新西兰英语 428 RoAuckland Plan

　　“Auckland Unleashed²” is the name of the new discussion paper. It is 220 pages long but you can see a quick video of statistics about Auckland at
Auckland Discussion Paper. Some of these statistics are positive but many are negative. The statistics give some idea of the size of Auckland, the problems and the need for a future plan.
The new mayor, Len Brown, wants an underground railway around the central city and a new bridge over the harbour or a tunnel. However, Auckland does not have the money to pay for these things and will need money from the government. Already, the Minister of Transport has said that if there is a new bridge or tunnel, it will not have railway tracks. He also said it would be 20 years before a bridge or tunnel was built. At the moment, the government is planning to help Christchurch to rebuild and this could cost $15bn or more.
This discussion paper also suggests that economic development will happen in the city centre, the northwest and the south. The airport is in the south so it makes sense for industry to be close to the airport.
This discussion paper suggests ideas; however, the Auckland city council wants people to meet together and discuss these ideas. The council wants to know what people think. People need to send their ideas to the council by the end of May.
Vocabulary
Unleashed means set free; a leash³ is a rope tied to a dog when the owner takes the dog for a walk. The owner can unleash¹ the dog at a park and set it free to run. Perhaps Auckland people need to unleash their ideas.
Questions
1. If you are an Aucklander, do you have ideas for how to make the city a better place?
2. The area of Auckland city is very large. It has low density⁴ housing. This makes public transport expensive. How can the council persuade people to live closer to the city?
3. The video says that 80% people travel to work by car. Should the government provide more roads? What about toll⁵ roads?

1 unleash   

vt.发泄，发出；解带子放开

参考例句：

• They hope to create allies to unleash against diseases,pests,and invasive species.他们希望创造出一些新群体来对付疾病、害虫和一些有侵害性的物种。
• Changing water levels now at times unleash a miasma of disease from exposed sewage.如今，大坝不时地改变水位，从暴露的污水释放出了疾病瘴气。

2 unleashed   

v.把（感情、力量等）释放出来，发泄( unleash的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The government's proposals unleashed a storm of protest in the press. 政府的提案引发了新闻界的抗议浪潮。
• The full force of his rage was unleashed against me. 他把所有的怒气都发泄在我身上。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 leash   

n.牵狗的皮带，束缚；v.用皮带系住

参考例句：

• I reached for the leash,but the dog got in between.我伸手去拿系狗绳，但被狗挡住了路。
• The dog strains at the leash,eager to be off.狗拼命地扯拉皮带，想挣脱开去。

4 density   

n.密集，密度，浓度

参考例句：

• The population density of that country is 685 per square mile.那个国家的人口密度为每平方英里685人。
• The region has a very high population density.该地区的人口密度很高。

5 toll   

n.过路(桥)费；损失，伤亡人数；v.敲(钟)

参考例句：

• The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。
• The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。