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James Cook landed at Botany Bay, south of Sydney, in 1770. He claimed Australia39。s entire east coast for Great Britain.) 首都堪培拉(Canberra),有一千五百萬以上的樹,它的議會(huì)大廈(Parliament House),尤其漂亮。 墨爾本(Melbourne)的名字是一個(gè)英國首相的名字,也是拍馬屁來的。它的植物園、美術(shù)館,都很有名,有三座大學(xué)。本來是首都,一九二七年遷都到堪培拉去了。 澳洲南部有兩個(gè)有名的島: 一個(gè)是塔斯曼尼亞(Tasmania)島,也曾是英國關(guān)prisoners的地方,用了五十年。島上有一種塔斯曼尼亞狼,母的也有袋鼠一樣的袋,不過是裝在背上,不在肚皮上。The Tasmanian wolf39。s genus name, Thylacinus, means “pouched dog”. The female has a pouch which opens backwards and contains four teats. The pouch is large enough to hold four pups, although the usual number of young in a litter is two. The period of gestation is not known, but it is probably a little less than one month. The young are born hairless and blind in an inplete, almost embryonic state of development. They are carried in the pouch for three monthsthe duration of their semi embryonic life. The cubs are then deposited in a nest of dry leaves and grass until they are old enough to hunt for themselves. 塔斯曼尼亞有臺(tái)灣兩倍大,你看臺(tái)灣多??!島上原有一種大牙齒的土人,現(xiàn)在已絕種了。 另一個(gè)島是袋鼠島(Kangaroo Island),島的北邊,就面對(duì)阿得雷德(Adelaide)城。它是澳洲考第三的大城。(Adelaide, South Australia39。s capital, is a well planned city, rich in parks and gardens. It is near the great Gulf St. Vincent, 90 miles long, 45 miles across.) 在澳洲東北海岸外面,有一二五○英里長的珊瑚礁(大堡礁,The Great Barrier Reef),有聲有光,景象離奇,非常好看。好看是好看,可是船很難走,科克船長的船曾在這一帶三