澳大利亚文化介绍(英文版)

Geographically isolated?It’s the smallest continent in the world and it’s the biggest island in the world.

Australia is an island, surrounded by water. It is located on the smallest continent in the world. It is the sixth largest country in the world.

Northern Territory Western Australia

Queensland

South Australia

New South Wales AustraliaCapital

Victoria Tasmania

The People Population: 21,700,000 (March 2009) Population growth rate: 0.87% Ethnic groups: Caucasian 92%, Asian 7%, aboriginal and other 1% (2001) Languages: English 79.1%, Chinese 2.1%, Italian 1.9%, other 11.1%, unspecified 5.8% (2009)

Official Name Commonwealth of Australia Queen Elizabeth II has been the head of state since 1973 The Queen is represented by a governorgeneral and by a governor in each state

National bird Emu 鸸鹋

National animal kangaroo

National ColoursGuess? gold and green Why? Long associated with Australian sporting achievements, the national colours have strong environmental connections. Gold indicates images of the country’s beaches, mineral wealth, grain harvests and wide desert. Green evokes the forests and pastures of the Australian landscape. Green and gold are the colours of Australia’s national floral emblem – the golden wattle

Canberr a Capital 1908 – site chosen for Australia’s capital Famous Landmarks – Federal Parliament House, The National Library, The High Court, The Australian War Memorial, The National Art Gallery

Sydne y Largest and oldest city in Australia Hosted 2000 Olympics Famous landmarks – The Sydney Harbour Bridge The Sydney Opera House, Bondi Beach

Not the capital but the biggest city in Australia

Melbourne

Australian Open Tennis Championships

The Commonwealth of Australia was created on January 1, 1901 - Federation Day - when six former British colonies now the six States of Australia - agreed to form a union.

Basic Structure of Australia Government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。

Federal or Central government State government Local government

Basic Structure of Australia GovernmentFederal Government Legislature —Parliament

Executive

Judiciary

the Senate

High Court of Australia the House of Prime Minister & & Representatives Cabinet federal courts

Colonial Period William Dampier was the first English sailor landed on the northwest coast of Australia in 1688 James Cook landed on the east coast of A ustralia in 1768 .He named the land and claimed the land for the English King The English began to colonize Australia in order to compete with the French and establish a penal colny for the British convicts in the 1780s

Aboriginal Culture 1. The Dreamtime All Aboriginal people share a belief in the timeless, magical realm of the Dreamtime. According

to Aboriginal myth, totemic(图腾) spirit ancestors forged all aspects of life during the Dreamtime of the world’s creation. These spirit ancestors continue to connect natural phenomena, as well as past, present and future through every aspect of Aboriginal culture.

Aboriginal people The greatest population density was to be found in the southern and eastern regions of the continent, the River Murray. At the time of European discovery and settlement, up to one million Aboriginal people lived across the continent as hunters and gatherers. They were scattered in 300 clans and spoke 250 languages and 700 dialects.

The Dreamtime 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

Aboriginal Rock Art Longest continuously practiced artistic tradition in the world.

Impact of European settlementBy the 1940s almost all Aborigines were assimilated into rural and urban Australian society as low-paid labors with limited rights. Many Aboriginal children were taken from their natural parents by the government or church. These children were called

“The Stolen Generation”.