人教全日制普通高中英语（必修）高一下18

（单词翻译）

[00:01.61]第十八单元
[00:03.21]New Zealand
[00:04.68]新西兰岛
[00:06.14]Speaking
[00:07.51]说
[00:08.88]Work in pairs.
[00:10.50]在巴黎工作
[00:12.12]Talk about the birthplaces of your grandparents,parents and yourself.
[00:15.61]谈论你的祖父母、父母和你自己的诞生地。
[00:19.10]A:Where is your great-grandfather on your father's side from?
[00:22.18]A:你的祖父来自哪里?
[00:25.26]B:He is from Weihai, a city in northeastern Shandong.
[00:28.08]B:他来自威海,山东北部的一个小城.
[00:30.90]A:Can you explain where that is?
[00:32.94]A:你可以解释一下它在哪里吗?
[00:34.98]B:Weihai lies about 90 kilometres east of Yantai.
[00:37.92]B:威海在烟台的东边,距烟台大约有90公里.
[00:40.86]A:And what about your great- grandmother on your father's side?
[00:43.59]A:而你的曾祖母呢?
[00:46.32]B:She's from western Shandong.
[00:48.29]B:她来自山东的西部.
[00:50.26]A:Which city?
[00:51.70]A:哪个城市.
[00:53.13]B:It's not a city. She's from Shentong,a small village,
[00:56.16]B:它不是城市.她来自沈童,一个小村庄
[00:59.19]30 kilometres south of Jinan.
[01:00.81]距济南有30公里.
[01:02.43]Reading
[01:05.41]阅读
[01:08.39]NEW ZEALAND
[01:09.77]新西兰岛
[01:11.16]New Zealand is an island that lies off the eastern coast of Australia.
[01:14.08]新西兰岛是奥大利东海岸隔海相望的一个岛屿.
[01:17.01]It is made up of two large islands:North Island and South Island.
[01:20.39]它由二个岛屿组成:北岛和南岛.
[01:23.77]New Zealand is surrounded by the Pacific Ocean to the north and east,
[01:26.70]新西兰岛的北部和东部被太平洋围绕着.
[01:29.63]and the Tasman Sea to the south and west.
[01:32.11]而南部和西部是塔斯曼海.
[01:34.59]It is about the same size as Japan.
[01:36.67]它大约和日本差不多大.
[01:38.74]Wellington,the capital city,lies on the North Island
[01:41.33]首都惠灵顿,位于北岛屿.
[01:43.92]Other important cities are Auckland¹ in the north
[01:46.24]其他的重要城市有北部奥克兰
[01:48.56]Christchurch on the South Island and Queenstown,further to the south.
[01:51.88]南部克赖斯物彻奇和南方遥远的昆士城.
[01:55.20]New Zealand has a mild² sea climate,while the north is subtropical.
[01:58.32]新西兰是温和的海洋性气候,北部是亚热带气候
[02:01.44]It rains quite a lot.The warmest months are December to February.
[02:04.77]它是多雨的.最暖和的月份是十二月到二月.
[02:08.10]The coldest months are June to August.
[02:10.08]最冷的月份是六月到八月.
[02:12.05]The ocean and seas surrounding the islands are deep blue
[02:14.88]环绕岛屿的大洋大海碧蓝清澈.
[02:17.72]and many of New Zealand's cities lie on a bay³
[02:20.34]新西兰的许多城市位于海湾
[02:22.97]and have a natural deep harbour
[02:24.74]拥有天然的深水港口.
[02:26.52]The sand beaches in New Zealand are also very clean.
[02:29.11]新西兰的海滩也是非常干净的.
[02:31.69]New Zealand has a very beautiful natural landscape
[02:34.21]该国山青水秀.风景如画
[02:36.73]with green hills and mountains.
[02:38.62]有绿色的山丘、山脉.
[02:40.50]Some of the mountains are dead volcanoes⁴.
[02:42.63]有些死的火山
[02:44.75]The North Island is famous for an area of hot springs,
[02:47.43]北岛是著名的温泉胜地.
[02:50.11]some of which throw hot water high into the air.
[02:52.70]有些温泉的热水能高高地喷向半空.
[02:55.28]Some of this heat near the earth's surface is used to make electricity.
[02:58.46]靠近地球的表面一些热被用作电。
[03:01.63]There are many plants and animals that only live in New Zealand.
[03:04.31]有许多植物和动物只在新西兰生长.
[03:06.98]The most famous animal is a little bird that cannot fly.
[03:09.86]这最有名的动物是不会飞的小鸟.
[03:12.73]It is called a kiwi and it is New Zealand's national bird
[03:15.55]它被叫做几维鸟,是新西兰的国鸟.
[03:18.37]The Maori were the earliest people to come to New Zealand.
[03:20.95]毛利人是最早来到新西兰的人.
