VOA慢速英语(翻译+字幕+讲解):美国一些州的别名
日期:2014-07-07 08:35

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听力文本

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

A nickname is a shortened form of a person's name. A nickname can also be a descriptive name for a person, place or thing.

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America's 50 states have some of the most historically interesting nicknames.

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Alabama is known as the "Heart of Dixie" because it is in the very middle of a group of states in the Deep South. Dixie itself is a nickname for the American South. It started when Louisiana printed notes with the French word for "ten" on them. "Deece," or D-I-X, led to "Dixie."

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Way up north, Alaska is called the "Last Frontier" for understandable reasons. Near the Arctic Circle, it was the final part of the nation to be explored and settled.

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Arizona is the "Grand Canyon State" because of the famous winding canyon carved by the Colorado River. The southern state of Arkansas is the "Land of Opportunity." The state legislature chose this nickname. Arkansas is rich in natural resources and has become a favorite place for older people to retire.

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In a popular Spanish book, a fictional island called "California" was filled with gold. Sure enough, plenty of it was discovered in the real California, in 1848. This started a gold rush unlike any other in American history in the "Golden State."

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You would think Colorado would be known as the "Rocky Mountain State." But its nickname is the "Centennial State." That is because it became a state in 1876, exactly 100 years after the nation declared its independence.

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Connecticut is called the "Nutmeg State" after a spice. Connecticut Yankees, as people in this northeast state are called, are known to be smart in business. So smart that it was said they could sell wooden, meaning false, nutmegs to strangers.

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Little Delaware is called the "First State" because it was the first state -- the first to approve the new United States Constitution.

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The southern state of Florida likes to tell about its sunny days and fine beaches. So Florida is the "Sunshine State." Florida's neighbor to the north grows some of the sweetest fruit in America. So Georgia is the "Peach State."

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Hawaii, far out in the Pacific Ocean, is the "Aloha State." That is the friendly greeting that means both "hello" and "goodbye" in the native Hawaiian language. So, aloha for now.

Next week we will tell you about the nicknames of more American states.

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词汇解释

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1.nickname n. 绰号;昵称 vt. 给……取绰号;叫错名字

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Red got his nickname for his red hair.
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2.winding n. 绕,缠;线圈;弯曲 adj. 弯曲的,蜿蜒的;卷绕的

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The winding trail caused us to lose our orientation.
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3.spice n. 香料;情趣;调味品;少许 vt. 加香料于…;使…增添趣味

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They spiced their conversations and discussions with intrigue.
他们通过设谜为他们的谈话和讨论增加乐趣MOfZ2BQsJ7p)%I*E

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内容解析

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1.It started when Louisiana printed notes with the French word for "ten" on them. "Deece," or D-I-X, led to "Dixie."

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lead to 导致;通向

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The street leads to the supermarket.
这条街通向超级市场#Gy[s,W)ann@z

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He led us to a museum.
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参考译文

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这里是美国之音慢速英语词汇典故qAaJFEXWzQ0gJ&5vv9

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别名是一个人名字的简称,可以是一个人、地点或事物的描述性名字=]a0Ta[i,-c

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美国的50个州都有一些富有历史意义的别名p@SinzY~[J3@w;yd

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阿拉巴马州被称为美国“南部各州的中心”,因为这里地处美国最南部各州的正中心VCP;DTq.Z)Y^4&^。Dixie本身是美国南部各州的别名V!(RRH[BAd。当初路易斯安那州印票据时,将法语中表示10的单词Deece(或D-I-X)印到票据上,这样就演变成了Dixie这个词zd),Eo]pqz

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一路向北,阿拉斯加州由于可理解的原因被称为最后的边疆INQ!ysEv(%Rm。它靠近北极圈,是美国拓疆的最后一块国土F(.6@m%&X4YfGcUEo8*

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亚利桑那州被称为“大峡谷州”,坐落着著名的由科罗拉多河雕刻成的蜿蜒峡谷J&Vi=p]Z_2o2M6t。南部的阿肯色州被称为机遇之乡S;w8R^R661^I90|zqd。该州的立法机关选择了这个别名a=*O.4=QiJK47k。阿肯色州自然资源丰富,已成为老年人退休的最佳选择.&C|Av2y_^^x

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在一本流行的西班牙书中,一个名叫California的虚拟岛屿满是黄金d#jndIW-Qq。1848年,人们果然在现实的加利福尼亚州发现了大量黄金Yu,]NFaSu8qh9A。从而这里就开始了美国历史上从未有过的淘金潮Wk~FeW,lBzs(#wnl.

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你可能认为科罗拉多州的别名是“落基山州”,但事实上却是“百年州”,这是因为1876年这里成为州,恰好是美国宣布独立的一百周年vr+!bmA_+nP~0#.~!

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康涅狄格州因一种香料被成为“肉豆蔻州”,居住在美国东北部的康涅狄格人因精通生意而知名_@!w1K!+oZ。据说他们非常精明,甚至能向陌生人出售质量很差的肉豆蔻~rsi;YzN0T

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特拉华州被称作“第一州”,因为它是第一个通过美国新宪法的州ytGV~Bb3tnuh]p^5I

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南部的佛罗里达喜欢描述其阳光明媚的气候和美丽的沙滩,所以佛罗里达被称作“阳光州”,北部的乔治亚州种了美国最甜的水果,所以乔治亚州被称作“桃州”T&EcR3)f@N5yhrUwE

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遥远的太平洋上的夏威夷别名是“阿洛哈州”,在夏威夷土语中,“阿洛哈”是个友好的问候语,意思是“你好”和“再见”og^r2;N9nFR=#]。所以,我们现在再见吧!

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下周我们将告诉你美国更多州的别名U)e.*seXCeySo_hyv

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重点单词
  • rockyadj. 岩石的,像岩石的,坚硬的,麻木的,困难重重的
  • intriguen. 阴谋,复杂的事,私通 vt. 欺骗,激起 ...
  • orientationn. 信仰,趋向,定位,适应,情况介绍 [计算机] 定向
  • smartadj. 聪明的,时髦的,漂亮的,敏捷的,轻快的,整洁的
  • popularadj. 流行的,大众的,通俗的,受欢迎的
  • frontiern. 边界,边境,尖端,边缘
  • independencen. 独立,自主,自立
  • fictionaladj. 虚构的,小说的
  • circlen. 圈子,圆周,循环 v. 环绕,盘旋,包围
  • constitutionn. 组织,宪法,体格