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1、考拉和悉尼歌剧院的英文介绍TheKoala(Phascolarctoscinereus)isathicksetarborealmarsupialherbivorenativetoAustralia,andtheonlyextantrepresentativeofthefamilyPhascolarctidae.TheKoalaisfoundincoastalregionsofeasternandsouthernAustralia,fromnearAdelaidetothesouthernpartofCapeYorkP
2、eninsula.Populationsalsoextendforconsiderabledistancesinlandinregionswithenoughmoisturetosupportsuitablewoodlands.TheKoalasofSouthAustraliawerelargelyexterminatedduringtheearlypartofthe20thcentury,butthestatehassincebeenrepopulatedwithVictorianstock.TheKoalaisn
3、otfoundinTasmaniaorWesternAustralia.TheSydneyOperaHouseislocatedinSydney,NewSouthWales,AustraliaonBennelongPoint.ItwasconceivedandlargelybuiltbyDanisharchitectJørnUtzon,whoin2003receivedthePritzkerPrize,architecture'shighesthonour.[1]Thecitationstated“Thereisno
4、doubtthattheSydneyOperaHouseishismasterpiece.Itisoneofthegreaticonicbuildingsofthe20thcentury,animageofgreatbeautythathasbecomeknownthroughouttheworld–asymbolfornotonlyacity,butawholecountryandcontinent.”TheOperaHousewasmadeaUNESCOWorldHeritageSiteon28June2007.
5、[2]Itisoneoftheworld'smostdistinctive20thcenturybuildings,andoneofthemostfamousperformingartscentresintheworld.TheSydneyOperaHouseissituatedonBennelongPointinSydneyHarbour,closetotheSydneyHarbourBridge.Contrarytotheimplicationofthename,ithousesamulti-venueperfo
6、rmingartscentre,ratherthanasingleOperatheatre.Aswellashostingmanytouringproductionsinavarietyofperformancegenres,theSydneyOperaHouseisamajorpresentingvenueforOperaAustralia,TheAustralianBallet,theSydneyTheatreCompanyandtheSydneySymphony.ItisadministeredbytheSyd
7、neyOperaHouseTrust,undertheNewSouthWalesMinistryoftheArts.悉尼歌剧院的英文介绍SydneyOperaHousemustbeoneofthemostrecognisableimagesofthemodernworld-uptherewiththeEiffelTowerandtheEmpireStateBuilding-andoneofthemostphotographed.Notonlyisitrecognisable,ithascometorepresent'
8、Australia'.Althoughonlyhavingbeenopensince1973,itisasrepresentativeofAustraliaasthepyramidsareofEgyptandtheColosseumofRome.TheOperaHouseissituatedonBennelongPoint,whichreach