[03:23.52]When they discovered it about 1,000 years ago,
[03:26.09]大约1,000年前他们发现了这个地方的时候,
[03:28.67]they called it Aotearoa,which means"Land of the long white cloud".
[03:32.24]他们称它为奥蒂蜀,意思是"长白云之乡.
[03:35.82]"The Maori came from the island of Polynesia in the Pacific.
[03:38.64]毛利人来自太平洋的波利尼西亚岛屿.
[03:41.47]It is some 3,500 kilometres from Polynesia to New Zealand

[03:44.74]从波利尼西亚到新西兰大约有3500公里,
[03:48.02]which they travelled in narrow boats.
[03:50.06]他们是乘着狭窄的木船过来的.
[03:52.10]They brought dogs,rats and plants with them
[03:54.67]他们带来狗,鼠和植物,
[03:57.24]and settled⁶ mainly on the North Island where the weather was warmer.
[04:00.03]主要定居在气候较为温暖的北岛.
[04:02.81]Around 1421
[04:04.64]大约1421年,
[04:06.47]Chinese sailors discovered the islands onone of their voyages⁷ around the world.
[04:09.70]中国的海员发现了这些岛屿全球航行队其中
[04:12.94]The Dutchman Abel Tasman named the islands New Zealand in 1642.
[04:16.52]1642年荷兰人亚伯.塔斯曼把这些岛屿命名为新西兰.
[04:20.10]More than 120 years later,
[04:22.18]再过 125 年之后,
[04:24.25]Captain James Cook took possession⁸ of the island in 1769
[04:27.48]船长詹姆斯.库克于1769年占领了该岛.
[04:30.71]and from that time British people started to settle⁵ in New Zealand.
[04:33.63]从那时起,英国人开始陆续在新西兰定居下来.
[04:36.56]By 1840 about 2,000 Europeans,mainly British,
[04:39.89]到1840年,大约2000名欧洲人,主要是英国人,
[04:43.22]had come to settle in New Zealand
[04:45.14]来到新西兰定居,
[04:47.06]and the Maori signed an agreement with these settlers.
[04:49.58]毛利人与他们签订了一份协议.
[04:52.10]That day is still celebrated⁹ as a national holiday.
[04:54.78]至今,那一天仍然作为国家定假日来庆祝.
[04:57.46]It is every year on the sixth of February
[04:59.89]它是每年2月的第6天.
[05:02.32]Today there are still many people in New Zealand who call England
[05:05.19]今天,在新西兰,仍有许多人把英国叫做自己的
[05:08.06]"the home country ",although it is a place where most of them have never been
[05:11.25]"祖国",尽管那是一个他们大多数人从未到过的地方.
[05:14.44]INTEGRATING SKILLS
[05:17.86]综合技术
[05:21.28]Reading and Writing
[05:22.81]读,写
[05:24.34]Life in New Zealand
[05:25.96]新西兰的生活
[05:27.58]New Zealand has a population of about 3.8 million people,
[05:30.84]新西兰大约有三百八十万人口,
[05:34.11]of which about fourteen percent are Maori
[05:36.59]其中百分之十四的是毛利人.
[05:39.07]Since the mid-1980s growing numbers of Asians have settled in New Zealand,
[05:42.15]自二十世纪八十年代中期以来,越来越多的亚洲人在新西兰定居
[05:45.23]and they make up about six percent of the total population
[05:48.11]他们约占总人口数的百分之六.
[05:50.98]The majority of the people speak English.
[05:53.21]大多数人都是讲英语.
[05:55.45]However,Maori,which is the native language of the Maori people,
[05:58.48]然而,毛利语,毛利人的母语
[06:01.51]is also an official language.
[06:03.53]也是官方语言.
[06:05.56]All street signs,names of cities and places
[06:08.29]所有的路标和城市名,地
[06:11.02]must be written in both languages.
[06:13.25]都必须用种语言写.
[06:15.48]They also have Maori newspapers,radio and TV programmes.
[06:18.87]他们也有毛利语的报纸广播和电视节目.
[06:22.25]The common meeting place for Maori is on the marae,
[06:25.03]毛利人聚会的地点通常是在露天会场内.
[06:27.81]an area of land with a meeting house,where all important events take place.
[06:31.39]这是一个会议堂馆前面的一块开阔地,一切重大的活动都在这儿举行
[06:34.97]Maori children are taught at an early age
[06:37.40]毛利儿童很小就被教会
[06:39.83]what to do when they come to the marae.
[06:41.91]来到露天会场时该做什么.
[06:43.98]Special days for the Maori are called huis.
