Iowa is a state in the middle of the United States, in the part Americans call the Midwest. A lot of it is farmland. It is known for meat, maize — Americans usually say corn — and soya beans, so people outside the state often picture fields.

Iowa is Iowa 是 in the middle of the United States美國中部 a state的一個州， in在 Americans美國人 call稱為 the Midwest中西部 the part的那一帶。 A lot of it它有一大部分 is farmland是農地。 It它 is known for有名的是 meat肉、 maize玉米 — Americans usually say corn美國人通常說 corn — and soya beans和大豆， so所以 people outside the state州外的人 often常常 picture fields想到的畫面是田。

The capital city is Des Moines. Most years Iowa feels quiet, but every four years it is suddenly on the world news, because it holds one of the first votes when Americans choose who will run for president.

The capital city首府 is Des Moines是 Des Moines。 Most years大多數的年份 Iowa feels quiet Iowa 感覺很安靜， but但 every four years每四年 it它 suddenly會突然 is on the world news上世界新聞， because因為 it holds它辦了 Americans美國人 choose who will run for president挑「誰要出來選總統」 one of the first votes的最早幾場投票之一。

The name is older than the state: it comes from the Iowa people. French writers put their name down as Aiouez or Ayoés, from a Dakota word ayúxba, “the sleepy ones.” We say EYE-uh-wuh, not a sound-by-sound reading of the spelling.

The name這個名字 than the state比這個州 is older更老： it comes from它來自 the Iowa people Iowa 族人。 French writers法國的書寫者 put their name down as把他們的名字記成 Aiouez or Ayoés Aiouez 或 Ayoés， from來自 a Dakota word達科他語的一個字 ayúxba ayúxba，"the sleepy ones"「想睡的那群人」。 We say我們唸 EYE-uh-wuh EYE-uh-wuh， not不是 a sound-by-sound reading of the spelling照著拼字一個音一個音地唸。

Though actually, in US talk “Iowa” can carry a flavour of “the quiet middle of the country” — that picture is only partly fair, and people who live there may not love it.

Though actually不過其實， in US talk在美國人的談話裡， "Iowa"「Iowa」 can carry可能帶著 "the quiet middle of the country"「這個國家安靜的中間地帶」 a flavour of的一種味道 — that picture那個印象 is only partly fair只有一部分公平， and people who live there而住在那裡的人 may not love it可能不太喜歡它。