OG 43

redhat

43. In the minds of many people living in England, [U]before Australia was Australia, it was the antipodes,[/U] the opposite pole to civilazation, an obsure and unimaginable place that was considered the end of the world.

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划线部份如何翻较好呢?不懂?
可请高手解释一下thanks!
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tongxun

在澳大利亚成为真正的澳大利亚之前，她只是个蛮夷之地。