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M9 U1 Project 阅读材料中英文对照版Is Australia really a sporting nation?澳大利亚真是体育之国吗？There is nothing ambiguous about Australians’ love of sport. Their absolute love of it seems compulsory. They talk about sport all the time. They watch it live or on television, and sometimes it seems to be the only topic of conversation. Anywhere Australians get together—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. 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.澳大利亚人热爱体育，这点毫无疑问。他们对体育的绝对热爱似乎是必需的。他们时时刻刻在谈论体育。他们在现场观看比赛或收看电视转播，有时体育似乎是交谈的惟一话题。无论澳大利亚人在何地相聚——在餐厅吃午饭、在酒吧喝啤酒或在某人的花园烧烤——他们的谈话都很快地转到体育上。谈话内容可以是分析球队在各项联赛中的排名，或是讨论不同运动员和他们所在球队的优势和劣势。Australians’ devotion to sport, however, does not mean that most of them really do much sport. In fact, statistics show that only about one quarter of Australians exercise enough. The rest are content to just sit in their cosy armchairs and watch. Indeed, sitting in front of the television watching a sports event, with a drink in one hand and some fast food in the other, is very common in Australia. It is one of the main reasons why Australians can sometimes be accused of being overweight and unfit.但澳大利亚人对体育的热衷并不意味着他们中的大多数真的做很多运动。事实上，统计数据表明，只有约四分之一的澳大利亚人进行足够的运动。其他人则仅仅满足于坐在舒服的扶手椅上看比赛。确实，坐在电视机前看体育赛事，一手握饮料一手捧快餐，这在澳大利亚非常普遍。这是澳大利亚人有时被批评体重超标、健康欠佳的主要原因之一。Still, Australia is considered to be a great sporting nation. The climate is mild, neither too hot nor too cold. The sun shines most of the time and there is plenty of space, including many beaches. Many people owe their love of sport to the perfect weather conditions for it. Best of all, there is a two-day weekend to enjoy the outdoors. 尽管如此，澳大利亚仍被视为体育大国。这里气候温和，既不太热也不太冷，大多数时候阳光普照，而且有足够的场地，包括许多沙滩。许多人把他们对体育运动的热爱归功于适合体育运动的完美气侯条件。最棒的是，人们有两天的周末可以享受户外活动。With most of its population living near the coast, swimmin