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設(shè)公堂”。(Kangaroo court:A kangaroo court is an illegal mock or sham court, usually one set up by inmates of a prison to levy fines and punishment on other inmates who violate the “code”. Such organizations, usually very informal in nature, exist in most large prisons and are even encouraged by some wardens as a useful device for maintaining order. The name probably originated at the time when Australia, land of the kangaroo, was the penal colony for the British Empire. The term has occasionallyand inaccuratelybeen applied to the kind of roadside justice of the peace court which exists only to collect fines from motorists caught in speed traps.) 當然這個kangaroo court是來自有kangaroo的地方才對。 英國本來把political prisoners朝美國送的,美國獨立以后,英國要找個地方送prisoners,于是選中澳洲,自一七八七年起,英國在八十年間,送了十六萬八千prisoners到澳洲,當時路上很苦,要走四個月。 悉尼人口不過二○○萬,世界最大的船也可以開到港里去,是世界上最好的港口之一,也是澳洲最老資格的城市。 澳洲是脫離英國而獨立的國家,所以受英國影響很重,連國旗里面都有英國旗。五十一歲的時候,在Hawaii被土人殺了。s entire east coast for Great Britain.) 首都堪培拉(Canberra),有一千五百萬以上的樹,它的議會大廈(Parliament House),尤其漂亮。它的植物園、美術(shù)館,都很有名,有三座大學。 澳洲南部有兩個有名的島: 一個是塔斯曼尼亞(Tasmania)島,也曾是英國關(guān)prisoners的地方,用了五十年。The Tasmanian wolf39。 另一個島是袋鼠島(Kangaroo Island),島的北邊,就面對阿得雷德(Adelaide)城。(Adelaide, South Australia39。好看是好看,可是船很難走,科克船長的船曾在這一帶三次遇險。s most popular tourist attractions. It is the largest coral reef in the world, stretching for about 1250 mi