广播电视英语短句 第 317 课：有趣的昵称-2

It started when Louisiana printed notes with the French word for "ten" on them. "Deece," or D-I-X, led to "Dixie." 当时，路易斯安那州印刷了法语词汇"ten"在上面，由此开始，后来逐渐演变为"Deece"或者"D-I-X",最终演变称"Dixie"。

Way up north, Alaska is called the Last Frontier for understandable reasons. 往北上，阿拉斯加被称为“最后的边疆”(The Last Frontier)，原因是可以理解的。

Near the Arctic Circle, it was the final part of the nation to be explored and settled. 它靠近北极圈，是美国最后一块有待开发和定居的土地。

Arizona is the Grand Canyon State because of the famous winding canyon carved by the Colorado River. 亚利桑那的别名是“大峡谷之州”(Grand Cnyon State)，因为这里拥有著名的由科罗拉多河雕刻成的蜿蜒的峡谷。

The southern state of Arkansas is the Land of Opportunity. 位于南部的阿肯色州别名是机会之乡(Land of Opportunity)。