Lesson 4 Virtual Tourism
第四课 虚拟旅行
Auckland, New Zealand
奥克兰，新西兰
Auckland is the largest city in New Zealand.
奥克兰是新西兰最大的一座城市。
It has a population of just under a million people and is located on North Island.
这座城市的人口不到100万，位于该岛的北部。
This seaside city is an important centre for business and industry.
这座海滨城市是一个重要的商业中心和工业中心。
It is also the most exciting city in New Zealand with people of many different cultures living there.
因为许多不同文化的人在此定居，所以它还是新西兰最令人兴奋的城市。
The history of the city goes back 650 years when the Maoris settled in the area.
这座城市的历史要追溯到650年前，当时毛利人在此定居。
European settlement began in 1840 when the British arrived.
当英国人1840年到此后，欧洲人开始在此定居。
Auckland was the capital of New Zealand for some time.
奥克兰曾经是新西兰的首都。
Later, the capital moved to Wellington, because it was more central.
后来，首都迁移到惠灵顿，因为它处于更重要的地位。
Since 1945, the city of Auckland has grown and it now has large modern suburbs.
从1945年起，奥克兰不断发展，现在它已经成为一个现代的大城市。
In 1985, the New Zealand government made the whole country a nuclear-free zone
1985年，新西兰政府宣布整个国家是无核区，
and since then Auckland has been a centre for protest against nuclear testing in Asia Pacific.
从那时起，奥克兰成为了太平洋地区反对核试验的中心。