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新西兰英语 346 Paul Henry suspended for 2 weeks

时间:2011-04-03 06:33:29

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  Paul Henry is a host of TV One’s ‘Breakfast’ show. On Monday morning, he was interviewing the Prime Minister, John Key about choosing the next Governor-General. The present Governor-General is Sir Anand Satyanand. He is a New Zealander with an Indo-Fijian background. He was born in Auckland.
Paul Henry asked the Prime Minister: “Are you going to choose a New Zealander who looks and sounds like a New Zealander this time?” he asked.
Many people were very angry about this question and have complained to TV One. New Zealand is a multi-cultural society and many New Zealanders are Asian. Paul Henry apologized to the Governor-General but he has been suspended from his job at TV One, for two weeks without pay.
The Governor-General represents the Queen in New Zealand. Sir Anand was a lawyer, then a judge before he became Governor-General.
Questions
1. Who is a New Zealander? Can someone who was born in another country be a New Zealander?
2. Do you have to like rugby and cricket1 to be a New Zealander?
3. Should Paul Henry lose his job? Was this a racist2 thing to say?


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1 cricket zoKzP     
n.蟋蟀,板球运动;adj.公平的
参考例句:
  • The England cricket team scored quite a useful total.英格兰板球队得分总数令人满意。
  • We could hear the shrill of the midsummer cricket.我们可以听到仲夏时节蟋蟀的尖叫声。
  • Your behaviour isn't cricket.你的行为不光彩。
2 racist GSRxZ     
n.种族主义者,种族主义分子
参考例句:
  • a series of racist attacks 一连串的种族袭击行为
  • His speech presented racist ideas under the guise of nationalism. 他的讲话以民族主义为幌子宣扬种族主义思想。

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