In Australia, 1 September is named " national wattle day" , which is intended by Australia government to remind its people of the importance of preserving national floral resources.
Having travelled about three miles, we came to a long kind of building, made of timber stuck in the ground, and wattled across; the roof was low and covered with straw.
One notable difference was the houses. Norman village houses were made using a wooden frame covered in " wattle and daub, " which is straw mixed with mud and dung to make a rudimentary cement.
个显着区别是房。 诺曼村房子是用木框架建造,面覆盖着“wattle and daub” ,这是种将稻草与泥土和粪便混合在制成基本水泥。