•Basicinformation•Cities•Touristattractions•Food•AnimalsTheimpressionaboutAUSamazing(叹为观止)unexpected(超乎想象)stylish(时尚之巅)tempting(诱人魅力)relaxing(悠然一刻)adventurous(体验极限)liberating(自由自在)inspiring(灵感无限)attractive(梦萦魂牵)•Australiaistheworld'ssixthlargestcountryinlandareainsouthernhemisphere.[ˈhemɪsfɪə(r)]•Australiaistheworld'sfourthlargestagriculturalexportingcountry.•Australiahastheworld'sfirstvolume[ˈvɒlju:m]ofmineralexporting.•Australiaisanationofimmigrants.[ˈɪmɪgrənt]BasicinformationThefirststation--Canberra•CanberraisthecapitalcityofAustralia.•Withapopulationofover345,000,itisAustralia'slargestinlandcity.Thesecondstation--Sydney•SydneyisthebiggestcitywhichlocatesatthesoutheastinAustralia.•Thebesttimetovisititisspringorautumn,especiallyaroundMarchtoAprilorOctobertoNovember.Sydneyisblessedwithatemperateclimate.•SydneyisfamousforSydneyHarbor,Royal[ˈrɔɪəl]NationalPark,SydneyOperaHouse,BondiBeach,MacquarieStreet,Sydneyuniversityandsoon.Thethirdstation--Melbourne•MelbourneisthesecondlargecityintheAUS•Famoustouristsites:RoyalBotanic[bə'tænɪk]GardensOldCongressBuildingColonialTramcarRestaurantPhilippiIslandThefourthstation--PerthThefifthstation--Brisbane世界遗产-大堡礁(GreatBarrierReef)•TheGreatBarrierReefistheworld'slargestcoralreefsystemcomposedofover2,900individualreefsand900islandsstretchingforover2,300kilometres(1,400mi)overanareaofapproximately344,400squarekilometres(133,000sqmi).ThereefislocatedintheCoralSea,offthecoastofQueensland,Australia.•TheGreatBarrierReefcanbeseenfromouterspaceandistheworld'sbiggestsinglestructuremadebylivingorganisms.Thisreefstructureiscomposedofandbuiltbybillionsoftinyorganisms,knownascoralpolyps.ItsupportsawidediversityoflifeandwasselectedasaWorldHeritageSitein1981.CNNlabeleditoneofthesevennaturalwondersoftheworld.TheQueenslandNationalTrustnameditastateiconofQueensland.建筑经典-悉尼歌剧院(SydneyOperaHouse)TheSydneyOperaHouseisamulti-venueperformingartscentreinSydney,NewSouthWales,Australia.SituatedonBennelongPointinSydneyHarbour,closetotheSydneyHarbourBridge,thefacilityisadjacenttotheSydneycentralbusinessdistrictandtheRoyalBotanicGardens,betweenSydneyandFarmCoves.历史沧桑-阿瑟港监狱(PortArthur)•PortArthurisasmalltownandformerconvictsettlementontheTasmanPeninsula,inTasmania,Australia.PortArthurisoneofAustralia'smostsignificantheritageareasandanopen-airmuseum.•ThesiteformspartoftheAustralianConvictSites,aWorldHeritagepropertyconsistingofelevenremnantpenalsitesoriginallybuiltwithintheBritishEmpireduringthe18thand19thcenturiesonfertileAustraliancoastalstrips.Collectively,thesesites,includingPortArthur,nowrepresent,...thebestsurvivingexamplesoflarge-scaleconvicttransportationandthecolonialexpansionofEuropeanpowersthroughthepresenceandlabourofconvicts.•PortArthurisofficiallyTasmania'stoptouristattraction.Itislocatedapproximately60kilometres(37mi)southeastofthestatecapital,Hobart.In1996itwasthesceneoftheworstmassmurdereventinpost-colonialAustralianhistory.AustraliaFoodKangaroomeat*ItisconsideredtheAustraliannationaldish.*Almost260millionpiesareconsumedeveryyear.*Meatpiesarefilledwithchoppedsteak,onion,kidney,potato,mushroom,orchicken.MeatPieANZACBiscuitsLamingtons[ˈlæmɪŋtən]ChristmasShortbreadKangaroosaremarsupials(有袋类)andmammals.Motherkangarooshavebagswhichcanfeedwallabies.Althoughkangaroos’forelegsareshort,buttheyhavestronghindlegs.Kangarooscanjumpupto60kilometersperhour.I’manemu.(鸸鹋)EmuisanotherAustraliansymbol,becauseitisthelargestbirdinAustralia.Emuisoneoftheworld’smostancientspeciesofbirdsanditcannotfly.koalaMerino(美利奴羊)PollDorset(无角陶赛特羊)Polwarth(波尔沃思羊)Australiaisawoolkingdom.Drysdale(德赖斯代尔羊)Texel(特塞尔羊)Romney(罗姆尼羊)Lincoln(林肯羊)AnimalsinnorthernAustraliaPlatypusWildboarAnimalsinwesternAustraliaanteatercrocodileostrichlizard