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Is Australia really a sporting nation?
澳大利亞真是一個運動之國嗎？
There is nothing ambiguous about Australians' love of sport.
澳大利亞人對運動的熱愛是毫不含糊的。
Their absolute love of it seems compulsory.
他們對運動的絕對熱愛似乎成了一種義務。
They talk about sports all the time.
他們總是在談論運動。
They watch it live or on television, and sometimes it seems to be the only topic of conversation.
他們要么去現場看，要么看電視轉播，有時，運動似乎是交談的唯一話題。
Anywhere Australians get together -
不論澳大利亞人在哪里聚會——
in the canteen during lunch, in the pub with a pint of beer, or in someone's garden over a barbecue grill- the conversation quickly turns to sport.
在食堂吃午餐時，在酒吧喝著一品脫啤酒時，或者在某人的花園燒烤時——人們的談話很快就會轉到運動。
It can be an analysis of how teams are placing in the various sports leagues, or a discussion of the strengths and weaknesses of different players and their teams.
它可以是對各種體育聯會中隊員的位置分析，或者是對不同運動員和其運動隊的優勢和弱點的討論。
Australians' devotion to sport, however, does not mean that most of them really do much sport.
澳大利亞人熱衷體育運動，但這并不意味著大多數澳大利亞人真的從事很多體育運動。
In fact, statistics show that only about one quarter of Australians exercise enough.
事實上，統計數據顯示只有大約四分之一的澳大利亞人進行了足夠的鍛煉。
The rest are content to just sit in their cosy armchairs and watch.
其余的人僅僅滿足于坐在舒適的扶手椅上觀看。
Indeed, sitting in front of the television watching a sporting event, with a drink in one hand and some fast food in the other, is very common in Australia.
事實上，坐在電視機前觀看體育賽事，一只手拿著飲料，另一只手拿著快餐，在澳大利亞是非常普遍的。
It is one of the main reasons why Australians can sometimes be accused of being overweight and unfit.
這就是許多澳大利亞人經常被指責體重超重，身體差的主要原因之一。
Still, Australia is considered to be a great sporting nation.
但澳大利亞仍然被認為是一個偉大的運動之國。
The climate is mild, neither too hot nor too cold.
那里氣候溫和，既不太熱也不太冷。
The sun shines most of the time and there is plenty of space, including many beaches.
大多數時候都陽光燦爛，而且場地充足，包括許多海灘。
Many people owe their love of sport to the perfect weather conditions for it.
許多人把他們對運動的熱愛歸功于完美的適合運動的天氣條件。
Best of all, there is a two-day weekend to enjoy the outdoors.
最重要的是，人們有兩天的周末可以享受戶外生活。
