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Aussie Jobs オージーの職種 Part II
オージー英語には、職業の独特な呼び方もある。米・英語の普通の名詞に~y/ie音や~o音を付け加えたり、及び省略することによって特有なオーストラリア職業名も出来上がった。 ~o音名詞例
Death Adder In Your Pocket
If Aussies accuse you of having a death adder in your pocket, they’re not talking about snakes. They’re talking about your wallet.
Lucky Country, the
lucky country, the Australian English Australia. The term was coined by historian Donald Horne in irony. He argued that Australia was lucky as it became a rich land only because of its natural resources instead of the cleverness or effort shown by other nations. Instead of being shocked by the term, Australians adopted “the Lucky…
Not So Fast, Sonny! Skippy The Bush Kangaroo Has Turned 50!
Skippy the Bush Kangaroo, probably the most-loved Australian children’s TV program in history, has turned 50 years old. The first episodes screened in Australia in February 1968 and the show remains popular to this day, though only three series comprising 91 episodes were made. The show premiered outside of Australia. Its run in Japan had…
ファースト・オーストラリアンズ Episode 2 Part 6/6
「ファースト・オーストラリアンズ」(英語)は、2008年作のドキュメンタリー。先住民の視野からオーストラリアの歴史を記録する。必見だ! 今日は2作目6部中6部目。
You Know You’re Australian If…
A decade or so ago, Sydney comedian Richard Glover wrote a fairly comprehensive list of typical Australian behaviors that is usually reprinted around this time of year, heading into Australia Day on January 26. Kangaeroo joints the throng of reprinters by adding the list here. You know you’re Australian if: You know the meaning of…

