(360panoramas: Birds-eye view of Melbourne. Photo by Andrew Griffiths from
www.lensaloft.com.auSource: Supplied)
YOU think you know Melbourne? We've come up with 18 things that only a true Melburnian would understand.
1. You stress if you can’t get a decent coffee, parma, pho or souvlaki within 3km.
如果在3公里内你找不到像样的咖啡，意大利通心粉，越南河粉或者希腊烤肉，你就会焦虑
SOUVLAKI
Source: HWT Image Library
2. You think AFL Grand Final day is better than Christmas, New Year's and Australia Day (combined).
你认为橄榄球总决赛是比圣诞节，新年以及国庆节加起来都重要的节日
GRAND FINAL
AFL Grand Final. Source: HeraldSun
3. You think 40 minutes in heavy traffic is ‘a good run’ and a 15-minute train delay is pretty normal.
你认为开车40分钟到达目的地是“交通良好”，而火车15分钟的延误是正常的事。
MELBOURNE TRAFFIC
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4. You’ve used an umbrella, scarf, sunglasses, sunscreen and thongs - on the same day.
你在同一天里使用了围巾，雨伞，墨镜，防晒霜和拖鞋
RUGBY
Source: HeraldSun
4 (a). Or you've been unprepared and felt like this guy ...
没做好准备的话，就和这个家伙一样悲惨。
MELBOURNE RAIN
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5. You dodge cafes that don't have a barista.
咖啡店没有咖啡师怎么行？
INSTANT COFFEE
Picture via Rick on Flickr Source: Flickr
5 (a). And you react like this when something like what's pictured above is served to you.
受到上面的服务，你就这样应对
NO DEAL
Source: HeraldSun
6. You’ve told a tourist that Melbourne is SO much better than Sydney.
你告诉游客墨尔本比悉尼好的多的多
MELBOURNE LIFE TODAY
We"re for Victoria tourists enjoy a stroll along hosier lane, Melbourne. 1230pm Picture: Loughnan Paul Source: HeraldSun
7. You yell “ball” - during every scrum in the rugby.
RUGBY
Source: HeraldSun
8. You've been to Revolver.
REVOLVER
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9. You look at the Docklands wheel and think 'is that still not finished?' (and have an unusually strong opinion about where it really should be built).
你看着Docklands的摩天轮想：还没完工吗？
WHEEL
Source: HeraldSun
10. You've picked the morning frost off your windscreen with your bare hands.
你用手去除早上车窗玻璃上的霜
FROST ON WINDSCREEN
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11. Seeing a busker dressed as a Sesame St character playing the bagpipes in the CBD is absolutely normal.
ELMO BAGPIPES
Picture taken by Elouise Winslow. Source: HeraldSun
12. You think all your bad luck could turn around with one quick late-night stop at Crown casino.
WARNE AT CROWN
Source: HeraldSun
13. But it usually ends up like this.
EMPTY WALLET
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14. You know the difference between a South Melbourne Market dim sim and a bulk standard dim sim.
你知道South Melbourne市场上卖的点心和大量供应的普通点心有什么不同。
SOUTH MELB MARKET
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15. You’ve waited more than an hour in the cab queue at Flinders St.
你曾在Flinders Street 车站排队等出租车超过一个小时
FLINDERS ST TAXI RANK
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16. Yes, footy is a religion.
是的，橄榄球是一种宗教。
FOOTY IS A RELIGION
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17. You don’t look twice when big balls of fire burst into the sky on Southbank.
南岸的火球冲上天空的时候，你司空见惯，并不会多看一眼。
SOUTHBANK FLAMES
Source: Flickr
18. You've performed a hook turn
你做过钩形转弯。
HOOK TURN
Photo by Fabian via Skyscrapercity Source: Supplied
