1、vt. 用桨划(小船);(用桨划船)运送New Zealand was first settled in about 1000AD by people from other Pacific islands, who paddled their great canoes south in search of a better place to live. 最早来新西兰定居的人是公无1000年左右来自太平洋其他岛屿的移民。他们为了寻找一个更好的居住地方,划着大独木舟南行到这里来的。9.uninhabited/ nnhbtd / adj. 无人居住的;杳无人迹的The arrival of the
2、first humans into the uninhabited land changed it forever. 第一批人类来到这块无人区以后,这块土地发生了永久性的变化。10.extinction / kstkn / n. 灭绝;绝种11.fern/ f:n / n. 蕨类植物Most moved to the North Island, where the climate was better for growing sweet potatoes and fern roots for food. 大多数人搬到了北岛,那里的气候更适宜种植红薯和蕨类植物。(P3)12.scarce/ sk
3、s/ adj. 缺乏的;不足的As the population grew and land and food became scarce, the people became more war-like. 随着人口的增长,土地和食物变得稀少,人们变得更加好战。13.warlike/ w:lak/ adj. 好战的;尚武的;善战的14.tribe/ trab / n. 部落;部族Some tribes were wiped out as stronger tribes fought to take over the land. 随着更强大的部落争夺土地,一些部落被消灭了。15.wipe out
4、 清除;垮台 16.take over 接管;接收17.fence/fens/ n. 栅栏;篱笆;围墙To protect themselves, the people began to live in pas; that is, villages on the top of hills surrounded by several rows of tall fences. 为了保护自己,人们开始生活在“pas”中;也就是说,山顶上的村庄被几排高大的栅栏包围着。18.immunity/ mju:nti / n. 免疫性They brought with them European disease
5、s that the Maori had no immunity to and, worse still, they traded guns with the local tribes. 他们带来了一些欧洲疾病,毛利人对这些疾病没有免疫力,更糟糕的是,他们同当地的部落来交换枪支。immune/ mju:n / adj. 免疫的;免受(伤害)的19.Christianity/krstinti /基督教20.treaty/ tri:ti / n. 条约;协议;协定In 1840, Britain signed a treaty with the representatives of various
6、 Maori tribes. 1840年,英国与各毛利人部落的代表签署了一项条约。21.representative/ reprzenttv / n. 代表22.ownership/ np / n. 所有权;物主身份This treaty recognized Maori ownership of their land and the coastal waters around New Zealand. 该条约承认毛利人拥有他们的土地和新西兰周围的沿海水域。(P3) 23.unrest /nrest/ n. 不安的状态;动乱Unfortunately, when the Maori peopl
7、e did not want to sell their land to the new settlers, especially at the extremely low prices they were offered, unrest between the Maori and Europeans (Pakeha) grew, which led to serious fighting in many parts of the North Island. 不幸的是,毛利人并不想把他们的土地卖给新移民,特别是在他们得到的极低的价格下,毛利人和欧洲人(Pakeha)之间的动荡加剧了,这导致了北
8、岛许多地区的激烈战斗。24.civilian/ svln / n. 平民The worst fighting was between 1860 and 1872, after which the Maori were finally defeated by larger numbers of British and Australian soldiers and civilians. 最惨烈的战斗发生在1860年到1872年之间,之后毛利人最终被大量的英国和澳大利亚士兵和平民击败。25.fasten/f:sn, fsn/ vt. 系牢;拴紧26.elastic/ lstk / adj. 有弹性
9、的27.suspension/sspenn/ n. 吊;县挂;悬浮28.appetite/ ptat / n. 食欲;胃口29.buffet/ bfe / n. 自助餐30.pasta/p:st:, s-/ n. 意大利面食(包括通心粉及面条等)31.porter/ p:t(r) / n. 守门人;行李搬运工32.suite/ swi:t / n. (宾馆中的)套房33.lounge/laund/ n. 起居室;休息室34.laundry/ l:ndri/ n. 洗衣店35.helicopter/ helkpt(r) / n. 直升飞机36.brunch/ brnt/ n. 早午餐;晚早餐37
