Gopher State

同根派生

Neighboring Minnesota, "The Gopher State", is named for a much nicer animal that builds hills and tunnels.
相鄰的明尼蘇達(dá)州被稱為“囊地鼠之州”，它是因?yàn)橐环N能穿山和隧道的動(dòng)物而命名的。
Economically, the country is in a very healthy state.
從經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)的觀點(diǎn)來說，國(guó)家處于很興旺的狀態(tài)之中。
He went on the stump in his home state.
他到故鄉(xiāng)所在的州去發(fā)表演說。
He is reading a report of the state of the roads.
他正在看一篇關(guān)于道路狀況的報(bào)告。
They ceded territory to a neighboring state.
他們把領(lǐng)土割讓給鄰國(guó)。