英语词汇the granite state的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	the granite state
词源	The Granite State. A nickname for New Hampshire. The state’s granite industry, storytellers say, was established as a re- sult of locals drilling for salt. In 1827 citizens drilled hole after hole searching for the precious condiment, only to give it up as a bad job upon striking layer after layer of granite. Soon after, they decided to mine the granite.
随便看	wham bam thank-ye-ma’am what am i chopped liver what a revoltin’ development this is what are you a man or a mouse what a way to run a railroad what can’t be cured must be endured what cato did and addison approved cannot be wrong whatchamacallit whatcheer what doesn’t kill me him makes me him stronger what do you know about that what every schoolboy knows what fools these mortals be what goes around comes around what goes up must come down what hath god wrought what-s good for general motors is good for the country what-s new what-s the good word what-s up doc what-s what what-s with you what the dickens what the hey what time does the next swan leave

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