。
[01:30.44]and settled5 mainly in North Island where the weather was warmer.
[01:33.31]在一个气候很暖和的北岛上定居。
[01:36.18]As the Maori had no written language,
[01:38.22]正因为毛利人没有书面的语言，
[01:40.26]the stories of Maori history were handed down from generation to generation.
[01:43.38]所以毛利人的历史被世世代代地传下来。
[01:46.50]By 1840 about 2,000 Europeans,
[01:52.46]mainly British,had come to settle4 in New Zealand
[01:54.49]到1840年，大约有2000欧洲人，主要是英国人，来到新西兰定居，
[01:56.53]and the Maori signed an agreement with these settlers.
[01:58.86]毛利人和这些殖民者定了一个协议。
[02:01.18]However,in later years there were fierce6 arguments over land rights
[02:04.41]然而，在几年后之内发生了一场凶猛的土地权利战争，
[02:07.63]and many battles were fought between the settlers and the Maori.
[02:10.31]在殖民者和毛利人之间发生了很多场战争。
[02:12.99]As a result of these wars and diseases7,
[02:15.28]这些战争和疾病带来的结果是，
[02:17.56]the Maori population fell from 100,000 to 42,000.
[02:20.94]毛利人的人口数量从100000降到42000。
[02:24.33]Their population has now increased to 435,000,
[02:27.60]他们的人口现在增加到435000个，
[02:30.88]and today they make up about 13% of the population.
[02:33.61]使他们的人口数量达到大约占总人口的13%。
[02:36.34]New Zealand is also home to about 170,000 Pacific Islanders from Oceania8
[02:40.81]从大洋洲的太平洋的岛上居民来到新西兰大约有170000人。
[02:45.28]who have settled mainly in Auckland9 in North Island.
[02:48.06]他们定居在新西兰北岛的奥克兰岛上。
[02:50.84]Both Maori and Pacific Islanders are encouraged to use their own languages.
[02:54.41]政府鼓励毛利人和太平洋岛上的居民使用自己的语言。
[02:57.97]The language which the Maori speak
[02:59.79]毛利人所说的语言，
[03:01.60]is related10 to the languages of Tahiti and Hawaii.
[03:04.48]与塔希提岛和夏威夷的语言有关。
[03:07.35]Today there are special kindergartens for Maori children,
[03:09.83]现在为毛利人的小孩子设定了专门的幼儿园，
[03:12.31]and the Maori language is now taught in more and more schools.
[03:14.90]毛利语言在越来越多的学校被用来教学。
[03:17.49]You can also take a degree in Maori
[03:19.46]你也可以取得毛利语的学位，
[03:21.43]or Maori Studies at five of the country's universities.
[03:24.16]或者毛利研究的学位。在这个国家的学校.
[03:26.89]The Maori have insisted on keeping their own customs11 and way of life.
[03:29.62]毛利人坚持保持自己的风俗习惯和生活方式。
[03:32.35]Maori families are often large,
[03:34.33]毛利人的家族通常是很大的，
[03:36.32]and uncles,aunts,grandparents and other relations
[03:39.00]叔叔，婶婶，祖父母和其他亲戚
[03:41.68]may come to stay with the family for long periods.
[03:44.10]来和他们的家人住很长一段时间。
[03:46.53]Maori families enjoy sharing what they own and looking after one another.
[03:49.76]毛利人的家庭都喜欢分享他们拥有的东西，也乐意互相照顾。
[03:52.99]The common meeting place for Maori is on the marae,
[03:55.22]毛利人在广场上开普通的会议，
[03:57.45]an area of land with a meeting house,
[04:02.31]where all the important events take place.
[04:04.38]所有很重要的事件在一个会议厅里面举行。
[04:06.44]This is how they keep their way of life alive.
[04:08.62]他们就是这样保持自己的生活方式。
[04:10.80]Maori children are taught at an early age what
[04:15.35]to do when they come to the marae.
[04:17.12]毛利人的小孩子很小的时候就被送到麦利会堂去受教育。
[04:18.90]Special days for Maori are called"huis".
[04:21.47]毛利人特殊的日子叫"huis"。
[04:24.05]A "hui" may be a wedding,burial12 or conference13.
[04:26.67]"hui" 可能是婚礼，葬礼或者是讨论会。
[04:29.30]The happier events are marked with speeches,singing and dancing.
[04:32.48]比较开心的事就会用演讲，唱歌和跳舞做记号。
[04:35.67]When someone dies,all the relations,old and young,
[04:38.24]当有人死了，所有老的少的亲戚，
[04:40.82]come to the marae for the Maori burial service.
[04:43.65]去到麦利会参加毛利人的葬礼。
[04:46.48]Maori believe that the spirit stays with the body for three days,
[04:49.31]毛利人相信一个死人的精神能够保持三天，
[04:52.13]so during this time someone always stays with the dead person.
[04:55.11]所以，在这三天之内会有人守着那个死的人。
[04:58.08]Many people will sleep and eat on the marae
[05:00.46]许多人在麦利会睡觉和吃饭，
[05:02.84]during these three days and share their memories of the dead person.
[05:05.92]在这三天之内，共同悼念亡人。
[05:09.00]Lesson 74 1 Reading comprehension
[05:12.42]第七十四课 1 阅读理解
[05:15.85]Read the text fast.Then write these headings14 over the correct section.
[05:19.09]快速朗读文章，然后在段落上写上正确的标题。
[05:22.32]Agriculture Wildlife Sports and free time Politics,Natural beauty
[05:26.86]农业 野生动植物 运动和自由时间 政治 自然美
[05:31.39]NEW ZEALAND
[05:32.71]新西兰
[05:34.03]New Zealand is an important agricultural15 country with a small population.
