美国知识科普：美国的州名从何而来
<p><span word="People">People</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="wonder">wonder</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="states">states</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="names">names</span>.</p><p>访问美国的人们常常想知道各个州的名称是从何而来的。</p><p><span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="interesting">interesting</span> <span word="names">names</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="Indian">Indian</span> (印第安人) <span word="languages">languages</span>.<span word="For">For</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="Illinois">Illinois</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="named">named</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Indians">Indians</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> (过去常常) <span word="live">live</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="language">language</span>, <span word="Illinois">Illinois</span> <span word="means">means</span> "<span word="Brave">Brave</span> (勇敢的) <span word="Men">Men</span>". <span word="Connecticut">Connecticut</span> <span word="means">means</span> "<span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Long">Long</span> <span word="River">River</span> <span word="Mouth">Mouth</span>" <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Indians">Indians</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="there">there</span>.</p><p>一些最有趣的名字来源于(美州)印第安人的语言。例如伊利诺州是因过去住在这一带的印第安人而得名的。在他们的语言中伊利诺是"勇士"的意思。康乃狄格(州)在过去住在那里的印第安人的语言中,表示"在长河的河口"。</p><p><span word="Twenty">Twenty</span>-<span word="five">five</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="states">states</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="Indian">Indian</span> <span word="names">names</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="names">names</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="languages">languages</span>.</p><p>有25个州用印第安人的名称命名,另外一些州的名字则从别的语言中得来。</p><p><span word="Georgia">Georgia</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="names">names</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Latin">Latin</span> (拉丁语的) <span word="language">language</span>.</p><p>乔治亚和宾夕法尼亚洲的名字源于拉丁文。</p><p><span word="Florida">Florida</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Colorado">Colorado</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="named">named</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Spanish">Spanish</span> (西班牙) <span word="people">people</span>.</p><p>佛罗里达和科罗拉多是由西班牙人命名的。</p><p><span word="States">States</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Hampshire">Hampshire</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Jersey">Jersey</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="named">named</span> <span word="after">after</span> (以…命名) <span word="places">places</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="England">England</span>.</p>
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