时间:2019-02-25 作者:英语课 分类:新西兰英语


英语课

   Sir Paul Reeves died after a short illness yesterday, aged 1 78. He was Governor-General of New Zealand from 1985 to 1990, the first Maori Governor-General. There will be a state funeral later this week to honour him.


  He was an unusual choice for Governor-General as he was not a military man or a judge; he was the Archbishop of New Zealand for the Anglican Church. He was also a man who was not afraid to say what he thought about government policies. In 1981, he protested 2 against the Springbok Rugby Tour. While he was Governor-General he said publically that he thought the government policies were making a more unequal society, with the gap 3 between the rich and poor getting wider. The Prime 4 Minister at that time, David Lange, was not happy about the Governor-General criticizing 5 the government.
  Sir Paul Reeves was also unusual because he came from a working class family. His father was a tram driver in Wellington. His mother was Maori from the Taranaki area. As a young man, Paul studied at the Victoria University of Wellington.
  After 1990, he represented the Anglican church at the United Nations for three years. He was chairman of the Nelson Mandela Trust in South Africa and worked to bring back democracy 6 in Fiji. In New Zealand, he worked for Maori rights. In 2007, he was given the Order of New Zealand, which is the highest honour in this country.
  Listen to March 8th 2011 to hear about the next Governor-General after Sir Anand Satyanand retires.
  Note:
  The Springbok Tour of New Zealand in 1981 caused a great deal of conflict within our country. The Springboks is the name of the South African Rugby team. Many New Zealanders did not want this team to play here because of their policy of apartheid – i.e. separation of black and white people.
  Questions
  The Governor-General is the Queen’s representative in New Zealand. What qualities should a Governor-General have?
  Should a Governor-General show his or her political beliefs? Does the Queen show her political beliefs?

adj.年老的,陈年的
  • He had put on weight and aged a little.他胖了,也老点了。
  • He is aged,but his memory is still good.他已年老,然而记忆力还好。
v.声明( protest的过去式和过去分词 );坚决地表示;申辩
  • He protested he was being cheated of his rightful share. 他提出抗议说他被人骗取了他依法应得的份额。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Amy protested she was being cheated of her rightful share. 艾米提出抗议,说有人骗取了她依法应得的份额。 来自《简明英汉词典》
n.缺口;间隔;差距;不足,缺陷
  • We must see that there is no gap in our defence.我们必须确保我们的防御没有漏洞。
  • There is a gap of five miles between towns.镇与镇之间相隔五英里。
adj.首要的,主要的;最好的,第一流的
  • The prime minister spoke of the general insecurity in the country.总理谈到了全国普遍存在的不安全。
  • He met with the Prime Minister of Japan for an hour.他和日本首相会见了一个小时。
v.评论,批评( criticize的现在分词 )
  • He committed the cardinal sin of criticizing his teammates. 他犯了指责队友的大错。
  • She's always criticizing her husband for being sloppy. 她总是指责她的丈夫做事马虎。 来自《简明英汉词典》
n.民主政治,民主制度;民主精神,民主作风
  • Democracy is based on good will and mutual understanding.民主建立在善意和相互理解的基础上。
  • Did democracy have its beginnings in Athens? 民主制度是创始于雅典吗?
学英语单词
abnormal termination abort
Acomatacarus major
allantoicase
amoureuse
antifoundational
banausic
bathurst
Blerick
bracket light
car mirror
centre of dispersal
cepheid variables
ceramic DIP
chamazulenogene
chloranilate
circuit tester
coeruleum thymolis
coordiator
copyright infringement
cortex granati
cosyntropin
counter-clockwise angle
court trusts
cover type map
cupressus arizonicas
cylinder band
declaimeth
deener
dense-graded asphalt concrete
Deutzia nanchuanensis
diesel reduction drive
different diameter roll type husker
distribution account of national income
double-occupancy
draw beam
dustbathing
enprisoning
fitted value
fractional digit
gastricisin
georg ohm
goatburger
guinea keets
Herzegowina
high muckety-muck
Hopf mapping
hypoventilating
Ijesa-Tedo
infrahepatic
kerin
macphersonite
matrimony vines
memorialis hirta (bl.) wedd.
metallic hydrogen
milk tanker transporter
miniseriess
misrepresentation of health information
mother-fuckers
mountain-making movement
neon filledtube
Ness, River
objective analysis value
Oosterdijk
opening of the telescope
overall logic
pearl knitting
periaqueduct
policy credibility
polychromatic light
potassium cobalto-nitrite
Potentilla nervosa
powdered vulcanized rubber
Przysucha
recovery process
red flower
rediverted
relapseth
retroarcs
rexman
Ruhinda
saddle friction-plates
second-string
single-speeds
stealings
stop valve spindle
structural component
supmmeatai triangle
thermal initiation
thermal underwears
topographic interpretation
trapezium segment
trial-for-ignition period
UKBA
umbworld
unbind
uniquely defining class
vehide currency
veiniest
wasn't
witnessest
xenogenesis
Yagi-Uda array