当我们去到一个地方的时候，除了游览当地的名胜古迹之外，对于当地的人文也是会有一定的兴趣的。下面是两篇谈论澳大利亚人民的对话，希望对大家有用。
谈论澳大利亚人民的对话一
Jay and Emma would like to know what kind of life the Australian Aborigines lived before arrival of the white people.
杰伊和埃玛都很想了解在白人来到澳大利亚之前当地原住民的生活情况。
Jay:What was their life like before the White people came?
杰伊:在欧洲人来澳大利亚大陆之前，这些原住民的'生活是怎么样的?
Emma:It is difficult to describe the detailed life of them. But according to modern study on the aboriginal culture, the traditional Australian aborigines lived a nomadic life,following the seasons and the food.
埃玛:很难描述具体的生活是怎么样的。不过根据现在对原住民的文化研究，传统的原住民像游牧人一样生活，随季节和食物四处流浪。
Jay:Wow! That must be very cool.
杰伊:哇!这样真的很酷啊。
Emma:Actually not. It is possible that the first aborigines in Australia hunted the Australia kangaroos and wombat for food.
埃玛:实际上并不是的。最初的澳大利亚原住民很有可能以借食澳大利亚袋鼠和树熊为生。
Jay:Where did they live?
杰伊:那他们住在那里呢?
Emma:When at rest,aborigines lived in open camps, caves or simple structures made from bark, leaves or the vegetation.
埃玛:他们休息的时候会席地而营、住在洞穴里，或者是住在用树皮、树叶或其他植物做的东西里面。
Jay:I know. I believe they must have a very self-reliant and happy life.
杰伊:我知道了。我相信他们的生活一定很自给自足，很快乐。
谈论澳大利亚人民的对话二
Emma and Jay are discussing the culture of Australian aborigines.
埃玛和杰伊在讨论澳大利亚原住民的文化。
Emma:Do you know anything about the Australian history?
埃玛:你了解澳大利亚的历史吗?
Jay:As a matter of fact, not too much. But I do know it was colonized by Britain.
杰伊:事买上，知道的并不多。不过我知道澳大利亚曾经是英国的殖民地。
Emma:Yes, you are right. But you should also know that the Europeans are not the first people who set foot on the Australian continent.
埃玛:是的。但是你也应该知道欧洲人并不是澳洲大陆最初的居民。
Jay:Then who is it?
杰伊:那什么人是呢?
Emma:The Australian aborigines have lived on the Australian continent long before the European settlement.
埃玛:是澳大利亚的原住民，他们在这里生活的时间要远早于欧洲人。
Jay:Really? That must be long time ago.
杰伊:真的?那时间可就很早了啊。
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