近几年来我们多次到澳大利亚墨尔本探亲，每次都到旅游景点观光，这次我们到阿德雷得州玩了一圈。
　　
　　袋鼠岛上看海狮
　　
　　到了阿德雷得境内，我们乘船去了袋鼠岛。这次我们渡海到袋鼠岛不是去看袋鼠，而是直奔一处叫海狮湾的海滩。到了海狮湾，远远望去只见海水湛蓝，一望无际，海边转弯处惊涛拍岸，翻起层层白浪，在一公里长的沙滩上，我们突然发现了多达100余只海狮!它们有的躺着晒太阳睡大觉，有的正在给幼狮喂奶，更多的则是互相嬉戏，拨掌蠕行。海狮体态肥壮，手脚又短，行动缓慢，给人一种笨拙可爱的感觉。由于来这里看海狮的人多了，所以海狮们早已“见多识广”，习惯与人相处，毫不惊恐胆怯。据景点管理员介绍，这些海狮从大海拥来聚居在这里，它们每次总是下海觅食三天，然后又回到沙滩上睡觉玩耍三天，生活得相当有规律。
　　
　　喂鸥观鱼乐陶陶
　　
　　在维多港湾用完午餐，我们在海边和草坪上散步小憩，此时只见一大群海鸥飞到草坪上来觅食。绿色的草地衬着白色的鸥群，显得生机勃勃，我们不约而同地拿出面包屑抛给海鸥啄食，每抛一次在地上，都会引来群鸥吱吱呱呱地互相争食的热闹场面。后来有人把面包掰成粒状抛向天空，又引得群鸥展翅高飞，冲到空中接食，并且一一接中，甚少坠地。它们边吃边吱呱叫鸣，大家忙用相机摄下与鸥共乐的镜头。随后我们又从港湾乘坐小船出海，来到设在海湾远处的观鱼台。观鱼台建成一个巨大的“回”字形浮台，固定在海上，周围可以容纳百数十人到上面观鱼。管理员把鱼饵吊放在海水里，吸引着鲨鱼、三文鱼、大眼鱼等多种鱼前来抢食，让游人观赏到鱼类的各种争食姿势，玩得真是开心。管理员还把看台上面用池水养着的小鲨鱼捉起来供大家抚摸，我们都是平生第一次有机会接触到活鲨鱼，感到特别高兴。
　　
　　奇妙有趣的“回声墙”
　　
　　
　　在巴罗沙谷一带参观时，我们来到一个外形壮观、容积颇大的水库，但目的不在看这水库的规模有多大，而是看中了它有一道奇妙的水坝围墙。这道墙为了顶住水坝内大量蓄水的压力，建造时设计成一道弧形高墙，其突出的一面向着蓄水库，凹入的一面向着水库外，成了一道弧形墙壁，它约20米高，数百米长。奇怪的是，人们从这弧形墙的甲端小声讲话，另一人在远隔几百米的另一端却能清晰地听见，彼此还可以对话，甚至比打电话还要清楚，因而引起所有游人的兴趣，大家都想去试一试，我们试后还把双方对话的声音录了下来。这是什么道理呢?事后我们才知道这是一种物理现象，因为人们站在两端讲话的声波波长，要比环形墙的半径小得多，故在远处的一端贴近墙面就能听见。这和中国北京天坛那座著名的“回音壁”的道理是一样的。
　　
　　德国村和唐人街
　　
　　一天上午，导游小姐跟我们开玩笑说：“我们今天出国，但都不用带护照，你们猜猜去哪儿?”有人抢先回答：“我们要去德国村!”“猜对了!”导游小姐说。阿德雷得之德国村非常有特色,据说18世纪时德国人曾在这里经营开发，建造了一批欧陆风情的房屋，并配上德国风韵的装饰，如在店前和宅旁种花，在阳台或墙壁上吊挂一些花篮，在咖啡店门前或露天酒吧旁摆上一些古老高大的皮座椅或厚重的木制椅桌等等。商店里更有许多德国式的工艺品、纪念品出售。特别是在一处大院子里，摆设着农村式的马拉车造型，供游人照相，还有一些马车夫赶车运输、旁边坐着一个村姑之类的大幅画板，并把人头的脸面位置镂空，让游人把自己的脸部嵌上去照相，顿时便使自己成了画中人，别有一番情趣。见到这景象，我们不免童心大发，一一凑到画板上留影。
　　参观德国村之后，我们还来到阿德雷得唐人街参观。唐人街的头尾两端门楼上都直书着“唐人街”大字，街内商店摊档林立，衣服鞋袜、电器百货、茶楼酒肆、食杂药材、肉类海鲜、瓜果蔬菜、文化用品、儿童玩具等等琳琅满目，行业齐全，行人相当拥挤，市场气氛浓郁，由此可见住在这里的华人同胞都生活得很好，我们除了观看街景，也从内心祝福幸福的华夏同胞们!
　　
　　
　　Sightseeing in South Australia
　　
　　We have visited our relatives in Melbourne several times in the past few years. On each tour we did some sightseeing there. This time, we went to Adelaide.
　　We toured Kangaroo Island first. But our purpose there was not to see kangaroos but sea lions. We went directly to a sea lion habitat. The expansive sea was azure blue. Waves hit the cape and white foams splashed high into the sky. Suddenly we spotted more than 100 sea lions on a 1-km-long beach. Some were sleeping, some were feeding cubs, and many were playing. They looked bulky and slow, and very winsome. As many tourists come to see them, these sea lions are accustomed to human curiosity. We were told that the sea lions lead a regular life there. They hunt for food in the sea for three days and then take a rest for three days on the beach.
　　Another memorable delight was our visit to Victor Harbor. After lunch, we lounged on a seaside lawn. A large group of sea gulls appeared and approached us for food. The green lawn was strewn with white birds. It was a beautiful sight. We fed them with bread crumbs. The sea gulls were busy trying to grab the crumbs on the lawn. Then somebody tossed some crumbs high and the birds flapped their wings and sailed into the sky to catch the crumb. They never missed the catch of the goodies. They creaked and squeaked. We took pictures of the lovely scene. We then took a boat trip from the harbor to see fish in the sea. The fish-viewing platform was a pontoon-like structure floating on the sea and fastened there. The large platform could allow hundreds of people to view fish there. The keeper put the bait into the sea. Sharks and salmons came up to grab the food. It was blissful to watch them. The keeper also allowed us to touch a baby shark kept in a small pond on the platform. We were excited. We had never touched a shark before.
　　
　　When we were in Barossa Valley, we saw a large reservoir. The unique thing about the dam was it functioned as a whispering wall. The curved dam wall could deliver a whispered message for hundreds of meters at the other side without losing its sound quality. The voice could be heard more clearly than on a phone. We all tried this novel thing out. We made a record of what we whispered.
　　
　　One day the guide told us that we would visit a foreign country without leaving Australia. One of our fellow tourists immediately hit upon the answer: Germany Pioneer Village in the hills of Adelaide. In the 1830s some German immigrants arrived there and built the village. We saw houses in the European architectural style. The houses were decorated with German ornaments and flowers. In front of cafẽs or outdoor bars stood high and sturdy chairs with leather cushions or heavy wooden tables and chairs. Shops sold German-styled souvenirs. In a courtyard we saw a country horse-drawn cart where tourists could take pictures. There was a large board painted with a cart, a driver and a village girl. Tourists could put their head through a hole to appear as the driver. We all tried this and took pictures and laughed like a child.
　　
　　 (Translated by David)