New York, which always thinks big, was called the Empire State because of its natural wealth. The most famous Manhattan skyscraper got its name from the state. It is, of course, the Empire State Building.
在人们印象中纽约州规模很大,由于其自然资源被称为“帝国州。该州最注明的曼哈顿摩天大楼也因该州别名而得名“帝国大厦。
If you get a chance to see a red sunset over the Sangre de Cristo Mountains of New Mexico, you will know why that southwestern state is called the Land of Enchantment.
如果你有机会在新墨西哥州的基督圣血山脉观看红红的落日,你就会明白这个位于西南部的州为什么被称为“迷人之地。
North and South Carolina were one colony until seventeen twenty-nine. South Carolinas nickname is the easier of the two: It is the Palmetto State because of a fan-leafed palm tree that grows there. North Carolina is the Tar Heel State. That is because many of the men who worked to gather substances from trees wore no shoes. They would make turpentine from tar and get the black, sticky tar on the heels of their feet.
南北卡罗莱纳州在1729年之前是殖民地。南卡罗莱纳的别名相对来说比较简单,它被称为“棕榈州,因为这里生长着许多扇形叶子的棕榈树。北卡罗莱纳则被称为“焦油脚后根之州。因为许多采集树脂的人都光着脚。他们从树脂中提炼松节油,然后他们的脚后跟就会沾上黑色黏稠的焦油。
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