澳大利亚的神话与传说
澳大利亚，一个迷人的国度，因其地理位置特殊而散发出一种神秘与梦幻的气息，令世界其他地区的人对其种种八卦和冒险故事充满天马行空的想象。同其他文化一样，澳大利亚人也喜欢往史实里'添油加醋“，故弄玄虚。下面一起来看看那些有关澳大利亚的神话与传说吧，
姑且不论其是真是假，还是亦真亦假。
Lasseter"s Reef1) 拉塞特金矿
 Lasseter"s Reef is, allegedly2), a place of unimaginable riches somewhere in Central Australia. Since 1897, Lasseter had been trying to raise funds to travel back to the interior of the continent where he claimed he found an enormous gold deposit. In 1930, Australian financiers were apparently either tired of hearing Harold Bell Lasseter talk, or they finally believed his story, and gave him 50,000 for the trip. Sadly, he was unable to find his fabled3) mine. His team left him behind, and Lasseter eventually died from malnutrition4) and exhaustion.
No maps of the mine have ever been found, but the reef remains a Holy Grail5) among explorers who hope to either prove it false or revel6) in its riches.
据说拉塞特金矿位于澳大利亚中部某地，那里蕴藏着令人无法想象的宝藏。从1897年开始，拉塞特就一直在设法筹集资金，想要重返那个他声称发现有个巨大金矿的内陆。1930年，澳大利亚的一些财阀显然是听够了哈罗德>贝尔>拉塞特的聒噪，要不就是最终相信了拉塞特所说的事，给了他五万英镑作经费。可惜拉塞特并没有找到他口中所说的那个金矿。随行的队伍离他而去，拉塞特最终死于营养不良、过度劳累。
尽管人们从未找到这处金矿的任何藏宝图，这处金矿却仍然是探险家们的圣地””不管他们是想证实此地纯属虚构，还是想发现宝藏欢喜一番。
The Min Min Lights7) of the Outback8) 澳大利亚内陆的'冥冥光“
When exploring in the outback, be sure to travel by daylight as much as you can. At night, you run the risk of being taken by one of Australia"s mysteries. It"s not undiscovered bands of Aborigines9) ...
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