[06:46.41]毛利人的特殊节日叫作"会"
[06:48.84]A hui may be a wedding,burial¹⁰ or conference¹¹
[06:51.62]一个"会"可以是婚礼葬礼或者会议,
[06:54.41]The happier events are marked with speeches,singing and dancing
[06:57.38]比较欢快的活动则常有演说,唱歌和跳舞等节目
[07:00.36]When someone dies,all the relations,old and young,
[07:03.34]当有人去世时,所有亲戚年老的、年轻的
[07:06.32]come to the marae for the Maori burial service.
[07:08.94]都来到会堂举行毛利人的葬礼.
[07:11.57]Maori people believe that the spirit stays with the body for three days,
[07:15.00]毛利人认为灵魂在身体里要只三天.
[07:18.44]so during this time someone always stays with the dead person.
[07:21.52]因此,在这期间,总有人守在去世人的身边.
[07:24.60]Many people will sleep and eat on the marae during these three days

[07:28.14]这三天里,许多人吃睡都在会堂.
[07:31.68]and share their memories of the dead person.
[07:33.96]共同悼念死者.
[07:36.23]New Zealand is an important agricultural¹² country,
[07:38.61]新西兰是个重要的农业国.
[07:40.98]with cattle¹³ farming¹⁴ on the North Island ,
[07:43.11]北岛以养牛业为主,
[07:45.24]while the hilly¹⁵ South Island has more sheep farms.
[07:47.88]多山的南岛则放牧羊群.
[07:50.52]The main exports of the country are wool lamb,beef,butter,
[07:54.24]这个国家的主要出口商品有羊毛、羊羔、奶酪、
[07:57.96]forest products,fruit and vegetables.
[08:00.48]林产品，水果和蔬菜。
[08:03.00]Some farmers have turned to keeping deer,
[08:05.38]有些农场主已转而养鹿
[08:07.76]and there are now about 4,500 deer farms in the country.
[08:11.09]这个国家现在约有4500个养鹿场.
[08:14.42]The deer are farmed for their meat and fur,
[08:16.76]养鹿是为了肉和毛皮,
[08:19.10]which are then shipped to many other countries.
[08:21.22]这些产品被往其他的国家.
[08:23.35]New Zealand wine is of high quality and is sold all over the world.
[08:26.78]新西兰的葡萄酒质量高,销往世界各地.
[08:30.20]Living in a country with plenty of space and a good climate,
[08:33.18]居住在一个幅员辽阔,气候宜人的国家.
[08:36.15]New Zealanders love all kinds of sports and outdoor activities.
[08:39.39]新西兰人喜爱各种各样的运动和户外活动.
[08:42.63]In summer,people like to go sailing,swimming,
[08:45.45]夏天,人们喜欢去航海,游泳,
[08:48.27]horse-riding and rock-climbing in the mountains.
[08:50.56]骑马和攀登崖壁.
[08:52.85]The main school holidays are from mid-December till early February
[08:56.41]学校主要假期是从十二月中旬到二月初.
[08:59.98]when the days are long and warm.
[09:02.11]这时候白天长了,而且暖和了.
[09:04.24]Many families spend this time at a cottage by the seaside
[09:07.16]许多家庭在海滨的小屋里度假,
[09:10.09]or go camping in the hills or on the coast.
[09:12.57]或者到山里或海滨露营
[09:15.05]New Zealand,with its natural beauty,mountains,
[09:17.98]新西兰有它的自然美,有山、
[09:20.90]rivers and national parks,also attracts tourists from all over the world.
[09:25.03]有河还有国家公园。也吸引着世界各地的旅游者。
[09:29.16]Work book
[09:32.79]练习册
[09:36.42]Unit 18
[09:38.00]第十八单元
[09:39.58]New Zealand
[09:40.95]新西兰
[09:42.32]Integrating skills
[09:44.05]综合技能
[09:45.77]Reading
[09:47.05]阅读
[09:48.33]Gung ho!
[09:49.77]同心协力！
[09:51.20]New Zealand is only a young country and lies very far away from China.
[09:54.53]新西兰只是早期的国家距中国非常远。
[09:57.86]From the southern parts of China,
[09:59.78]从中国的南部,
[10:01.70]it takes more than 9,000 kilometres across Southeast Asia to reach New Zealand.
[10:05.02]它超过9,000公里.穿过亚洲东南部到达新西兰.
[10:08.34]Despite the fact that New Zealand is so far away,
[10:10.86]不管新西兰是在如此遥远的事实,
[10:13.38]ties have existed between the two nations from early on.
[10:15.86]自很早以前这两个国家一直有着联系.
[10:18.34]The first wave of Chinese settlers
[10:20.32]中国的第一批移民者
[10:22.29]arrived around the middle of the nineteenth century.
[10:24.61]十九世纪中期到达
[10:26.94]Most of them came from southern China.
[10:29.02]他们大部分都来自中国的南方.
[10:31.09]They came to try their luck to find gold.
[10:33.22]他们来试他们的运气寻找黄金。
[10:35.35]Gold was discovered in New Zealand in the 1850s.
