对于那些梦想拥有一家酒店的澳大利亚人来说，现在就有一个“天上掉馅儿饼”的好机会。只要是澳大利亚人，就有可能只花100澳元（约合502元人民币）买下一家历史悠久的酒店。
The historic Shirley Hotel in Bethungra, about 24 kilometres from Cootamundra in NSW’s South West Slopes region, is being given away and could practically be yours for just a mere $100.
位于贝斯格拉(Bethungra)的雪莉酒店(Shirley Hotel)是一家历史悠久的酒店，距离新南威尔士州西南斜坡地区的库塔蒙德拉(Cootamundra)约24公里，目前正准备送人，你只需花100澳元就可以拥有它。
Established in 1886, the grand, dual-level stone property presents a unique tree change prospect and a chance for new owners to fulfill their dreams without the overhead costs.
这座宏伟的双层石材建筑始建于1886年，呈现出独特的树木变化风景，它的新主人可能不用花太多钱就能实现梦想。
Robyn and Allan Cox, originally from Perth, bought the property unseen in 2014 and said they instantly “fell in love” with the “stunning” building.
罗宾和艾伦·考克斯夫妇二人来自珀斯，2014年，他们看都没看就买下了这座酒店，并表示他们立刻“爱上了”这座“令人惊叹”的建筑。
“We bought it unseen four years ago and we had no idea what we were getting into as we thought we were just buying an old country pub,” Mrs Cox said.
考克斯夫人说：“四年前我们没有实地考察就买下了它，当时我们还以为买下的只是一家古老的乡村酒吧，根本不知道会发生什么。”
“That’s when we came to the realisation that this building is a central part of the Bethungra community and everyone has a story about it.
“后来我们才知道该酒店是贝斯格拉社区中心的一部分，每个人都有一个关于它的故事。”
“It’s quite an iconic building and we realised that it would be selfish to think of this as a family home.”
“这是一座非常具有标志性的建筑，我们意识到，把它当作一个家庭住宅太自私了。”
Mrs Cox said due to health reasons and wrong “timing” she can no longer run the bed and breakfast business in the building and is hoping to see people bring it new life.
考克斯夫人说，由于健康原因和“时机不好”，她没法再在酒店里经营床位和早餐生意，希望看到有人给它带来新生。
“We love the building, but we’ve just found ourselves at a time that doesn’t suit us as my health isn’t where it should be to keep going with this business,” she said.
她说，“我们喜欢这个酒店，但由于健康问题，我们发现现在不适合继续这项业务。”
“At this stage, we’re not sure about our future as we need to reach a minimum number of interest in applications.”
“此时我们对未来还不太确定，因为我们需要申请人数达到最低标准。”
After a friend told them to post to Facebook, Mrs Cox said she has been shocked with the amount of interest she has received since she started the conversation four days ago.
考克斯夫人说，在一个朋友建议他们在脸书上发贴后，仅仅四天，申请者数量让她很震惊。
“It’s scaring the hell out of me, I’ve never been on Facebook and it’s been a bit of a cultural shock to see how much conversation has come from my post,” she said. “It’s a very amazing platform to get the word out.”
她说：“这有点吓到我了。我从来没有上过脸书，看到我的帖子里有这么多回应，有点文化冲击的感觉。这是一个非常了不起的传播平台。”
Unlike most buildings put on the market, the owners have chosen a system that requires interested applicants to pay $100 for a processing fee.
与许多在市场上交易的不动产不同，夫妇二人选择了一个系统，要求有兴趣的人缴纳100澳元的申请费。
Mrs Cox said this allows anyone the ability to apply and a neutral party, with no attachments to the business or area, will choose the successful applicant based on who has the best idea for the hotel’s future.
考克斯夫人说，这使得任何人都有能力申请，并且，将由与此项业务没有关联的、不在此区域的第三方来决定谁是具有最佳创意的成功申请者。
“We need a minimum 20,000 people to apply to cover the costs as half the money will be taxed and if we don’t meet the minimum interest required, we will refund all applicants,” she said.
她说，“申请者的数量至少要达到2万人，我们才能够回本，因为税款要占到一半。如果最终没有那么多人申请的话，我们会退还所有人的申请费。”
The building sold for $470,000 by McGrath Real Estate on June 10, 2014.
2014年7月10日，考克斯夫妇从麦格拉斯不动产公司手中花了47万澳元（约合236万元人民币）买下了这栋房产。
