外國情侶體驗現世桃花源 一年沒花錢
In this day and age, living without money sounds almost impossible, but that’s exactly what this australian couple has been doing for almost a year. It’s been anything but easy, but they’ve somehow made it work。
在當今這時代，沒有錢還想生活幾乎是不可能的。但是一對來自澳大利亞的夫婦真的就這樣做了幾乎一整年。其實這一年真的很不容易，但是他們還是做到了！
Rachel Newby, 24, and Liam Culbertson, 26, have come up with innovative ways of making it through the year without any cash. They built themselves a new home on a friend’s plot in West Gippsland, a rural region in Victoria. The house is made entirely out of scrap timber and recycled materials. They grow their own food, and at times, don’t hesitate to dive into dumpsters for leftovers. They also help out local farmers in exchange for fresh produce and yarn。
24歲的雷切爾-紐比和26歲的利亞姆-伯特森在不支出任何開銷的情況下，想出了很多創新的方法來度過這一整年。比如說：他們在按照朋友的圖紙，在維多利亞州郊外的西吉普斯蘭自己建造了房子。建造房子的材料完全採用廢棄的木材和可循環的材料。他們自己種食物，而且有時甚至毫不猶豫的去垃圾箱裏翻找廚餘，他們還幫助當地村民來換取生鮮和針線。
But in spite of all their experience, they claim that this last year has been quite difficult. The soil on their patch of land is rather infertile, so they’ve been struggling to grow crops. The climate is pretty harsh as well, so their makeshift residence isn’t holding out too well. The thrifty home – a 2.5 square meter structure – is really only good for privacy. They shower under cold rainwater collected on the roof, and share toilets with the rest of the community. And because they have no appliances, they wash their clothes in the sink。
他們說：那一年確實是很痛苦的。比如他們種菜的那一小塊地真的十分貧瘠，很難種出菜來，而且氣候也不適合種植蔬菜。所以他們也爲此搬過家。最終來到這個樸素的家。只有2.5平方米，這個房間僅僅只爲了保護一下隱私而存在的。就連洗澡的水就也是下雨的時候收集到的冷水，和附近的人共用一個馬桶。因爲這個社區的人並沒有什麼家用電器，所以衣服就在水槽裏洗了。
Even though they don’t have jobs, Rachel and Liam don’t have a lot of leisure time to waste. They spend most of the day working for local farmers – planting vegetables and picking berries, just so they can earn their next meal. They have five ducks that provide them with fresh eggs, but when supplies go low, they have to go sift through dumpsters for discarded vegetables, fruit, and bread。
雖然他們兩個沒有工作，但是也並沒有什麼閒工夫娛樂自己。大部分的時間，雷切爾和利亞姆和都在爲村民做苦工—像種蔬菜摘果子之類的，這樣就可以獲得下一頓飯所需要的食材。他們有五隻鴨子可以給他們提供新鮮鴨蛋。但是有時食物不夠的時候，他們還是要去垃圾箱裏找別人吃剩的蔬菜，水果和麪包。
