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southsaJWn [U](abbreviation S, Br also Sth, esp. Am So) the direction which goes towards the part of the Earth below the equator, opposite to the north, or the part of an area or country which is in this direction南，南方，南部The points of the compass are North, South, East and West.指南针的指针分别指向北、南、东、西。The best beaches are in the south (of the island).最好的海滩是在(岛的)南部。We usually spend our holidays in the South of France.我们经常在法国南部度假。Canberra is/lies to the south of Sydney.堪培拉在/位于悉尼的南面。These plants grow well on a south -facing wall.这些植物在朝南的墙上长得很好。The South can be used to refer to the developing countries of the world, which are mainly below the equator.(大多数位于南半球的)南方发展中国家Many people hope that dialogue between the North and the South will help towards a sharing of the world's resources.很多人希望南北对话能促进世界资源的共享。[THIRD中的Third World]The South can also mean the southeastern STATES of the US.美国东南部各州The American Civil War was fought between the North and the South partly over the issue of slavery.美国南北战争在一定程度上是一场围绕奴隶制问题的战争。"South of the Border--Down Mexico Way" (song written by Jimmy Kennedy and Michael Carr, 1939)“边境以南----沿墨西哥之路而行” (吉米·肯尼迪和迈克·卡尔的歌)
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