This is Echo陪你練口語，I’m 昊仔。上週中斷的五十州專題又回來了，本期第四彈我們將從榜單的第35位開始，為了讓小夥伴們更深度地吸收內容，這一期我和Angel只節選了兩個州進行介紹，並對原文的生詞和表達進行拆分，希望能讓大家學到地道的表達喲~So here we go!
35. Pennsylvania [ˌpensəl'veɪnjə] 賓夕法尼亞州
It's got hills and Amish buggies and pleasant forests that in the fall molt into spectacular golds and yellows and oranges. But for Pennsylvania's size, it lacks that "wow" factor. It's a densely populated eastern state minus the redeeming coastline. It's got a nice piece of the Appalachians, but not so impressive a piece as its neighbors. And, yes, you can ski the Poconos if you really don't feel up to going somewhere better. But like so many of the features here, you'd trade up, given the option.
生詞與表達
1.Amish['ɑmɪʃ] 阿們宗派（基督教中的保守派）
2.Buggy[ˈbʌɡi] 嬰兒車，童車; 舊汽車; 輕便馬車
3.Molt[molt] （鳥類）換羽，脫毛
4. Redeeming[rɪ'dimɪŋ] 補償的，彌補的
5. Appalachians[ˌæpə'leɪtʃɪrn] 阿巴拉契亞山脈
6. trade up買更高檔的東西
賓州其實哪哪都好，當然由於這個排名是⾃然風光的排名，不過不看⾃然的話，賓州最值得去就是著名的費城Philadelphia了，作為美國第五⼤城市，⼈⼝僅次於紐約、洛杉磯、芝加哥和休斯頓。賓州也是全美最⼤的⼤學城（ college town）之⼀，擁有許多⾼等學府，⽐如Ivy League 常春藤盟校之⼀的University of Pennsylvania 賓⼣法尼亞⼤學
34. Missouri [mɪ'zʊrɪ] 密蘇里州
It's tough for Missouri, which borders five states that have already appeared on the bowels of this list, to distinguish itself. The great sprawling center of the state is a less agriculturally fatigued transition between Illinois and Kansas. But that southern third or so is a delight. The ruddy hills of the Lake of the Ozarks area are terrific for winding drives and trout-fishing trips. Further east, Missourians enjoy their forests and rivers as playgrounds. The curious rocky outcroppings around the Johnson Shut-Ins State Park swimming holes and the lazy tube-floats on the Current River are exemplars. They're almost spookily litter-free, evidence that Missourians appreciate what they have.
生詞與表達
on the bowels [ˈbaʊəl]腸子 of 在…的底部/深處
sprawling[ˈsprɔlɪŋ] 蔓延的; 雜亂無序伸展的
fatigued[fə'tigd] 疲乏的
ruddy[ˈrʌdi] 紅潤的，血色好的
trout[traʊt] 鱒魚
rocky[ˈrɑki] 多岩石的; 堅如磐石的，堅硬的
exemplar[ɪɡˈzɛmˌplɑr, -plɚ] 模範；榜樣
spookily['spu:kili] 不可思議地；稍微有些神經質地
litter-free一塵不染的
密蘇里州也是蠻慘的，比鄰的五個州已經在本排名的榜底出現過了，畢竟這一片都是美帝的“ 農村”…州內有一座紀念碑式的建築，Gateway Arch 聖路易斯拱門，高630英尺（192 ），是世界上最高的拱形建築，位於密西西比河河畔，被譽為通往美國西部的 。Kansas City 堪薩斯 是密蘇里州最大城市，第二大城市為St. Louis聖路易斯，2017年US-news全美大學本科排名19位的Washington University in St. Louis（也就是常說的華盛頓大學）就在這 。美國大學有很多campus tour，去旅遊的朋友不妨去美國大學的校園看看。
End of today. See you next time & Have a nice day!
本期推文主創簡介
封面圖片 | 魚兒
審核校對 | 張津
Reference:
https://www.thrillist.com
https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%B2%BB%E5%9F%8E!
https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%BE%85%E5%BE%B7%E5%B3%B6%E5%B7%9E
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