A British couple said that they encountered a great white shark when it nudged their dinghy as they fished at the Perth beach of Australia's west coast.

一对英国夫妇说，他们在澳大利亚西海岸的珀斯海滩钓鱼时遇到了一条大白鲨，当时鲨鱼在水下轻推了他们的小船。

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This is a mere one-tenth of the 4,352km, three-day journey the train was making between Sydney on Australia's east coast and Perth on the west coast.

这仅仅是从澳大利亚东部海岸的悉尼到西部海岸珀斯长达4,352公里的三天旅程的十分之一。

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Isolated in the south-west of Australia, Perth pop.

珀斯在澳大利亚西南部的偏远地区，人口160万。

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The bustling seaport of Freemantle lies 19km south-west of Perth where the Swan River meets the Indian Ocean and its historic heritage is clear for all to see.

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On the West coast, Perth lies at the center of its vast natural gas and iron ore fields that are supplying China with much of the raw material for its factories.

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The Inverness to Aberdeen line was badly affected, Perth to Inverness services were cancelled until midday and the West Highland line was closed between Crianlarich Forth William.

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