美国各州的别名(4)

Transcript：LRC   From：Words and Their Stories  Update:January 6,2024

Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. Today, we finish telling about the interesting nicknames that have been given to the fifty American states.

这里是美国之音慢速英语词汇典故栏目。今天我们将对美国50个州的有趣别名告一段落。

The state of Ohio is in the midwest. It is named the Buckeye State after a tree that produces nuts similar to chestnuts.

美国中西部俄亥俄州因一种结着类似栗子的坚果的树被称为“七叶树州”。

The Great Plains state of Oklahoma is called the Sooner State.That is because of a sale of land in eighteen eighty-nine.

大平原俄克拉荷马州被称为“捷足州”。这是因为1889年一块土地出售时，

Some people arrived in the territory to claim their land ]earlier than they were supposed to. They cheated and got there "sooner."

有人比应该到达的时间更早到达这块领土，宣布这是他们的土地。他们耍了花招才得以“捷足先登”。

Pennsylvania's nickname is the Keystone State. Just as a keystone holds together a stone arch,Pennsylvania was seen as holding together the young American republic.

宾夕法尼亚州被称为“基石州”。正如基石筑成了石拱，人们认为是宾夕法尼亚州将年轻的美利坚合众国维系在了一起。

Pennsylvania is also sometimes called the Quaker State. Its founder, William Penn, and most of his followers, were members of the Protestant Quaker religion.

宾夕法尼亚州有时也被称为“贵格会之州”，这是因为开拓者威廉?佩恩和其大多数追随者都是基督新教贵格会成员。

Rhode Island's nickname is Little Rhody because of its size. The state is smaller than the area around Los Angeles, California.

罗得岛州由于面积小被称为“小罗得”，该州的面积比加利福尼亚的环洛杉矶地区还小。

Tennessee got its nickname -- the Volunteer State -- because of the bravery of its citizens. They volunteered to join Tennessean Andrew Jackson to defend the city of New Orleans, Louisiana, against the British army in the War of Eighteen Twelve.

田纳西州因市民的英勇而得名“志愿者之州”。他们在1812年抵抗英军的战斗中，志愿加入田纳西人安德鲁?杰克逊(Andrew Jackson）的队伍，进行保卫新奥尔良的战斗。

Texas is called the Lone Star State. It gets its nickname from the single star on its flag. This represents the short time Texas was an independent nation battling Mexico for self-rule.

德克萨斯州被称为“孤星之州”，此名来源于州旗上的一颗孤星。这代表着德克萨斯州有作为独立国家为自治抵抗墨西哥的短暂历史。

The Beehive State of Utah has no more beehives than any other state. The nickname is from the Mormon Church's symbol for hard work.

“蜂巢州”犹他州并没有比其他州有更多的蜂巢，该别名象征着勤劳的摩门教。

The eastern state of Vermont is proud of its beautiful Green Mountains so it calls itself the Green Mountain State.

东部佛蒙特州为拥有美丽的青山而自豪，故自称为“青山州”。南部弗吉尼亚州被称为“老自治州”。

The southern state of Virginia is called the Old Dominion.Long ago, King Charles the Second of England added the colony's coat of arms to his shield.

很久以前，英格兰国王查理二世在盾牌中刻入该殖民地的徽章，

It joined his other dominions of England, Ireland, and Scotland.

将其与英格兰、苏格兰和爱尔兰等其他领土一并纳入领土。

West Virginia broke away from Virginia in the eighteen sixties. It is called simply the Mountain State for the ancient Appalachian mountains.

西弗吉尼亚州于十九世纪六十年代脱离弗吉尼亚州，因古老的阿帕拉契山脉而被称为“山颠之州”。

nd we have saved perhaps the most American nickname for last. The western state of Wyoming was once an area where cattle were transported east.

最后告诉大家的，可能是近代最美国味的别名。西部怀俄明州曾经往东部地区运牛。

nd where there are cattle, there are men -- and now women -- to move them. So Wyoming is the Cowboy State.

哪里有牛，哪里就有男人，现在还包括女人来运送牛，因而被称为“牛仔州”。