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吴柔昭
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Australia: Land of superlatives
澳大利亚:最佳之地
In the 1960s, Australia was dubbed "the lucky country" -- though not
without some irony, the author implying that its prosperity owed more to luck
than good judgment. That luck has not yet run out, although by the een
ies, Australia was facing a slightly more difficult period, with relatively high
unemployment, a drop in overseasdemand for its modities,and a
weakened currency. But in spite of these problems, Australia is still a fortunate
country, by almost any criterion, with many assets,and most of its eighteen
million people enjoy a life of affluence and freedom matched in few other parts of
the world. 在20世纪 60年代,澳大利亚被称之为“幸运的国家” -- 虽然有点讽刺
的意味,作者暗示着比起良好的判断,它的繁荣更多地归功于运气。澳大利亚
至今还得益于于这份运气,尽管在 20世纪 90年代,澳大利亚面临着一场更艰难
的时期,高失业率,海外出口需求缩减和外汇的疲软。但是尽管有这些问题,
澳大利亚还是一个幸运的国家,几乎以任何标准来看,丰富的资源以及和世界
上少数国家相比,其大多数一千八百万人能享受富裕自由的生活。
The good fortune stems from abundant mineral resources and an agricultural
sector that in most years, produces a large surplus of food to export. The wealth
created by these primary industries is spread among a relatively small population
and supports an easy-going life style that contains many echoes of European and
North American (particularly Californian) ways but has also developed a
distinctive flavour of its own. Most recently, a decidedly Asian flavour has started
to emerge,
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