Unit 1 Activity 3 Listen and read.

听录音并阅读。

Tony:Dad,I need your help. My teacher asked us to choose a country we want to visit, imagine we were there,and write a letter to our parents back home. I've chosen Australia. How can I do it?

托尼：爸爸，我需要你的帮助。我的老师让我们选择一个我们想游览的国家，设想我们在那里，给我们在家的父母写一封信。我已经选择了澳大利亚。我该如何写呢？

Dad: Don't worry. I have some photos that I took in Australia last year. They may help you. Here we go. This is a rock called Ayers Rock, in central Australia. According to  the local people, it's a special and magical  place. 

爸爸：别担心。我有些去年在澳大利亚拍的照片。它们也许会帮助你。我们这就看看。这块岩石叫艾尔斯岩，位于澳大利亚中部。根据当地人所说，它是一个特殊而神奇的地方。

Tony: Oh, it looks huge. What's its height?

托尼：哦，它看起来是巨大的。它有多高？

Dad:348 metres. And this is the Sydney Opera House. It's like a huge sailing boat with water on three sides. And this one is the Great Barrier Reef.

爸爸：348米。这是悉尼歌剧院。它像一艘巨大的帆船，三面环水。这张照片是大堡礁。

Tony: Does it lie off the northeast coast of Australia?

托尼：它位于澳大利亚东北海岸吗？

Dad:Yes,it's over 2,600 kilometres long. It's a great natural wonder. And here are some photos of my Australian friends. They're sheep farmers. They wear special hats that keep the flies away. The scissors that they're holding are used to cut the wool off the sheep. Do you know that many Australians came from Britain?

爸爸：是的，它有2 600多千米长。它是一个伟大的自然奇观。这是一些我的澳大利亚朋友的照片。他们是牧羊人。他们戴着使苍蝇远离的特殊的帽子。他们拿着的剪刀是用来剪羊毛的。你知道许多澳大利亚人来自英国吗？

Tony: Yes, of course!  That's why they speak English. Did you keep a diary while you were there?

托尼：是的，当然了！那就是他们说英语的原因。你在那里的时候写日记了吗？

Dad: Yes,and you can read it.

爸爸：是的，你可以读一读。

Tony: That's great!  And what didn't you like about Australia?

托尼：棒极了！你不喜欢澳大利亚的什么？

Dad:I hated the ants that were all over the place. I had to brush them off my clothes,especially my trousers!

爸爸：我讨厌遍地的蚂蚁。我不得不把它们从衣服上刷掉，尤其是我的裤子！

Tony:Ants on your trousers! That's really funny!

托尼：蚂蚁在你的裤子上！那真有趣！

Dad: it wasn't funny at the time!

爸爸：那时可并不有趣！