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It is near the great Gulf St. Vincent,90 miles long, 45 miles across.棬The Great Barrier Reefй棬The Great Barrier Reef is one of Australia's most popular touristattractions. It is the largest coral reef in the world, stretching for about1250 miles along the coast of Queensland. The reef has thousands of islands andunderwater coral formations. The sandy beaches of the islands and theСGreen Islandsheepgoatbilly goatкζgoaty odorcheeseliterallyWithout a sheep, there can be no wool.Thebenefit comes, after all, from a price one has paid. Whatever is the expense,Sheep yield wool, meat, and leather. They also furnishthe raw materials for many byproducts, such as glue, tallow, suet, soap,fertilizer, cosmetics, and the catgut used in stringing tennis rackets.λLong famous as a land of sheep,Australia is the world's leading producer and exporter of wool and mutton and isa major producer and exporter of beef and wheat. Australia is also a highlyindustrialized country. Large deposits of coal and iron have become the basisfor an iron and steel industry, white an expanding economy provides a largedomestic market for a wide range of goods and services.йIn Australia, there are about 14sheep for every person. In New Zealand, there are about 20 sheep for everyperson. Some states in the western United States also have more sheep thanpeople.еУСThose who arediscriminated again will complain.廹persons to the square mile71 -μ.TXTto be particularly favored by nature said of a land richin natural resources or a gifted personСbarbed-wire fenceWe've got a big, empty countryhere, and we have to fill it up. You Know,populate or perishwrong and selfishСdog in amanger describes a person who keeps others from using something that he himselfcannot use. It comes from Aesop's fable of a dog that crawled into a manger ofLet sleeping dogs lie, means toеEvery dogs has his day, is an expression used when somethingСднаУаСOTTERis a fur-bearing animal that spends much of its time in thewater. Otters are related to the weasels and are carnivorousflesh-eatingmammals. They live on all continents except Australia. They are divided into twogroups, river otters and sea otters.backstroke泯Сto feel no shame before Godùa tool userclamáliterallyA leopard leaves behind its skin when it dies. A manhas a reputation to leave to posterity when he dies.ССgourmeta connoisseur in eating72 -μ.TXTand drinkingбan epicureеζCooking is considered anart by the French. They are world famous for their salads, sauces, and soups.Almost every region, city, and restaurant of France has its own food specialty.These specialties include trufflesmushroomikel plantsin the Guyenne region,snails in Burgundy, sausages in Arles and Lyou, omelets in Mont St. Michel, andpressed duck in Paris.Ц壨patronpatronpatronζfoodscheesespartyCharles de GaullecheeseHow can one conceive of a one-partyΣThey shall not pass!life imprisonmentκGeorge ClemenceauлVersailles, The Palace of Versailles was builtby Louis XIV in the 1600's. Now a national museum, it contains exhibits of finepainting and sculpture.Woodrow Wilson棬Because they have no bread.йβcongeeporridgericegruelguillotineúСJoan of ArcOrlanscondemned as a witch, Joan of Arc was burned at thestake in 1431 in the market place at Rouen, France. Later, in 1456, the pope73 -μ.TXTpronounced her innocent. 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A somewhat similar plant of the Pacific coaststates, СзFijiСзFiji IslandsйSuvaCapital and Commercial Center of the Fiji Island is Suva.Banks, office, and stores are located in central Suva.绯harmful绯徯ССcannibalsA human being that eats human fleshby extension, anyanimal that eats its own kindhead-hunters. head-hunting, n. The custom, characteristic esp. of heathenMalayan peoples, of decapitating enemies and preserving their heads as trophies.еееan adjunct with no independent meaningroughly equivalent to OhorAhin EnglishWu Feng, an official who, when head hunting was still commonamong the aborigines of Taiwan, ended the practice at the cost of his own lifein 1768.cannot stand or beartoo much to take orendureFijians once were cannibals and head-hunters, Most of them are nowChristians, but they still observe local customs. They make outrigger canoesfrom hollowed logs. They also manufacture pottery and personal ornaments ofshell, bone, and boar's tusks. A small clan living near Viti Levu still76 -μ.TXTpractices the ancient custom of fire walking. Performers do not walk on fire,but on hot stones. Fijians drink kavayanggona in Fijian, a strong but non-intoxicating drink made from the root of a pepper plant. The drink partially numbsthe tongue and lips. Fijians use it as part of most ceremonies. They celebrateevery occasion with dancing.Most Fijians grow crops or catch fish for a living, but many work for theEuropeans as clerks, carpenters, and police. People of Indian descent grow mostof the island's sugarcane, and they also keep dairy cattle. Miners take gold,copper, and iron from the rocks of the lager island. The Fiji Island producecoconuts, sugar, gold, timber, and tobacco. They ship tropical fruits toAustralia and New Zealand. Most eastern Fiji Islands are volcanic. They onlyindustry there is making copradried coconut meat.±дСEgyptSinaiarmpit100 milesthe Suez Canal6000 milesDeLessepsɡthe PanamaCanalΣCairoA. 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According to the myth, the Sphinx destroyed the passersbyfrom the Greek city of Thebes when they failed to guess her riddleWhat isfour-footed in the morning, two-footed at noon, three-footed in the evening?Oedipus solved the riddle by replyingMan, who in childhood creeps on handsand knees, in manhood walks erect, and in old age uses a staff.The Sphinx,hearing this, threw herself from a rock and perished, and Oedipus thus becamethe liberator of Thebes and was made its king.Howard Carteran English archaeologist, specialized in excavating ancient Egyptian tombsС汦Good gems fill the eyes, a vast array of beautiful andfine things.СTutankhamen硣Will RogersTutankhamennounverbáIf the father of our country, George Washington, was Tutankhamen tomorrow,and, after being aroused from his tomb, was told that the American people todayspend two billion dollars yearly on bathing material, he would say,What got'emso dirty?Abu SimbelRamesses IIRamses II, Ramesses IIλóаССдTo Helen78 -μ.TXTThy hyacinth hair, thy classic face,Thy Naiad airs, have brought me homeTo the glory that was GreeceAnd the grandeur that was Romerelated as closely as eachbreath is to the nextHyacinthusApolloHelenTrojan waras beautiful as an angel from heavena硪УApolloApolloPriestLaocoonGreeksLaocoonGreeksA cat has nine lives.èоCity with nine livesййУEvenHomer nods.Even Homer sometimes nods.硣Seven wealthy towns contend for Homer dead,Through which the 1iving Homer begg'd his breadThomas SewardOn Homer(1788)OdysseyGreeksTroy·OdysseusOdyssesGreeksLotus-EatersйOdysseusPenelopeTroy壬