新西兰英语 149 Future for Cycling

　　After the jobs conference (see February 27th 2009) the Prime Minister, John Key, was very interested in the idea of cycle tracks from the north of the North Island to the south of the South Island, about 2,000km. As well as being Prime Minister, John Key is Minister of Tourism. He believes that cycle tracks will bring different kinds of tourists to New Zealand, especially Australians who love the New Zealand outdoors. Now it seems that 2,000km of cycle track would cost too much so John Key wants to see a number of shorter tracks in scenic¹ areas. He told the Minister of Finance to give $50 million for this.
The Central Otago rail trail is very popular. This is inland from Dunedin. When the railway closed in 1990, 150km of railway lines were taken away and this became a popular walking and cycling track.
This morning, in Auckland, thousands of walkers and cyclists wanted to cross the Auckland Harbour Bridge to celebrate the 50th birthday of the bridge. However, the police said it would be too dangerous because it is a motorway². There were so many people, it was impossible for the police to stop them. This was a big protest about the rights of cyclists and walkers. An organisation³ called “GetAcross” says it has 10,000 members who all want to be able to get across the bridge on foot or by bike. They want a special lane on the bridge.

1 scenic   

adj.自然景色的，景色优美的

参考例句：

• The scenic beauty of the place entranced the visitors.这里的美丽风光把游客们迷住了。
• The scenic spot is on northwestern outskirts of Beijing.这个风景区位于北京的西北远郊。

2 motorway   

n.高速公路，快车道

参考例句：

• Our car had a breakdown on the motorway.我们的汽车在高速公路上抛锚了。
• A maniac driver sped 35 miles along the wrong side of a motorway at 110 mph.一个疯狂的司机以每小时110英里的速度在高速公路上逆行飙车35英里。

3 organisation   

n.组织，安排，团体，有机休

参考例句：

• The method of his organisation work is worth commending.他的组织工作的方法值得称道。
• His application for membership of the organisation was rejected.他想要加入该组织的申请遭到了拒绝。