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  • Mystery bag/不思議な袋（ソーセージ）

    Mystery bag Australian English A sausage. The name comes from the unfounded rumor that sausages are made from scraps of meat and whatever other item can be found wherever they are made, thus making the actual ingredients a “mystery.” Sausages, which are dearly loved as staples of the barbecue, are also referred to as “snags” and “bangers.” 日本語 ソーセージ。直訳すると「ミステリ＜不明な＞袋」。由来は、ソーセージがひき肉の上にどんなものでも素材として使うという、事実無根な都市伝説だ。オーストラリアの文化的な象徴であるバーベキューの主食のひとつとしてのソーセージは、多くのオーストラリア人に愛されている。ソーセージは、snagとbangerとも呼ばれている。 Plain English Sausage Strine Dictionary

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    Aussie Deli…cious!!! Not Authentic Aussie but Still Yummy オージー・デリ、、、シャス!!!

    McDonald’s Japan finally began long-awaited sales of the Aussie Deli at its outlets across the country from Aug. 31 for a couple of weeks. 　2012年8月31から約二週間全国マクドナルドにて販売するオージーデリとチーズ・オージーデリを食べてみた。 Kangaeroo.com has been skeptical about the burger, which comes in two versions — the premium sandwich with cheese and the plain burger. The main ingredient is uncooked pastrami beef in the cold burger and spicy mustard sauce acting as the main condiment. Our big beef, if you’ll pardon the pun, is that although the burgers are being promoted as Australian, the taste is nothing like food served Down Under, where local flavored McDonald’s includes beetroot, eggs and even pineapple. 　実は、販売前考えRooがオージーデリについてかなり疑い深いだった。オージーデリだと言え、中味のパストラミ・ビーフやマスタードがビーツかタマゴやパイナップルなど典型的なオージー味とかなりかけ離れているだから。 Thus we went into the…

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    Why Do Japanese Baseball Teams Train in Australia?

    なぜ日本のプロ野球チームはオーストラリアでキャンプを行うのか？ Every February and March, Japanese professional baseball teams head south instead of north. Why? The answer isn’t simply sunshine. Behind Australia’s growing role in Japanese baseball lies a story of friendship, trust and a shared love of the game. 毎年2月から3月にかけて、日本のプロ野球チームは北ではなく南へ向かいます。その理由は、暖かい気候だけではありません。オーストラリアでのキャンプには、野球を通じて育まれた日豪の友情と信頼の物語があります。 More Than Sunshine 暖かさだけではない When winter grips Japan, Australia is enjoying late summer. That makes it an ideal place for pre-season training. But sunshine alone doesn’t explain why Japanese teams keep returning. They come because Australia offers first-class facilities, quality opposition and communities that welcome them year after year. 暖かさだけではない 日本が冬を迎える頃、オーストラリアは夏の終わりです。 そのため、春季キャンプには最適な環境となります。 しかし、日本の球団が何度も訪れる理由は気候だけではありません。 充実した施設、実戦相手、そして温かく迎えてくれる地域の人々がいるからです。 Building Baseball Friendships 野球がつないだ友情 Training camps create more than fit players. They create friendships. Local…

  • My Heavenly Hometown, Hounded By Hitler

    With time on hand recently, I was going through historical records of the small Australian village where I spent my childhood and got a profound shock. I discovered the sleepy little hamlet I’d believed to have been a cosy resort area for day trips out of Melbourne had also been a breeding ground of Teutonic terror in the years immediately before World War II. Belgrave is located about 40 km east of Melbourne’s central business district and is a tourist-commuter town to this day with the bulk of its visitors coming to ride on the Puffing Billy Railway, a steam train that starts its trips from the village. Belgrave has…