原版英语对话1000个:005 Australia

Todd: Hello Michael. Michael: Hello Todd. Todd: We're going to talk about Australia. Or your going to talk about Australia. So first of all how any people live in Australia? Michael: Australia? Oh, there's about twenty million people in Australia rig

英文原版对话1000个:719 Australia

Todd: Hey, Rebecca, can you talk a little bit about Australia and just your thoughts about your home country? Rebecca: I guess I spend most of my time in Sydney, but one of the things l really love about Sydney is that it's very multicultural, so it'

VOA慢速英语2011--Tobacco Companies Challenge Efforts in US, Australia

Health Report - Tobacco Companies Challenge Efforts in US, Australia This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Tobacco companies are fighting efforts in the United States and Australia to make their products less appealing. In Washington, a fede

VOA慢速英语2011--US, Australia Expand Military Cooperation

IN THE NEWS - US, Australia Expand Military Cooperation This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. This week, Barack Obama became the fourth American president to speak to Australias parliament. Mr. Obama noted the strong ties between the two countr

2007年VOA标准英语-Australia, Philippines Sign Landmark Security P

By Phil Mercer Sydney 31 May 2007 Australia and the Philippines have signed a security pact that will allow them to hold joint counterterrorism exercises. Philippine President Gloria Arroyo says the accord will help modernize her country's armed forc

2007年VOA标准英语-Australia PM Pleads For Voters' Patience Over I

By Phil Mercer Sydney 22 March 2007 Australian Prime Minister John Howard has promised to stand by the United States in its war in Iraq despite mounting public opposition at home. Mr. Howard has insisted he will not bow to pressure to pull Australia

2006年VOA标准英语-Blair Urges Australia to 'Tough It Out' in

By Heda Bayron Hong Kong 27 March 2006 Visiting British Prime Minister Tony Blair called on Australia Monday to remain steadfast in its commitment in Iraq as Australian opposition leaders push for the

VOA标准英语2008年-Australia, Japan Clash at International Whale S

Australia and Japan have traded barbs ahead of a meeting of the International Whaling Commission in Santiago, Chile. Japan accuses Australia of lacking the conviction to save crucial talks from a state of collapse. Australian Environment Minister Pe

VOA标准英语2008年-Australia Opens Sanctuary for Trafficked Women

The Salvation Army has opened Australia's first safe house for victims of human trafficking. The charity estimates that more than 1,000 people are brought to Australia each year as modern day slaves, to work in industries such as agriculture or in t

VOA标准英语2009-Australia Moves to Protect the Coral Sea

Australia has agreed to protect one million square kilometers of ocean off its northeast coast. The Coral Sea Conservation Zone will help safeguard an area described by conservationists as a spectacular marine jewel while the region is assessed for

2006年VOA标准英语-Australia Considers Controversial Citizens

By Phil Mercer Sydney 11 May 2006 Australia is considering adopting controversial citizenship tests for immigrants. New settlers could be quizzed on their understanding of Australian cultural values a

原版英语对话1000个:405 Australia

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

原版英语对话1000个:275 The Land of Australia

Todd: Now, Aaron, Australia's a big place. Can you describe the Australian landscape? Aaron: No worries. In Australia, there are cities and then there is country. Not many people live in the country, and the desert. About 70% of the population live o

China, Australia pledge closer military ties

BEIJING, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- China and Australia pledged on Thursday to strengthen their militaries ties during a meeting between the two countries' senior military officials. The pledge was made when Xu Qiliang, vice chairman of the Central Military

Australia expects strong relationship with China

Australia expects strong relationship with China CANBERRA, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Treasurer Wayne Swan said on Tuesday that Australia will continue to build and strengthen relationships with China. China is expected

新西兰英语 135 Boat people try to enter Australia

Last week, a boat with 49 Afghan men on board, caught fire off the coast of Australia. The people on board the boat were asylum seekers. An asylum seeker is someone who wants to live in another country but is not an official refugee. This is an illeg

Australia's Economy Faces a Year of Challenges

Australia's resources-powered economy is facing a year of challenges. Although the mining sector continues to soar, other industries - most notably manufacturing, tourism and finance - are shedding jobs in an increasingly two-speed economy. Although

新西兰英语 386 More flooding in Queensland, Australia

The flooding in Queensland has now reached Brisbane. Some of the towns north of Brisbane, which had the earlier floods, have become flooded again. This time the Brisbane River has already flooded its banks. Workers in the central city were told not t

Australia to probe E Timor deaths

Australian police have launched a war crimes investigation into the deaths in East Timor in 1975 of the Balibo Five group of journalists. In 2007, an Australian coroner(验尸官) found that they were executed by Indonesian special forces in the town o

新西兰英语 265 Selling apples to Australia

Ever since 1921, Australia has refused to buy apples from New Zealand because some New Zealand apples had a disease called fire blight. This disease is common in North America and Europe but Australia and Japan do not have it and do not want it. The