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听力文本
See if you can ID me. In total land area, I`m one of the largest countries in the world. But my population is less than that of Texas. I`m made up for two territories and six states and I`m located in the southern hemisphere.
你是否能把我鉴别出来。我是世界上陆地面积最大的国家之一。但我的人口比德克萨斯州还少。我位于南半球，由两大版图及六个州组成。
Good day, mate. I`m Australia, and my 23 million people are governed by a constitutional monarchy and parliamentary democracy.
好的，伙计。我就是澳大利亚，在君主立宪制和议会民主制统治下，有二千三百万人口。
Even though Australia is a member of the British commonwealth and its chief of state is Queen Elizabeth II, Australia`s law making power lies with its parliament. And that parliament, not Australian voters, decides who the country`s leader will be.
虽然澳大利亚是英联邦成员国，其国家首领是伊丽莎白二世，但澳大利亚的立法权由议会决定。议会决定谁将担任国家领导人，而不是澳大利亚选民。
It just decided on a new one. Former Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull was sworn in yesterday as Australian`s 29th prime minister. He`s replacing former leader, Tony Abbott.
决定新的领导人。前通讯部部长特恩布尔马尔科姆取缔前领导人托尼阿伯特，宣誓就任澳大利亚第二十九任总理。
While many citizens are concerned about Australia`s slowing economy, Prime Minister Turnbull will have the additional challenge of stabilizing the country`s leadership. He`s Australia`s fourth prime minister in a little more than two years.
与此同时，许多民众都在关注澳大利亚放缓的经济，特恩布尔总理将面临更多的挑战，稳定其国家领导地位。他是两年多里澳大利亚的第四任总理。
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词汇解析
1、make up
组成;构成
North Africans make up the largest and poorest immigrant group in the country.
北非人构成了该国最大的、也是最贫困的移民群。
Women officers make up 13 per cent of the police force.
女警占警力的13%。
编造;虚构
I think it's very unkind of you to make up stories about him.
我认为你编造他的谣言很不厚道。
I'm not making it up. The character exists in real life.
我没有凭空捏造，这种人现实生活中确实存在。
（给…）化妆;（为…）打扮
She spent too much time making herself up.
她在化妆上花去了太多时间。
She chose Maggie to make her up for her engagement photographs.
她选择玛吉为她拍订婚照的时候化妆。
凑足;补齐
Less than half of the money that students receive is in the form of grants, and loans have made up the difference.
学生领到的钱有不到一半是助学金，差额部分由贷款补足。
The team had six professionals and made the number up with five amateurs.
该队有6名职业运动员和凑数的5名业余运动员。
2、constitutional
宪法的;章程的
Political leaders are making no progress in their efforts to resolve the country's constitutional crisis.
政治领袖们在解决国家宪法危机方面没有取得任何进展。
We have a constitutional right to demonstrate.
根据宪法，我们有权进行游行示威。
3、sworn
(陈述、声明)宣过誓的，宣誓证明的
The allegations against them were made in sworn evidence to the inquiry.
在调查取得的宣誓证词中对他们提出了指控。
(仇敌)不共戴天的,势不两立的
It somehow seems hardly surprising that Ms Player is now his sworn enemy.
现在普莱耶女士成了他不共戴天的仇敌反倒让人觉得不足为奇了。
4、additional
额外的;附加的;添加的
The US is sending additional troops to the region.
美国正向该地区增兵。
The insurer will also have to pay the additional costs of the trial.
保险公司将不得不支付审判的额外费用。
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