美国文化脱口秀 第347期:美国的南北差异
时间:2019-02-22 作者:英语课 分类:美国文化脱口秀
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从东北、到南方、到内陆、到西岸,美国不同的州和人都有什么特色?今天的节目告诉你。
关键词:
美国人心目中50个州的特色
The different states and their distinguishing characteristics: 美国各大州和它们的特点
There is a lot of regional stereotypes 1 and lables in the US when it comes to characterizing each state: 说到不同的州,美国也有很多地域偏见、标签
There are 50 states in the United States of America: 美国一共有50个州
Alaska and Hawaii were the last two states to join the union: 阿拉斯加和夏威夷是最晚进入的州
The lower 48 states exclude Alaska and Hawaii since they're not connected to the rest of America: 美国人常叫其它的48个州“The lower 48 states", 指的就是除去阿拉斯加和夏威夷
东北部州:历史、高贵、龙虾
The East Coast: 东岸
Some of the bigger states include New York, Pennsylvannia, Maine, Massachusetts: 比较大的州包括纽约、宾夕法尼亚州、缅因州、马萨诸塞州
Philadelphia is Pennsylvannia's biggest city: 费城是宾夕法尼亚州最大的城市
Maine is known for their lobsters 2: 缅因州最出名的就是龙虾
They played a huge role in America's founding history as some of the first few colonies: 这些州都是美国历史中最早的几个殖民州
Colonies: 殖民地
They later also became some of the 13 founding states: 他们后来也成为了13个建国州的一份子
南方:爱上帝、枪多、礼貌
Southern states: 南部州
Southern state Americans are stereotyped 3 as God-fearing, gun-loving people: 在美国,对南方人的偏见是敬畏上帝、爱枪
Bible Belt states: 圣经地带
Southern states tend to be very religious: 南方人很多都非常虔诚
Conservative: 保守
There's a lot of dichotomy in the South: 南方也很矛盾
They're God-fearing, but a lot of them support gun ownership and capital punishment: 虽然他们爱上帝、不是应该爱和平吗?但很多人都有枪、支持死刑
People from more liberal states such as California and New York make fun of southern states and imply that they're stupid: 比较激进自由的州,比如加州、纽约人常看不起南方人,觉得他们傻
They've been the butt 4 of many jokes for a long time: 南方人在美国一直被开玩笑
Butt of a joke: 笑柄
Despite these stereotypes, they are famous for their southern hospitality: 虽然有这么多对南方的歧视,但南方人的礼仪在美国是出名的
美国的南北差异
美国人也很陌生的一串州
The lesser 5 known states are basically the Midwest states: 中西部的很多州不太知名,比如:
Wyoming: 怀俄明
Nebraska: 内布拉斯加州
North Dakota: 北达科他州
South Dakota: 南达科他州
No one knows what they are because there's not much out there: 他们不太出名,因为没有什么特色
Illinois is known for Chicago and fields of corn: 伊利诺伊州最有名的是芝加哥、还有玉米地
Arkansas is known for Walmart: 阿肯色州最有名的是沃尔玛
The "s" at the end of Arkansas is not pronounced: 注意发音,Arkansas是"Arkansal"
These states are also called "flyover 6 states" since most people just fly over them: 美国人把这些州叫“flyover states", 就是飞机飞过去就够了,不用专门停留
德州:狂野、彪悍、自成一格
Texas is a really big state, and Texans like to think they should be a separate country: 德州非常大,很多德州人常觉得自己就应该是一个国家
There's famous saying "Don't mess with Texas": 美国有句话,“不要惹德州人”
Valiant 7: 彪悍
Cowboy: 牛仔
They have a lot of pride in their history: 他们对自己州的历史特别自豪
Texans tend to be very patriotic 8 and have a strong sense of identity: 德州人的自豪感和对自己州的身份认同感都很强
More liberal states see Texans as moronic 9: 比较自由左派的州可能看不起德州
But many conservative states think people from liberal states like California and New York are full of themselves: 但是保守州的人觉得激进州,如加州、纽约的人都很自大、自我感觉太好
加州:自由激进、自我感觉好
The West Coast: 西岸
California: 加州
Hippie revolution: 嬉皮革命
Gay rights: 同性恋权益
程序猿的天堂
Silicon 10 Valley: 硅谷
Tech nerds: 技术男、程序猿
You see many programmers love to wear hoodies, jeans and sneakers: 程序员的标配是连帽衣、牛仔裤、球鞋
还有很多美女
You see a lot of women with cosmetic 11 surgery, breast implants 12 in California wanting to bcome a celebrity 13: 加州有很多女生整容、隆胸,想做明星
