-4听力教程第三册ListenthiswayUnit4HaveaNiceTripPartIGettingreadyAudioscript:Australiaistheworld'slargestislandanditssmallestcontinent.Its★totalareaof3000000squaremilesisaboutthesameasthatofthecontinentalUnitedStates(excludingAlaska).TheareaofNepalisabout54000squaremiles.Withinitsborders★arefiveoftheworld'shighestpeaks.Switzerlandisasmall,landlockedcountry,15944squaremilesin★area.It'sborderedbyFrance,Austria,andItaly.Morethan20000000peopleliveinArgentine.About97percent★areofEuropeanstock.MostArgentinesliveontheeasternplains.Fewerthan19%liveinthedrywesternandnorthwesternprovinces.Austriais32376squaremilesinarea.Thismakesittwicethesize★ofneighboringSwitzerland.Thereareabout7150000peoplelivinginAustria.MorethanonethirdofthepeopleliveinornearVienna,thecapitalcity.ColombiaistheonlycountryinSouthAmericawithacoastlineon★bothsidesofthecontinent.Itisabigcountrywithanareaof439828squaremilesandabout16300000personsliveinColombia.SaudiArabia'sareaisestimatedtobeabout830000squaremiles.★．AlmostallofSaudiArabia's7000000peopleareArabs.TodaySaudiArabia'svastoilresourcesarepayingforthemodernizationofthecountry.Conditionstherearechangingmorerapidlythantheyhaveforcenturies.Denmarkproperhasanareaofonly16575squaremiles.Itisthe★smallestoftheScandinaviancountries--Denmark,Finland,Iceland,NorwayandSweden.ButDenmark'spopulationofover4600000isgreaterthanthatofNorwayandmorethanhalfthatofSweden.PartIICanadaAudioscript:ThankyouforcallingtheDailyNewsInformationlineonCanada.Canadaisahugecountry,secondinsizeonlytotheformerSovietUnion.Yetithasonly26millionpeople,whichislessthanhalfthepopulationoftheUnitedKingdom.ItextendsfromtheGreatLakesinthesouthtothemajesticRockyMountainsinthewest,andthebleakArcticIslandsinthefarnorth.Athirdofthecountryiscoveredbyforestandtherearealsovastgrasslandsandcountlesslakesandrivers.Therearegreatvariationsinclimate.WintersareextremelycoldexceptinVancouverwhichhasamilderclimateowingtoitslocationonthewestcoast,sotakeaheavyovercoatandafurhat.Canadiansummersarewarmonthewhole,especiallyinland,soyou'llonlyneedlightweightclothing.AquarterofallCanadians,mainlythoselivingintheprovinceofQuebecintheeast,speakFrenchastheirfirstlanguage.Inaddition,therearehalfamillionAmericanIndians,amillionGermansandsmallernumbersofItalians,UkraniansandInuit.Canadahastwoofficiallanguages:EnglishandFrench,exceptintheprovinceofQuebecwhereFrenchaloneistheofficiallanguage.You'llfindEnglishspokenvirtuallyeverywhereapartfromQuebecandifyouplantovisitQuebecCity,you'lldefinitelyneedaFrenchphrasebookifyoudon'tspeakFrench.EatingoutisapleasureinCanadaandyou'llfindrestaurants,coffeeshopsandsnackbarstosuiteverypocket.MenusofferawidechoicewithexcellentseafoodlikePacificsalmon,lobstersandclams,meatdishesincludingmoosesteaksandbeefsteaks,andalsoarangeofethnicfoods.Forthesweetcourse,thespecialty/specialityiswaffles,akindofthickpancake,servedwithmaplesyrup.Beerisgoodbutforeignwines,eventhosefromneighboringAmerica,tendtobequitedearandlocalwinesarenotparticularlygood.Canadahassomeoftheworld'smostmodernshoppingcenters.ClothestendtobeslightlyexpensivebyEuropeanstandardsbuttherearesomebargainstobehad.Goodbuysincludemoccasins,akindofsoftleathershoemadebyIndians,woolenglovesandsweaters,woodcarvings,leathergoodsandmaplesyrup,ofcourse.TheunitofcurrencyistheCanadiandollar.Bankinghoursarefrom10a.m.to3p.m.MondaytoThursdayandtil...
