新西兰英语 374 New Minister of Women’s Affairs
The Prime Minister, John Key, has chosen Hekia Parata to replace Pansy Wong. Ms Parata has also been given three Associate Minister positions: Associate Minister of ACC, Energy and Resources, and Community and Voluntary Sector 1.
She has only been an MP for two years but the Prime Minister is very impressed with her. She stood as a National candidate in the Mana by-election and although she didn’t win, a large number of people voted for her. She said she will stand in the Mana electorate 2 again in the next elections and thinks she will win next time. At the moment she is a list MP.
She has an impressive background. She is Maori and comes from Ruatoria near Gisborne. She has a Masters degree from Waikato University and also studied at Oxford 3 and Harvard universities. She is a successful business woman. In the past she has held many senior positions in the public service such as the Ministry 4 of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry for the Environment. She also finds time for long distance running and cycling.
Questions
Pansy Wong and her husband will repay $237 each for their trip to China where they were involved in business. She has apologized for using taxpayer 5 money for this trip. Do you think she should get another chance to be a Minister in the future?
The Minister of the Community and Voluntary Sector is Tariana Turia. This is a new Ministry. What will this Ministry do?
- The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。
- The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。
- The government was responsible to the electorate.政府对全体选民负责。
- He has the backing of almost a quarter of the electorate.他得到了几乎1/4选民的支持。
- At present he has become a Professor of Chemistry at Oxford.他现在已是牛津大学的化学教授了。
- This is where the road to Oxford joins the road to London.这是去牛津的路与去伦敦的路的汇合处。
- They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
- We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。