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Week 1 Tourism I 1-1 Australia: A Land of Exceptional Beauty（高口第三版 P97，第四版 P96） Australia warmly welcomes visitors from all over the world. Australia is a land of exceptional beauty. It is the world’s smallest continent and largest island, a relatively young nation established in an ancient land. A series of geological and historical accidents has made Australia one of the world’s most attractive countries from the tourist’s viewpoint. This country has a land area of 7,686,850 square kilometers and its coastline is 36,735 kilometers. 澳大利亚热烈欢迎来自世界各地的游客。澳大利亚是一个异常美丽的国家。这是世界上最小的洲，也是最大的岛，是在古老的土地上建立起来的较为年轻的国家。地质史上，这块土地分地貌形态发生了一系列变化，澳大利亚在旅游者眼中成了世界上最吸引人的国家之一。这个国家的陆地面积为7686850平方公里，海岸线长达36735公里。 The vast movements of the earth’s crust created a vast land of Australia, isolated it and positioned it across the tropical and temperate climatic zones. This land has a small population, which left enormous areas unspoiled. Here you witness an astonishing variety of environments, from desert to rain forest, from tropical beach to white snowfield, from big, sophisticated cities to vast uninhabited areas. The tourist will admire a wide array of unique and intriguing fauna and flora, a comfortable and sunny climate, and an interesting, cosmopolitan and friendly people. 地壳的剧烈运动使澳大利亚成了幅员辽阔，与大陆分离，地处温、热带地区的国家。由于澳大利亚人口稀少，大片土地仍属未开发的处女地。游客在澳大利亚可以观赏到各种地形风貌，从沙漠到热带雨林，从地处热带的海滩到白雪皑皑的田野，从扑所迷离的大都市到人迹罕至的旷野，景观各异，令人叹为观止。游客无不为澳大利亚境内的各种珍禽奇兽和奇花异草所折服。这里有充足的阳光和宜人的气候，澳洲人富有情趣，和蔼友善，他们对待游客颇有四海一家的胸襟，令前来观光的游客赞不绝口。 Tourism is a major industry in Australia, representing about 6% of the gross domestic product and providing, directly or indirectly, around 440,000 jobs. More than 2,000,000 tourists visit Australia each year, spending about $4,000 million. It is worth mentioning that the number of tourists from China is on the rise in recent years. 旅游业是澳大利亚的一大主要产业，产值约占国内生产总值的6%，旅游业直接或间接地为44万澳大利亚人提供了就业机会。每年来此观光的游客超过200万人，这些游客在澳大利亚的消费高达40亿澳元。值得一提的是，来澳观光的中国游客人数近年来呈上升趋势。 There are a variety of restaurants to suit all tast