ReferenceforTeaching一、异域风情1
WayofLifeNewZealandisanindependentnationandamemberoftheBritishCommonwealth(英联邦)
ThemajorityofNewZealandersareofBritishdescent,andthelargestminorityisNewZealand'sindigenousMaoriwhomakeuparound14percentofthepopulation
NewZealandlivesinburgalows(带走廊的平房),singlestory,single-unitdwellings(住处)onsmalllots(地)
Highriseresidential(住宅的)developmentisarecentphenomenonconfined(局限于)mainlytoAucklandandWellington
MostNewZealandfamilieshaveavegetableandfruitgardenontheirlotwheretheygrowsomeoftheirfood
Itiscommonforfamiliestohaveanimalsaspets,especiallycatsanddogs
NewZealandersarekeensportparticipantsandfollowers,Primarywintersportsarerugby,soccer,hocky,netball(avariantofbasketball,playedbywomen),skating,skiing,andmountainclimbing
Themostpopularsummersportsarecricket(板球),tenni