He had lived in it as a child when it was already disappearing, and his hero was firmly rooted in his memories and experiences, and in both the history and the mythology of the vanished frontier .

他的童年是在西部度过的,那时西部已在逐渐发生变化。他扮演的角色皆源自他的记忆和亲身经历,扎根于往日西部历史和神话之中。

属类：学习英语-新概念英语-第四册

The midwestern state of Missouri is called the Show Me State. The people of that frontier state were once famous for not believing everything people told them.

中西部的密苏里州被称为“索证之州”。这个边境州的人们曾经因不相信别人告诉他们的任何事情而著名。

属类：学习英语-Words And Their Stories 词汇掌故-Words and Their Stories: State Nicknames, Part 3

The midwestern state of Missouri is called the Show Me State. The people of that frontier state were once famous for not believing everything people told them.

中西部的密苏里州被称为“索证之州”。这个边境州的人们曾经因不相信别人告诉他们的任何事情而著名。

属类：学习英语-Words And Their Stories 词汇掌故-词汇掌故：美国各州别名

The midwestern state of Missouri is called the Show Me State. The people of that frontier state were once famous for not believing everything people told them.

中西部的密苏里州被称为“索证之州”。这个边境州的人们曾经因不相信别人告诉他们的任何事情而著名。

属类：学习英语-Words And Their Stories 词汇掌故-词汇掌故：美国各州别名 3