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VOA慢速英语:The Gem State, the Land of Lincoln and the Crossroads of America...

2014-07-13来源:VOA

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短语讲解：

1. It is named for Abraham Lincoln, the sixteenth president who led thenation through the Civil War in the eighteen sixties.

name for 以…的名字起名
例句：Henry ford made a name for himself building cars.
亨利福特制造汽车出了名。

2. A bayou is a slow-moving stream. Hundreds of them flow through this southern state, and many are full of alligators!

be full of 充满
例句：Where but to think is to be full of sorrow.
这里，想到的充斥着悲伤。

3. It also has lots of evergreen trees so, not surprisingly, it is the Evergreen State.

lots of 许多
例句：There are lots of art exhibitions there.
那里有许多艺术展。

4. South Dakota takes its nickname, the Coyote State, from an animal that thinks flickertails are good to eat!

be good to 对...好
例句：She'll be good to you.
她会对你很好的.