实战口语情景对话 第259期:The Land of Australia 澳大利亚的土地

 Todd: Now, Aaron, Australia's a big place. Can you describe the Australian landscape¹? 

托德：亚伦，澳大利亚非常大。你能描述一下澳大利亚的风景吗？

Aaron: No worries. In Australia, there are cities and then there is country. Not many people live in the country, and the desert. About 70% of the population live on the East Coast² on a very small area, and 80% maybe 70% of Australia is just desert. Nobody lives there, or it's just farms and nobody lives there as well. The cities aren't like Japan. They're very small cities, and there's a one high-rise area and then the rest of it is just flat. 

亚伦：没问题。澳大利亚有城市也有乡村。住在乡村和沙漠的人并不是很多。澳大利亚70%的人口都居住在东海岸，那是一片非常小的区域，其实澳大利亚有80%，也许是70%的地方都是沙漠。没有人住在那里，当然也没有人住在农田里。澳大利亚的城市与日本的不同。澳大利亚都是小城市，其中一个城市位于高海拔地区，其余的城市都位于平原地区。

Todd: How about the natural landscapes³ like deserts and rainforests, and things like that? 

托德：那像沙漠和雨林这样的自然景色怎么样？

Aaron: No worries. The rainforests are in the south, mainly⁴ in Tasmania, and in the tropics⁵ to the north, but the desert is the center of Australia and the north of Australia as well and on the west coast. There's not much rainforest. There's a lot of desert. Not many rainforests and the rest is just built-up area. Suburban⁶ areas. 

亚伦：嗯。雨林位于南部，主要在塔斯马尼亚岛和北部的热带地区，而沙漠则位于澳大利亚中部、北部以及西海岸。雨林并不多。但是沙漠面积广大。雨林地区并不多，其他地方就是建筑物密集区。郊区等等。

Todd: Um, Australia is know for it's beaches. What area has the nicest beaches? 

托德：嗯，澳大利亚的海滩非常著名。哪个地方的海滩最棒？

Aaron: The nicest beaches are probably in Queensland, or the Gold Coast. The West Coast has some great beaches as well, but there are now cities over there, so it's not so popular, but I think the best beaches are in Queensland, cause the pollution is so low. In the cities, in the south, the beaches are a bit dirty, so you can't always swim there. 

亚伦：最好的海滩可能要属昆士兰的黄金海岸了。西海岸也有许多很棒的海滩，不过那里有许多城市，所以海滩没有那么受欢迎，不过我认为最棒的海滩在昆士兰，因为那里污染小。南部城市中的海滩有些脏，你不能经常在那里游泳。 

1 landscape   

n.风景；山水画；地形；前景

参考例句：

• The landscape of the Great Wall is like a dragon.长城的全景像一条龙。
• From the hill he looked down on the peaceful landscape.他站在山上眺望下面的宁静景色。

2 coast   

n.海岸，海滨，滑坡；vt.沿海岸而行；vi.下滑

参考例句：

• They're holidaying on the west coast.他们正在西海岸度假。
• There are thousands of villages on the coast.在沿海有上千座村庄。

3 landscapes   

n.风景( landscape的名词复数 )；风景画；乡村风景画；地形

参考例句：

• Constable's landscapes met with indifference when they were first exhibited. 康斯特布尔的风景画在首次展出时受到了冷遇。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• She is a painter outstanding for her landscapes. 她是一位以风景画而出名的画家。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 mainly   

adv.主要地，大抵，大概

参考例句：

• The sea water is mainly composed of water and salt.海水主要由水和盐组成。
• It is mainly because of my fault.这主要是由于我的过错。

5 tropics   

(名)热带

参考例句：

• The disease is thought to have originated in the tropics. 这种疾病据说起源于热带地区。
• I went to the tropics for the first time last year. 我去年第一次去了热带地区。

6 suburban   

adj.城郊的，在郊区的

参考例句：

• Suburban shopping centers were springing up all over America. 效区的商业中心在美国如雨后春笋般地兴起。
• There's a lot of good things about suburban living.郊区生活是有许多优点。