简介澳大利亚的英语作文

Australia, the largest country in Oceania, lies on the south coast of the Pacific. It covers an area of 7.6 million square kilometers. It has a population of over 10 million. Most of its people live in the east of the country by the sea. Canberra, the capital of Australia, is a beautiful city.

When we talk about Australia we may all think of the series of symbols of this country: the Opera House ,Harbour Bridge, Great Barrier Reef ,Gold Coast, kangaroo, Koala and so on .And it is these things that makes Australia known to all the world

The Sydney Opera House must be one of the most recognizable images of the modern world - up there with the Eiffel Tower and the Empire State Building , it is as representative of Australia ,the Opera House is situated on Bennelong Point.Ironic, perhaps, that this Australian icon - the Opera House with a roof evocative of a ship at full sail ,which was designed by renowned Danish architect -- Utzon. The Opera House covers 1.8 hectares of land, and offers 4.5 hectares of usable office space. It is 183 meters tall and about 120 meters wide at its widest point. It is supported on 580 concrete piers sunk up to 25 meters below sea level. It has about 1000 rooms, five theaters, five rehearsal studios, four restaurants, six bars and numerous souvenir shops. In addition to hosting the many musical, dance, and theater companies from around the world that have come to perform here, the Opera House is home to the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Opera Australia, the Australian Ballet, and the Sydney Theater.

The Great Barrier Reef is the world's largest coral reef system, composed of roughly 3,000 individual reefs and 900 islands stretching for 2,600 kilometers (1,616 mi) over an area of approximately 344,400 square kilometers (132,974 sq mi).The reef is located in the Coral Sea, off the coast of Queensland in northeast Australia. The Great Barrier Reef can be seen from outer space and is the world's biggest single structure made by living organisms. This reef structure is composed of and built by billions of tiny organisms, known as coral polyps. The Great Barrier Reef supports a wide diversity of life, and was selected as a World Heritage Site in 1981.

Australia is the habitat for kangaroos, one of the famous animals in the world. The population of kangaroo is so large that the kangaroochart even frequently appears on the Australian road. Kangaroos have a special characteristic . It's a kind of lovely animal, They have four limbs, the fore legs are short while the hind legs are strong and powerful, with which they can cover more than 10 meters with each leap. Because they are strong and because they are lovely, Australian regard them as their nation's another symbol, and draw it on their national flag!

Another symbol I must talk about is the lovely koala. It is unique in Australia as like the giant panda in China. It is not only a national treasure of Australia, but also a Strange precious original arboreal animal .They have two plush velvet ears, eyes, nose, mouth very small, the nose is black, very cute! Because Koala's cute, clever and special way of life, so that Australian fell in love with it.