AUSTRALIA Zhangguochen CONTENT A AnimalsB ThelandC Culturalheritageoftheworld Firstofall AQuestion WhatcomestoyourmindfirstlywhenthinkingofAustralia Kangaroos TheanimalsofAustralia TherearemanydifferentspeciesofwildlifeinAustralia Marsupials 有袋类 arethemostsuccessfulgroupinAustralia Thisgroupincludeskangaroos wallabies koalas Tasmanianwolves 塔斯马尼亚狼 Tasmaniandevils 袋獾 andmanyothers Theplatypus 鸭嘴兽 andtheechidna 针鼹 areegg layingmammals Therearealsonumerousdifferentspeciesofbirds Someofthemarecockatoo 鹦鹉 kookaburra 笑翠鸟 lyrebird 琴鸟 theflightlessemu 鸸鹋 andseveraltypesofparrots Bilby 袋狸 TheBilbyisasmallnocturnalcreaturefoundmainlyinNorthernAustralia Theyhavelargeearslikerabbitsandeatsmallinsectsandvariousplants KoalaKoalasaresmallbearlikecreatureswholivealongtheeastcoastofAustralia However koalasonlyliketoeatasmallpercentageofthetreesfoundaroundAustralia Koalashavehardblacknoses withsharpclawsandathickfurrycoatandcangrowtoaweightofabout10kg Mostoftheirtimeisspentasleepinthetrees whichisthebestplacetoseeakoala Dingo 澳洲野犬 DingosarefoundinvariousareasacrossAustralia itmakesahowlingsoundthatisverydistinctive Dingoesgenerallyeatmice rabbitsandrats althoughcanalsoattacklivestockwhenhungry Echidna 针鼹 TheEchidnaisasmallcreature whichhasafurryundersidewithsharpspinesonitsback EchidnasliveinthedryandhotdesertlandofAustralia aswellaswithinthecoolerclimateoftheAustralianAlps Echidnascatchinsectstoeat Theygrowtoabout45cm Asaformofprotectiontheyquicklyburythemselvesintheground withonlytheirspinesstickingoutoftheground Quoll 袋鼬 Quollarenocturnalcreatures whichareAustralianativecats Theygrowtoaboutthesizeofdomesticcats andspendmostoftheirtimeintrees Goanna 澳洲巨蜥 GoannasareatypeoflizardfoundinvariouspartsofAustralia Theycangrowtoabout2metreslong andcanbeaggressive oftenmakingaloudhissingsound TheLand ThecontinentofAustraliawithaCoastline 30000kilometers alandarea 7682300km itisthelargestislandintheworld ThecountryalsoincludesTasmania theTorresStraitsIslandsandasmallnumberofislandsinthePacificandtheIndianOceans Sydney SydneyisthebiggestcitywhichlocatesatthesoutheastinAustralia Thebesttimestovisitareofspringandautumn especiallyaroundMarchtoAprilorOctobertoNovember Sydneyisblessedwithatemperateclimate SydneyisfamousforSydneyHarbor RoyalNationalPark SydneyOperaHouse BondiBeach MacquarieStreet Sydneyuniversityandsoon SydneyHarbor RoyalNationalPark TheMacquariesteet TheCBDhasbecomeaminiManhattan TheuniversityofSydney SydneyOperaHouse BondiBeach Canberra CanberraisthecapitalcityofAustralia Withapopulationofover345 000 itisAustralia slargestinlandcityandtheeighthlargestAustraliancityoverall Followinganinternationalcontestforthecity sdesign adesignbytheChicagoarchitectsWalterBurleyGriffinandMarionMahonyGriffinwasselectedandconstructioncommencedin1913 Beautifulnewcity CongressBuilding Melbourne MelbourneisthesecondlargecityintheAus andhasbeenthoughtthetop10citieswhicharemostcomfortable Famousesites RoyalBotanicGardensOldCongressBuildingColonialTramcarRestaurantPhilippiIsland Transportation restarant Seaside Livingconditions TheGreatBarrierReef TheGreatBarrierReefistheonlylivingorganiccollectivevisible 明显可见的 fromEarth sorbit 范围 itistheworld slargestcoralreefecosystem TheGreatBarrierReef 大堡礁 isnotjustonereefbutactuallyaseriesofover2 000reefsstretching 延伸 formorethan2 300kilometres Itistheworld slargestcoral 珊瑚 reef sincecoralreefsarealsoinshallowwater youcanactuallyseethemfromabovethewater AllalongtheGreatBarrierReef thecolorofthecoralreefchangesasdoesthecolorofthewater whichvariesfromagreentoabluecolor TheGreatBarrierReefstretchesmorethan2 000kilometresalongtheQueenslandcoast theeastcoastofAustralia fromthemainlandtownsofPortDouglastoBundaberg TheGreatBarrierReefsystemconsistsofmorethan3000reefswhichrangeinsizefrom1hectare 公顷 toover10 000hectaresinarea ThebestwaytoexperiencethemagicandbeautyoftheGreatBarrierReefistoexperienceitupcloseandpersonal underwater Youcanswim snorkel 潜水 diveandsailtheWorldHeritage 世界遗产 listedGreatBarrierReef alivingmasterpiece 杰作 sobigthatitcanbeseenfromouterspace Culturalheritageoftheworld 世界遗产名录 南澳和昆士兰的澳洲哺乳动物化石遗址 AustralianFossilMammalSites 新南威尔士州和昆士兰的冈瓦讷雨林 GondwanaRainforests 北领地的卡卡杜国家公园 KakaduNationalPark 昆士兰南部海岸外的芬瑟岛 FraserIsland 昆士兰的大堡礁 GreatBarrierReef 新南威尔士州海岸外的豪勋爵岛 LordHoweIsland 南澳和昆士兰的澳洲哺乳动物化石遗址 AustralianFossilMammalSites 塔斯马尼亚南部的麦格里岛 MacquarieIsland 悉尼西部的大蓝山 GreaterBlueMountains 西澳的波奴鲁鲁国家公园 PurnululuNationalPark 悉尼歌剧院 昆士兰湿热带地区 澳洲南极领地的贺得岛 HeardIsland 和麦唐纳群岛 McDonaldIslands 墨尔本的皇家展览大厦 RoyalExhibitionBuilding 和卡尔顿花园 CarltonGardens 塔斯马尼亚荒野 新南威尔士州的威兰德拉湖区 WillandraLakes 西澳的鲨鱼湾 SharkBay 北领地的乌卢鲁 卡达赤塔国家公园 Uluru KataTjutaNationalPark 3QBYE