The Midwest is a large central region of the United States. It is not one official line on every map — people argue over the edges — but it usually means the northern middle of the country: the Great Lakes states and the farming plains, places like Illinois, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, and their neighbours.

The Midwest Midwest是 a large central region美國中部一大塊區域 of the United States。 It is not one official line on every map它在每張地圖上沒有官方界線——people argue over the edges邊界大家吵不完——but it usually means但通常指的是 the northern middle of the country這個國家北邊的中間地帶： the Great Lakes states五大湖區各州 and the farming plains和農業平原， places like Illinois, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, and their neighbours像伊利諾、俄亥俄、密西根、威斯康辛、明尼蘇達、愛荷華這些州和它們的鄰居。

The name is mid- plus West: to the young United States on the Atlantic, this land was 'the West,' and the name stuck after the country grew farther west still. So it is not 'the middle of the west' in a neat compass way; it is a historical nickname that became a region.

The name這個名字 is是 mid- plus Westmid-加上West： to the young United States on the Atlantic對當年還只在大西洋岸的年輕美國來說， this land was 'the West,'這片土地曾經叫做the West， and the name stuck後來這個名字就留下來了 after the country grew farther west still即使國家後來又往西擴張更遠。 So it is not所以它不是 'the middle of the west' in a neat compass way方位上「西邊的正中間」； it is它是 a historical nickname一個歷史留下來的稱呼 that became a region後來變成了一個地區的名字。

People talk about Midwestern farms, factories around the lakes, and a plain, friendly way of speaking. 'Flyover country' is a rude outsider name for much the same stretch.

People談到Midwest時 talk about Midwestern farms會講Midwest的農場、 factories around the lakes湖區周圍的工廠， and a plain, friendly way of speaking還有一種樸實友善的說話方式。 'Flyover country'不被重視、只是被飛過去的地方 is是 a rude outsider name一個外人用的不禮貌稱呼 for much the same stretch指的是差不多同一塊地方。

Write it with a capital M. You use it as a place name: 'She grew up in the Midwest.'

Write it with a capital M要用大寫M來寫。 You use it as a place name把它當地名用： 'She grew up in the Midwest.'她在中西部長大。