＂帆船之都＂奧克蘭英語簡介
奧克蘭是新西蘭在北島最大的城市，被稱爲“帆之都”，同時也是新西蘭工業和商業中心和經濟貿易中心。全球最重要的跨國公司都在奧克蘭設有辦事處，奧克蘭事實上也是新西蘭的“經濟首都”。奧克蘭是新西蘭對外貿易、旅遊的門戶，是重要的公路、鐵路和航空交通樞紐。奧克蘭市是新西蘭最大最繁忙的商業金融中心，新西蘭的股票交易所及多家大銀行的總部就設在這裏。現今的奧克蘭仍然爲新西蘭最發達的地區之一，同時也是南太平洋的樞紐，旅客出入境的主要地點。在2015年的世界最佳居住城市評選中，奧克蘭高居全球第三位，這也是連續三年奧克蘭蟬聯全球最適宜城市前三名。下面本站小編爲大家帶來旅遊英語"帆船之都" 奧克蘭英語簡介，歡迎大家閱讀!
"帆船之都" 奧克蘭英語簡介：
Nestled between the sparkling waters of two large harbours is Auckland， the largest city of New Zealand. Auckland is affectionately known as" the City of Sails".
Most of the residents of Auckland love sailing very much， and they are preoccupied by three B's： beaches， boats and barbecues. They take every available opportunity to desert their homes in droves to head for the nearest beach or boat harbour， armed with battered barbecue sets and polystyrene "chilly bins" packed full with ice-cold beer. It is really a magnificent scene. And towards the end of January， an annual sailing competition is held， in which up to l， 000 sailing boats compete on the Waitemate Harbour. That is the sporting highlight of the year of Auckland.
But who can blame Aucklanders? They happened to be blessed with two beautiful harbours， scores of swimming beaches in which people can swim， a coast line dotted with secluded offshore islands， sophisticated living standards and a summer climate that insist on outdoor life.
(1) QUEEN STREET
Queen Street is Auckland's traditional main street or "Golden Mile"， offering the best range of shopping. All the shops and big department stores of the city are gathered in this street. It is the best commercial center of New Zealand. Souvenir and sheepskin shops sell hand-made woolen garments， Maori carvings， greenstone (jade) ornaments， shell jewelry， opossum fur coats and wooly car-seat covers.
(2) QUEEN ELIZABETH SQUARE
The bottom of Queen Street is occupied by Queen Elizabeth Square which contains the Central Post Office， Downtown Complex and Air Zealand. The Square is a favorite haunt of lunchtime office workers， soapbox orators and protest marchers bewailing grievance ranging from visits by nuclear ships to stingy kindergarten funding. A gaily colored fruit for offers kiwi fruit， feijoas， tamarillos， pepino， kumara and other fresh New Zealand products while a Danish icecream parlour tempts the sweeter tooth.
(3)THE OLD CUSTOMHOUSE
Sitting majestically opposite to the Downtown Complex on the corner of Customs and Albert streets is the Old Customhouse which is the financial heart of Auckland for more than 80 years.
Designed in French Renaissance style， the building was completed in 1889 and is one of the last remaining examples of Monumental Victorian architecture to be found in the central business district. Open seven days a week， the Old Customhouse houses a cinema， arts and crafts emporium， gift shop， restaurants， tavern， coffee bar and shop selling， wood and woolen products.
(4) VICTORIAPARK MARKETS
Ten minutes' walk to the west of the Old Customhouse are the Victoria Pat Markets. The markets are located on the disused site of the city's former rubbish destructor.
Completed in l905， the yellow brick buildings were opened by Mayor Aithur Myers， who was hauled to the top of the 40-metre chimney in a ship's bo' sun chair to lay the final brick. The historic site now offers seven-day buying at fruit， vegetable， fish and craft shops or hawkers barrows and food stalls.
靜靜地偎依在兩個大港口之間的奧克蘭是新西蘭的第一大城市，它在閃閃發光的海水襯托下，素有"帆船之都"的美譽。
奧克蘭市民酷愛揚帆出海，醉心於"三B"活動，即：去海灘、划船和燒烤野餐。他們抓住一切機會，成羣結隊地離家奔向最近的海灘或港口，隨身帶着用久了的野炊用具和裝滿冰凍啤酒的聚丙烯"冷箱"，從而使這種場景顯得十分壯觀。每年一月底在懷特瑪塔港舉行的帆船競賽，千帆並舉，更是奧克蘭城的一大盛景。
誰能怪罪奧克蘭人呢?是上蒼賜予了他們兩個美麗的港口，數十個可以供人們游泳的海灘，遍佈幽靜小島的海岸，較高的生活水準以及適合戶外運動的夏季氣候。
皇后大街
皇后大街是奧克蘭傳統的主要街道或"黃金地段"，是新西蘭的最佳商業區，它彙集了市內所有購物商店及大型百貨公司。這裏的商品，琳琅滿目，令人目不暇接。禮品商店和羊毛製品店出售手工羊毛袍、毛利族人雕刻品、翡翠、飾品、貝殼首飾、由美洲負鼠皮製成的皮衣以及羊毛汽車座套。
伊麗莎白女王廣場
伊麗莎白女王廣場位於皇后大街的盡頭，廣場上沒有中心郵局、市區綜合大樓和新西蘭航空公司。該廣場是上班族最喜愛的就餐場地，在這裏，也常常可以見到街頭演說者和抗議遊行者。他們可以在此盡情傾訴大至因核艦艇來訪小到因幼兒園經費嚴重不足所引起的悲傷和怨恨。多彩的水果推車出售基偉果、費約果、番茄、拍平縷瓜、枯麻拉果和其它新鮮的新西蘭農產品。丹麥冰淇淋冷飲室更使喜愛甜食的人們垂涎欲滴。
老海關大廈
老海關大廈坐落於市區綜合大樓對面，正好在海關和阿爾伯特街的拐角處，這個大廈80多年來一直是奧克蘭的金融中心。
老海關大廈是按照法國文藝復興時期的建築風格設計的，落成於1889年，它也是目前在中心商業區遺留下來的具有維多利亞風格的最後一批紀念物之一。大廈每週七天均向遊客開放，設有電影院、工藝禮品商店、飯店、客棧、咖啡廳，還有對外出售書籍、木製品以及羊毛製品的商店。
維多利亞派克市場
自老海關大廈向西步行10分鐘就可以看到維多利亞派克市場，派克市場就建在奧克蘭市原來的垃圾處理場的舊址處。
市場建成於1905年，由當年的亞瑟。梅瑟市長爲其剪綵。市長坐在供船上用的高空操作坐板上，被送到40米高的煙囪頂部，爲這座黃色的磚樓砌上了最後一塊磚。現在，這座歷史上著名的建築物每週七天均對外營業，內設有果品店、菜店、水產品店和工藝品店以及供小販叫賣用的多彩手推車和食品攤位。
