the boondocks

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But if “bridges to nowhere” start springing up in the boondocks, it will probably be money wasted.
但是如果在窮鄉(xiāng)僻壤到處修“絕路橋”（指沒有用的橋），那可能只是浪費(fèi)錢財。
One of the few drawbacks to living out the boondocks is that public services, such as litter collection, are less available than they are closer to the city.
而居住在這種偏遠(yuǎn)的地方的一個缺點(diǎn)就是缺少必要的公共服務(wù)，例如，泣圾的收集就不如靠近市區(qū)那樣方便。
One eof the few drawbacks to living out the boondocks is that public services, such as littercollection, are less available than they are closer to the city.
而居住在這種偏遠(yuǎn)的地方的一個缺點(diǎn)就是缺少必要的公共服務(wù)，例如，垃圾的收集就不如靠近市區(qū)那樣方便。。

Some people would agonize over the decision to give up a thriving career and move out to the boondocks.
FORBES: The Entrepreneur
Discount plans may not be an option if you live in the boondocks.
FORBES: Magazine Article
And although aid money can send a doctor to the boondocks, it cannot make him show up to work.
ECONOMIST: Global poverty

any area in the country that is quiet, has few people living in it, and is a long way away from a town or city