广播电视英语短句 第 317 课：有趣的昵称-3

The state legislature chose this nickname. 该州的立法机关选择了这个昵称。

Arkansas is rich in natural resources and has become a favorite place for older people to retire. 阿肯色州自然资源丰富，成为即将退休的老人最青睐的地方。

In a popular Spanish book, a fictional island called "California" was filled with gold. 在一部流行的西班牙书籍中，虚构的岛屿"California"遍布黄金。

Sure enough, plenty of it was discovered in the real California, in eighteen forty-eight. 当然，1848年，在真正的加利福尼亚州确实发现了许多黄金。

This started a gold rush unlike any other in American history in the Golden State. 从此开始，“金州”(Golden State)加利福尼亚开始了美国历史上从未有过的淘金热。