来自美国科罗拉多州的新婚夫妇Ablin和Melanie被幸运地选中，在某电台节目的资助下于十四个星期内游历了十三个国家。
去悉尼歌剧院缅怀刚离世不久的乔恩·伍重，去蓝山国家公园体验凌空漫步的感觉，甚至到蹦极跳之乡凯恩斯(Cairns)玩玩丛林荡秋千的心跳极限——青葱绿野池塘旁，各国游人一边喝啤酒一边为你欢呼……独特的感受，有你同行，欢乐倍添！
美式发音 适合精听
Landmark 地 标
Sydney is Australia’s largest, oldest and 1)brashest city, famous for a 2)cosmopolitan yet laid-back lifestyle, first-rate beaches, world-class surfing and a glorious harbor that showcases one of the world’s most distinctive buildings, the Sydney Opera House. At first 3)reviled for its startling modern design, the opera house has come to be as 4)emblematic of Sydney as the Eiffel Tower is of Paris. The building took 15 years to complete, during which time its 5)disillusioned Danish architect, Jorn Utzon, resigned and later refused to see his finished masterpiece. Utzon’s groundbreaking design pushed the limits of engineering making greater use of computer analysis and giving way to a global 6)proliferation of shapely, 7)idiosyncratic buildings. From the day it opened in 1973, the opera house, with its 8)colossal 9)iridescent shells, continues to attract a steady stream of wide-eyed visitors and is home to some of the world’s most innovative theatrical productions. 
悉尼是澳洲最大、最古老却又最酷的城市，以兼具国际化和悠闲的生活方式见称。这里有顶级沙滩、世界级冲浪活动、美丽的海港，配以别具一格的世界性建筑——悉尼歌剧院。悉尼歌剧院大胆的现代化设计起初遭到非议，但后来逐渐成了悉尼的标志，地位等同埃菲尔铁塔之于巴黎。歌剧院用了15年才建成，期间丹麦建筑师乔恩·伍重受挫辞职，并拒绝欣赏完工后的杰作。伍重破天荒的设计挑战了工程学的极限，使用了大量的电脑分析，为形态各异的特色建筑物的诞生开创了先河。歌剧院自1973年投入使用以来，色彩斑斓的巨大外壳让游客大开眼界，持续吸引着稳定的客流；这也是世界上一些顶尖的、最具创意的舞台作品的首演地。
Australia’s “can do” spirit may owe a debt of gratitude to an unlikely past as a 10)penal colony. Starting in 1788, England began shipping its undesirables to faraway Sydney, establishing an experimental prison colony teeming with energy. In a way, England’s worst made for Australia’s best as the colony evolved into a world-class city.
澳洲人的拼搏精神，或许该感谢其过去那一段曾为囚犯隔离区、让人不愉快的历史。自1788年，英国将不良分子送去遥远的悉尼，建立起一个实验性的、充满活力的囚犯隔离区。可以说，英国所鄙弃的，创造了澳洲的繁荣，让这隔离区变成了世界级城市。
Scenic World 景观世界
If you travel to Katoomba, spend a day at Scenic World, a thoroughly unique theme park.
Ablin: The Skyway tour is basically a huge 11)gondola; it’s a great way to see some of real, natural, 12)authentic Australia.
Guide 1: Welcome aboard. My name’s Eric. I’m looking after you for 13)the next little bit. Just so you know…guys, this floor here is a 14)liquid crystal floor. It’s the only liquid crystal-floored cable car on the planet, so you can only experience it here in the mountains. As you can see, it’s becoming see-through, so if you’d like to come with me and jump up and walk on there, you’re more than welcome to.
Ablin: Are you gonna walk on it?
Melanie: Wow! Look at that!
Ablin: You can stand on it. I highly recommend everybody try this.
Melanie: Yeah, very 15)surreal experience. Walking on top of the trees. This is pretty cool!
Ablin: This is very weird, isn’t it?
Travellers can see all of 16)Blue Mountain’s national park at Scenic World, and getting from the Skyway to the rainforest below is a highlight.
Guide 2: It’s part of the old coal mines here. They operated from 1878 to 1945. It’s now a tourist area, and as you leave the tunnel, you’re actually hanging at 52 degrees.
如果你到卡通巴镇旅游，不妨花一天时间去景观世界看看，这个主题公园十分与众不同。
艾比林：“天梯”之旅主要指的是一架巨大的缆车，这是游客欣赏真实自然的澳洲的绝佳途径。
导游甲：欢迎到来，我叫埃里克。以下这一小节时间由我为大家介绍：大家看，这缆车地板是液晶地板，这是全球唯一有液晶地板的缆车；这山林是你能亲身体验这设计的唯一地方。正如你所看到的那样，山景一览无遗，请大家跟我一起踏上地板，随意在上面走动，无尽欢迎。
艾比林：你会在上面行走吗？
梅勒妮：哇，看！
艾比林：你可以站上去。我极力推荐，人人都应该试一下。
梅勒妮：对，超现实的体验。在树上走动，这很酷。
艾比林：感觉非常奇特，对吧！
旅客在景观世界可饱览蓝山国家公园的美景，从“天梯”缆车俯瞰下面的雨林，是一大亮点。
导游乙：1878年至1945年，这里曾经是煤矿场的一部分，现在已变成景区。出隧道时你将身处52度的滑坡顶端。
Minjin 丛林荡秋千
Melanie: Oh my Gawd!
Ablin: Whoa, …Whoa!
The Jungle Swing or Minjin is definitely not for the faint of heart. It can carry three passengers and reach speeds of 60 miles per hour. The word “Minjin” comes from an old 17)Aboriginal legend about a18)vicious cat-like creature, a Minjin, who would roam these slopes attacking 19)unsuspecting visitors. It’s been many years since a sighting, but the creature still torments 20)trespassers in the form of a Minjin Jungle Swing.
Melanie: Now they just look like it.
Ablin: You’re not even that high off the ground. You just go uphill. When you think about it, you know, ….
Melanie: I’m not doing that.
Ablin: (laughing) Come on.
Melanie: … never do something like this. It’s stupid.
Ablin: We can do it together, you and me. What do you think? We could lock our arms. Perfectly safe.
Melanie: I’ll be here waiting.
Ablin: Honestly I think you’re gonna do it.
Melanie: I’ll be here waiting, man.
Ablin: I think you’re gonna do it.
Melanie: You do?
Ablin: Mmm. I got a good feelin’ about this…
梅勒妮：我的天啊！
艾比林：喔……喔！
丛林荡秋千又叫Minjin，绝对不适合胆小的人。每次三人成行，时速达60英里。“Minjin”一词源自于一古老的土著传说，Minjin是一个形似猫状的凶恶生灵——它出没于斜坡上，攻击毫无防备之心的游客。距离上一次有人见到Minjin至今已有好多年了，但这生灵至今仍以丛林荡秋千的方式，折磨着擅自闯入者。
梅勒妮：他们看似很享受。
艾比林：不是直冲落地，而是在半山。想想，你知道……
梅勒妮：我不会玩的。
艾比林：（大笑）来吧。
梅勒妮：……我不会做这种事，太傻了。
艾比林：我们一起，你和我，好吗？我们手臂紧扣，绝对安全。
梅勒妮：我在这等你。
艾比林：真的，我觉得你会玩的。
梅勒妮：你啊，我就在这等着。
艾比林：我觉得你会玩的。
梅勒妮：是吗？
艾比林：嗯，我有预感你会……
