美語情景對話 第362期:Australia 澳大利亞
The Australian flag has the Union Jack in the top left-hand corner. The rest of the flag is dark blue and then it has six white stars on it. I think they represent six different states in Australia, but I'm not really sure.
澳大利亞國旗的左上角是英國的米字旗。國旗的其他地方是深藍色的，上面有六顆星星。我想星星代表的是澳大利亞的六個州，不過我不太確定。My favorite city in Australia is Sydney. I lived there for about 6 Months and it's a really lively city. There are lots of young people and lots of things to do. There are also lots of tourist sites to visit, for example, the Sydney Opera House.
我最喜歡的澳大利亞城市是悉尼。我在那裏生活了六個月，那裏真的是個活力十足的城市。悉尼有許多年輕人，而且有很多事情可以做。當然那裏也有許多可以參觀的旅遊景點，比如悉尼歌劇院。Most people when they think about Australia, they think about the Outback. Very few people in Australia live in the Outback really, which is why it is so empty. There are huge empty spaces, like deserts, sometimes, where you can go for hours without seeing even one other person.
大多數人在提到澳大利亞的時候，會首先想到澳大利亞的內陸地區。其實澳大利亞生活在內陸地區的人非常少，這就是那裏很空曠的原因。澳大利亞有大片的空曠區域，就像沙漠，有時你在那個區域走了數小時都看不到其他人。
When I was in the Outback, the most amazing sight I saw was Ayers Rock, or Uluru as it's called now, which is its Aboriginal name. So Uluru is the biggest rock in the world, and it really is amazing when you travel through the Outback and then suddenly, out of nowhere, you see a huge rock that looks like a mountain. It's an amazing sight, one of the best I saw in Australia.
我生活在澳大利亞內陸地區時，看到的最驚異的景象就是艾爾斯巨石，也可以稱爲烏魯魯，這是它的土著語名字。烏魯魯是世界上最大的岩石，非常驚奇的事情是，當你在澳大利亞內陸地區旅行時，它會突然一下子冒出來，你會看到一個像山一樣的山石。這真是令人驚奇的景觀，是我在澳大利亞看到的最棒的景觀之一。
重點講解：
1. for example
例如；比如；
eg. For example, this year we did something different.
比方說，我們今年採取了一些與衆不同的方式。
eg. For example, third parties often affect discussions.
比如，第三方常常會對談判產生影響。
2. think about
思考；想到；
eg. When a man began to prosper he was likely to think about things that he used to frown upon.
當一個人開始富裕起來的時候，他很可能會想做以前他覺得不屑一顧的事情。
eg. You only think about yourself.
你只想到你自己。
3. out of nowhere
突然（發生）；一下子（冒出來）；
eg. Houses had sprung up out of nowhere on the hills.
山丘上突然冒出一幢幢的房子。
eg. He was driving too fast on the express highway when a police car appeared out of nowhere and stopped him.
他正在高速公路上超速行駛，這時不知打哪兒冒出一輛警車把他攔住了。
