Because most existing species live in Australia, early researchers concluded that Varanus originated in Australia and subsequently island hopped westward along the Indo-Australian archipelago.

由于现存的大多数物种生活在澳大利亚，早期的研究人员得出结论，巨蜥属起源于澳大利亚，随后沿着印澳群岛向西跳跃。

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People in Australia speak Australian English.

澳大利亚的人讲澳洲英语。

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All forms of football flourish in Australia, and especially rugby and Australian rules football.

澳洲所有足球形式都很盛行，特别是橄榄球和澳式足球。

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Canberra as a whole seems the very opposite of Australia, described as "un-Australian" by many critics.

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Mr. Obama is using a speech tomorrow during his stopover in Australia, America's most consistent ally in the post-WWII period, to announce a phased-in increase in America's permanent military presence in Australia, a step-up in joint exercises with Australian naval forces, and increased access of U.S. naval vessels and aircraft to the port at Darwin, which is beyond the reach of Chinese missiles.

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ADELAIDE, Australia (CNN) -- An Australian company has developed technology that intends to protect divers and surfers from being attacked by sharks while they are in the water.

CNN: Divers embrace anti-shark device