10、.dairy/ deri / n. 牛奶场;乳品店38.statistics/ sttstks / n. (pl) 统计;统计数字39.eco-friendly adj. 对生态环境友好的;不妨害生态环境的The many eco-friendly hiking tracks throughout these uniquely beautiful areas of NZ make hiking a pleasure. 在这些独特美丽的新西兰地区,许多生态友好的徒步旅行路线使徒步旅行成为一种乐趣。(P8)40.subtropical/ sbtrpkl / adj. 亚热带的New Zealand
11、s scenery ranges from glaciers to subtropical forests, beautiful lakes and fiords to fast flowing rivers and snow-covered mountains, not to mention kilometres of sandy beaches - some of which you will have entirely to yourself. 新西兰的风景从冰川到亚热带森林,美丽的湖泊和峡湾,到湍急的河流和白雪覆盖的山脉,更不用说几公里的沙滩了其中一些你将完全属于自己。41.fiord
12、 /fjd/ n. 峡湾;海湾42.not to mention 不必提及;更不用说43.recreation/ rekren / n. 娱乐;消遣For those who like their recreation to be a little more challenging, there is white-water rafting, canyoning, sky diving and abseiling. 对于那些喜欢娱乐的人来说,他们的娱乐活动更有挑战性,他们有激流泛舟、峡谷、跳伞、跳伞。44.raft/r:ft, rft/ n. 木筏;木排45.get around 到处走动;传
13、播;流传46.hemisphere /hemsf(r) / n. 半球The best time to visit NZ is from November to April - summer time in the southern hemisphere. 参观新西兰的最佳时期是从十一月到四月南半球的夏季。47.schedule/ edju:l / n. 时间表;进度表48.extensive/ kstensv / adj.广阔的;大量的New Zealand has an extensive air service which is relatively cheap if you Iook
14、for discounted fares. 新西兰的航空客运是很普遍的,如果你要找打折机票,那么价格相对来说是很便宜的。49.flexible/ fleksbl / adj. 灵活的;可通融的51.pace/ pes / n. 速度;步调50.insurance/ nrns / n. 保险21.insure/ n(r) / vt. & vi. (常与against 连用)保险;确保Although the crime rate in New Zealand is low compared with some countries, it is also advisable to insure a
15、gainst theft as some travellers have had things stolen from their cars. 虽然新西兰的犯罪率比一些国家低,但也有必要为一些旅行者从他们的车里偷东西而投保。(P9)53.theft/eft/ n. 盗窃54.handy/hndi/ adj.近便的55.consultant/ knsltnt / n. 顾问;咨询者Contact one of our travel consultants, either by phone or email. 通过电话或电子邮件联系我们的一位旅游顾问。56.guidance/ gadns / n.
16、 指导;指引57.database/ detbes / n. 数据库;基本数据;资料库58.caterket(r) vi. & vt. 备办酒菜;承办酒席;提供食物(娱乐节目)We have a large database of hotels, camping grounds and bed and breakfast places which cater for all budgets. 我们有一个庞大的数据库,包括酒店、露营地、床和早餐场所,以满足所有的预算。59.enquiry/ nkwar / n. (=inquiry)调查,探究;询问;打听60.extension/ kstenn
17、/ n. (电话)分机;延伸;伸展61.vertical/ v:tkl / adj. 垂直的62.axis/ kss / n. 轴;轴线 Unit 21.detect/dtekt/ vt. 侦查;探测;检定2jogger/ dg(r) / n. 跑步锻炼的人;慢跑者A few hours later, a jogger discovered a man dead in a taxi. 个小时后,一个慢跑者发现一个人死在出租车里。(P12)3.forensic/ frensk / adj. 法庭的;法医学的The police forensic team immediately went to
18、the crime scene to look for evidence that would lead them to the killer. 警察法医小组立即前往犯罪现场寻找证据,将他们带到凶手的现场。4.spray/ spre / vt. 喷射;喷溅n. 喷剂;喷雾的液体Police collected samples of blood that had sprayed over the front and back seats and after laboratory tests, they found the blood belonged to three different peo
