The southern frontier of the desert was far to the north of where it is now, while semiarid grassland and shallow freshwater lakes covered much of what are now arid plains.

过往沙漠的南部边界比现在的边界更靠北，而半干旱的草原和较浅的淡水湖泊覆盖了现在干旱平原的大部分地区。

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He had flown to the north of the country to drum up support for the campaign.

他已乘飞机到国家的北方去努力争取对这一运动的支持。

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Suzhou Museum lies to the north of the Lion Forest Garden.

苏州博物馆位于狮子林的北面。

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The diseases have struck isolated communities that lie to the north of the capital,Port Moresby.

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I was about to tell you last time about the poet Hesiod, who lived in a little town in Boeotia to the north of Attica.

上次我讲到,住在阿提卡北面小镇皮奥夏的诗人,赫西奥德

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That area was controlled by Egypt at the purported time of the Exodus Running north to south, next to that coastal plain, is a region of low mountains.

在出埃及记时期，这个地区被埃及所控制,南北分布，靠近海岸平原，是低矮的山区。

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The Taleban still control the hills to the north of the capital, above the Bagram airbase.

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Organisers say the site, near Emerson's Green to the north of the city, will create 6, 000 jobs.

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Less well known or crowded is beer garden Hirschau to the north of the Englischer Garten.

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