新西兰英语国家概况.ppt
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新西兰英语国家概况.ppt
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XVI.NewZealandInChapterXVIwearegoingtostudy16.1Introduction16.2Geography16.3History16.4GovernmentandPolitics16.5Maoritanga16.6Economy16.1IntroductionOfficialnameNewZealandCapitalWellington惠灵顿惠灵顿Area270,534sqkm(ThesizeofthecountryissimilartoBritainorJapan.)Population4,173,460(July2008est.)Ireland:
Area:
70,282sq.kmPopulation:
4,156,119(July2008est.)Largestcities,withpopulationAuckland5C:
klEnd奥克兰奥克兰1,313,200(2008,31percentofthecountryspopulation)Wellington惠灵顿惠灵顿370,100(2005)Christchurch克赖斯特彻奇克赖斯特彻奇;基督城基督城367,800(2005)EthnicgroupsEuropean75percentMaori15percentPacificIslander5percentOther(includingAsian)5percentLanguagesEnglish(official),Maori(official),Polynesianlanguages波利尼西亚语波利尼西亚语InApril2006,NewZealandbecamethefirstcountrytodeclaresignlanguage,thelanguageofthedeafcommunity,asanofficiallanguage,alongsideEnglishandMaori.ReligionProtestant24percentAnglican圣公会21percentRomanCatholic13percentBuddhist1percentNonreligious13percentOther(includingJewishandHindu)28percentNationalFlagofNewZealand:
theUnionJackandthestarsoftheSouthernCross南十字星座南十字星座NationalFlagofAustralia16.2Geography16.2.1TheGeographicalFeatures:
NewZealandisintheSouthernPacificOcean,halfwaybetweentheequatorandtheSouthPole.ItislocatedwithintheRingofFire,aregionencirclingthePacificOceanwherethemovementoftectonicplates板块板块leadstovolcanicandseismic5saIzmIk地震地震activity.TheRingofFireTheRingofFireisazoneoffrequentearthquakesandvolcaniceruptionsthatencirclesthebasinofthePacificOcean.90%oftheworldsearthquakesoccuralongtheRingofFire.Itisadirectconsequenceofplatetectonics板板块构造块构造andthemovementandcollisionsofcrustal地壳的地壳的plates.Ithastwomainislands:
NorthIslandandSouthIsland.MtCook:
thehighestpeak,3,754metershigh;LakeTaupo:
thelargestlake,covering606sqkm;itis40kmlongand27kmwide.Inthesurroundingareaarenumerousgeysersandhotsprings.TheClutha:
thelargestriver,336kmlongintheSouthIsland.16.2.2Climate:
TheclimateofNewZealandisgenerallytemperate,butbecausethecountryrunsnorthsouth,theclimateisvaried.MountCookLakeTaupositsincentralNorthIsland.Itcovers606sqkm;itis40kmlongand27kmwide.Inthesurroundingareaarenumerousgeysersandhotsprings.LakeTaupoTheClutha:
thelargestriverinNewZealandTheCluthaLadyKnoxGeyser:
ThenorthcentralregionofNewZealandsNorthIslandisanareaofactivevolcanism.Inadditiontothreeactivevolcanoes,therearegeysers,liketheLadyKnoxGeyser,mudpools,andhotsprings.AucklandAucklandsSkyTower:
TheSkyTower,whichopenedin1997,formspartoftheSkyCitycasino,hotel,andshoppingcomplexoverlookingAucklandsnaturalWaitemataHarbour.At328metershigh,itisNewZealandstallestbuilding.Christchurch:
thelargestcityonNewZealandsSouthIsland,isanimportanttransportation,manufacturing,andeducationcenter.Severalinstitutionsofhigherlearningarelocatedhere.16.2.3PlantsandAnimals:
ManyofNewZealandsnativefloweringplantsareunique.Arichvarietyoftrees,treeferns,groundferns,mossesandotherplantsmakeup“thebush”,asNewZealanderscalltheirforests.Besides,NewZealandhas250speciesofbirdsincludingthekiwi,aNewZealandbirdwithalongbeakandhair-likefeathers,whichcannotfly.ItisthenationalsymbolofNewZealandandNewZealandersrefertothemselvesasKiwis.TreeFern:
NewZealandsimpressivetreeferncangrowtoatoweringheightof15meters.Withmorethan150fernspeciesgrowinginNewZealand,theplanthasbecomeanationalsymbol.Thebrownkiwi,relatedtoemu,isasmall,flightlessbirdfoundonlyintheforestandscrubareasofNewZealand.Itisnamedforitscall,whichsoundslikekee-wee.Itfeedsprimarilyoninsects,spiders,worms,seeds,andfruits.KiwiFruit16.3HistoryMaoricamebetween1,000and3,000yearsagoEuropeanscameinthe17thcenturySigningoftheTreatyofWaitangi1840waitB:
Ni16.3.1Before1840ThefirstpeopletosettleNewZealandweretheancestorsoftheMaori毛利人毛利人,whoarethoughttohavecalledtheislandsAotearoa(“LandoftheLongWhiteCloud”).TheMaoriwerepartofthespreadofPolynesianpeoples玻利尼西亚人玻利尼西亚人acrossthefar-flungislandsofthePacificOceanbetween1,000and3,000yearsago.TheEuropeanhistorybeginsinthe17thcentury.AbelTasman:
aDutchnavigator,thefirstEuropeantovisitNewZealandin1642CaptainJamesCook:
thefirstEnglishmantovisitNewZealandin176916.3.2TheTreatyofWaitangi1840TheTreatyofWaitangiwassignedon6thFebruary,1840byGovernorWilliamHobsonand50Maorichiefs.BythetermsoftheTreaty,GreatBritainformallyproclaimedsovereigntyovertheislandandagreedtorespectthelandownershiprightsoftheMaori,whoplacedthemselvesundertheprotectionoftheBritishgovernment.February6thisnowcelebratedasNewZealandsNationalDayWaitangiDay威坦哲日威坦哲日,怀唐伊日怀唐伊日。
16.3.3After1840SettlementofNewZealandfromtheBritishIslesandAustraliabeganinearnestafterthesigningoftheTreatyofWaitangi.TheEuropeanpopulationofNewZealandgrewfromabout1,000inthe1830stonearly60,000in1858,andthenrocketedto500,000bytheearly1880s.LikeAustralia,foralongtime,NewZealandhadfollowedthepolicyofBritainanddependedonBritainforprotection.YetduringandaftertheSecondWorldWar,NewZealandbegantoshiftitsa
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