| The midwestern state of Indiana is called the "Hoosier State," but nobody is quite sure why. 西部中间的印第安纳州被称作保守之州，但是没人确定为什么（这样称呼）。 One story is that the word was used to mean poor farmers or uneducated people. （关于它的）一个故事是那个词过去用来指贫困的农民和无知的人。 No wonder the state legislature instead calls Indiana "The Crossroads of America." 难怪州立法部改用美国的十字路口称呼伊利诺亚州。 Iowa's nickname, the "Hawkeye State," is in honor of Black Hawk, an Indian chief who spent most of his life in neighboring Illinois! 衣阿华州的别名 --- 鹰眼之州是为了纪念一位在伊利诺亚州附近生活多年，被称为黑鹰的印第安首领。 Kansas also has a "hawkish" nickname: "The Jayhawk State." 堪那萨斯州也有个强硬别名：唳鹰之州。 |
