新西兰英语 753 New Zealander of the Year

 　　On Thursday evening, Dame¹ Anne Salmond was named New Zealander of the Year, at a ceremony in Auckland.

　　Dame Anne has won many awards for her books. She is a sponsor² of a project to encourage low income children, especially Maori and Pacific Islanders, to develop their talents. She was on the board of the Museum of New Zealand and was chairperson of the Historic³ Places Trust for 6 years.

　　She is Professor of Maori and Anthropology⁴ at the University of Auckland and she is a writer. She has written 7 books. When she was a child, she was influenced by two famous Maori elders, Eruera and Amiria Stirling who lived near her. She wrote about them and about Maori life in early New Zealand. She then wrote about Pacific people and early European explorers including Captain Cook. Throughout her life she has tried to build bridges between Maori, Pacific and European cultures.

　　She says she sees wonderful young people, full of talent, and this makes her feel that the future of our country is bright.

　　To see a photo of her and of last year’s winners, go to the New Zealand awards website.

　　Listen to February 17th 2012 and February 8th 2010 to hear about other New Zealanders of the Year.

　　Vocabulary

　　?awards – prizes

　　?sponsor – main person who takes responsibility for the project or gives money for it

　　?project – plan

　　?Historic Places Trust – an organisation⁵ which protects historic buildings and places

　　?Anthropology – scientific study of behaviour and culture in different societies

1 dame   

n.女士

参考例句：

• The dame tell of her experience as a wife and mother.这位年长妇女讲了她作妻子和母亲的经验。
• If you stick around,you'll have to marry that dame.如果再逗留多一会，你就要跟那个夫人结婚。

2 sponsor   

vt.发起，主办；资助；n.发起者，资助人

参考例句：

• Sponsor stated they have no idea where he is.赞助方表示他们不知道他在哪儿。
• The sponsor has permanent ad on the website commonly.赞助商一般在网站上有永久性广告。

3 historic   

adj.历史上著名的，具有历史意义的

参考例句：

• This is a historic occasion.这是具有重大历史意义的时刻。
• We are living in a great historic era.我们正处在一个伟大的历史时代。

4 anthropology   

n.人类学

参考例句：

• I believe he has started reading up anthropology.我相信他已开始深入研究人类学。
• Social anthropology is centrally concerned with the diversity of culture.社会人类学主要关于文化多样性。

5 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。