*来源：中国日报网论坛
You can hardly find anything for a single dollar these days. Even the ‘Dollar Menu’ at McDonald’s boasts falsely! But the truth of the matter is that there are many things all over the world that will only set you back by one single bill. Below is a list of these items from all around the world; keep it handy, because you simply never know when you will find yourself in Timbuktu with only a picture of George Washington in your wallet.
如今你很难找到一美元可以买到的东西。甚至麦当劳的“一元菜单”也是虚假宣传！但事实是，全世界有很多一美元就能买到的东西。下面是来自世界各地的一元物品清单；把它放在手边，因为你根本不知道什么时候会发现自己在廷巴克图，而钱包里只有一美元。
1. Nepal 尼泊尔
Ever had a craving for manta ray? In Nepal you can score ten pieces for a buck.
想吃魔鬼鱼吗？在尼泊尔，1美元可以吃10片。
2. Mexico 墨西哥
If you ever have a need for 48 bananas, but you find yourself pretty broke, Mexico is where to go.
如果你需要48个香蕉，但你发现自己几乎破产，那就去墨西哥吧。
3. Ireland 爱尔兰
Here you can get a bag of potato chips, but don’t hold out for the dip.
在这里，1美元可以买到一袋薯片，但是蘸酱就别想了。
4. Australia 澳大利亚
A dollar will get you a single minute of talk time on your cellular phone.
1美元能让你用手机通话1分钟。
5. Kenya 肯尼亚
Here’s a bundle for your buck: Four bulbs, four tomatoes, and eight heads of lettuce. Salad time.
1美元你可以买到一包东西：四头洋葱，四个西红柿，八颗莴苣头。吃沙拉的时间到啦。
6. Zimbabwe 津巴布韦
You have variety in Zimbabwe. They have dollar shops where you can find a range of items, including food and clothing.
在津巴布韦你有很多选择。他们有一元商店，在那里你可以买到各种东西，包括食品和衣服。
7. Thailand 泰国
This is the place for Green Thai Curry & Rice.
1美元可以让你吃到泰国绿咖喱米饭。
8. Canada 加拿大
If you need a snack you can get one lone apple.
如果想吃零食，1美元可以买到一个苹果。
9. Switzerland 瑞士
Here you can get a small bit of real Swiss cheese.
在这里1美元可以买到一小块正宗的瑞士奶酪。
10. Haiti 海地
Got rice? If not, you can get four differing rice dish types.
有米饭吗？如果没有，1美元可以买到四种不同的饭食。
11. Portugal 葡萄牙
If you need a pick-me-up you can get a small, single-serving espresso.
如果你需要提神饮料，1美元可以买到一小杯外带浓咖啡。
12. Belgium 比利时
Here you can pick up a pack of gum; chew on that!
在这里1美元可以买一包口香糖，让你嚼个够。
13. Egypt 埃及
If you’re hungry six falafel sandwiches should fill the void.
如果你饿了，1美元买到的6个沙拉三明治应该能填饱你的肚子。
14. Greenland 格陵兰岛
A single liter of gasoline. That comes to just under four bucks a gallon. Not as bad as you thought in America, is it?
1美元可以买到一公升汽油。这说明每加仑不到四美元。没有你在美国想象的那么糟是吗？
15. Vietnam 越南
Buy yourself forty quail and start raising them if you wish.
1美元可以给自己买40只鹌鹑，如果你愿意的话可以开始养鹌鹑了。
16. Venezuela 委内瑞拉
Believe it or not, you can get from ½ a tank of gas to a full one, depending on the size of the tank. Now I may relocate.
信不信由你，在这里1美元可以买到半箱至一箱的汽油，取决于你的油箱有多大。这么看来没准我会搬到这里来住。
17. United Kingdom 英国
Satisfy your pickle yen with a single pickled egg.
1美元可以买到一颗酱蛋，给爱吃泡菜的你解解馋。
18. Saudi Arabia 沙特阿拉伯
Take a taxi a single mile for a dollar.
1美元可以乘出租车走一英里。
19. Czechoslovakia 捷克斯洛伐克
This is the place to go! Three bottles of beer will only cost you a buck.
这真是你该去的地方！三瓶啤酒只花1美元。
20. Honduras 洪都拉斯
Take a taxi anywhere in the city! Saudi has nothing on these guys.
1美元可以乘出租车到这个城市的任何地方！与之相比沙特真是弱爆了。
21. China 中国
Here you can get one pint of beer.
在这里1美元可以买到一品脱啤酒。
22. Italy 意大利
In Ganji you can rent an entire house for this low price.
在甘吉小镇你可以用1美元的低价租到一整套房子。
23. Indonesia 印度尼西亚
Feed yourself an entire meal here.
在这里1美元可以吃一顿饱饭。
24. Finland 芬兰
If you need to relieve yourself, the dollar you have will buy you a visit to the toilet.
如果你需要方便，1美元可以上一次公共厕所。
25. Japan 日本
You can get a single onigiri, which is rice sculpted into a little statue.
1美元可以买到一个日式饭团，这是一种把米饭捏成可爱形状的小饭团。
26. Denmark 丹麦
Sweet tooth? Here you can get a chocolate Kinder Maxi bar.
爱吃甜食？在这里1美元可以买到一个健达大号巧克力棒。
27. Jordan 约旦
You will get chips and a Pepsi in Jordan.
在约旦1美元可以买到薯片和一听百事可乐。
And last but not least: In Norway you won’t be able to get anything, so stay away from there if you are down to your last dollar!
最后但同样重要的是：在挪威，1美元无法买到任何东西，所以如果你只剩下一美元，请远离那里！
在最后，我忍不住要开始碎碎念啦：
"白鸥问我泊孤舟,是身留,是心留?
心若留时,何事锁眉头?
风拍小帘灯晕舞,对闲影,冷清清,忆旧游。
旧游旧游今在否?
花外楼,柳下舟,梦也梦也,梦不到,
寒水空流,漠漠黄云,湿透木绵裘,都道无人愁似我,
今夜雪,有梅花,似我愁。
——蒋捷 《梅花引、荆溪阻雪》"
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