只有在澳洲……
Being Australian is about driving in a German car to an Irish pub for a Belgian beer, then travelling home, grabbing an Indian curry or a Turkish kebab on the way, to sit on Swedish furniture and watch American shows on a Japanese TV.
当个澳洲人，就意味着开德国车去爱尔兰酒吧喝比利时啤酒，然后开车回家，路上打包个印度咖喱或者土耳其烤肉，到家后坐在瑞典家具上看日本电视机里播放的美国电视节目。
Oh and……
Only in Australia … can a pizza get to your house faster than an ambulance.
唉……
只有在澳洲……披萨外卖送上门的速度比叫救护车还快。
Only in Australia … do supermarkets make sick people walk all the Way To the back of the shop to get their prescriptions while healthy People can buy cigarettes at the front.
只有在澳洲……超市才让病人走到最里面买药，却让健康人在最前面买香烟。
Only in Australia …do people order double cheeseburgers, largeFries and a DIET coke.
只有在澳洲……人们才买双层奶酪汉堡、大包薯条，外加一份减肥可乐。
Only in Australia ….do banks leave both doors open and chain the Pens to the counters.
只有在澳洲……银行才敞开前后门，却用链条拴住笔。
Only in Australia …. do we leave cars worth thousands of dollars on the drive and lock our junk and cheap lawn mower in the garage.
只有在澳洲……人们才将价值不菲的汽车停在车道上，却将不值钱的除草机锁在车库里。
Only in Australia … do we use answering machines to screen calls and then have call waiting so we won’t miss a call from someone we didn’t want To talk to in the first place.
只有在澳洲……人们才用电话答录机翻查一条条电话留言，却让所有来电等待，免得错过那些不愿接听的电话留言。
Only in Australia … are there disabled parking places in front of a skating rink.
只有在澳洲……才会在溜冰场前设残疾人停车位。
NOT TO MENTION…
更不用提……
3 Aussies die each year testing if a 9v battery works on their tongue.
每年有三个澳洲人因为用舌头测试9伏电池是否有电而一命呜呼。
142 Aussies were injured in 1999 by not removing all pins from new shirts.
1999年有142个澳洲人因为没有拿掉新衬衫上的所有别针而受伤。
58 Aussies are injured each year by using sharp knives instead of screwdrivers.
每年有58个澳洲人因为用尖刀代替螺丝刀而受伤。
31 Aussies have died since 1996 by watering their Christmas tree while the fairy lights were plugged in.
1996年以来，31个澳洲人因为给没有拔掉灯饰插头的圣诞树浇水触电身亡。
8 Aussies had serious burns in 2000 trying on a new jumper with a lit cigarette in their mouth.
2000年8个澳洲人因为嘴里叼着香烟试毛衣而被严重烧伤。
A massive 543 Aussies were admitted to Emergency in the last two years after opening bottles of beer with their teeth.
过去两年543个澳洲人因为用牙齿开啤酒瓶受伤去看急诊。
And finally…. In 2000 eight Aussies cracked their skull whilst throwing up into the toilet
最后……2000年8个澳洲人因为在洗手间呕吐而磕伤头骨。
However, then still know how to play cricket!!!
不过呢，澳洲人总还是知道怎么打板球的！！
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