澳大利亚文化介绍(英文版).ppt

geographicallyisolated?,itsthesmallestcontinentintheworldanditsthebiggestislandintheworld.,australiaisanisland,surroundedbywater.itislocatedonthesmallestcontinentintheworld.itisthesixthlargestcountryintheworld.,westernaustralia,northernterritory,southaustralia,newsouthwales,queensland,victoria,tasmania,australiacapital,thepeople,population:21,700,000(march2009)populationgrowthrate:0.87%ethnicgroups:caucasian92%,asian7%,aboriginalandother1%(2001)languages:english79.1%,chinese2.1%,italian1.9%,other11.1%,unspecified5.8%(2009),officialname,commonwealthofaustraliaqueenelizabethiihasbeentheheadofstatesince1973thequeenisrepresentedbyagovernor-generalandbyagovernorineachstate,nationalbirdemu鸸鹋nationalanimalkangaroo,nationalcolours,guess?goldandgreenwhy?longassociatedwithaustraliansportingachievements,thenationalcolourshavestrongenvironmentalconnections.goldindicatesimagesofthecountrysbeaches,mineralwealth,grainharvestsandwidedesert.greenevokestheforestsandpasturesoftheaustralianlandscape.greenandgoldarethecoloursofaustraliasnationalfloralemblemthegoldenwattle,canberra,capital1908sitechosenforaustraliascapital,famouslandmarksfederalparliamenthouse,thenationallibrary,thehighcourt,theaustralianwarmemorial,thenationalartgallery,sydney,largestandoldestcityinaustraliahosted2000olympicsfamouslandmarksthesydneyharbourbridgethesydneyoperahouse,bondibeach,notthecapitalbutthebiggestcityinaustralia,australianopentennischampionships,melbourne,thecommonwealthofaustraliawascreatedonjanuary1,1901-federationday-whensixformerbritishcolonies-nowthesixstatesofaustralia-agreedtoformaunion.,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。federalorcentralgovernmentstategovernmentlocalgovernment,basicstructureofaustraliagovernment,basicstructureofaustraliagovernment,colonialperiod,williamdampierwasthefirstenglishsailorlandedonthenorthwestcoastofaustraliain1688jamescooklandedontheeastcoastofaustraliain1768.henamedthelandandclaimedthelandfortheenglishkingtheenglishbegantocolonizeaustraliainordertocompetewiththefrenchandestablishapenalcolnyforthebritishconvictsinthe1780s,aboriginalculture,1.thedreamtimeallaboriginalpeopleshareabeliefinthetimeless,magicalrealmofthedreamtime.accordingtoaboriginalmyth,totemic(图腾)spiritancestorsforgedallaspectsoflifeduringthedreamtimeoftheworldscreation.thesespiritancestorscontinuetoconnectnaturalphenomena,aswellaspast,presentandfuturethrougheveryaspectofaboriginalculture.,aboriginalpeople,thegreatestpopulationdensitywastobefoundinthesouthernandeasternregionsofthecontinent,therivermurray.atthetimeofeuropeandiscoveryandsettlement,uptoonemillionaboriginalpeoplelivedacrossthecontinentashuntersandgatherers.theywerescatteredin300clansandspoke250languagesand700dialects.,thedreamtime,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,aboriginalrockartlongestcontinuouslypracticedartistictraditionintheworld.,impactofeuropeansettlement,bythe1940salmostallaborigineswereassimilatedintoruralandurbanaustraliansocietyaslow-paidlaborswithlimitedrights.manyaboriginalchildrenweretakenfromtheirnaturalparentsbythegovernmentorchurch.thesechildrenwerecalled“thestolengeneration”.,thekangarooisanaustralianicon.graykangarooredkangaroostreekangaroomuskyrat-kangaroo（麝袋鼠）,iamduckbill,peoplealsocallmeplatypus.,iamadingo.thedingoisaustraliasnativewilddoganditslargestmeat-eatingmammal.insomepastoralareas,dingoesarealsoregardedaspests(害人之物)duetothethreattheyposetosheepandotherfarmanimals.,weareemu.wearebirds,butwecantfly.wecanrunveryfast,(upto50kph),withabouncy,swayingmotion.,iamabilby(兔耳袋狸).iamasmallcreaturefoundmainlyinnorthernterritory.ihavelargeearslikerabbitsandeatsmallinsectsandvariousplants.iliketogooutatnight.,iamagoanna.(巨蜥)iamatypeoflizard(蜥蜴)foundinvariouspartsofaustralia.icangrowtoabout2meterslong,andcanbeaggressive,oftenmakingaloudhissingsound.,australiaslandscape,australiaislocatedinoceaniabetweentheindianandsouthpacificoceans.australiaiscalledthe“landdownunder”islandcountryandacontinentlocatedinthesouthernhemisphere,southoftheequator,australiasbigrockuluru,australiaisancientandithassomeoftheoldestgeologicalfeaturesintheworld.ourmostfamousrockofcourseisuluruinthenorthernterritory.,australiaslongestriver,australiaslongestsingleriveristherivermurrayat2,375kilometers.墨累河,seasonsinaustraliaare:,summer:decembertofebruaryautumn:marchtomaywinter:junetoaugustspring:septembertonovember,newyearsevefireworks-national,celebratethenewyearinaustralia,wherethefestivitiesincludehugeoutdoorpartiesandspectacularfireworksatsydneysharbourbridge.,sydneyfestival悉尼狂欢节,eachyearthesydneyfestivaloffersarichanddiverseprogramspanningallartformsincludingdance,theatre,music,visualarts,film,forumsandlargescalefreeoutdoorevents.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。,australiaday,on26januaryeachyear,australianscelebrateaustraliaday.australiadayisapublicholidayineverystateandterritoryinaustralia.onaustraliaday,largeandsmallcommunitiesacrossaustraliacelebrateallthatisgreataboutaustraliaandbeingaustralian.itisthebiggestannualpubliceventinaustralia.,anzacday4.25澳纽兵团日,anzacdayisobservedon25aprileachyear.anzacdayisnamedaftertheaustralianandnewzealandarmycorps,whichlandedatgallipoliinturkeyduringworldwarion25april1915.anzacdayisasolemndaywhenaustraliansrememberthesacrificeofallaustralianswhoservedanddiedinwars,conflictsandpe