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VOA慢速英语:Words and Their Stories: State Nicknames, Part 4

2012-12-09来源:VOA

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短语讲解：

1. Today, we finish telling about the interesting nicknames that have been given to the fifty American states.

tell about 谈到
例句：What would he tell about now?
他现在会说些什么？

2. Some people arrived in the territory to claim their land earlier than they were supposed to.

arrive in 到达
例句：Dick is due to arrive in boston today.
迪克预定今天到达波士顿。

3. The eastern state of Vermont is proud of its beautiful Green Mountains so it calls itself the Green Mountain State.

be proud of 自豪，高兴
例句：The young should be proud of their own culture.
年轻人应该以他们自己的文化而自豪。

4. West Virginia broke away from Virginia in the eighteen sixties.

away from 远离；相距
例句：The bus stop is far away from here.
公车站牌距离这里远.