19、ple. 警察采集了喷洒在前面和后面的座位上的血液样本,在实验室测试后,他们发现血液属于三个不同的人。5.fingerprint / fgprnt / n. 指纹;手印They were covered in blood and a fingerprint had been left on top of the blood stain. 他们身上沾满了血迹,还在血迹上留下了指印。(P12)6.stain/sten/ vt. (被)玷污;留下污渍n. 污点;污处7.wrap/rp/ vt. 包;裹A month later, on 21 December, a fisherman fished
20、out of the river a body wrapped in plastic and bound with rope. 一个月后,12月21日,一名渔民从河里捞出一具尸体,用塑料包裹并用绳子捆起来。8.bind/band/ vt. 缚;绑9.torso /t:s/ n. (人体的)驱干As well as taking a DNA sample, the forensic surgeon X-rayed the torso. 除了采集DNA样本,法医外科医生x光检查了躯体。10.surgeon/s:dn /n. 外科医生11.X-ray vt. 照X 光;照X 射线12.abnorma
21、/lbn:mla/ adj. 不正常的;反常的;变态的13.emergency/ im:dnsi/ n. 紧急情况;紧急事件14. by law 根据法律By law, hospitals must report cases of knife or gun shot wounds to the police and so a police officer had gone to the hospital to interview Leonard. 根据法律,医院必须向警方报告刀枪或枪伤的情况,因此一名警官去医院采访伦纳德。15.jury/dri/ n. 陪审团;评判委员会;陪审员Richard
22、 Leonard went to trial and a jury found him guilty of both murders. 理查德伦纳德接受审判,陪审团裁定他犯有两起谋杀罪。16.imprisonment/mprznmnt/ n. 关押;监禁He was condemned to life imprisonment.他被判无期徒刑。(P13)17.assessment/sesmnt/ n. 评估;评价18.widow/wdu/ n. 寡妇pensate/ kmpenset / vt. 补偿;赔偿;酬报They said nothing could compensate for th
23、e loss of their loved ones, but at least Leonard had been punished and could never hurt anyone else. 他们说,没有什么能补偿他们所爱的人的损失,但至少伦纳德受到了惩罚,永远也不会伤害到其他人。20.maximum/mksmm/ n. & adj. 最大量(的);最大限度(的);极大(的)Leonards girlfriend was given a sentence between a minimum of three years and a maximum of seven for being
24、 in the taxi during the second murder and not reporting it to the police. 伦纳德的女朋友也被判至少三年,最多七年的监禁,因为在第二起凶杀案发生时她在出租车里,而且又没有向警察局举报。21.motive/mtv/ n. 动机;目的22.savagely/svdl/ adv. 野蛮地;残酷地23.ward/w:d/ n. 病房;病室24.lame/lem/ adj. 跛的;瘸的25.thriller/rl(r) / n. 惊险读物(电影)26.confidential/knfdenl/ adj. 机密的;秘密的27.mini
25、stry/ mnstri/ n. (政府的)部门28.funeral/fju:nrl/ n. 葬礼;丧礼29.memorial/mm:rl/ n. 纪念物;纪念碑30.trend/trend/ n. 趋势;趋向31.unemployment /nmplmnt/ n. 失业;失业状态32.taxpayer /tkspe(r) / n. 纳税人33.import/mp:t/ 反 export n. 输入;进口;引进vt. 输入;引进34.aluminium /ljmnm/ n. 铝35.surplus/s:pls/ adj. 过剩的;剩余的 n. 剩余物;盈余36.flame/flem/ n. 火
26、焰37.greengrocer /gri:ngrs(r) / n. 蔬菜水果商38.alley/ li / n. 小巷,胡同I have a small greengrocers shop in the City, in the alley behind the Bank of England in Short Street. 我在城里有一家小蔬菜商店,在英国银行的小街后面的小巷里。(P18)39.remark/rm:k/ vi. & vt. 说;谈论;评论40.make of sth/sb 了解;理解I didnt know what to make of it at first, but
27、Spaulding told me he knew all about the club. 起初我不知道这是什么意思,但斯波尔丁告诉我,他知道俱乐部的一切。41.candidate/knddt/ n. 应试者;候选人;候补者42.furnish/f:n/ vt. 陈设;布置He took me into a room furnished with only a table and two chairs. 他带我走进一间只有一张桌子和两把椅子的房间。(P19)43.expel /kspel/ vt. 开除;赶出If you do, you will be expelled from the club immediately. 如果你这样做了,你马上就会被开除出俱乐部。44.allowance/launs/ n. 津贴;补助At the end of each week, I got my allowance of four pounds. 每周的周末我能领
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