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Text A    Australia—the World's Largest Island
 
 commonwealth
n. country or state
国家;政治实体(术语,正式语或文学用语)
 be made up of
  consist of 由……组成,由……构成
The medical team is made up of ten doctors
这个医疗队由十名医生组成。
 mainland
n. 大陆,本土(与岛屿相对而言)
Ferry services operate between the islands and the mainland.
在大陆和各岛之间有轮渡服务。
 territory
n. 领土,版图,地区
The explorers claimed the land as British territory.
探险家们声称这块土地是英国领土。
 capital
n. 1.首都,首府,省会
Paris is the capital of France . 巴黎是法国的首都。
2.(u) 资本,资金 The company was started with a capital of 10.000 dollars .
这家公司开办时的资本为一万美金。
3.大写字母(尤指词首字母)
The word STOP is printed here in capitals. STOP 这个词在这里是用大写字体印刷的
   
 
     
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