高中英语人教版2000年高三下06

[03:39.00]叔叔，婶婶，祖父母和其他亲戚
[03:41.68]may come to stay with the family for long periods.
[03:44.10]来和他们的家人住很长一段时间。
[03:46.53]Maori families enjoy sharing what they own and looking after one another.
[03:49.76]毛利人的家庭都喜欢分享他们拥有的东西，也乐意互相照顾。
[03:52.99]The common meeting place for Maori is on the marae,
[03:55.22]毛利人在广场上开普通的会议，
[03:57.45]an area of land with a meeting house,
[04:02.31]where all the important events take place.
[04:04.38]所有很重要的事件在一个会议厅里面举行。
[04:06.44]This is how they keep their way of life alive.
[04:08.62]他们就是这样保持自己的生活方式。
[04:10.80]Maori children are taught at an early age what
[04:15.35]to do when they come to the marae.
[04:17.12]毛利人的小孩子很小的时候就被送到麦利会堂去受教育。
[04:18.90]Special days for Maori are called"huis".
[04:21.47]毛利人特殊的日子叫"huis"。
[04:24.05]A "hui" may be a wedding,burial or conference.
[04:26.67]"hui" 可能是婚礼，葬礼或者是讨论会。
[04:29.30]The happier events are marked with speeches,singing and dancing.
[04:32.48]比较开心的事就会用演讲，唱歌和跳舞做记号。
[04:35.67]When someone dies,all the relations,old and young,
[04:38.24]当有人死了，所有老的少的亲戚，
[04:40.82]come to the marae for the Maori burial service.
[04:43.65]去到麦利会参加毛利人的葬礼。
[04:46.48]Maori believe that the spirit stays with the body for three days,
[04:49.31]毛利人相信一个死人的精神能够保持三天，
[04:52.13]so during this time someone always stays with the dead person.
[04:55.11]所以，在这三天之内会有人守着那个死的人。
[04:58.08]Many people will sleep and eat on the marae
[05:00.46]许多人在麦利会睡觉和吃饭，
[05:02.84]during these three days and share their memories of the dead person.
[05:05.92]在这三天之内，共同悼念亡人。
[05:09.00]Lesson 74 1 Reading comprehension
[05:12.42]第七十四课 1 阅读理解
[05:15.85]Read the text fast.Then write these headings over the correct section.
[05:19.09]快速朗读文章，然后在段落上写上正确的标题。
[05:22.32]Agriculture Wildlife Sports and free time Politics,Natural beauty
[05:26.86]农业 野生动植物 运动和自由时间 政治  自然美
[05:31.39]NEW ZEALAND
[05:32.71]新西兰
[05:34.03]New Zealand is an important agricultural country with a small population.
[05:36.67]新西兰是一个人口很少但重要的农业国。
[05:39.30]In size it is bigger than Guangdong Province,
[05:43.25]yet has a much smaller population.
[05:45.33]新西兰面积比广东省要大，而人口却少得多。
[05:47.40]In 1893 New Zealand was the first nation in modern times
[05:50.54]在近代，1893年新西兰成为第一个国家
[05:53.67]to allow women to vote,long before many other countries.
[05:56.60]允许妇女选票，很久以前许多其他的国家。
[05:59.52]In 1898 a law was passed which meant that all people above a certain age
[06:03.21]1898年通过了一项法律，规定一定年龄以上的人
[06:06.89]were paid a weekly:"old-age pension".
[06:09.16]全部按周付给“老年退休金”。
[06:11.44]However,in recent times
[06:13.47]然而，在近时，
[06:15.51]the "old-age pension"has only been paid to the poorest people
[06:18.14]“老年退休金”只发给那些最穷的人，
[06:20.76]because there has been an increase in the number of people out of work.
[06:23.44]因为增加了一大批失业人员。
[06:26.12]Most of the cattle farming is in North Island.
[06:28.49]大部分的牛农场在北岛。
[06:30.87]Sheep farms are found on the more hilly South Island.
[06:33.69]发现羊农场在多山的南岛上。
[06:36.51]There are about 50 million sheep in New Zealand,
[06:39.15]新西兰大约有5千万绵羊。
[06:41.79]about 14 sheep for every New Zealander!
[06:44.22]每天大约要14头羊供应给新西兰人。
[06:46.65]The main exports of the country are wool,lamb,beef,
[06:50.23]这个国家出口的主要是毛织品，小羊，牛肉，
[06:53.81]butter,forest products,fruit and vegetables.
[06:56.73]牛油，林木产品，水果和蔬菜。
[06:59.66]Ships carry live sheep to markets in the Middle East
[07:02.28]船把羊运到中东的市场
[07:04.91]where they are killed at festivals.
[07:06.79]在喜庆的日子被杀掉。
[07:08.67]Some farmers have turned to keeping deer,
[07:10.79]有些牧场主已经转到养鹿了，
[07:12.90]and there are now about 3,000 deer farms in the country.