Unit2 lconic Attractions拓展阅读 讲义 2023-2024学年高中英语人教版选择性必修第四册

人教课标新教材选必4 Unit 2 拓展阅读 4 Facts About Australia’s National Animal 为澳大利亚的象征之一，袋鼠一直是当地人的骄傲。但袋鼠也给人们的生活带来了烦恼，怎么解决呢？ People from every corner of the globe travel to Australia to meet the kangaroo — the lovely, unusual and uniquely Australian animal that jumps all over this sunburnt continent. Read on for 4 things you might not have known about the red kangaroo. The kangaroo is one of the earliest symbols of Australia. The British colonists of the late 18th Century were amazed by this unusual animal, which was first recorded as a kanguru by Botanist Joseph Banks in 1770. They were described as having the head of a deer and the jump of a frog. After pictures attracted European audiences, they soon became a symbol of this faraway Australian continent. They’ve remained the country’s most well-known symbol . Over the last two centuries, the kangaroo has become Australia’s most lasting symbol. The roo appears on the Australian Coat of Arms, the tails of Qantas planes, Tourism Australia’s logo, coins, stamps ... the list goes on. They’re a serious traffic danger. Almost everyone who’s driven through the outback (内地) has seen kangaroo warning signs, because kangaroos are so common and dangerous on Australian roads. A 90 kilogramme kangaroo jumping at 50 km/h can cause some serious damage to a car flying along the open road. As a result, kangaroo bars are often fixed to protect them. Australians have been told to eat more of them. It might sound wrong to eat your national symbol, but several experts have encouraged Australians to eat kangaroos for the sake of the environment. Kangaroos give off less methane (甲烷) than cows, and harvesting their out-of-control numbers helps preserve the natural ecosystem. You can try kangaroo steak, sausages and pizza if you’re up for it. Australia Phrases the world's largest exporter of coal 世界上最大的煤炭出口国 surrounded by the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean 被印度洋和太平洋围绕着 attract hundreds of thousands of immigrants 吸引了成千上万的移民 spend a lot of their free