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Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. 现在是美国之音慢速英语词汇典故节目。 Today, we finish telling about the interesting nicknames that have been given to the fifty American states. 今天我们将结束讲述美国50个州的有趣别名。 The state of Ohio is in the midwest. It is named the Buckeye State after a tree that produces nuts similar to chestnuts. 美国中西部俄亥俄州因一种结着类似栗子的坚果的树被称为“七叶树州”。 The Great Plains state of Oklahoma is called the Sooner State. That is because of a sale of land in eighteen eighty-nine. Some people arrived in the territory to claim their land earlier than they were supposed to. They cheated and got there sooner. 大平原的俄克拉荷马州被称为“捷足州”。这是因为1889年一块土地出售时，一些到达该州的人们慌称比他们实际到得更早。他们蒙骗于是捷足先登。 Pennsylvanias nickname is the Keystone State. Just as a keystone holds together a stone arch, Pennsylvania was seen as holding together the young American republic. Pennsylvania is also sometimes called the Quaker State. Its founder, William Penn, and most of his followers, were members of the Protestant Quaker religion. 宾夕法尼亚州被称为“基石州”。正如基石筑成了石拱，人们认为是宾夕法尼亚州将年轻的美利坚合众国维系在了一起。宾夕法尼亚州有时也被称为“贵格会之州”，这是因为开拓者威廉·佩恩和其大多数追随者都是基督新教贵格会成员。 Rhode Islands nickname is Little Rhody because of its size. The state is smaller than the area around Los Angeles, California. 罗得岛州由于面积小被称为“小罗得”。该州的面积比环洛杉矶地区还小。 Tennessee got its nickname -- the Volunteer State -- because of the bravery of its citizens. They volunteered to join Tennessean Andrew Jackson to defend the city of New Orleans, Louisiana, against the British army in the War of Eighteen Twelve. 田纳西州因市民的英勇而得名“志愿者之州”。他们在1812年抵抗英军的战斗中，志愿加入田纳西人安德鲁·杰克逊(Andrew Jackson）的队伍，进行保卫新奥尔良的战斗。 Texas is called the Lone Star State. It gets its nickname from the single star on its flag. This represents the short time Texas was an independent nation battling Mexico for self-rule. 德克萨斯州被称为“孤星之州”。它得名自其旗帜上的一颗单独的恒星。这代表着德克萨斯州作为一个独立国家抵抗墨西哥争取自治的短暂历史。 The Beehive State of Utah has no more beehives than any other state. The nickname is from the Mormon Churchs symbol for hard work. “蜂巢州”犹他州并没