《英语国家文化与生活》系列图书由以英语为母语的作者，为中国学生和英语学习者专门编写，尤其是将来准备出国留学的学生。
《英语国家文化与生活：澳大利亚》以澳大利亚这一英语国家的历史和文化为背景，对该国的人文地理、旅游、经济、文化、教育及日常生活做了详细介绍，通过《英语国家文化与生活：澳大利亚》你将对澳大利亚有全新的认识。针对ESL学习者的特点和英语水平, 《英语国家文化与生活：澳大利亚》以全英文方式出版, 是国内英语学习者很好的阅读素材，每一章节后都有对本章节重难点单词的注释与习题，同时提供配套英文朗读免费下载（下载方式详见图书封底博客链接），在品读的精彩故事的同时提升阅读水平。对准备出国留学的学生备考英语水平考试也大有帮助。
This series of books allows readers to strengthentheir vocabulary while learning important information about the history andculture of different English speaking countries. In this book you will learnnot only the history, culture and language of Australia, but also intriguingdetails about the people and places there of this ancient land. You will be socarried away by reading about this fascinating country that you will almostforget you are practising your language skills. 《英语国家文化与生活》系列图书由以英语为母语的作者，为中国学生和英语学习者专门编写，尤其是将来准备出国留学的学生。
《英语国家文化与生活：澳大利亚》以澳大利亚这一英语国家的历史和文化为背景，对该国的人文地理、旅游、经济、文化、教育及日常生活做了详细介绍，通过《英语国家文化与生活：澳大利亚》你将对澳大利亚有全新的认识。针对ESL学习者的特点和英语水平, 《英语国家文化与生活：澳大利亚》以全英文方式出版, 是国内英语学习者很好的阅读素材，每一章节后都有对本章节重难点单词的注释与习题，同时提供配套英文朗读免费下载（下载方式详见图书封底博客链接），在品读的精彩故事的同时提升阅读水平。对准备出国留学的学生备考英语水平考试也大有帮助。
This series of books allows readers to strengthen their vocabulary while learning important information about the history and culture of different English speaking countries. In this book you will learn not only the history, culture and language of Australia, but also intriguing details about the people and places there of this ancient land. You will be so carried away by reading about this fascinating country that you will almost forget you are practising your language skills.
Just in case you need some help each chapter has vocabulary highlighted in bold and a list at the end of the chapter with their meanings. Turn there now if you like, to look up the meaning of the words that are bolded in this introduction. Practice activities, comprehension exercises and answers are at the end of each chapter. These activities are designed to reinforce the practical information, help you practice your English language skills and enhance your cultural understanding. Hope you love this book and keep reading!
目錄：
Chapter 1
Welcome to the Land Down Under
Chapter 2
Making History in Australia
Chapter 3
Going Places
Chapter 4
Get Out of the City
Chapter 5
Culture Shock
Chapter 6
What is Australia Famous for?
Chapter 7
How to Get an Australian Education
Chapter 8
Take a Trip in Australia
內容試閱：
Welcome to the Land Down Under
GDay mate. How ya goin?
All over Australia, people will greet you this way. Those who dont know you may offer their right hand to shake. Australians who do know you will likely kiss you on either cheek when they meet up with you. Australians are friendly and casual and they love to have fun. Even when they have not met you before, they might talk to you exactly the same way they would talk to one of their friends. Aussies are not often formal and they call most males mate and most females Sheila.
Although English is the main language in Australia, there are over 200 other languages spoken there including Cantonese and Mandarin.
Both young and old Australians use many slang words in their everyday speech. They call Australia Oz and they say that they live down under. They use the word loo instead of toilet. When they want to know if you would like help they will ask： You right? If they expect to see you later in the afternoon theyll say： See ya this arvo.
When an Aussie is talking to you, it can seem like they are speaking a language other than English. When they thank you they might say Cheers. When they agree with something you have said they may say： Fair Dinkum or Ya Reckon?
As if that werent enough, Australians are well-known for shortening words and ending them with an o or an ie like aggro to mean aggravated; smoko a coffee or cigarette break; stubbie a bottle of beer and sunnies which are sunglasses.
No worries theres no problem. Grab yourself a cuppa cup of tea and a bikkie a biscuit, settle in under the doona blanket and read on. With a bit of hard yakka hard work youll soon know heaps a lot about Australia and be able to talk like a ripper great Australian!
Geography of Australia
DID YOU KNOW? Australia is underpopulated. There is one square kilometre of land for every three people who call Australia home.
Australia is the worlds oldest landmass. It is known as the island continent. It is the largest island and the sixth largest country in the world. China is the fourth largest country. It has a very small population for its size just 24 million people live there. Because of that, Australia is almost the least densely populated country in the world. China has 146 people per square kilometre of land while Australia has just three. However, most Australians live within 100 km of the coast making it one of the world most urbanized populations. In fact, almost all Australians live in the eastern and southern areas of the country.
Unlike China, Australia has multiple time zones. In the winter, when it is 8：00 am in Perth, in Western Australia, it is 11：00 am on the east side of the country, in Sydney. It is easy to see that Tasmania, the large island in the south, is part of Australia, but there are also more than 8,000 islands in the surrounding oceans which make up the country. Lord Howe Island even has its own time zone which is 30 minutes ahead of mainland Australia. Some states put their clocks forward one hour in October each year and back again in April to get more daylight during times that people are awake.
And thats not all. Because Australia is in the southern hemisphere, the seasons are the opposite of those in China. Australians celebrate the New Year in the summer and the hottest month is January. Is your favourite season spring when the Magnolia trees are in bloom? Dont head to Australia in May to see them. Theyll all be dying off at the end of autumn there. Go in October instead. People who live in the northern hemisphere often say Australia is the upside down country because the seasons are reversed. The Australian seasons are：
Summer： December to February
Autumn： March to May
Winter： June to August
Spring： September to November
Like all countries, Australia gets most of its rain in spring. When you think of dry countries with deserts, Australia is not likely to be the first one that comes to mind. Probably youve seen lots of photos of Australians surfing, sailing and swimming. However, Australia has ten deserts in total some of which get less than 10 cm of rain each year. This means that 90% of the land is uninhabitable. The deserts are mostly located in the centre of the country which accounts for the number of people who live near the coast. One-third of the entire country receives little or no rain every year, making it the driest continent in the world next to Antarctica.
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