[05:36.67]新西兰是一个人口很少但重要的农业国。
[05:39.30]In size it is bigger than Guangdong Province,
[05:43.25]yet has a much smaller population.
[05:45.33]新西兰面积比广东省要大，而人口却少得多。
[05:47.40]In 1893 New Zealand was the first nation in modern times
[05:50.54]在近代，1893年新西兰成为第一个国家
[05:53.67]to allow women to vote,long before many other countries.
[05:56.60]允许妇女选票，很久以前许多其他的国家。
[05:59.52]In 1898 a law was passed which meant that all people above a certain age
[06:03.21]1898年通过了一项法律，规定一定年龄以上的人
[06:06.89]were paid a weekly:"old-age pension16".
[06:09.16]全部按周付给“老年退休金”。
[06:11.44]However,in recent times
[06:13.47]然而，在近时，
[06:15.51]the "old-age pension"has only been paid to the poorest people
[06:18.14]“老年退休金”只发给那些最穷的人，
[06:20.76]because there has been an increase in the number of people out of work.
[06:23.44]因为增加了一大批失业人员。
[06:26.12]Most of the cattle17 farming18 is in North Island.
[06:28.49]大部分的牛农场在北岛。
[06:30.87]Sheep farms are found on the more hilly19 South Island.
[06:33.69]发现羊农场在多山的南岛上。
[06:36.51]There are about 50 million sheep in New Zealand,
[06:39.15]新西兰大约有5千万绵羊。
[06:41.79]about 14 sheep for every New Zealander!
[06:44.22]每天大约要14头羊供应给新西兰人。
[06:46.65]The main exports of the country are wool,lamb,beef,
[06:50.23]这个国家出口的主要是毛织品，小羊，牛肉，
[06:53.81]butter,forest products,fruit and vegetables.
[06:56.73]牛油，林木产品，水果和蔬菜。
[06:59.66]Ships carry live sheep to markets in the Middle East
[07:02.28]船把羊运到中东的市场
[07:04.91]where they are killed at festivals.
[07:06.79]在喜庆的日子被杀掉。
[07:08.67]Some farmers have turned to keeping deer,
[07:10.79]有些牧场主已经转到养鹿了，
[07:12.90]and there are now about 3,000 deer farms in the country
[07:15.53]现在，这个国家大概有3000个鹿农场了。
[07:18.15]The deer are farmed for their meat and fur,
[07:20.33]取下这些鹿的肉和毛皮,
[07:22.51]which are then shipped to many other countries.
[07:24.55]然后用船运到其他国家去.
[07:26.59]Goats are also kept.Apart from their milk,
[07:29.16]山羊也被养着,除了它们的羊奶之外,
[07:31.74]the wool from their coats is used in expensive clothing.
[07:34.22]还有它们的毛皮被用来做昂贵的衣服.
[07:36.70]New Zealand wine is of high quality and is sold all over the world.
[07:39.92]新西兰的葡萄酒质量很高,全世界都有销售.
[07:43.15]Living in a country with plenty of space and a good climate,
[07:45.83]生活在这个幅员辽阔而且气候很好的国家里,
[07:48.51]New Zealanders love all kinds of sport.
[07:50.79]新西兰人喜欢所有类型的运动.
[07:53.08]In summer,people like to go sailing,swimming,
[07:55.44]在夏天，人们喜欢去航海和游泳，
[07:57.81]horse-riding,and rock-climbing in the mountains.
[08:00.29]骑马和在山上攀岩。
[08:02.77]The main school holidays are from mid-December till early February
[08:05.89]主要的学校假期是从九月中旬到二月上旬
[08:09.01]when the days are long and warm.
[08:10.84]这些日子很长而且很暖和。
[08:12.67]Many families spend this time at a cottage by the seaside
[08:14.65]许多家庭在这段时间里在海边的小别墅度过的
[08:16.64]or go camping in the hills or on the coast.
[08:19.07]或者到山上或者到海岸去露营。
[08:21.50]New Zealand,with its natural beauty,mountains,rivers and National Parks,
[08:24.97]新西兰拥有它的自然美，山脉，河流和国际公园，
[08:28.45]attracts tourists from all over the world.
[08:30.67]吸引了来自世界各地的游客。
[08:32.89]North Island is famous for an area of hot springs,
[08:35.51]北岛因温泉而出名，
[08:38.14]some of which throw hot water high into the air.
[08:40.62]把热水喷到天空。
[08:43.10]Some of this heat near the earth's surface is used to make electricity.
[08:46.43]一些接近地球表面热度的被用来发电。
[08:49.76]As in Australia,the first settlers found many strange birds and animals
[08:53.04]在澳大利亚，第一批殖民者发现了许多奇怪的鸟类和动物，
[08:56.32]that exist nowhere else in the world.
[08:58.40]世界上其他地方所没有的。
[09:00.47]Some types of birds cannot fly.
[09:02.55]有些鸟不会飞。
[09:04.63]This is because they had no natural enemies until the arrival20 of humans
[09:07.85]是因为在人类到达之前没有它们的敌人
[09:11.08]and therefore did not need to develop flying wings.
[09:13.50]所以没必要发展它们的翅膀。
[09:15.91]The kiwi,which is New Zealand's national bird,
[09:18.33]几维，一种新西兰的国家鸟，
[09:20.74]is one of these types of flightless birds.
[09:23.11]是它们不能飞其中的一种
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comprehension
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islanders
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related
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