文化之旅澳大利亚

章节摘录

　　Until late in the nineteenth century, these areas were separately governedBritish colonies. In the late 1800s, Australians realized the advantages to begained by becoming one unified nation. A constitution was drawn up andapproved by the British Parliament in 1901, reflecting the countrys Britishorigin and based on the Westminster system of government.　　The King or Queen of England is the official head of state, and has formalpower but little direct authority over Australian laws and government. TheGovernor-General is the monarchs representative.　　As in the U.K. and Canada, the Prime Minister is the leader of the party thathas the most members elected to the parliament, which is divided into upper andlower houses. The lower house, the House of Representatives, has 148 memberselected for a three-year term and is essentially the legislative body. Only thishouse can propose and pass bills that affect government money and spending.The upper house, the Senate, has 76 members—— 12 from each state and two fromeach territory. Those from states serve six-year terms; those from territoriesserve three-year terms.

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Map of AustraliaIntroductionKey Facts1　彼国彼民2　价值观3　居家图景4　求其友声5　运动至上6　休闲时光7　在路上8　商务导航9　交流与通迅GlossaryResourcesFurther Reading About the AuthorAcknowledgment

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　　《文化之旅：澳大利亚》感受儒雅亲切的英伦文化，感知一个真实的英国：历史政治、价值观念、宗教建筑、文化渊源、风俗习惯、休闲时尚、商界经纬、社交礼仪……

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《文化之旅:澳大利亚》讲述了：提到澳大利亚，你首先想到的是什么？活蹦乱跳的袋鼠、憨态可掬的树袋熊、绵延数里的白色海滩、闻名世界的悉尼歌剧院……澳大利亚的标志性特征远不止这些。这是地球上最小和最平坦的大陆上的独特国家。这里有南半球独具特色的自然景观，孕育了种类繁多的动植物。这里曾经是人烟稀少、流放罪犯的偏远地域，现在却是移民聚集的繁华国度。这里有勤劳勇敢的各族人民，他们努力工作，也尽情享受生活；他们在竞争中当仁不让，也珍惜“同伴之谊”；他们热情豪爽，不拘小节，蔑视那些在聚会时蹭酒却从不买单的人；他们热爱体育，也关心政治，但是最关注的还是自己的生活。《文化之旅:澳大利亚》以简洁的语言，介绍了澳大利亚的地理概况、历史传统、社会价值观念、宗教信仰，以及澳大利亚人的生活、工作、娱乐、休闲、社交、家居等各个方面，向读者展示了一幅真实生动的澳大利亚全景图，既可作为初访澳大利亚的旅行向导，又是了解这个国家历史、政治、文化、风土人情的一面镜子。现在就让我们一起走近这块神奇的土地，开始我们的澳大利亚文化之旅吧。

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