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★ 教材原文 Australia's big attractions 澳大利亚的大景点 Australia is a very big country. It also has many big attractions. 澳大利亚是一个很大的国家。它也有许多大景点。 The Big Banana 大香蕉 The big banana is in Coffs Harbour. It was made in 1964 by John Landy. 大香蕉（雕塑）在科夫斯港。它是由 John Landy 于 1964 年制作的。 Landy wanted something to make people come to his fruit shop, so he built the Big Banana. Landy 想要某个东西能招揽人们来到他的水果店，于是他建造了“大香蕉”。 The idea worked. Many people visited his fruit shop and took pictures of the Big Banana. 这个好主意起到了作用，很多人来参观他的水果店，并和“大香蕉”合影留念。 Soon people all over Australia began making big things. 不久后，全澳大利亚的人们开始热衷于做大事情。 The Big Merino 大梅里诺 The big Merino is in the city of Goulburn. 大梅里诺（雕塑）在古尔本城。 Merinos are a type of sheep. They can live in dry weather. 梅里诺是羊一个种类。它们能在干燥的气候里生活。 Some places in Australia are very dry, so these sheep are very important to the farmers there. 在澳大利亚的一些地方很干燥，所以这些羊对那里的农民很重要。 Inside the Big Merino, there is a small museum about the history of wool in Australia. 大梅里诺雕塑里面，有一个关于澳大利亚羊毛史的一个小型博物馆