瞬间秒杀听力 第488期:澳大利亚

 

Australia is a unique country.

It's the world's largest island,

but it's also the world's smallest continent.

In fact, Australia is the only country

that is also a continent.

It's about the size of the United¹ States,

but it has a population of only 16.5 million.

If it sounds like an interesting place to visit,

that's because it is.

澳大利亚是一个非常独特的国家。

它是世界上最大的岛，但它也是世界上最小的洲。

事实上，澳大利亚是唯一也是个洲的国家。

它大约与美国一样大，但它的人口却只右1650万．

如果它听起来像是个值得走访的好去处的话．

那是因为它的确是个值得走访的好去处。

1 united   

adj.和谐的；团结的；联合的，统一的

参考例句：

• The whole nation is closely united.全国人民紧密团结。
• The two men were united by community of interests.共同的利益使两个人结合在一起。