Unit 19 New Zealand

Many people will sleep and eat on the marae during these three days and share their memories of the dead person.

許多人還會在這3天期間吃住在集會地，以共同悼念亡人。

Unit 19 New Zealand

New Zealand is an impotant agricultural country with a small population. In size it is bigger than Guangdong Province, yet has a much smaller population.

新西蘭是一個人口很少的重要的農業國。新西蘭的面積比廣東省大，但人口卻少得多。

Unit 19 New Zealand

In 1893 New Zealand was the first nation in modern times to allow women to vote, long before many other countries.

3年，新西蘭是第一個在近代就允許婦女參加選舉的國家，這比許多其他國家要早得多。

Unit 19 New Zealand

In 1898 a law was passed which meant that all people above a certain age were paid a weekly old-age pension.

1898年通過了一項法令，規定一定年齡以上的人全都可以按周領取"老年養老金。

Unit 19 New Zealand

However, in recent times the old-age pension has only been paid to the poorest people because there has been an increase in the number of people out of work.189

然而陽近一段時間，老年養老金只付給那些最窮的人，因為失業的人數一直在增長。

Unit 19 New Zealand

Most of the cattle farming is in North Island.

畜牧業大部分在北島。

Unit 19 New Zealand

Sheep farms are found on the more hilly South Island.

但在多山的南島丘陵地區人們也會發現牧羊場。

Unit 19 New Zealand

There are about 50 million sheep in New Zealand, about 14 sheep for every New Zealander!

在新西蘭大約有5000萬只羊，每個新西蘭人擁有14只羊左右！

Unit 19 New Zealand

The main exports of the country are wool, lamb, beef, butter, forest products, fruit and vegetables.

這個國家的主要出口產品有羊毛、羔羊、牛肉、黃油、林木制品、水果與蔬菜。

Unit 19 New Zealand

Ships carry live sheep to markets in he Middle East where they are killed at festivals.

輪船將活羊運送到中東市場供兇日宰殺。

Unit 19 New Zealand

Some farmers have turned to keeping deer, and there are now about 3,000 deer farms in the country.

一些農場主已轉向養鹿業，現在該國已有大約3000個養鹿場。

Unit 19 New Zealand

The deer are farmed for their meat and fur, which are then shipped to many other countries.

飼養鹿的目的是為了獲取鹿的肉皮，然后鹿皮會被輪船運往許多別的國家。

Unit 19 New Zealand

Goats are also kept. Apart from their milk, the wool from their coats is used in expensive clothing.

除了獲取羊奶之外，從羊皮上剪下的羊毛還用來制作昂貴的服裝。

Unit 19 New Zealand

New Zealand wine is of high quality and is sold all over the world.

新西蘭的葡萄酒質量很高，銷往世界各地。

Unit 19 New Zealand

Living in a country with plenty of space and a good climate, New Zealanders love all kinds of sport.

由于生活在一個幅員遼闊而氣候宜人的國家里，新西蘭人熱愛各種各樣的運動。

Unit 19 New Zealand

In summer, people like to go sailing, swimming, horse-riding, and rock-climbing in the mountains.

夏天，人們喜歡去揚帆航行、游泳、騎馬，還到山里去攀巖。

Unit 19 New Zealand

The main school holidays are from mid-December till early February when the days are long and warm.

學校主要的假期從12月中旬起至第二年的2月初為止，這段時間白晝很長，氣候也暖和。

Unit 19 New Zealand

Many families spend this at a cottage by the seaside or go camping in the hills or on the coast.

許多家庭會在海濱的小屋里度過這段時光，或到小山坡上或在海岸邊野營度假。

Unit 19 New Zealand

New Zealand, with its natural beauty, mountains, rivers and National Parks, attracts tourists from all over the world.

新西蘭以其自然風光、群山、河流以及國家公園，吸引著世界各地的游人。

Unit 19 New Zealand

North Island is famous for an area of hot springs, some of which throw hot water high into the air.

北島以其溫泉區而聞名，其中有一些溫泉將熱水高高地噴向空中。

Unit 19 New Zealand

Some of this heat near the earth's surfact is used to make electricity.

靠近地表的一部分熱量已被用來發電。

Unit 19 New Zealand

As in Australia, the first settlers found many strange birds and animals that exist nowhere else in the world.

正如在澳大利亞一樣，第一批移民發現了許多在世界別的地方不存在的珍奇鳥類與動物。

Unit 19 New Zealand

Some types of birds cannot fly.

有些種類的鳥不會飛。

Unit 19 New Zealand

This is because they had no natural enemies until the arrival of humans and therefore did not need to develop flying wings.

這是因為人類到達這里之前，這些鳥沒有天敵，因此，它們不需要發育飛行的翅膀。

Unit 19 New Zealand

The kiwi, which is New Zealand's national bird, is one of these types of flightless birds.

幾維，新西蘭的國鳥，就是這些不能飛行的鳥類當中的一種。

Unit 20 Gandhi

He was called Bapu, meaning father - because he was the father of the Indian nation of the twentieth century.

他被人們稱為巴普，意國是父親--因為他是20世紀的印度民族之父。

Unit 20 Gandhi

Even before India won independence from its British rulers, it was clear that Gandhi was the key figure and leader in the struggle of 380 million Indians to govern themselves.

甚至在印度從英國統治下獲得獨立之前，在3。8億印度人民爭取自治的斗爭中，甘地很顯然是位關鍵人物與領袖。

Unit 20 Gandhi

Mohandas Gandhi was born in India in 1869 and was married at the age of 13, following local custom.

莫漢達斯·甘地1869年出生于印度，按照當地的風俗，他13歲時就結了婚。

Unit 20 Gandhi

In September 1888 at the age of 19, he sailed to England and after three years' study became a lawyer.

1888年9月，他19歲時乘船去了英國，并在3年的學習之后成為一名律師。

Unit 20 Gandhi

On his return to India he had the chance to travel to South Africa to work on a law case.

一回到印度，他就得到一個去南非辦理一樁法律案件的機會。