新西兰英语 631 years of Korean and New Zealand Friendship
英语课
In 1962, South Korea and New Zealand officially became friends. The two countries established diplomatic relations and in 1971, New Zealand established an embassy in Seoul. In fact, New Zealand supported South Korea during the Korean War in the 1950s by sending 6,000 soldiers to help fight. Forty-five New Zealand soldiers died during that war.
Auckland and Busan are sister cities. Christchurch and Songpa District of Seoul are also sister cities.
Korea is an important trading partner for New Zealand. We export logs, aluminium 1, beef, kiwi fruit, dairy products and seafood 2 to Korea. We import cars, electronic goods and machinery 3 from Korea.
A number of Korean tourists visit New Zealand each year and many international students study here. Korean young people can apply for a working holiday visa in New Zealand and vice 4 versa.
About 30,000 Koreans live here in New Zealand. Most of those are in Auckland.
This year, the two countries will celebrate 50 years of friendship in a number of ways including cooperation in making films. A group of talented Korean musicians and acrobatic dancers are giving a concert in Wellington on Friday. They have already performed in Auckland and Christchurch where they gave a wonderful performance.
Vocabulary
established diplomatic relations – the Prime Ministers visit each other, trade officials visit etc.
established an embassy – started an embassy
logs – trunks of trees
aluminium (Br Eng)- aluminum 5 (Am Eng)
vice versa – the opposite i.e. New Zealand young people can apply for a working holiday visa in Korea
cooperation – work together
talented – clever, skilful
n.铝 (=aluminum)
- Aluminium looks heavy but actually it is very light.铝看起来很重，实际上却很轻。
- If necessary, we can use aluminium instead of steel.如果必要，我们可用铝代钢。
n.海产食品，海味，海鲜
- There's an excellent seafood restaurant near here.离这儿不远有家非常不错的海鲜馆。
- Shrimps are a popular type of seafood.小虾是比较普遍的一种海味。
n.(总称)机械，机器；机构
- Has the machinery been put up ready for the broadcast?广播器材安装完毕了吗？
- Machinery ought to be well maintained all the time.机器应该随时注意维护。
n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的
- He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
- They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。