北师大版高中英语模块2--Unit 4 Cyberspace Les4-1

[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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1 cyberspace   

n.虚拟信息空间，网络空间，计算机化世界

参考例句：

• She travels in cyberspace by sending messages to friends around the world.她利用电子空间给世界各地的朋友们发送信件。
• The teens spend more time in cyberspace than in the real world of friends and family.青少年花费在电脑上的时间比他们和真正的朋友及家人在一起的时间要多。

2 virtual   

adj.实质上的，事实上的，实际上的

参考例句：

• This reply is a virtual acceptance of our offer.这一回答实质上是接受了我们的建议。
• At that time the East India Company was the virtual ruler of Bengal.那时东印度公司是孟加拉的实际统治者。