英语国家概况(澳大利亚)
Some General Facts
Names of the Country
The Commonwealth of Australia
Down Under
The Lucky Country
The Sunburned Country
Oz
The Land of Wonder
The Land of Plenty
The Land of the Long Weekend
一首伤心的歌 Origins of the Country’s Nickname
Excerpt from “Down Under”
On a hippie trail, head full of zombie
I met a strange lady, she made me nervous
She took me in and gave me breakfast
and she said,“Do you come from a land down under?
Where women glow and men plunder?
Can't you hear, can't you hear the thunder?
鸭梨的功效与作用 You better run, you better take cover."
Christian Shephard ：
Australia is called "Down Under" becau it's as clo as you can get to Hell without getting burned.
Origins of the Country’s Nickname
Making of the Country
Six States
◆ New South Wales (Sydney)安抚奶嘴怎么用
◆ Queensland (Brisbane)
◆ South Australia (Adelaide)
◆ Western Australia (Perth)
◆ Victoria (Melbourne)
◆ Tasmania (Hobart)
Two Territories
◆ Australian Capital Territory
◆ Northern Territory (Darwin)
Political Figures of the Country
Head of state: Sovereign（最高统治者） Queen Elizabeth II
Governor-General: Michael Jeffery
微信好看头像 Head of government: Prime Minister Kevin Michael Rudd
National Anthem of the Country
Advance Australia Fair
Australians all let us rejoice,
For we are young and free;
We’ve golden soil and wealth for toil;
Our home is girt（围绕） by a;
Our land abounds in nature’s gifts
Of beauty rich and rare;
Advance Australia Fair.
In joyful strains then let us sing,
Advance Australia Fair.
Beneath our radiant Southern Cross可爱卡通图片女孩
We’ll toil with hearts and hands;
出去吃饭的英文 To make this Commonwealth of ours
Renowned of all the lands;
For tho who’ve come across the as
We’ve boundless plains to share;
With courage let us al l combine
To Advance Australia Fair.
In joyful strains then let us sing,
Advance Australia Fair.
National Color of the Country
Yellow Green
National Flora（植物） of the Country
Golden Wattle（向日葵）
National Flag of the Country
The Coat of Arms of Australia
New South Wales - Golden Lion St George's Cross
Victoria - Southern Cross Imperial Crown
Queensland - Malte Cross Imprerial Crown
South Australia - White-Backed Magpie
Western Australia - Black Swan
Tasmania（塔斯马尼亚岛） - Red Lion
Coins and Bank Notes
National Holidays of the Country
Australia Day
Anzac Day C 25 April or, if that day falls Sunday, the following Monday May Day C the first Monday in May
Queen’s Birthday C the cond Monday in June
Picnic Day C the first Monday in August
体育小说 Other Facts and Figures
Population: 20,351,000
Capital: Canberra; 373,000
Area: 7,692,024 square kilometers (2,969,906 square miles)
Language: English, native languages
Religion: Protestant, Roman Catholic
Currency（货币）: Australian dollar
Life Expectancy（期望）: 80
GDP per Capita（人数）: U.S. $26,900
Literacy（读写能力） Percentage: 100
Ethnic（人种的） groups:
1. White 92% 2. Asian 7% 3. Aboriginal others 1%
Religions:
Roman Catholic（天主教） 26%, Anglican 21%
Christian 21%, Buddhist 2%
Islam 2%, others 1%
History of the Continent
200 million years ago
C Australia was attached to Pangaea（大陆）.
Between 200 and 65 million years ago
C Pangaea parated to form Gondwanaland and Laurasia.
50 million years ago
C Gondwanaland broke up into southern continents with Antarctica and Australia attached.
40 million years ago
C Australia broke away from Antarctica.
Geological Regions of the Country
Eastern Highlands
◆ The Great Dividing Range
◆ The Coastal Plain
继续做某事 Central Lowlands
◆ Lake Eyre
Western Plateau
◆ Large Derts
◆ Ancient Rocks
The Dividing Range
◆ Stretching along the eastern coast
◆ Containing the highest mountain of Australia C
Mt. Kosciuszko/Kosiusko (2,228 m)
◆ Bordered by sandy（游牧的） beaches and rocky cliffs
Lake Eyre
◆ Largest lake in the country (9,600 sq km)
◆ Lowest point in the continent (12 m)
◆ A salt water lake in the arid（干旱的） interior
