The book The Lucky Country was written about Australia in the 1960s, and since then the label has stuck. For anyone slogging their way through a British winter, the image of Australians on the beach seemed impossibly alluring. On my first visit to the country, 25 years ago, a Sydneysider teased me: “You guys used to deport your convicts here. Now what do you think?” Naturally, we were sitting outside at a barbecue with beers in our hands.
《幸运之国》(The Lucky Country)一书写的是上世纪60年代的澳大利亚，这个标签之后一直贴着。对任何一个在英国苦挨寒冬的人来说，澳大利亚人徜徉海滩的景象似乎难以置信地迷人。25年前我第一次访问澳大利亚时，一个悉尼人取笑我说：“你们过去常把犯人流放到这儿。如今作何感想？”不用说，当时我们自在地坐在户外，烤肉、喝啤酒。
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