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
我有忘掉什么么?
Helen Shia
Dancer
舞蹈演员
2013年2月12日