摘要
阿拉巴马州（Alabama）位于美国东南部，其首府是蒙哥马利（Montgomery）。“迪克西”（dixie）一词本身就是指美国南部地区，而阿拉巴马州位于该地区中部，“迪克西的心脏”（the Heart of Dixie）这一昵称便由此而来。阿拉斯加州（Alaska）位于美国西北太平洋东岸，是美国面积最大的州，其首府是朱诺（Juneau）。阿拉斯加一词源于阿留申语的“Alyeska”，意为“很大的陆地”。阿拉斯加州远离美国本土大陆，加上大部分地区尚未开发，因此被称为“最后的边疆”（the Last Frontier）。
A nickname is a shortened form of a person＇s name. A nickname can also be a descriptive name for a person, place or thing. America＇s fifty states have some of the most historically interesting nicknames. Alabama is known as the Heart of Dixie because it is in the very middle of a group of states in the Deep South. Dixie itself is a nickname for the American South. It started when Louisiana printed notes with the French word for ＂ten＂ on them. ＂Deece＂, or D-I-X, led to ＂Dixie＂.
