广播电视英语短句 第 305 课：有趣的别名-5

The southern state of Virginia is called the Old Dominion. 位于南部的佛吉尼亚叫做“老自治州”(Old Dominion)。

Long ago, King Charles the Second of England added the colony's coat of arms to his shield. 很久以前，英国国王查理二世在盾牌上加上该殖民地的徽章。

It joined his other dominions of England, Ireland, and Scotland. 佛吉尼亚也就加入英国，爱尔兰和苏格兰的行列。

West Virginia broke away from Virginia in the eighteen sixties. 19世纪60年代，西佛吉尼亚从佛吉尼亚脱离出来。

It is called simply the Mountain State for the ancient Appalachian mountains. 他们以古老的阿帕拉契山脉命名，叫做“山颠之州”(Mountain State)。