广播电视英语短句 第 312 课：美国各州别名-5

Michigan is the "Wolverine State." A wolverine is a small, fierce mammal. 密歇根是 狼獾之州。狼獾是一种体形很小，性情残暴的哺乳动物。

The badger is a similar and equally fierce creature and Wisconsin is "The Badger State." 獾是一种类似的，凶残的生物，维斯康兴州是獾之州。

Neighboring Minnesota, "The Gopher State," is named for a much nicer animal that builds hills and tunnels. 与之相邻的明尼苏达州，也称作囊地鼠州，它是以一种温和的多的，善于穿山和地道的动物命名的。

However, "The Land of Ten Thousand Lakes" is written on Minnesota's vehicle license plates. 然而，明尼苏达州的交通图上有着成千上万的湖泊。