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28 things you can get for $1 around the world

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.
如今你很難找到一美元可以買到的東西。甚至麥當勞的“一元菜單”也是虛假宣傳！但事實是，全世界有很多一美元就能買到的東西。下面是來自世界各地的一元物品清單；把它放在手邊，因為你根本不知道什麼時候會發現自己在廷巴克圖，而錢包裡只有一美元。
　　
♟1. Nepal 尼泊爾
Ever had a craving for manta ray? In Nepal you can score ten pieces for a buck.
想吃魔鬼魚嗎？在尼泊爾，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個香蕉，但你發現自己幾乎破產，那就去墨西哥吧。
♟3. Ireland 愛爾蘭
Here you can get a bag of potato chips, but don’t hold out for the dip.
在這裡，1美元可以買到一袋薯片，但是蘸醬就別想了。
♟4. Australia 澳大利亞
A dollar will get you a single minute of talk time on your cellular phone.
1美元能讓你用手機通話1分鐘。
♟5. Kenya 肯亞
Here’s a bundle for your buck: Four bulbs, four tomatoes, and eight heads of lettuce. Salad time.
1美元你可以買到一包東西：四頭洋蔥，四個番茄，八顆萵苣頭。吃沙拉的時間到啦。
　　
♟6. Zimbabwe 辛巴威
You have variety in Zimbabwe. They have dollar shops where you can find a range of items, including food and clothing.
在辛巴威你有很多選擇。他們有一元商店，在那裡你可以買到各種東西，包括食品和衣服。
♟7. Thailand 泰國
This is the place for Green Thai Curry & Rice.
1美元可以讓你吃到泰國綠咖哩米飯。
♟8. Canada 加拿大
If you need a snack you can get one lone apple.
如果想吃零食，1美元可以買到一個蘋果。
♟9. Switzerland 瑞士
Here you can get a small bit of real Swiss cheese.
在這裡1美元可以買到一小塊正宗的瑞士乳酪。
♟10. Haiti 海地
Got rice? If not, you can get four differing rice dish types.
有米飯嗎？如果沒有，1美元可以買到四種不同的飯食。
　　
♟11. Portugal 葡萄牙
If you need a pick-me-up you can get a small, single-serving espresso.
如果你需要提神飲料，1美元可以買到一小杯外帶濃咖啡。
♟12. Belgium 比利時
Here you can pick up a pack of gum; chew on that!
在這裡1美元可以買一包口香糖，讓你嚼個夠。
♟13. Egypt 埃及
If you’re hungry six falafel sandwiches should fill the void.
如果你餓了，1美元買到的6個沙拉三明治應該能填飽你的肚子。
♟14. Greenland 格陵蘭島
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美元可以買到一公升汽油。這說明每加侖不到四美元。沒有你在美國想像的那麼糟是嗎？
♟15. Vietnam 越南
Buy yourself forty quail and start raising them if you wish.
1美元可以給自己買40只鵪鶉，如果你願意的話可以開始養鵪鶉了。
　　
♟16. Venezuela 委內瑞拉
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，在這裡1美元可以買到半箱至一箱的汽油，取決於你的油箱有多大。這麼看來沒準我會搬到這裡來住。
♟17. United Kingdom 英國
Satisfy your pickle yen with a single pickled egg.
1美元可以買到一顆醬蛋，給愛吃泡菜的你解解饞。
♟18. Saudi Arabia 沙烏地阿拉伯
Take a taxi a single mile for a dollar.
1美元可以乘計程車走一英里。
♟19. Czechoslovakia 捷克斯洛伐克
This is the place to go! Three bottles of beer will only cost you a buck.
這真是你該去的地方！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美元可以乘計程車到這個城市的任何地方！與之相比沙特真是弱爆了。
　　
♟21. China 中國
Here you can get one pint of beer.
在這裡1美元可以買到一品脫啤酒。
♟22. Italy 義大利
In Ganji you can rent an entire house for this low price.
在甘吉小鎮你可以用1美元的低價租到一整套房子。
♟23. Indonesia 印尼
Feed yourself an entire meal here.
在這裡1美元可以吃一頓飽飯。
♟24. Finland 芬蘭
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廁所。
♟25. Japan 日本
You can get a single onigiri, which is rice sculpted into a little statue.
1美元可以買到一個日式飯團，這是一種把米飯捏成可愛形狀的小飯團。
　　
♟26. Denmark 丹麥
Sweet tooth? Here you can get a chocolate Kinder Maxi bar.
愛吃甜食？在這裡1美元可以買到一個健達大號巧克力棒。
♟27. Jordan 約旦
You will get chips and a Pepsi in Jordan.
在約旦1美元可以買到薯片和一聽百事可樂。
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!
最後但同樣重要的是：在挪威，1美元無法買到任何東西，所以如果你只剩下一美元，請遠離那裡！

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