What's the meaning of "as Australian as meat pies"

sarahliang

Same as titlel

bulaohu

it maens extacly waht it raeds lietrally

sarahliang

原帖由 bulaohu 于 2011-8-31 20:47 发表
it maens extacly waht it raeds lietrally

???

linkspeed

The chocolate Lamington is as Australian as meat pies, kangaroos and Holdens

澳洲土特产的意思

粉猪妈妈

这里的Australian可看作形容次

猪小妹

Meat Pie是澳洲的代表性食品（Iconic Aussie Food）。所以引申意义就是可代表澳洲或澳洲文化的人或物。

[ 本帖最后由 猪小妹 于 2011-9-1 10:32 编辑 ]

ttmum2

as australian as meat pie
as american as apple pie
as british as roast beef

jasmineh

it means it's very aussie.

although meat pie is more of an english thing than an australian thing.

鱼羊鲜

as chinese as tofu ?

zzn

原帖由 jasmineh 于 2011-9-1 16:55 发表
it means it's very aussie.

我也是这么理解的。

sarahliang

真是太谢谢各位了。 这是女儿的功课， 在GOOGLE 里SEARCH 了好久了， 没找到答案。


足迹真是太强大了

limit-2010

原帖由 linkspeed 于 2011-9-1 10:19 发表
The chocolate Lamington is as Australian as meat pies, kangaroos and Holdens
澳洲土特产的意思

(楼歪歪)  holden除了australian还有啥优点？

jasmineh

bathurst1000 多数能赢 ford。这是唯一的优点。