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May, 2007:

威灵顿全景 Panorama View

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威灵顿全景,这是上个月在Mt Victoria山顶拍的。
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即时翻译Instant Translation

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I was asked the same question many times why I wrote my blog in Chinese language. Although I do not deny that although English is an international language and understood by most people, I am proud of myself being a Chinese and able to convey my thought and experiences in Chinese (Although I am still learning). By the way do you know that Chinese is the most widely spoken language?

Chinese language is the cultural heritage and it is the best gift that our ancestors had ever given to us. If you could read Classical Language (文言文), there is so much of wisdom you could reap from ancient books such as The Analects of Confucius (论语). In recent years, China is growing rapidly and there is a great potential that China may over take USA economically in the next 5 to 10 years. So if you know Chinese language (or start learning it, it is never too late though!), you will have a better head start when time comes!

For those who really cannot read Chinese, to ensure you could enjoy reading my NZ experiences, I have made your life easier. I have created a “Translate to English” button at the top of my blog. Thanks to Google new translation service, it provides an instant translation from Simplified Chinese to English in no time. However, this automated translation is still at infancy stage and not ready for prime time. The translated text could be inaccurate but it should give you a good idea of what I am trying to share in my blog.

 

Enjoy!

Tips: Once translated, you could see the original text in Chinese if you hover your mouse pointer to a specific sentence.

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医生荒!

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纽西兰闹医生荒已经不是新闻,很多时候病人在政府医院侯上几个小时才能见到医生也是平常事。还听同事说过一个病人在紧急病房因得不到及时的抢救而死亡。报章曾经报道过基督城(Christchurch)的产妇要送来威灵顿医院生产。这里的医生也很有性格,对医院有什么不满意就辞职。

这里的医生不知是否因为专业还是怕事,最近美娟牙痛去看一位牙医,由于她的牙根问题稍微辣手,这位牙医就不敢动手跟她拔,而介绍她去见外科医生(Oral Surgeon)。如果是大马牙医,老早就帮你解决了,那里会把生意介绍给别人。跟外科医生预约,还得等上两个星期。不过整个过程还蛮快,半个小时之内就把四颗智慧牙拔掉了。这半小时就用了纽弊$900。哈哈!这里见牙医是超贵的! 是唯一美中不足的地方。

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Karori 野生生物公园 (Karori Wildlife Sanctuary)

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在威灵顿二公里处有一个“秘密山谷”,它拥有252公顷的自然森林以及各类希见的鸟类,可以让这里的人接触及体验珍贵的自然遗产。今天乘了三号巴士,不出十五分钟,就到达了Karori Wildlife Sanctuary。威灵顿市靠山环水,一切的休闲活动都随手可得。

有没有发现,这里的天空没有云的时候,特别蓝?这是因为纽西兰远离赤道,太阳的折射导致我们只能看到蓝色光谱。

在百多年前,1870年,Karori 有一段时间淘金热。这是当时遗留下来的金矿。

路旁的野菇

Wildlife Sanctuary 景色

爬上了水库,在水坝上合影。这里的老外都特别热心帮我们拍照。

想看更多的照片,请游览这里

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浮罗交怡还是夏威夷?

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纽西兰是一个远离其它世界国家比较远的一个地方。离最近的澳洲黄金海岸也要坐三小时的飞机才能到达。而威灵顿是地球上最南端的一个国家首都,纬度(latitude)41.S。由于地理因数,再加上政府一路来的管制,这里空气清新,没有吉隆坡那样的污染。在威灵顿Brooklyn山上还可以看到风涡轮(wind turbine)。它是一个再造能源发电器,靠风力来产生电力。

这里一般冬天温度都在0~10度之间,只有山上才看到雪。冬天也是Kiwis往外旅行最旺盛的季节,很多旅行配套开始在报张上刊登。由于地理关系,有时候去上海的机票跟去新加坡的价钱不分上下。今天看到Dominion Post的广告,去夏威夷的旅行配套浮罗交怡配套还便宜。去夏威夷只需NZ$1669,而去浮罗交怡却要NZ$2135。如果没有去过浮罗交怡,还可能以为浮罗交怡是什么避寒圣地呢!

还有一样跟大马旅行配套不同的是,这里的旅行配套大多数都是七天六晚的(这才是度假呀!),而不是什么三天两夜之类的,浪费时间。

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