Radio New Zealand 新西兰国际电台 News and features from New Zealand State public broadcaster.

发表于:2018-11-29 / 阅读(1373) / 评论(0) 分类 六分钟英语

My name is Maurice Manuwatu, and I am from here, Kaikoura. It's an amazing place and historically Maori have been here for over 800 years. Matakoura was a god that had this magical sword. And he carved the mountains, he shaped the peninsula around he

发表于:2018-12-30 / 阅读(78) / 评论(0) 分类 国家地理2007年

The annual New Zealand Music Awards were held tonight in Auckland. The popular singer-songwriter/guitarist, Kimbra, returned from Canada for the event. She had nominations in many categories and won five of these. She also won the most important awar

发表于:2018-12-31 / 阅读(29) / 评论(0) 分类 新西兰英语

Christmas Day in New Zealand is often hot. Its the middle of summer, a few days after the longest day. Because our two main islands are quite narrow, most New Zealanders live close to a beach. A traditional European Christmas dinner roast lamb follow

发表于:2018-12-31 / 阅读(37) / 评论(0) 分类 新西兰英语

New Zealand plans to bar foreigners from purchasing existing homes. The ban is expected to become law this year. It aims to slow the rising housing prices and protect New Zealanders interested in buying a home. The Labour Party government believes th

发表于:2019-01-03 / 阅读(34) / 评论(0) 分类 2018年VOA慢速英语(二)月

By Phil Mercer Sydney 08 February 2008 A woman has been arrested after allegedly stabbing two pilots and threatening to blow up a 19-seat commuter plane in New Zealand. Police say the mid-air drama took place over the country's South Island. From Syd

发表于:2019-01-07 / 阅读(38) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA常速英语2008年(二月)

Nicholas Willis has won a bronze medal in the men's 1500-meter race at the Beijing Olympics. He is one of many athletes who lives in the United States but was born in another country. VOA's Jim Stevenson has more on the middle distance runner from N

发表于:2019-01-07 / 阅读(28) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2008年(八月)

Todd: Hello! Leo: Hello! Todd: Uh, could you introduce yourself please? Leo: Sure. My name's Leonard Tui. I'm from Auckland, New Zealand. Todd: Wow! Great! Leonard? Leo: Yes, Leonard. Todd: OK. Do people call you Leaonard? Leo: Some people call me Le

发表于:2019-01-07 / 阅读(35) / 评论(0) 分类 原版英语对话1000个

Sam RB won the competition for the New Zealand Olympic Song earlier this year. It is called Stand Tall which means be confident, be proud of yourself. Sam is a busker who makes her living from composing songs and singing accompanied by her guitar. Sh

发表于:2019-01-27 / 阅读(28) / 评论(0) 分类 新西兰英语

Ramadan begins tomorrow and ends August 18th in New Zealand. Actually it begins after sunset tonight when the new moon is seen. Islam uses the Lunar calendar so each year it is about 11 days earlier on the Gregorian calendar than the previous year. D

发表于:2019-01-27 / 阅读(50) / 评论(0) 分类 新西兰英语

One male Queensland Fruit Fly was found in a trap in Mt Roskill, Auckland this week. Biosecurity New Zealand is worried that there could be more of these insects. In the meantime, people who live in that area and nearby Avondale cannot take fruit out

发表于:2019-01-27 / 阅读(34) / 评论(0) 分类 新西兰英语

Todd: So Kate, if somebody had a month to spend in New Zealand where do you recommend they go and what do you recommend they do? Kate: Well most often you will fly into Auckland airport so you can start off in Auckland whch is a nice big city, howeve

发表于:2019-01-30 / 阅读(34) / 评论(0) 分类 英语访谈对话

The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Tuesday discussed the details of Premier Li Keqiang's upcoming official visits to Australia and New Zealand. Li is making the trip that begins Wednesday and ends March 29th at the invitations of Australian Prime Minist

发表于:2019-02-05 / 阅读(55) / 评论(0) 分类 cctv9英语新闻2017年

BEIJING, Dec. 22 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao exchanged congratulatory messages with New Zealand Prime Minister John Key on Saturday to mark the 40th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between the two countries. In his mess

发表于:2019-02-07 / 阅读(38) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

WELLINGTON, May 22 (Xinhua) -- One in every eight women giving birth in a New Zealand hospital last year was Asian, local media reported Sunday. In the country's most populous(人口稠密的) city, Auckland, 5,149 Asian women gave birth, more than d

发表于:2019-02-08 / 阅读(124) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

PHNOM PENH, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao met with his New Zealand counterpart John Key here on Monday and both sides pledged to boost cooperation between the two countries and push forward bilateral ties. Since the establishment of

发表于:2019-02-09 / 阅读(48) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

Todd: Hello! Leo: Hello! Todd: Uh, could you introduce yourself please? Leo: Sure. My name's Leonard Tui. I'm from Auckland, New Zealand. Todd: Wow! Great! Leonard? Leo: Yes, Leonard. Todd: OK. Do people call you Leaonard? Leo: Some people call me Le

发表于:2019-02-17 / 阅读(40) / 评论(0) 分类 英语访谈对话

Today was the beginning of New Zealand music month. Every May for the last 10 years, New Zealand has celebrated our own music. The Auckland band, Opshop, decided to do something different to celebrate 10 years of New Zealand Music month. They hired a

发表于:2019-02-18 / 阅读(79) / 评论(0) 分类 新西兰英语

Todd: Hello! 托德:你好! Leo: Hello! 里奥:你好! Todd: Uh, could you introduce yourself please? 托德:嗯,请你自我介绍一下,好吗? Leo: Sure. My name's Leonard Tui. I'm from Auckland, New Zealand. 里奥:好的。我的

发表于:2019-02-20 / 阅读(67) / 评论(0) 分类 实战口语情景对话

On June 4th, a volcano in southern Chile erupted, sending volcanic ash into the air. The large particles of ash soon dropped to the ground but the small particles were carried, high in the air, by the westerly wind to Australia and New Zealand. This

发表于:2019-02-25 / 阅读(41) / 评论(0) 分类 新西兰英语