澳大利亚基本词典

一下飞机，我慢下脚步来确认回到故土的感觉。环视四周侧耳倾听，满耳灌得的澳大利亚口音，没错！来来往往的行人看著我异常的兴奋闪光，没准儿他们觉得我很奇怪。但是我才不在乎呢！没有比回家的感觉更好的了，尤其是在夏天。

离开纽约之前，我的神韵同事兼好朋友告诉我要好好享受回家的感觉。我当然会了，但是我们艺术团那些不是澳大利亚本地人会不会…? 他们能听懂我们澳大利亚人特有的悠闲式语言么？

由此，我为到家乡的首次造访者准备了一套恶补的澳－英小辞典来助你们一臂之力吧：

Arvo: the afternoon
“Aussie Aussie Aussie!”: the start of a battle cry usually used at sporting events. (The traditional reply is “Oi Oi Oi!”)
Barbie: barbecue
Bathers/Cossie/Togs: swim wear, swim suit
Beauty: great; fantastic
Billabong: a watering hole
Billy: teapot; a container for boiling water
Bloke: man; guy
Brekkie: breakfast
Brizzie: Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland
Bunyip: a mythical aboriginal bush spirit animal that lives in swamps and billabongs
Bush: the Outback, or anywhere that isn’t in town
Cheers: thanks
Chrissie: Christmas
Didgeridoo: an Australian Aboriginal musical instrument made from a hollow log
Dingo: the Australian wild dog that howls but does not bark
Docket: a bill, receipt
Esky: a large insulated food and drink container usually used for picnics and barbecues
Fair Dinkum: true, right
Fairy Floss: cotton candy
G’day/Gidday: the universal Australian friendly greeting or hello
Gobsmacked: surprised, astounded
Gumtree: Australian eucalyptus tree
Jumbuck: sheep
Lamington: an Australian delicacy, made from spongecake that is cut into squares and covered in chocolate and coconut
Lollies: candy, sweets
Maccas: McDonald’s
Mate: friend, buddy
Mozzie: mosquito
No worries: expression of forgiveness or reassurance.
Rapt: pleased, delighted
Reckon!: You bet! Absolutely!
Rellie/Relo: family relative
Shout: turn to buy—a round of drinks usually
Singlet: a sleeveless cotton undershirt
Stoked: very pleased
Sunnies: sunglasses
Ta: thank you
Telly: television
Thongs: rubber backless sandals, flip flops
Tomato sauce: ketchup
Trackies: track suit
True blue: patriotic, Australian person or thing
Vegemite: a savory spread made from an extract of brewers yeast, eaten on toast
Yabby: inland freshwater crayfish or lobster found in Australia
Yewy: U-turn
Yonks: a long time, ages
Zinc: sunscreen