Illinois is a large state in the middle of the United States, in the part Americans call the Midwest. Chicago is its biggest city by far; the capital is Springfield, a smaller city farther south — so the famous city is not the capital, though people often guess that it is.

Illinois伊利諾是 in the middle of the United States美國中部 a large state的一個大州， in the part位在 Americans call the Midwest美國人叫「中西部」的那一塊。 Chicago芝加哥 is its biggest city by far是它遙遙領先的最大城； the capital首府 is Springfield是春田市， farther south再往南、 a smaller city一座較小的城 — so所以 the famous city那座有名的城 is not the capital並不是首府， though people often guess that it is雖然人們常猜它是。

The state is known for farms, especially corn and soybeans, and also for factories, trains, and river traffic. Lake Michigan touches it in the north, and the Mississippi River runs along one side.

The state這個州 is known for以農場出名 farms， especially corn and soybeans尤其是玉米和黃豆， and also for還有 factories工廠、 trains鐵路 and river traffic和河運。 Lake Michigan密西根湖 in the north在北邊 touches it碰著它， and the Mississippi River而密西西比河 along one side沿著一側 runs流過。

English speakers do not say the last letter you see: Illinois is said roughly ill-ih-NOY, as if the s were not there.

English speakers說英語的人 do not say不會唸出 you see你看到的 the last letter最後那個字母： Illinois is said roughly唸起來大約是 ill-ih-NOY， as if就好像 the s那個 s were not there不在那裡一樣。

The name came into English from French Illinois, taken from an Algonquian name — perhaps Ojibwe — that goes back to Miami ilenweewa, “he speaks the regular way.” That name first belonged to a Native people, and then to the land.

The name這個名字 from French Illinois從法文的 Illinois came into English進入英文， taken from取自 an Algonquian name一個阿爾岡昆語系的名字 — perhaps Ojibwe也許是奧吉布瓦語 — that goes back to再往前追到 Miami邁阿密語的 ilenweewa， "he speaks the regular way"「他用平常的方式說話」。 That name那個名字 first belonged to先屬於 a Native people一個原住民族， and then to然後才屬於 the land這塊土地。

You will also meet the Illinois River. Though actually, in daily talk Illinois almost always means the state; the older use for the people now lives mainly in history and formal writing.

You你 also還會 meet遇到 the Illinois River伊利諾河。 Though actually不過其實， in daily talk日常談話裡 Illinois almost always幾乎永遠 means指的是 the state這個州； for the people指那個民族的 the older use較舊用法， now現在 mainly主要 lives活 in history and formal writing在歷史和正式書寫裡。