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We all use them when we send text messages; now they have been included in the latest edition of the Oxford English Dictionary (OED). They are the online abbreviations OMG, oh my God; LOL, laughing out loud; FYI, for your information; and IMHO, in my
[00:01.61]第十八单元 [00:03.21]New Zealand [00:04.68]新西兰岛 [00:06.14]Speaking [00:07.51]说 [00:08.88]Work in pairs. [00:10.50]在巴黎工作 [00:12.12]Talk about the birthplaces of your grandparents,parents and yourself. [00:15.61]谈论你
[00:03.21]Study the following map carfully, [00:11.55]name 10 cities and tell their positions in the country. [01:09.49]Next ot Egmont,one of the inactive volcanoes in North Island,is Taranaki. [01:36.44]As the capital of Hawke's Bay is a coastal tow
The Waitangi Tribunal met for two weeks to discuss Maori water rights. The Tribunal gave an interim report because the full report would not be available until September. The interim report asked the government to postpone the sale of Mighty River Po
First listen to April 29th 2013 to hear about the death of Parekura Horomia and the need for a by-election. As a result of the death of the Labour MP Parekura Horomia, a by-election was held on Saturday to elect a new Member of Parliament for the eas
Grammar Girl here. Today, guest-writer Bonnie Trenga helps us understand modifiers that come at the beginning of a sentence. Bonnie says, As a guest-writer, I plan to talk about two kinds of troublesome modifiers that begin a sentence. Like many of y
Grammar Girl here. I'm so glad to be back. Today's topic is wordiness. I've heard from a lot of you who have pet peeves about different wordy phrases, and it's a lot of fun to hear what gets under people's skin and why. Here's one example from Lara i
[00:05.20]Lesson 73 1 Reading comprehension [00:11.86]Read the text fast to find answers to these questions. [00:17.14]1 From which countries have the people of New Zealand come? [00:23.38]2 What parts of Maori life are mentioned in the text? [00:29.
[00:02.35]第十九单元 新西兰 [00:04.70]Lesson 73 1 Reading comprehension [00:08.08]第七十三课 1 阅读理解 [00:11.47]Read the text fast to find answers to these questions. [00:14.11]快速朗读课文,找出问题的答案。 [00:16.7
DAVID GREENE, HOST: This is kind of sad. Did you know that nearly half of the world's 6,000 or so spoken languages are endangered? That's according to the United Nations. Well, in New Zealand, a group of teens is trying to save their endangered tongu
More than 200 Maori attended the Waitangi Tribunal today to argue that they own the water in New Zealand rivers. They want the Tribunal to stop the government selling 49% of the electricity companies. On June 26th the government passed the law to sel
This week is Maori language week. The theme this year is Arohatia te Reo, which means cherish te Reo (the Maori language): love it, honour it and speak it. Why should we honour te Reo? This year celebrates 25 years since te Reo became the second offi
After talks with John Key, the co-leaders of the Maori Party, Tariana Turia and Pita Sharples, have agreed to hold many hui (meetings) throughout New Zealand. It is likely that John Key has offered the Maori Party a chance for one or two of their mem
This is Maori Language week, from July 27th to August 2nd. Every year, for the last 30 years, we have celebrated Maori Language week. This is the time to learn Te Reo Maori. You can learn 100 Maori words from the website: www.koreromaori.co.nz Maori
We have heard a lot of talk in the last six years about the foreshore and seabed. The foreshore is the beach up to the high tide mark. The seabed is the ocean as far as New Zealands limit, 200 miles out to sea. This is the part of the ocean which New
1) FYI = For Your Information 让你知道一下 2) TMI = Too Much Information 你说太多了!3) BRB = Be Right Back 马上回来!FYI不仅可以用在口语里,还能用在email里!
The Prime Minister, Mr Key, announced that a Maori flag was chosen for Waitangi Day. It will fly on the Auckland Harbour Bridge and Parliament along with the New Zealand flag. The Maori flag is black, red and white with a koru design. The koru is a y
At midday today, about 6,000 Maori and other supporters held a protest march in Queen St in Auckland, in the rain. The march was called a hikoi. The hikoi was organised by a young Maori man, Ngarimu Blair, who controlled the crowd to make sure that i
The photo of a French rugby player with a moko design on his face and back, upset many Maori. The moko is a tattoo on the face and other parts of the body. Originally, it was done with a chisel, not a needle, to make grooves in the skin. Soot from bu
This is Maori language week, a time to think about the survival of the Maori language and to encourage more people to use it. Listen to more about the purpose of Maori language week: July 29 2009 About 18,000 people are fluent in Maori but the number