The book The Lucky Country was written about Australia in the 1960s, and since then the label has stuck. For anyone slogging their way through a British winter, the image of Australians on the beach seemed impossibly alluring. On my first visit to the country, 25 years ago, a Sydneysider teased me: “You guys used to deport your convicts here. Now what do you think?” Naturally, we were sitting outside at a barbecue with beers in our hands.
《幸運之國》(The Lucky Country)一書寫的是上世紀60年代的澳大利亞,這個標簽之后一直貼著。對任何一個在英國苦挨寒冬的人來說,澳大利亞人徜徉海灘的景象似乎難以置信地迷人。25年前我第一次訪問澳大利亞時,一個悉尼人取笑我說:“你們過去常把犯人流放到這兒。如今作何感想?”不用說,當時我們自在地坐在戶外,烤肉、喝啤酒。
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