Dawn has broken over the outback in north Australia. As soon as the sun comes over the horizon, I can feel its warming rays. The temperature is already 90 degrees Fahrenheit and rising. But at least, Im near water. Its time for an early-morning river

发表于:2018-12-03 / 阅读(53) / 评论(0) 分类 探索与发现2012年

Billy: Besides, yours don't have side pockets like mine. Jennifer: Cool! They're big! What have you got in there? Billy: Just the necessities: a flashlight, pocketknife... Jennifer: Are you planning a trip to the Outback? Billy: No, but you never kno

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New Farm, No Cows 没有母牛的新农场 A man from up state had always dreamed of owning his own cattle ranch, and finally made enough money to buy himself the spread of his dreams in Texas. 有个人住在远离大城市的地区,一直梦想着

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Background: 澳大利亚当局决定对一大批蜂拥而至的野生骆驼采取驱赶行动。多达六千头骆驼横冲直闯进入该国北部一个小居民区,践踏了民宅的篱笆,污染了水源,让当地居民吓得不敢出门。现

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I am Bear Grylls. Ive served with the British Special Forces. Ive climbed to the summit of Everest and crossed the frozen oceans of the Arctic. Now, Im in the Australias outback, a vast wilderness. Five million visitors come here every year to see th

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Its suddenly just so hot. Its quite ncie and cool in the breeze of like 100-mile-an-hour slipstream. But suddenly you realize it is very, very hot. And its also just huge. Look at this. First thing, find a vantage point to see where you are. The Kimb

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They are responsible for over 60 unprovoked attacks in Australia every year. Crocodiles very rarely miss a target. And recently there was a guy canoeing in Queensland and a crocodile came up underneath him, turned him over and took him. Never underes

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By Phil Mercer Sydney 17 January 2007 Councilors in Australia's most famous musical city have reversed a controversial decision to reject refugees from Sudan. Authorities in Tamworth, 600 kilometers northwest of Sydney, had earlier said African migra

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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. My favorite city in Austra

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Elvis Presley would have been 75 on Friday. Years after his death, the singer's popularity only seems to grow stronger. Friday, fans boarded a special train in Sydney heading to the Elvis festival in the New South Wales farming town of Parkes. They s

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Background: 澳大利亚当局决定对一大批蜂拥而至的野生骆驼采取驱赶行动。多达六千头骆驼横冲直闯进入该国北部一个小居民区,践踏了民宅的篱笆,污染了水源,让当地居民吓得不敢出门。现

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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. My favorite city in Austra

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