澳洲包括澳大利亚吗?
严格来说,“Australia”和“Australian”这两个词的意思不包括澳州,而是指整个南半球。 举个例子: 美国是一个国家(a country),而美国的英语是American; 中国是一个国家,而中国的英文是China 那么同理, Australia是一个大陆(a continent),而the Australians就是生活在这一片大陆上的人们。 而Australian则更狭义一些,可以比喻为澳大利亚人(the Australian)所拥有的特质——乐观、独立...等等。 所以一个简单的方法可以用来区分:如果形容一个国家的时候用the+单词,那么这个词就是这个国家的民族或人民所拥有的某种特质。而如果形容一个国家时用名词所有格,那么这个词就不是这个国家的民族或人们所拥有的一种特质了。
比如说到美国和美国人: the United States of America (USA) USAmericans 美国人的... the American way(s) 美国的方式(们) 再比如说到中国和中国文化: China Chinese culture and customs 中国人的... the Chinese approach(s) to... 中国人的...方式(们) 而到了澳大利亚:A
the Australsia-Pacific region. 澳大利亚-太平洋地区
Australians are proud that their country is a multilingual, multicultural nation with people living in cities large and small all across the land. There are over eighty languages spoken in Australia today, from the beautiful and exotic sounding Aboriginal language of Kamilaroi meaning “thank you” to the colourful and quirky slang words we use every day such as “totally blazin'”“so hot right now” 和 "you’re killing me". Every year on April 26th we celebrate our cultural diversity at National Multicultural Day.
The beauty of having so many different cultures, languages and traditions in one place is that we can enjoy an incredible variety of food! Whether it’s the fresh fish and chips at the beach, or the spicy Indian curries in the city, Australia has a restaurant for everyone’s taste buds – and most people can find something they like to eat just about anywhere in this unique country.