英语词汇garden state的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	garden state
词源	Garden State. A nickname for New Jersey, which has had an abundance of nicknames, including the Jersey Blue State, New Spain, the Clam State, and even, strangely, the Switzerland of America (which mountainous New Hampshire has also been called). In the late 19th century New Jersey was known as the Mosquito State, though its mosquitos are no match for Alaska’s.
随便看	what we have here is failure to communicate what will be will be wheatear wheat germ wheel wheelbarrow fashion wheeler dealer when a dog bites a man when chickens have teeth when hemp is spun england-s done when in doubt win the trick when in rome do as the romans do when it hits the fan when my ship comes in when one door shuts another opens when the cat-s away the mice will play when the cocqcigrues come when the going gets tough the tough get going when the rubber hits the road when the shit hits the fan when the world grows honest when two people ride a horse one must ride behind when you call me that smile when you seek revenge dig two graves—one for your enemy one for yourself where have all the flowers gone

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