新西兰英语 813 Names for North and South Islands
英语课
The Geographic 1 Board wants New Zealanders to choose whether to use a Maori or an English name for the North and South Islands. The Board has recommended 2 this to the Land Information Minister, Maurice Williamson. It is now his decision. If he agrees, we will have a choice. We can either use the Maori or the English name. Already we have a choice for a few other places.
Before the Europeans settled 3 in New Zealand, Maori had their own names for places. Many of those Maori names are still used, especially for rivers and rural 4 areas. Most small towns have only a Maori name.
Listen to April 22nd 2009 to hear more about this.
Vocabulary
?Geographic Board – a group of 10 experts who decide about place names
?recommended – made a strong suggestion
?rural – country areas (opposite: urban)
1 geographic
adj.地理学的，地理的
- The city's success owes much to its geographic position. 这座城市的成功很大程度上归功于它的地理位置。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Environmental problems pay no heed to these geographic lines. 环境问题并不理会这些地理界限。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法
2 recommended
被推荐的
- The committee has recommended that the training program (should) be improved. 委员会建议培训计划应当改进。
- The hotel he recommended fell far short of our expectations. 他推荐的饭店与我们心目中的相去甚远。