Unit 1 Land,People and History 11 (1914-1918),as they would do in the Second (1936-1945). subsidize v. Worldwide economic depression hits New Zealand in the late 1920s: 给津贴，资助 superannuation r. unemployment and poverty increased rapidly.Expanding state welfare 退休金，领养老金退休制度 from the 1930s-higher pensions,unemployment and sickness benefits, and subsidized medical care-improved conditions.3 Urbanization,especially of Maori,and economic prosperity marked post-war New Zealand.The birthrate soared and the population also in- creased because of immigration,from Britain and Europe in the 1950s, and later from the Pacific Islands and Asia. More women worked outside the home,and equal pay was intro- duced in 1972.Another Maori renaissance began in the 1970s as Maori focused on regaining land lost two generations earlier;language,culture and art revived once more.3 Inflation and unemployment grew in the 1970s,and government spending on social welfare increased with the introduction of National Superannuation in 1976 and a range of other income support mea- sures. The mid-1980s brought profound changes in foreign affairs and the economy.New Zealand was declared nuclear-free.Free-market poli- cies opened up the economy,and the role of government was reformed. From its settlement 1000 years ago,New Zealand today is a unique blend of South Pacific and European cultures with a national identity of its own.0 Explanations l.A huge diverslty of...a wide variation in landscape:自然地理中的多样柱使全国的自然风聚呈现出各种各样的 变化。 2.The North Island has been formed,by the cones of extinct volcanoes:北岛的地貌大部分由火山组成，其中一 些是活火山。奥克兰市的天际线主要由锥形的死火山口构成。Auckland:新西兰最大的港口城市，在I9世纪 中期曾为新西兰的首都。 3.n the central North Island.major ski fields:在北岛的中部有一组4个壮观的活火山，最高降为2797米的鲁 阿佩胡火山是北岛的主要滑雪胜地。 4.The steam vents,.hot pools...to White Island in the Bay of Plenty:这里著名的温泉区有蒸汽口、温泉池、泥浴 池和间歌泉，这些景现一直朝东北伸向海岸，达到普伦提湾中的怀特岛。 5.This is an area of outstanding scenic beauty,inlets in the southwest:北部有马尔巴勒海湾，南部有偏解西深 人内陆的小港湾费奥德罗湾，整个地区的风聚极为美丽。the Marlborough Sounds:马尔巴勒海湾，位于南岛 北端，有成千个沉到海底的山谷组成。sound在这里是“海湾”的意思。 6.It is the same distance south of the Equator as Beijing is north of the Equator::惠灵领位于赤道的南部，距赤道 的距离与赤道以北的北京距赤道的距离-一样。 7.o part of the country is more than120 km from the sea::新西兰内陆任何地方离海不超过120公里