时间:2018-12-16 作者:英语课 分类:2014年VOA慢速英语(七)月


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Buckeyes, Sooners, Quakers, Volunteers and Cowboys 七叶树,捷足者,贵格会,志愿者以及牛仔


Now, the VOA Special English program Words and Their Stories.


Today, we finish telling about the interesting nicknames 2 that have been given to the fifty American states.


?The state of Ohio is in the midwest. It is named the "Buckeye State" after a tree that produces nuts similar to chestnuts 3.


The Great Plains state of Oklahoma is called the "Sooner State." That is because of a sale of land in 1889. Some people arrived in the territory to claim their land earlier than they were supposed to. They cheated and got there "sooner."


Pennsylvania's nickname 1 is the "Keystone State." Just as a keystone holds together a stone arch 4, Pennsylvania was seen as holding together the young American republic.


Pennsylvania is also sometimes called the "Quaker State." Its founder 5 -- William Penn, and most of his followers 6 -- were members of the Protestant Quaker religion.


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


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 1812.


Texas is called the "Lone 7 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.


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.


The eastern state of Vermont is proud of its beautiful Green Mountains so it calls itself the "Green Mountain State." The southern state of Virginia is called the "Old Dominion 8." Long ago, King Charles II of England added the colony's coat of arms to his shield. It joined his other dominions 9 of England, Ireland, and Scotland.


West Virginia broke away from Virginia in the 1860s. It is called simply the "Mountain State" for the ancient Appalachian mountains.


And we have saved perhaps the most American nickname for last. The western state of Wyoming was once an area where cattle were transported east. And where there are cattle, there are men -- and now women -- to move them. So Wyoming is the "Cowboy State."



1 nickname
n.绰号,昵称;v.给...取绰号,叫错名字
  • She called me by my nickname.她叫我的外号。
  • Why do you fasten such a nickname on her?你为什么给她取这样一个绰号?
2 nicknames
n.绰号,诨名,昵称( nickname的名词复数 )
  • The other children taunted him with nicknames. 其他的孩子用绰号取笑他。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • He tried to amuse her by calling her the affectionate nicknames "Dark Sweetie" and "Miss Chocolate." 方鸿渐要博鲍小姐欢心,便把“黑甜”、“朱古力小姐”那些亲昵的称呼告诉她。 来自汉英文学 - 围城
3 chestnuts
n.栗子( chestnut的名词复数 );栗色;栗树;栗色马
  • A man in the street was selling bags of hot chestnuts. 街上有个男人在卖一包包热栗子。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Talk of chestnuts loosened the tongue of this inarticulate young man. 因为栗子,正苦无话可说的年青人,得到同情他的人了。 来自汉英文学 - 中国现代小说
4 arch
n.拱门,桥洞;v.拱起,成为弓形
  • Dip your head under the low arch.在低矮的门拱下要低头。
  • The trees arch overhead.树木在头顶上弯成拱形。
5 Founder
n.创始者,缔造者
  • He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。
  • According to the old tradition,Romulus was the founder of Rome.按照古老的传说,罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。
6 followers
追随者( follower的名词复数 ); 用户; 契据的附面; 从动件
  • the followers of Mahatma Gandhi 圣雄甘地的拥护者
  • The reformer soon gathered a band of followers round him. 改革者很快就获得一群追随者支持他。
7 lone
adj.孤寂的,单独的;唯一的
  • A lone sea gull flew across the sky.一只孤独的海鸥在空中飞过。
  • She could see a lone figure on the deserted beach.她在空旷的海滩上能看到一个孤独的身影。
8 dominion
n.统治,管辖,支配权;领土,版图
  • Alexander held dominion over a vast area.亚历山大曾统治过辽阔的地域。
  • In the affluent society,the authorities are hardly forced to justify their dominion.在富裕社会里,当局几乎无需证明其统治之合理。
9 dominions
统治权( dominion的名词复数 ); 领土; 疆土; 版图
  • The King sent messengers to every town, village and hamlet in his dominions. 国王派使者到国内每一个市镇,村落和山庄。
  • European powers no longer rule over great overseas dominions. 欧洲列强不再统治大块海外领土了。
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