| 1. | The maoris were the original inhabitants of new zealand
毛利人是新西兰最早的居民 |
| 2. | Haka is the generic term for a traditional dance of the maori people
“哈卡”是毛利人一种传统舞蹈的通称。 |
| 3. | Maori families enjoy sharing what they own and looking after one another
毛利人的家庭喜欢共享他们拥有的东西，并乐意彼此照顾。 |
| 4. | The marae - the meeting house and the land around it - is the focus of maori community life
马拉埃- -聚会大厅及其周围土地- -是毛利人村社生活的中心。 |
| 5. | New zealand has a population of about 3 . 8 million people ， of which about 14 percent are maori
新西兰人口大约有三百八十万，其中约百分之十四是毛利人。 |
| 6. | For example , when the maoris of new zealand stick out their tongue at someone , it is a sign of respect
例如，当纽西兰的毛利人对某人伸舌头，这是尊敬的表象。 |
| 7. | Even worse for some , some of the land that was sold by the maoris was land they didn ' t even own in the first instance
还有更糟糕的：有时候那些毛利人卖出的土地根本不属于他们。 |
| 8. | Castle - hughes , whose mother is maori and whose father is a new zealander of european descent , had never acted before " whale rider .
卡斯特休伊斯的母亲是毛利人，父亲是有欧洲血统的新西兰人。 |
| 9. | Nowadays , the haka is still led by a player of maori descent whenever and wherever the all blacks take the field
现在，不论何时何地，只要“全黑队”比赛，就仍会有一名毛利人后裔球员带头跳“哈卡”舞。 |
| 10. | However , as long ago as the pre - columbian period , the mayas , aztecs and olmecs of central america also honoured and esteemed jade more highly than gold
，且视它比黄金还珍贵。新西兰的毛利人早在远古时期 |
