Shopping becomes a major problem, and for anything slightly out of the ordinary you have to go on an expedition to the nearest large town.

购物成了大问题，要想买到任何一种稍不寻常的东西，你就得赶远路到最近的市镇。

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Now, as Hobart Town was the nearest port, the whalers found that it saved time to go thither with their oil, and to buy their provisions and refit their ships there;

霍巴特镇是最近的港口，捕鲸者无论是运鲸油上岸，还是在这里购买补给品，以及整修捕鲸船，都可以节省时间。

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We have no buses, two small overcrowded hospitals, and everyone must have a car because you often have to travel far between your home and the nearest town or place you want to go.

我们没有公交车，两个小医院人满为患，每个人都必须有一个车，因为你经常要往返住家与最近的城镇或地方，你想要走得很远。

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It has created employment, it provides people with somewhere to go and to get things they need without having to travel five miles to the nearest town.

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