The name "aborigine" 39 the Latin, meaning "original inhabitants." Australian Aborigines are Australia's
indigenous people. Recent government statistics counted approximately 400,000 aboriginal people, or about 2% of Australia's
total population.
Australian Aborigines migrated from somewhere in Asia at least 30,000 years ago. Though they 40 500–600
distinct groups, aboriginal people possess some unifying links. Among these are strong spiritual beliefs that tie them to the land;
a tribal culture of storytelling and art; and, like other indigenous populations, a difficult colonial history.
"The Dreamtime"
Aboriginal spirituality 41 a close relationship between humans and the land. Aborigines call the beginning of the
world the "Dreaming," or "Dreamtime." In the "Dreamtime," aboriginal "Ancestors" 42 below the earth to form
various parts of nature including animal species, bodies of water, and the sky.
Unlike other religions, however, aboriginal belief does not place the human species apart from or on a higher level than
nature. Aborigines believe some of the Ancestors metamorphosed into nature (as in rock formations or rivers), where they
remain spiritually alive. 【題組】41. (A) entails (B) entails about (C) entails of (D) entails with
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