It is Wednesday, February 23rd, and we have a lot of international stories to tell you about today on CNN Student News. My name is Carl Azuz. We're starting off in New Zealand.The earthquake that jolted the South Pacific country yesterday left one of

发表于:2018-12-02 / 阅读(72) / 评论(0) 分类 CNN2011年(二)月

A 16-year old singer, Lorde, is number one on the US Billboard Top 100 with her song Royals. She is the youngest singer to get to number one since 1987. She is also the first New Zealand solo artist to reach number one. Her first album, Pure Heroine

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ANZAC Day (April 25) is when Australia and New Zealand honour members of their World War I soldiers. ANZAC means Australian and New Zealand Army Corps. These brave soldiers fought half way across the world in Turkey, where they landed in Gallipoli on

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Statistics New Zealand is a government department. The census information is an important part of their job but they also give us a lot of information about our country, people and economy at other times. You might like to look at these two web sites

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

The Prime Minister, John Key, is in Seoul at the moment for two reasons. One reason is to remember the New Zealand soldiers who were killed during the Korean War. This week it is 60 years since the cease-fire agreement between North and South Korea.

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Milford Sound in Fiordland is the number one tourist attraction for many overseas visitors to New Zealand. However, it is not easy to get there. Many tourists choose to take a bus trip from Queenstown to Milford Sound and return in one day. The dista

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Farmers welcomed the rain which began in the weekend. A few areas had 10 to 40mm of rain but many places had only drizzle or scattered showers today. This is a good start but not enough. The drought is so severe that a few days of light rain will do

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Yesterday morning, New Zealanders were lucky to see a partial solar eclipse. This occurs when the moon passes between the sun and the earth. In Queensland, Australia, there was a total eclipse total darkness for about two minutes. A partial eclipse m

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The Forest and Bird Society, along with millionaire Gareth Morgan, want people to say, This cat will be my last cat. When the cat dies, people should not get another one. The problem with cats is that they are predators. Predators catch and eat other

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2008年高考试题英语听力(山东卷)录音稿 第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分,满分7.5分) 听下面5段对话,每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相

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Hello, everyone. I'm Peddy Kim. Today we're heading off to New Zealand, well known as a thrill seekers' paradise. Hey this is the country that invented bungee jumping of all things. And that's the just the beginning. So get ready and pack your sense

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The Minister of Culture and Heritage, Christopher Finlayson, is asking for suggestions on a better way to fund our main orchestras. The government allocates $17m a year to fund these orchestras and says there is no more money available. Numbers atten

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Samoa is moving the International Date Line and will become the first country in the world to receive the sun instead of the last one. When you cross the International Date Line going east, you go back one day. When you cross going west, you add anot

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Two bus drivers in Auckland did not let two women from Saudi Arabia get on their bus. This happened on two separate occasions. Both women were wearing a burqa full length body covering, head covering and face veil. Both bus drivers said they were ner

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Todays podcast is by Mark. He is a football coach in New Zealand. Hello everyone. A few years ago, I moved from England to New Zealand to coach football to children in Auckland, the biggest city in New Zealand. Id like to tell you about the differenc

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Todd: OK, Leonard, you're from New Zealand. Leo: Yes. Yes. Todd: So we're going to talk about your country's national pastime. Leo: Oh, that would be Rugby. Todd: OK. Leo: Uh, the All Blacks is well known around the world, especially here in Japan. T

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Probably everyone in New Zealand knows the Rugby World Cup starts tomorrow in Auckland. The first game is between the All Blacks and Tonga. The last time that the Rugby World Cup was held in New Zealand was in 1987. The last time the All Blacks won t

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Sir Paul Reeves died after a short illness yesterday, aged 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 Gover

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This weekend is a holiday weekend. New Zealand celebrates the Queens Birthday on the first Monday in June each year. However, it is not the Queens real birthday. Queen Elizabeth II was born on 21st April 1926. Her father, grandfather and Queen Victor

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Todd: So, Hello! 托德:你好! Gabrielle: Hi! 加布里埃尔:你好! Todd: Can you say your name please? 托德:请问你叫什么名字? Gabrielle: Gabrielle: 加布里埃尔:加布里埃尔。 Todd: Gabrielle. Now, Gabrielle you tal

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