A brief introduction to New Zealand.ppt

AbriefintroductiontoNewZealand,NEWZEALANDwikipedia(维基百科)encyclopediaensaiklupi:dj(百科全书)myownexperiencesandmaterials,NewZealand(/NJUZILND/Mori:AOTEAROA)isanislandcountryinthesouthwesternPacificOcean.ThecountrygeographicallycomprisestwomainlandmassesthatoftheNorthandSouthIslandsandnumeroussmallerislands.,NewZealandissituatedsome1,500kilometres(900mi)eastofAustraliaacrosstheTasmanSeaandroughly1,000kilometres(600mi)southofthePacificislandnationsofNewCaledonia,Fiji,andTonga.Becauseofitsremoteness,itwasoneofthelastlandstobesettledbyhumans.,PolynesianssettledNewZealandin12501300anddevelopedadistinctiveMoriculture.,Europeansfirstmadecontactin1642AbelTasman,Theintroductionofpotatoesandmuskets(火枪滑膛枪)triggeredupheaval(突变，剧变)amongMoriearlyduringthe19thcentury,whichledtotheinter-tribalMusketWars.,TreatyofWaitangi怀唐伊条约,In1840theBritishandMorisignedatreaty(条约；协议，；谈判)makingNewZealandacolonyoftheBritishEmpire.TheTreatyofWaitangi(Mori:TiritioWaitangi)isatreatyfirstsignedon6February1840byrepresentativesoftheBritishCrownandvariousMorichiefsfromtheNorthIslandofNewZealand.,TreatyofWaitangi怀唐伊条约,TheTreatyestablishedaBritishGovernorofNewZealand,recognisedMoriownershipoftheirlandsandotherproperties,andgavetheMoritherightsofBritishsubjects.TheEnglishandMoriversionsoftheTreatydifferedsignificantly,sothereisnoconsensus(一致同意)astoexactlywhatwasagreedto.,WaitangiDay,Everyyearon6February,NewZealandmarksthesigningoftheTreatyofWaitangiin1840.Forsomepeople,WaitangiDayisaholiday;formany,andespeciallyforMori,itistheoccasionforreflectingontheTreaty.,WaitangiDayisrecognisedasNewZealandsnationalday,butthelong-standingtensionsassociatedwithitarealwayslikelytosurfaceinoneformoranother.Thedateisanimportantmarkerinthecountryshistory.RecognitionofthesignificanceoftheTreatyofWaitangiasthenationsfoundingdocumentwillcontinuetoencourageleaders,communitiesandindividualstomarkthedayinnewways.,TheConstitutionAct1986istheprincipalformalstatementofNewZealandsconstitution.ItendedthelastremainingassociationsofNewZealandwiththeBritishParliament.,FlagofNewZealandTheUnionFlagrecallsNewZealandscolonialtiestoBritain.ThestarsrepresenttheSouthernCross.,twonationalanthemsofNewZealand,GodDefendNewZealandisoneoftwonationalanthemsofNewZealand,theotherbeingGodSavetheQueen.Legallytheyhaveequalstatus,butGodDefendNewZealandismorecommonlyused,andispopularlyreferredtoasthenationalanthem.,Untilthe1990s,onlythefirstverseoftheEnglishversionwascommonlysung.Itwasnotuntil1999,whenapublicdebateemergedafteronlythefirstMoriversewassungattheRugbyWorldCupmatchagainstEngland,diditbecomecommontosingboththeMoriandEnglishfirstversesoneaftertheother.,GodDefendNewZealand,GodofNationsatThyfeet,Inthebondsoflovewemeet,Hearourvoices,weentreat,Goddefendourfreeland.GuardPacificstriplestarFromtheshaftsofstrifeandwar,Makeherpraisesheardafar,GoddefendNewZealand.,天佑新西兰,在主宰这个国家的上帝脚下，因为爱我们在此相聚。请主听到我们的声音，与我们的虔诚。祝愿上帝保佑我们的自由之境。守护太平洋上的三颗明星，远离争斗与战争的纷乱，让她的美名远传天际，上帝保佑新西兰。,毛利语第一段:Aotearoa,EIhowAtua,Ongiwimtourtawhakarangona;MearohanoaKiahuakotepai;Kiatautatawhai;ManaakitiamaiAotearoa,毛利语翻译：奥特亚罗瓦,噢主，上帝，属于所有人的（上帝）。聆听我们，珍视我们。让良善的繁荣兴旺，让你的祝福流传。保卫奥特亚罗瓦。,HayleyWestenra,HayleyWestenra,HayleyWestenra,CoatofArmsofNewZealand,Officiallanguages,95.9%English4.2%Mori0.6%NZSIGNLANGUAGE,Ethnic(种族的，部落的；某文化群体的)groups,78.0%EUROPEAN14.6%Mori9.2%Asian6.9%Pacificpeoples,Demonym,NewZealanderKIWI(COLLOQUIAL口语的，会话的),Kiwi,Kiwi,ClimateUsuallyquitepleasant,similartoCaliforniainrange.InNewZealandtemperatureisnotedinCelsius.Insummertheweatheriswarmandmostlysunny,howeverrainisnotuncommonatanytimesoitisbesttobepreparedwithraingear.Winterbringsthepossibilityofsnow,particularlyifyouintendtravelintheSouthIsland,andtotheSouthernAlps.SeasonsinNewZealandaretheoppositeoftheNorthernHemisphere:Spring:September-NovemberSummer:December-FebruaryFall:March-MayWinter:June-August,CurrencyNewZealandDollar,SirEdmundPercivalHillary,KG,ONZ,KBE(20July191911January2008)wasaNewZealandmountaineer,explorerandphilanthropist.On29May1953,HillaryandNepaleseSherpamountaineerTenzingNorgaybecamethefirstclimbersconfirmedashavingreachedthesummitofMountEverest.TheywerepartoftheninthBritishexpeditiontoEverest,ledbyJohnHunt.HillarywasnamedbyTimemagazineasoneofthe100mostinfluentialpeopleofthe20thcentury.,Area,Total268,021km2(7