Level 4-Day 18.Texas
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词汇提示
1.cattle ranches 养牛场
2.refining 精炼
3.synthetic 人工合成的
4.rugged 崎岖的，粗犷的
5.armored 有装甲的
6.lizard 蜥蜴
7.cacti 仙人掌
8.distinct 独特的
9.thriving 兴旺
原文
Texas
The state of Texas is famous for having the biggest and best of everything.
Before Alaska became a state, Texas was the largest American state.
It was also famous for its huge cattle ranches.
Cotton is a major crop, but much of the wealth comes from oil and gas.
People think of Texans as being wealthy because there have been lots of cattle and oil millionaires.
In the late nineteenth century, Texas cattlemen used to drive their herds north to Kansas.
There are trains to the east shipped the cows.
Eventually, the railroad came to Texas and the great cattle drive stopped.
By then, many Texans owned large ranches and were quite wealthy.
In the twentieth century, oil has made many Texans wealthy.
Oil refining has led to chemical industries and synthetic products.
Most Texans now live in cities.
Many oil companies have their headquarters in Dallas.
Other large manufacturing cities are Houston, Corpus Christi, Fort Worth and Austin, which is the Capital of Texas.
Several cities, such as San Antonio and El Paso, have a strong Spanish influence.
This dates back to the first Spanish visitors in the sixteenth century.
The old mission at San Antonio is famous as the Alamo, where an important battle for Texas independence was fought.
Texas is a huge area with mountains, deserts, prairies, rivers and islands.
The rugged beauty of its grasslands and deserts attracts many tourists.
For a state that is mostly dry, Texas has a remarkable variety of wildflowers in the spring.
Its animals and birds differ from other parts of the U.S.A.
Texas has the armored insect eater, the Armadillo;the swift running bird, the Roadrunner; prairie dogs, jackrabbits, kangaroo rats, wild pigs, horned lizards，and one hundred species of snakes!
As might be expected also, it has many beautiful kinds of cacti and other desert plants.
At its largest, Texas is more than 600 miles wide by 600 miles long.
Such a large area develops a distinct culture of its own.
And Texans are widely recognized by their accent and manner of speaking, their attitudes and interests and their sense of independence and self-reliance.
Texas is also known for its beautiful women, who regularly win national beauty contests.
Its men have a reputation for being rugged, for not talking more than they have to and for being straightforward and honest.
Although many people think of cowboys and Indians when they think of Texas,it is a center for high-tech industries.
The American space program has its headquarters in Houston, and Mission Control Center is there.
Texas is also an important manufacturer of computers and other high tech products.
Oil production is still important in Texas,but it ranks third as a source of revenue behind manufacturing and tourism.
The colorful history of Texas and its wonderful scenery contribute to a thriving tourist industry.
Texas is also an important business and financial area.
Yes, even though times have changed,
Texans proudly maintain that their state still has the biggest and the best of everything.
翻译
得克萨斯州
德克萨斯州以拥有最大和最好的一切而闻名。
在阿拉斯加成为一个州之前，德克萨斯州是美国最大的州。
它还以其巨大的养牛场而闻名。
棉花是一种主要作物，但大部分财富来自石油和天然气。
人们认为德克萨斯人很富有，因为那里有很多养牛业和石油业的百万富翁。
19世纪末，得克萨斯州的养牛人曾驱赶牛群北上堪萨斯州。
有一列火车向东运送奶牛。
最终，铁路开到了德克萨斯州，大规模的养牛活动停止了。
到那时，许多德克萨斯人拥有大牧场，相当富有。
在二十世纪，石油使许多德克萨斯人变得富有。
炼油已发展成化学工业和合成产品。
大多数德克萨斯人现在住在城市。
许多石油公司的总部设在达拉斯。
其他大型制造业城市有休斯顿、科珀斯克里斯蒂、沃思堡和德克萨斯州首府奥斯汀。
圣安东尼奥和埃尔帕索等几个城市都受到西班牙的强烈影响。
这可以追溯到16世纪第一批西班牙游客。
圣安东尼奥的老使命以阿拉莫而闻名，在那里为德克萨斯州的独立进行了一场重要战役。
德克萨斯州是一个幅员辽阔的地区，有山脉、沙漠、大草原、河流和岛屿。
草原和沙漠的崎岖之美吸引了许多游客。
德克萨斯州的大部分地区是干旱的，春天有各种各样的野花。
它的动物和鸟类与美国其他地区不同。
德克萨斯州有装甲食虫动物犰狳；快跑的鸟，跑路的人；草原犬、大野兔、袋鼠、野猪、角蜥蜴和一百种蛇！
正如所料，这里有许多美丽的仙人掌和其他沙漠植物。
德克萨斯州最大，宽600多英里，长600英里。
这么大的一个地区形成了自己独特的文化。
德克萨斯人的口音和说话方式、态度和兴趣以及独立和自力更生的意识得到了广泛认可。
德克萨斯州也以其美女而闻名，她们经常赢得全国选美比赛。
它的男人以粗犷、不言不语、直截了当和诚实著称。
虽然很多人一想到德克萨斯州就会想到牛仔和印第安人，但它是高科技产业的中心。
美国太空计划的总部设在休斯顿，任务控制中心也在那里。
德克萨斯州也是计算机和其他高科技产品的重要制造商。
石油生产在德克萨斯州仍然很重要，但作为收入来源，它排在制造业和旅游业之后的第三位。
德克萨斯州丰富多彩的历史和美丽的风景为繁荣的旅游业做出了贡献。
德克萨斯州也是一个重要的商业和金融区。
是的，尽管时代变了，
得克萨斯人自豪地认为，他们的州仍然拥有最大和最好的一切。
