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第 312 课:美国各州别名-3

Jayhawkers were free-state guerrilla fighters opposed to the pro-slavery fighters in the years before the Civil War. 唳鹰是指内战前与支持奴隶制的人抗争的自由人士。

Kentucky is "The Bluegrass State." Bluegrass is really bright green but looks bluish from a distance. 肯塔基州是蓝草之州。青草是亮绿色的,但从远处看带点蓝色。

Louisiana is "The Bayou State." A bayou is a slow-moving stream. 路易斯安那州是河流之州。 Bayou 是指一条缓慢流动的溪流。

Hundreds of them flow through this southern state, and many are full of alligators! 上百条的溪流贯穿于南部的这个州,而且许多(支流)里有很多短吻鳄。

Maine , in the nation's northeast, is "The Pine Tree State" because it is covered in evergreen woods. 位于国家东北部的缅因州是松林之州,因为它被常绿树覆盖。