Question

【题目】 Australia is the greatest island in the world.【1】澳大利亚比中国小一点.

Australia is big, but there are fewer people there. The population(人口) of Australia is smaller than that of Shanghai, a city of China.【2】Australia is in the south of the earth. So when it is hot summer in our country, Australia will be cold winter. The seasons in Australia and in China are just opposite(相反的). Summer in Australia is from December to February, and winter is from July to August.【3】When it’s spring in China, it will be autumn in Australia.

【4】澳大利亚因绵羊和袋鼠而著名. They are both popular in Australia.

【5】You can see kangaroos(袋鼠) not only in zoos but also outside the cities and towns. There are ten sheep for everyone in the country. So people call Australia “The country on the backs of sheep”. After a short drive from any town, you will find yourself in the middle of white sheep. Sheep, sheep, sheep, sheep are everywhere.

Have you seen a kangaroo? It has a “bag” on its body. The mother kangaroo keeps its baby kangaroos in the “bag”. It’s very strange, isn’t it?

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】Australia is a little smaller than China.

【2】澳大利亚在地球的南部。

【3】当中国是春季时，澳大利亚是秋季。

【4】Australia is famous for sheep and kangaroos.

【5】你不但在动物园可以看到袋鼠，而且在城市与城镇以外的地方可以看到袋鼠。

【解析】

【1】根据句意可知是比较状语从句，a little smaller小一点；than比。所以本句翻译成：Australia is a little smaller than China。

【2】根据in the south of 在……的南部；be单词是is；the earth地球。所以本句汉语意思为：澳大利亚在地球的南部。

【3】根据when连词，当……时候，引导时间状语从句；will be将是，一般将来时态。所以本句汉语意思为：当中国是春季时，澳大利亚将是秋季。

【4】根据 be famous for因……而著名；sheep and kangaroos绵羊和袋鼠。所以本句翻译成：Australia is famous for sheep and kangaroos。

【5】根据not only ... but also ...不但……而且……；outside the cities and towns在城市与城镇以外。所以本句汉语意思为：你不但在动物园可以看到袋鼠，而且在城市与城镇以外的地方也可以看到袋鼠。