都知道美国是由五十个州组成的,但要是想快速了解每个州人民的生活习俗,或许就不是那么容易了。但其实每个州的习俗都可以用一句话来概括,不信?看看下文总结的美帝段子手们为各州习俗带来的一句话总结吧!
Alabama: Yes, We Have Electricity.Alaska: 11,623 Eskimos Can't Be Wrong!阿拉斯加州:一万一千六百二十三名爱斯基摩人是不会错的!Arizona: But It's A Dry Heat.Arkansas: Literacy Aren't Everything.California: By 30, Our Women Have More Plastic Than Your Honda.加利福尼亚州:到30岁的时候,我们的妇女使用的整形塑胶的数量将会超过本田公司塑料用量的总和。Colorado: If You Don't Ski, Don't Bother!科罗拉多州:如果你连滑雪都不会,那么请别来打扰我好吗?Connecticut: Like Massachusetts, Only The Kennedy's Don't Own It Yet.Delaware: We Really Don't Like The Chemicals In Our Water.特拉华州:我们真得很不喜欢我们的水源中携带的化学物质。Florida: Ask Us About Our Grandkids.Georgia: We Put The "Fun" In Fundamentalist Extremism.乔治亚州:我们给极端的正统信仰注入了一些“有趣的东西”。Hawaii: Haka Tiki Mou Sha'ami Leeki Toru (Death To Mainland Scum, But Leave Your Money).夏威夷州:让美国大陆上的那些无用之辈去死吧,不过记得把你们的金钱留下。Idaho: More Than Just Potatoes... Well Okay, We're Not, But The Potatoes Sure Are Real Good.爱达荷州:我们不光有马铃薯......好吧好吧,我们不是这个意思,不过马铃薯绝对是真正的好东西!Illinois: Please Don't Pronounce the "S".伊利诺伊州:拜托,我们州名最后那个字母S不需要发音!Indiana: 2 Billion Years Tidal Wave Free.印第安纳州:20亿年过去了,潮汐带来的波浪还是那么自由自在!Iowa: We Do Amazing Things With Corn!Kansas: First Of The Rectangle States!Kentucky: Five Million People; Fifteen Last Names!肯塔基州:我们有500万人口,但所有这些人只有15个姓!Louisiana: We're Not All Drunk Cajun Wackos, But That's Our Tourism Campaign.路易斯安纳州:我们可不全是疯疯癫癫的法国移民后裔,那不过是我们的宣传活动罢了。Maine: We're Really Cold, But We Have Cheap Lobster.Maryland: If You Can Dream It, We Can Tax It!马里兰州:只要是你能想到的事情,我们就能对其征税!Massachusetts: Our Taxes Are Lower Than Sweden's (For Most Tax Brackets).马萨诸塞州:我们征收的税金可没有瑞典人那么高。(对于大多数的税级来说是这样)Michigan: First Line Of Defense From The Canadians!密歇根州:如果加拿大人发起进攻,我们将是第一道防线!Minnesota: 10,000 Lakes... And 10,000,000,000,000 Mosquitoes!明尼苏达州:我们有一万个湖泊......还有10万亿只蚊子!Mississippi: Come And Feel Better About Your Own State!Missouri: Your Federal Flood Relief Tax Dollars At Work.密苏里州:你所缴纳的联邦洪灾救济税款能够排上用场。Montana: Land Of The Big Sky, The Unabomber, Right-Wing Crazies, And Very Little Else!蒙大纳州:这片土地上到处都是大片的天空、邮寄炸弹的和狂热的右翼分子,除此之外几乎一无所有!Nebraska: Ask About Our State Motto Contest.Nevada: Hookers and Poker!New Hampshire: Go Away And Leave Us Alone!New Jersey: You Want A ##$%##! Motto? I Got Yer ##$%##! Motto Right Here!新泽西州:你们想要一个很那个的座右铭是吗?好吧,这就是我给你们找的很那个的座右铭!New Mexico: Lizards Make Excellent Pets!New York: You Have The Right To Remain Silent, You Have The Right To An Attorney...纽约州:你有权保持沉默,你也有权成为一名律师...North Carolina: Tobacco Is A Vegetable?North Dakota: We Really Are One Of The 50 States!Ohio: At Least We Are Not Michigan.Oklahoma: Like The Play, Only No Singing!Oregon: Spotted Owl... It's What's For Dinner.Pennsylvania: Cook With Coal.Rhode Island: We're Not Really An Island!South Carolina: Remember The Civil War? We Didn't Actually Surrender!南卡罗来纳州:还记得南北战争吗?事实上我们并没有投降!South Dakota: Closer Than North Dakota.Tennessee: The Education State!Texas: Si' Hablo Ing'les. (Yes, I Speak English)Utah: Our Jesus Is Better Than Your Jesus!Virginia: Who Says Government Stiffs And Slack jaw Yokels Don't Mix?弗吉尼亚州:谁说那些刻板的政府官员不能和懒散的乡下人混为一谈?Washington: Help! We're Overrun By Nerds And Slackers!华盛顿州:救命呀!我们这里的蠢货和懒鬼已经泛滥成灾了!Washington, D.C.: Wanna Be Mayor?West Virginia: One Big Happy Family... Really!西弗吉尼亚州:一个幸福的大家庭...真的,没骗你!Wisconsin: Come Cut The Cheese!Wyoming: Where Men Are Men... and the sheep are scared!怀俄明州:这里的男人都是男子汉...胆小鬼只有害怕的份儿! 不知道上面的座右铭有没有让你对各州的文化有一点了解呢?有些座右铭确实有点难懂,但不得不说经过查询后确实你会对这简单的一句话恍然大悟。这个周末不妨看看这些座右铭,对你自己今后想去的学校所在的地区有更深的了解吧!
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