People from states like California and New York aren't viewed positively 14 by other Americans because they have a high sense of self-importance: 美国其它州的人觉得加州、纽约的人自大、矫情
They feel superior and look down on everyone else: 他们老觉得自己很优越,看不起别人
俄勒冈:年轻人去退休的州
Oregon: 俄勒冈州
The comedy show "Portlandia" has a lot of truth to it: 有个喜剧"Portlandia", 里面对波特兰人的刻画很到位
Portland is also referred to as the unemployment capital of America: 波特兰也被叫做美国的失业首都
Treehuggers: 环保、热爱大自然的人
Americans say Oregon is where the young go to retire: 美国人说俄勒冈州是年轻人去退休的地方
Portland is also famous for grunge: 波特兰也是grunge音乐的发源地
Nirvana was probably one of the biggest grunge bands: 涅槃是最有名的grunge乐队
We've covered a lot of states today, but there're 50 states. One show isn't nearly enough for this topic: 我们今天说了好多州,但是一集节目根本没法讲50个州
n.老套,模式化的见解,有老一套固定想法的人( stereotype的名词复数 )v.把…模式化,使成陈规( stereotype的第三人称单数 )
- Such jokes tend to reinforce racial stereotypes. 这样的笑话容易渲染种族偏见。
- It makes me sick to read over such stereotypes devoid of content. 这种空洞无物的八股调,我看了就讨厌。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
龙虾( lobster的名词复数 ); 龙虾肉
- I have no idea about how to prepare those cuttlefish and lobsters. 我对如何烹调那些乌贼和龙虾毫无概念。
- She sold me a couple of live lobsters. 她卖了几只活龙虾给我。
adj.(指形象、思想、人物等)模式化的
- There is a sameness about all these tales. They're so stereotyped -- all about talented scholars and lovely ladies. 这些书就是一套子,左不过是些才子佳人,最没趣儿。
- He is the stereotyped monster of the horror films and the adventure books, and an obvious (though not perhaps strictly scientific) link with our ancestral past. 它们是恐怖电影和惊险小说中的老一套的怪物,并且与我们的祖先有着明显的(虽然可能没有科学的)联系。
n.笑柄;烟蒂;枪托;臀部;v.用头撞或顶
- The water butt catches the overflow from this pipe.大水桶盛接管子里流出的东西。
- He was the butt of their jokes.他是他们的笑柄。
adj.次要的,较小的;adv.较小地,较少地
- Kept some of the lesser players out.不让那些次要的球员参加联赛。
- She has also been affected,but to a lesser degree.她也受到波及,但程度较轻。
n.立交桥,天桥
- It took workers more than one year to build this flyover.建造这座立交桥破费工人一年多时间。
- All that came to his bakery should go over a flyover first.所有来他店的人都必须先经过一座立交桥。
adj.勇敢的,英勇的;n.勇士,勇敢的人
- He had the fame of being very valiant.他的勇敢是出名的。
- Despite valiant efforts by the finance minister,inflation rose to 36%.尽管财政部部长采取了一系列果决措施,通货膨胀率还是涨到了36%。
adj.爱国的,有爱国心的
- His speech was full of patriotic sentiments.他的演说充满了爱国之情。
- The old man is a patriotic overseas Chinese.这位老人是一位爱国华侨。
a.低能的
- He came down here to find investors for that moronic club of his. 他来这里给他那个白痴俱乐部找投资人。
- My best friend is so moronic sometimes. Yesterday he ran my foot over with his car! 有时候我最好的朋友可真是个二百五(十三点)。昨天他居然用他的车来压我的脚!
n.硅(旧名矽)
- This company pioneered the use of silicon chip.这家公司开创了使用硅片的方法。
- A chip is a piece of silicon about the size of a postage stamp.芯片就是一枚邮票大小的硅片。
n.化妆品;adj.化妆用的;装门面的;装饰性的
- These changes are purely cosmetic.这些改变纯粹是装饰门面。
- Laughter is the best cosmetic,so grin and wear it!微笑是最好的化妆品,所以请尽情微笑吧!
n.(植入身体中的)移植物( implant的名词复数 )
- Hormone implants are used as growth boosters. 激素植入物被用作生长辅助剂。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Perhaps the most far-reaching project is an initiative called Living Implants From Engineering (LIFE). 也许最具深远意义的项目,是刚刚启动的建造活体移植工程 (LIFE)。 来自英汉非文学 - 生命科学 - 医学的第四次革命
n.名人,名流;著名,名声,名望
- Tom found himself something of a celebrity. 汤姆意识到自己已小有名气了。
- He haunted famous men, hoping to get celebrity for himself. 他常和名人在一起, 希望借此使自己获得名气。
adv.明确地,断然,坚决地;实在,确实
- She was positively glowing with happiness.她满脸幸福。
- The weather was positively poisonous.这天气着实讨厌。