英语访谈对话 405 Australia

 　　The Australian flag¹ has the Union² Jack³ in the top left-hand corner. The rest of the flag is dark blue and then it has six white stars on it. I think they represent⁴ six different states in Australia, but I'm not really sure.

　　My favorite city in Australia is Sydney. I lived there for about 6 months and it's a really lively city. There are lots of young people and lots of things to do. There are also lots of tourist sites⁵ to visit, for example, the Sydney Opera House.

　　Most people when they think about Australia, they think about the Outback. Very few people in Australia live in the Outback really, which is why it is so empty. There are huge empty spaces, like deserts, sometimes, where you can go for hours without seeing even one other person.

　　When I was in the Outback, the most amazing sight I saw was Ayers Rock, or Uluru as it's called now, which is its Aboriginal⁶ name. So Uluru is the biggest rock in the world, and it really is amazing when you travel through the Outback and then suddenly, out of nowhere⁷, you see a huge rock that looks like a mountain. It's an amazing sight, one of the best I saw in Australia.

1 flag   

n.旗帜，标志(记)，特征(位)

参考例句：

• The flag is red and yellow.这旗子红黄相间。
• The flag is waving in the wind.旗号正在风中飘荡。

2 union   

n.联合，合并，结合，联盟，协会

参考例句：

• The President gave his speech on the state of the Union.总统发表了国情咨文演讲。
• Even the union leaders hoped that the strike would die quietly. 甚至连工会领袖们都希望罢工会无声无息地结束。

3 jack   

n.插座，千斤顶，男人；v.抬起，提醒，扛举；n.（Jake）杰克

参考例句：

• I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
• He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。

4 represent   

vt.表现，表示；描绘，讲述；代表，象征；回忆；再赠送，再上演；vi.提出异议

参考例句：

• I'll represent to him the risk he is running.我要向他指出他所面临的险境。
• We selected her to represent us.我们选她作为我们的代表。

5 sites   

n.遗址( site的名词复数 )；[计算机]网站；位置；地皮

参考例句：

• sites of scientific interest 引起科学界关注的地方
• Derelict inner-city sites could be sold off cheaply for housing. 荒废的内城区可以廉价出售用来修建房屋。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 aboriginal   

adj.（指动植物）土生的，原产地的，土著的

参考例句：

• They managed to wipe out the entire aboriginal population.他们终于把那些土著人全部消灭了。
• The lndians are the aboriginal Americans.印第安人是美国的土著人。

7 nowhere   

adv.任何地方都不；无处，到处都无

参考例句：

• There's nowhere else I really want to go to.没有别的地方是我真正想去的。
• He had nowhere to go,so I took him in.他无处可去，所以我收留了他。