澳大利亚文化介绍英文版

1、geographically isolated?its the smallest continent in the world and its the biggest island in the world. australia is an island, surrounded by water. it is located on the smallest continent in the world. it is the sixth largest country in the world.the people population: 21,700,000 (march 2009) popu

2、lation growth rate: 0.87% ethnic groups: caucasian 92%, asian 7%, aboriginal and other 1% (2001) languages: english 79.1%, chinese 2.1%, italian 1.9%, other 11.1%, unspecified 5.8% (2009)official name commonwealth of australia queen elizabeth ii has been the head of state since 1973 the queen is rep

3、resented by a governor-general and by a governor in each state national bird emu 鸸鹋 national animal kangaroo national colours guess? gold and green why? long associated with australian sporting achievements, the national colours have strong environmental connections. gold indicates images of the cou

4、ntrys beaches, mineral wealth, grain harvests and wide desert. green evokes the forests and pastures of the australian landscape. green and gold are the colours of australias national floral emblem the golden wattlecanberra capital 1908 site chosen for australias capital famous landmarks federal par

5、liament house, the national library, the high court, the australian war memorial, the national art gallerysydney largest and oldest city in australia hosted 2000 olympics famous landmarks the sydney harbour bridge the sydney opera house, bondi beachnot the capital but the biggest city in australiaau

6、stralian open tennis championshipsmelbourne the commonwealth of australia was created on january 1, 1901 - federation day - when six former british colonies - now the six states of australia - agreed to form a union. 政府（government): 澳大利亚国家政权和义务由联邦政府、州政府和地方政府三级分担。 federal or central government state

7、government local government basic structure of australia government basic structure of australia government federal governmentlegislatureparliamentexecutive judiciary the house of representativesprime minister &cabinet high court of australia &federal courtscolonial periodwilliam dampier was

8、 the first english sailor landed on the northwest coast of australia in 1688james cook landed on the east coast of a ustralia in 1768 .he named the land and claimed the land for the english king the english began to colonize australia in order to compete with the french and establish a penal colny f

9、or the british convicts in the 1780saboriginal culture 1. the dreamtimeall aboriginal people share a belief in the timeless, magical realm of the dreamtime. according to aboriginal myth, totemic(图腾) spirit ancestors forged all aspects of life during the dreamtime of the worlds creation. these spirit

10、 ancestors continue to connect natural phenomena, as well as past, present and future through every aspect of aboriginal culture.aboriginal peoplethe greatest population density was to be found in the southern and eastern regions of the continent, the river murray.at the time of european discovery a

11、nd settlement, up to one million aboriginal people lived across the continent as hunters and gatherers. they were scattered in 300 clans and spoke 250 languages and 700 dialects. the dreamtime梦幻，或梦幻时代(dreamtime)，是指导原住民生活的知识、信仰和习俗体系。它向人们展示他们该如何生活和如何行事。不遵守它的规则的人会受到惩罚。父母和长辈向儿童讲述梦幻的故事。这些故事告诉儿童他们的土地是怎样形成

12、的和人们如何在这里繁衍生息，以及怎样行事和为什么要这样做aboriginal rock artlongest continuously practiced artistic tradition in the world. impact of european settlement by the 1940s almost all aborigines were assimilated into rural and urban australian society as low-paid labors with limited rights. many aboriginal children we

13、re taken from their natural parents by the government or church.these children were called “the stolen generation”. . red kangaroos tree kangaroo musky rat-kangaroo（麝袋鼠） i am duckbill, people also call me platypus . i am a dingo. the dingo is australias native wild dog and its largest meat-eating ma

14、mmal. in some pastoral areas, dingoes are also regarded as pests(害人之物) due to the threat they pose to sheep and other farm animals. we are emu. we are birds, but we cant fly. we can run very fast, (up to 50 kph), with a bouncy, swaying motion. i am a bilby(兔耳袋狸 ). i am a small creature found mainly

15、in northern territory. i have large ears like rabbits and eat small insects and various plants. i like to go out at night. i am a goanna.(巨蜥) i am a type of lizard(蜥蜴) found in various parts of australia. i can grow to about 2 meters long, and can be aggressive, often making a loud hissing sound. au

16、stralias landscape australia is located in oceania between the indian and south pacific oceans. australia is called the “land down under” island country and a continent located in the southern hemisphere, south of the equatoraustralias big rock uluru australia is ancient and it has some of the oldes

17、t geological features in the world. our most famous rock of course is uluru in the northern territory. australias longest river australias longest single river is the river murray at 2,375 kilometers. 墨累河 seasons in australia are: summer: december to february autumn: march to may winter: june to aug

18、ust spring: september to novembernew years eve fireworks - national celebrate the new year in australia, where the festivities include huge outdoor parties and spectacular fireworks at sydneys harbour bridge . sydney festival悉尼狂欢节悉尼狂欢节 each year the sydney festival offers a rich and diverse program

19、spanning all art forms including dance, theatre, music, visual arts, film, forums and large scale free outdoor events. 悉尼节每年从1月8号开始到30号结束，通常吸引超过一百万的观众聚集到这个港口城市，观赏各种澳洲和全世界的各式各样的精彩表演、艺术展示、舞蹈和电影。 australia day on 26 january each year, australians celebrate australia day. australia day is a public holiday in every state and territory in australia. on australia day, large and small communities across australia celebrate all that is great about australia and being australian. it is the biggest annual public event in australia.anzac day