A:Hey! How was your first day of class? Im in level two and Im loving my class this semester! Its great being in a class of international students! B:Mine was ok, except that no one in my class speaks English. I guess it will force me to converse in

发表于:2018-12-25 / 阅读(71) / 评论(0) 分类 纯正地道美语

When the Labour government bought Kiwi Rail last year (see May 10 2008) the National Party said this was a big mistake. However, now the National government has to find some money to improve the trains. Today, we heard that the government will spend

发表于:2018-12-31 / 阅读(67) / 评论(0) 分类 新西兰英语

KiwiRail announced this week that it will close the railway from Gisborne to Napier. Heavy rain in March last year washed out 3km of railway line. The line has not been repaired partly because it was difficult to reach. KiwiRail decided that it would

发表于:2018-12-31 / 阅读(80) / 评论(0) 分类 新西兰英语

Beginners. I know that you podlisteners have heard about my trip to New Zealand, but, I'm afraid, you will have to hear more. There is much more to tell. One of the things that it is interesting to learn about when you go to another country, is the w

发表于:2019-01-16 / 阅读(70) / 评论(0) 分类 英语博客 A cup of English

During the past two weeks, Parliament has been in urgency. That means they sit every day until late in the evenings and they even had a session last Saturday. Usually Parliament sits Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, although MPs meet for committee

发表于:2019-01-27 / 阅读(59) / 评论(0) 分类 新西兰英语

The economy continues to be a major concern globally but also to New Zealand. We are especially affected by what happens in Australia, partly because our major banks are Australian owned. In the last few days, the US and European countries have moved

发表于:2019-01-27 / 阅读(83) / 评论(0) 分类 新西兰英语

Todd: So, Mark, when people think of Americans they often think of the hot dog and when they think of Japan they think of sushi. What are the foods that people associate with New Zealand? Mark: According to a lot of the Japanese students that I know

发表于:2019-01-30 / 阅读(105) / 评论(0) 分类 英语访谈对话

Todd: So, Mark, what do Kiwis like to do in the summer? Mark: Yeah, I think the first thing for some people to realise is that Christmas is midsummer in New Zealand. Todd: Oh nice! Mark: So Kiwis combine Christmas holiday and New Year holiday with a

发表于:2019-01-30 / 阅读(88) / 评论(0) 分类 英语访谈对话

Todd: So, Mark, when people think of Americans they often think of the hot dog and when they think of Japan they think of sushi. What are the foods that people associate with New Zealand? Mark: According to a lot of the Japanese students that I know

发表于:2019-02-04 / 阅读(56) / 评论(0) 分类 原版英语对话1000个

Todd: So, Mark, what do Kiwis like to do in the summer? Mark: Yeah, I think the first thing for some people to realise is that Christmas is midsummer in New Zealand. Todd: Oh nice! Mark: So kiwis combine Christmas holiday and New Year holiday with a

发表于:2019-02-04 / 阅读(62) / 评论(0) 分类 原版英语对话1000个

The disabled skier, Adam Hall, won the slalom skiing in the Paralympics in Vancouver today. He fell on his second run but had such a fast time on his first run that he still won the gold medal. Adam Hall has spina bifida which makes it difficult for

发表于:2019-02-06 / 阅读(73) / 评论(0) 分类 新西兰英语

Todd: So, Monica, you are from New Zealand. Monica: Yes, that's right. Todd: So, for people going to New Zealand, what would you recommend? What are three or four places that you must see in New Zealand? Monica: Oh, OK, three or four places you must

发表于:2019-02-07 / 阅读(75) / 评论(0) 分类 原版英语对话1000个

Todd: So Kate, can you talk about growing up in New Zealand, what its like? Kate: Growing up in New Zealand is very free. Kids have a lot more freedom that kids in other countries: we can.. obviously we go to school from 5 years and until 16 years ol

发表于:2019-02-09 / 阅读(84) / 评论(0) 分类 原版英语对话1000个

Regular petrol 91 octane is now $2 a litre well, $1.99.9. Although this price is high, in July 2008 it reached $2.19. At that time, the price of a barrel of oil was higher and the kiwi dollar was lower. Now the price of oil is around $100 a barrel an

发表于:2019-02-13 / 阅读(76) / 评论(0) 分类 新西兰英语

Michael Cullen was Deputy Prime Minister for nine years under the Labour government led by Helen Clark. He has announced that he will leave Parliament at the end of April. Like Helen Clark, he has been an MP since 1981. He was Finance Minister during

发表于:2019-02-17 / 阅读(65) / 评论(0) 分类 新西兰英语

Three finance companies are planning to merge to become a bank. At the moment, there is no name for this bank. The three finance companies are the Canterbury Building Society, Southern Cross Building Society and Marac finance which is owned by Pyne G

发表于:2019-02-18 / 阅读(62) / 评论(0) 分类 新西兰英语

Yesterday the District Court in Christchurch fined a company for selling tourist products which looked like New Zealand products but were made in China. A Christchurch company, ProKiwi International, imported body care products from China but labeled

发表于:2019-02-18 / 阅读(91) / 评论(0) 分类 新西兰英语

The World of Wearable Arts show is on in Wellington at the moment. It finishes Saturday 10th September. Wearable Arts means art to wear and costumes are made from many different kinds of fabric including paper, plastic, or waste materials. The Suprem

发表于:2019-02-25 / 阅读(110) / 评论(0) 分类 新西兰英语

The problem over The Hobbit movies has been settled. Listen to Oct 22 2010 for some background to the problem. Last week, the actors union said that the real reason Warner Bros was coming to New Zealand was to try to get a tax reduction from our gove

发表于:2019-02-26 / 阅读(141) / 评论(0) 分类 新西兰英语