經(jīng)典句型:I'm very interested in the Maori culture. 我對毛利文化很感興趣。
A:Do you know anything about Maori?
甲:你了解毛利嗎?
B:A little. I'm very interested in the Maori culture.
乙:了解一點兒。我對毛利文化很感興趣。
A:This book may be of help to you.
甲:這本書會對你有幫助。
B:It's very thoughtful of you.
乙:你想得可真周到啊!
經(jīng)典句型:About 15 percent of the New Zealanders are Maoris. 大約15%的新西蘭人是毛利人。
A:About 15 percent of the New Zealanders are Maoris.
甲:大約15%的新西蘭人是毛利人。
B:Do they have their own language?
乙:他們有自己的語言嗎?
A:Some of them speak Maori.
甲:他們中有些人說毛利語。
B:Can you speak Maori?
乙:你會說毛利語嗎?
A:Just a little, because it's very difficult for me to learn it.
甲:一點點,因為對于我來說,學習毛利語很難。
句型講解:
Maoritanga是"毛利文化”的意思,包括其語言、風俗和傳統(tǒng),所有這些構成了新西蘭地區(qū)本土人民豐富的文化遺產(chǎn)。