北师大版高中英语模块2--Unit 4 Cyberspace Les4-1

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[00:00.00]Unit 4 Cyberspace¹
[00:06.41]Lesson 4 Virtual² Tourism AUCKLAND New Zealand
[00:13.73]Auckland is the largest city in New Zealand.
[00:16.61]It has a population of just under a million
[00:19.43]people and is located on North Island.
[00:23.06]This seaside city is an improtant center for
[00:25.87]business and industry.
[00:27.90]It is also themost exciting city in New Zealand
[00:31.49]with people of many different cultures
[00:33.61]living there.
[00:35.90]The history of the city goes back 650 years,
[00:39.57]when the Maoris settled in the area.
[00:42.58]European settlement began in 1840
[00:45.38]when the British arrived.
[00:47.74]Auckland was the capital of New Zealand
[00:49.65]for some time.
[00:51.23]Later,the captial moved to Wellington,
[00:53.96]because it was more central.
[00:56.33]Since 1945,the city of Auckland had grown
[01:00.03]and it now has large modern suburbs.
[01:03.00]In 1985,the New Zealand government
[01:06.17]made the whole country a nuclear-free zone,
[01:08.94]and since then,
[01:10.15]Auckland has been a center for protest against
[01:12.50]nuclear testing in Asia pacific.
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