ào dà lì yà澳大利亚guó jiā国家cí diǎn词典zhōng xīn中心miàn lín面临zī jīn资金xuē jiǎn削减yǐn fā引发bù mǎn不满
Recently, the Australian National University wanted to reduce funding support for the Australian National Dictionary Centre, which made many Australians very angry.
The Australian National Dictionary Centre specializes in studying Australian English and also helped publish the Australian National Dictionary.
This dictionary collects many words unique to Australia, such as 'galah' (fool) and 'dingo' (Australian wild dog, also used to describe an untrustworthy person).
Many people believe this dictionary is very important for protecting Australian culture.
Now, the dictionary centre might be closed, and many teachers and students are protesting.
They hope the university will continue to support the dictionary centre and not let Australia's language and culture be affected.