J: have you ever been in an earthquake? M: yes, I experienced one when I was in Tokyo once. The tremors only lasted a few seconds though and then it was over. J: do you know where it measured on the Richter scale? M: I don't remember, but it wasn't v

发表于:2018-11-30 / 阅读(102) / 评论(0) 分类 生活英语情景口语

The financial problems in the US are a worry not just to the United States. Many countries throughout the world will be affected. How will New Zealand be affected? Both the Prime Minister, Helen Clark, and the leader of the National Party, John Key,

发表于:2018-12-05 / 阅读(66) / 评论(0) 分类 新西兰英语

New Zealand Post has issued two stamps of Prince William and his fiance Catherine Middleton. One is a formal photo where they are standing side by side. He is wearing a jacket and tie. She has her hand on his sleeve. Her hand shows the engagement rin

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Auckland Unleashed is the name of the new discussion paper. It is 220 pages long but you can see a quick video of statistics about Auckland at Auckland Discussion Paper. Some of these statistics are positive but many are negative. The statistics give

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Experts See Closer Link Between Earthquakes and Oil Drilling 专家称地震和石油钻探关系密切 Since 2009, earthquake activity has greatly increased in the central and eastern United States. A new report from U.S. earthquake experts links dr

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April 18, 1906, California's San Andreas Fault snaps, shaking San Francisco for nearly 60 terrifying seconds .When the trembling stops, the disaster is only beginning. Gas lines rupture, setting off massive fires, some 700 people die. Most of the ci

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More and more people are growing their own fruit and vegetables at home with garden centres around the country reporting an increase in the sales of vegetable plants. While gardening has always been a popular pastime in New Zealand, vegetable gardens

发表于:2018-12-31 / 阅读(127) / 评论(0) 分类 新西兰英语

The government has set up a new department called the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority or CERA. The job of CERA is to rebuild Christchurch. CERA will exist for just five years. It will have a staff of 50, mostly from other government departme

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Cyclone Yasi, a category 5 cyclone, hit the coast of northern Queensland yesterday. Winds up to 290 km per hour caused damage to houses, yachts in harbours, power lines, trees and crops. Heavy rain caused flooding. High waves washed over the land. Th

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This week, the leaders of both main political parties gave their plans if they win the election later this year. John Key, the leader of the Opposition (the National Party) talked about young people and crime. The Prime Minister, Helen Clark, talked

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The Prime Minister, Helen Clark, went to Germany after the Commonwealth Heads of Government conference. In Germany she made a speech about the environment and what New Zealand is doing to reduce carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Even though New Zeala

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The PPTA is holding their annual conference this week. PPTA means Post-Primary Teachers Association and it is the union for high school teachers. Discussion today was about the Labour governments plan, called Schools Plus, for keeping all young peopl

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The Tertiary Education Commission (the TEC) announced the funding for polytechs and universities for the next 3 years. The TEC is the government organisation responsible for tertiary institutions like polytechs and universities so this is government

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Three companies want to build big dairy farms in the centre of the South Island called the Mackenzie Country. This is a beautiful part of New Zealand with lakes and mountains. It is near Mt Cook, Lake Tekapo, Lake Pukaki and Lake Ohau. If you drive t

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地震提醒加州人预备应对灾难 A series of moderate earthquakes that rocked Los Angeles recently have reminded residents to be ready for a disaster. Safety experts say every household needs a plan, supplies of food and water, and emergency e

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Monday 19th January is Anniversary Day for Wellington and Southland. Each province has an Anniversary Day holiday to remember the day that the first Europeans arrived there to settle and live there. In Southland, the Anniversary is a celebration of w

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CCTV reporter Ai Yang has also talked with Longtoushan residents, who shared their stories. I was preparing to cook around four p.m. when the ground started to shake. I was so nervous and firmly held on to a desk. But the desk fell over and so did I.

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The death toll from the 6.5-magnitude quake that rocked Southwest Chinas Yunnan Province on Sunday has risen to 589. More than 2,400 are injured and another nine are reported missing. Rescuers are risking their lives to clear roads, restore communica

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作为英语中的一个不太起眼的变体,新西兰英语其实也有100多年的历史了。但在英语中,New Zealandism(新西兰典型用语)一词直到20世纪50年代才首次出现。1966年,英语中甚至还出现了一个可取

发表于:2019-02-18 / 阅读(67) / 评论(0) 分类 英文语法词汇

据美国地质勘探局地震信息网消息,此次地震震中位于萨马岛南部吉万镇以东106公里处,震源深度34.9公里,震级为7.9级。另据菲律宾火山地震研究所消息,此次地震为7.7级,震中位于萨马岛吉

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