[10:37.99]1850年在新西兰发现了黄金.
[10:40.63]This attracted many pioneers
[10:42.65]这吸引了许多先锋.
[10:44.68]who hoped to become rich through the gold business.
[10:46.75]他们希望通过黄金交易变得富有.
[10:48.83]In later years,
[10:50.31]几年过后,
[10:51.78]many of these Chinese people became successful as market gardeners,
[10:54.81]许多在市场上交易的中国人成为了成功的园丁.
[10:57.84]growing and selling vegetables,while others set up small factories.
[11:00.96]种植和出售蔬菜,同时另一些人建立了小工厂.
[11:04.08]Among the first settlers,
[11:05.81]在第一批移民者当中,
[11:07.53]the Chinese were more skilled¹⁶ at setting¹⁷ up and running businesses.
[11:10.32]华人更熟练建立流动的生意.
[11:13.10]During World War Two many New Zealanders came to China.
[11:15.98]在第二次世界大战其间,许多新西兰人来到中国

[11:18.87]Writers,such as James Bertram from Wellington,travelled through China.
[11:22.10]例如,作家James Bertram 是来自惠灵顿,他旅行通过中国.
[11:25.32]Just like Edgar Snow,he interviewed Mao Zedong and wrote books about China.
[11:28.85]正如 Edgar Snow,他接见了毛泽东而且写了有关中国的书.
[11:32.38]In Hebei Province,Kathleen Hall,
[11:34.56]在河北省,Kathleen Hall,
[11:36.74]Kathleen Hall,known to Chinese people as "Nurse Ho"ran a small hospital.
[11:40.28]经营这家小医院以"模范护士"而出名.
[11:43.82]She often worked together with Doctor Norman Bethune,
[11:46.25]她经常和Norman Bethune医生一起工作,
[11:48.68]whose International Peace Hospital was nearby.
[11:51.11]国际和平医院就在她们的附近.
[11:53.53]The most famous"kiwi"in China was Rewi Alley¹⁸.
[11:56.32]在中国最出名的是新西兰人是
[11:59.10]Rewi AlleyHe lived in China for more than 60 years of his life.
[12:01.63]他的一生在中国生活超过60年.
[12:04.17]In wartime China,
[12:05.75]中国战争时期,
[12:07.33]he helped to keep the Chinese economy¹⁹ going and build New China.
[12:10.15]他有助于维持中国的经济而且建立新的中国。
[12:12.97]He came to China in the 1920s and first worked in Shanghai
[12:16.25]1920年,他来到中国并首先在上海工作.
[12:19.53]where he worked on creating better working conditions in factories.
[12:21.90]他在工厂都能创造更好工作环境
[12:24.28]From 1938 he travelled all over China
[12:26.96]自1938年走遍中国
[12:29.64]to help workers set up Gung Ho Industrial Cooperatives²⁰.
[12:32.56]去帮助工人建立同心协力的工业合作.
[12:35.49]Organising Gung Ho and in that way helping²¹ the Chinese economy
[12:38.66]组织同心协力那样的方法来帮助中国的经济。
[12:41.84]to keep going was important if China was to win the war against Japan.
[12:45.47]中国同日本的战争是否能赢，维持经济是很重要的
[12:49.10]In the 1940s
[12:50.68]在1940年
[12:52.26]he opened the Shandan Technical School in northern Gansu Province.
[12:55.34]在北方的甘萧省，他创办山丹技术学校。
[12:58.42]The school developed a new way of teaching²² skills.
[13:01.01]这个学校发明一种新的教学方法。
[13:03.60]Half of the time,students worked,
[13:05.57]学生半天时间工作，
[13:07.54]while they still spent half days at school.
[13:09.67]他们仍然花半天在学习
[13:11.80]This kind of school was just what China needed at that time.
[13:14.59]在那时中国恰好需要这种教学方法。
[13:17.39]During his life,Rewi Alley wrote and translated many books.
[13:20.56]他的一生中，
[13:23.74]In 1977 the Chinese government honoured him for his work
[13:26.86]在1977年，中国政府给予他荣誉
[13:29.98]helping the Chinese people for more than 50 years.
[13:32.20]帮助是中国人民超过50年。
[13:34.42]Over the past 10-15 years,
[13:36.55]10—15年过后，
[13:38.68]large numbers of Chinese students have travelled to New Zealand
[13:41.36]大多数学生都到新西兰去旅行
[13:44.03]to study at university there.
[13:46.00]到那里的大学学习。
[13:47.98]Their time in New Zealand is an unforgettable²³ experience,
[13:50.65]他们在新西兰的那段时间，是令人难忘的经历，
[13:53.33]which builds strong bridges of friendship between the two countries.
[13:58.56]两国之间建立了坚固的友谊桥梁