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12.scarce/ skεəs/ adj. 缺乏的；不足的

As the population grew and land and food became scarce, the people became more war-like. 随着人口的增长，土地和食物变得稀少，人们变得更加好战。（P3）

scarce resources稀缺资源

Details of the accident are scarce.事故的详细情况了解不多。

Food was becoming scarce.食物越来越紧缺。

13.warlike/ ˈwɔ:laɪk/ adj. 好战的；尚武的；善战的

14.tribe/ traɪb / n. 部落；部族

Some tribes were wiped out as stronger tribes fought to take over the land. 随着更强大的部落争夺土地，一些部落被消灭了。（P3）

15.wipe out 清除；垮台

Only in this way can we wipe out the enemy troops.只有这样我们才能消灭敌军。

Wipe out the bath before you use it. 使用浴盆前先把里面擦洗干净。

16.take over 接管；接收

She decided that I was the ideal person to take over the job. 她认定我是接手这份工作的最佳人选。

It's time for him to retire and let someone younger take over as director. 他现在该退休了,让更年轻的人来接替。

17.fence/'fens/ n. 栅栏；篱笆；围墙

To protect themselves, the people began to live in "pas"; that is, villages on the top of hills surrounded by several rows of tall fences. 为了保护自己，人们开始生活在“pas”中;也就是说，山顶上的村庄被几排高大的栅栏包围着。（P3）

18.immunity/ [ɪˈmju:nəti / n. 免疫性

They brought with them European diseases that the Maori had no immunity to and, worse still, they traded guns with the local tribes. 他们带来了一些欧洲疾病，毛利人对这些疾病没有免疫力，更糟糕的是，他们同当地的部落来交换枪支。（P3）

immune/ ɪˈmju:n / adj. 免疫的；免受（伤害）的

19.Christianity/ ˌkrɪstiˈænəti /基督教

20.treaty/ ˈtri:ti / n. 条约；协议；协定

In 1840,Britain signed a treaty with the representatives of various Maori tribes. 1840年，英国与各毛利人部落的代表签署了一项条约。（P3）

21.representative/ ˌreprɪˈzentətɪv / n. 代表

22.ownership/ ˈəʊnəʃɪp / n. 所有权；物主身份

This treaty recognized Maori ownership of their land and the coastal waters around New Zealand. 该条约承认毛利人拥有他们的土地和新西兰周围的沿海水域。（P3）

23.unrest /ʌnˈrest/ n. 不安的状态；动乱

Unfortunately, when the Maori people did not want to sell their land to the new settlers, especially at the extremely low prices they were offered, unrest between the Maori and Europeans (Pakeha) grew, which led to serious fighting in many parts of the North Island. 不幸的是，毛利人并不想把他们的土地卖给新移民，特别是在他们得到的极低的价格下，毛利人和欧洲人(Pakeha)之间的动荡加剧了，这导致了北岛许多地区的激烈战斗。（P3）

industrial/ civil/social/ political/ popular unrest

工业/ 平民/ 社会/ 政治/ 民众动乱

There is growing unrest in the south of the country.

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