奧克蘭是新西蘭在北島最大的城市，被稱為“帆之都”，同時也是新西蘭工業(yè)和商業(yè)中心和經(jīng)濟(jì)貿(mào)易中心。全球最重要的跨國公司都在奧克蘭設(shè)有辦事處，奧克蘭事實(shí)上也是新西蘭的“經(jīng)濟(jì)首都”。奧克蘭是新西蘭對外貿(mào)易、旅游的門戶，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(yè)金融中心，新西蘭的股票交易所及多家大銀行的總部就設(shè)在這里。現(xiàn)今的奧克蘭仍然為新西蘭最發(fā)達(dá)的地區(qū)之一，同時也是南太平洋的樞紐，旅客出入境的主要地點(diǎn)。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(xù)三年奧克蘭蟬聯(lián)全球最適宜城市前三名。下面學(xué)習(xí)啦小編為大家?guī)砺糜斡⒄Z"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(fā)光的海水襯托下，素有"帆船之都"的美譽(yù)。

　　奧克蘭市民酷愛揚(yáng)帆出海，醉心于"三B"活動，即：去海灘、劃船和燒烤野餐。他們抓住一切機(jī)會，成群結(jié)隊(duì)地離家奔向最近的海灘或港口，隨身帶著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，千帆并舉，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(shù)十個可以供人們游泳的海灘，遍布幽靜小島的海岸，較高的生活水準(zhǔn)以及適合戶外運(yùn)動的夏季氣候。

　　皇后大街

　　皇后大街是奧克蘭傳統(tǒng)的主要街道或"黃金地段"，是新西蘭的最佳商業(yè)區(qū)，它匯集了市內(nèi)所有購物商店及大型百貨公司。這里的商品，琳瑯滿目，令人目不暇接。禮品商店和羊毛制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(fù)鼠皮制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于皇后大街的盡頭，廣場上沒有中心郵局、市區(qū)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，在這里，也常常可以見到街頭演說者和抗議游行者。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(jīng)費(fèi)嚴(yán)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(fèi)約果、番茄、拍平縷瓜、枯麻拉果和其它新鮮的新西蘭農(nóng)產(chǎn)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(guān)大廈

　　老海關(guān)大廈坐落于市區(qū)綜合大樓對面，正好在海關(guān)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(guān)大廈是按照法國文藝復(fù)興時期的建筑風(fēng)格設(shè)計的，落成于1889年，它也是目前在中心商業(yè)區(qū)遺留下來的具有維多利亞風(fēng)格的最后一批紀(jì)念物之一。大廈每周七天均向游客開放，設(shè)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、木制品以及羊毛制品的商店。

　　維多利亞派克市場

　　自老海關(guān)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。

　　市場建成于1905年，由當(dāng)年的亞瑟。梅瑟市長為其剪彩。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，為這座黃色的磚樓砌上了最后一塊磚。現(xiàn)在，這座歷史上著名的建筑物每周七天均對外營業(yè)，內(nèi)設(shè)有果品店、菜店、水產(chǎn)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。