广播电视英语短句 第 305 课：有趣的别名-2

Some people arrived in the territory to claim their land earlier than they were supposed to. 一部分人比预定时间更早到达这块领土，宣布这是他们的土地。

They cheated and got there "sooner." 他们作弊，“抢先”获得了这块土地。

Pennsylvania's nickname is the Keystone State. 宾夕法尼亚州的别名是“拱心石之州”(Keystone State)。

Just as a keystone holds together a stone arch, Pennsylvania was seen as holding together the young American republic. 就像拱心石撑起石拱门一样，宾夕法尼亚州被认为支撑起美国共和党人。

Pennsylvania is also sometimes called the Quaker State. 宾夕法尼亚有时也被叫做“教友派之州”(The Quaker State)。