Nebraska is a state in the middle of the United States, out on the Great Plains.

NebraskaNebraska is a state in the middle of the United States 是美國中部的一個州, out on the Great Plains 位在大平原上。

A lot of it is farmland: it grows corn and wheat, and it raises cattle and pigs. The largest city is Omaha; the capital is Lincoln. It is not a coastal state and not really a mountain state — it is wide and fairly flat.

它A lot of it 有很多地方is farmland 是農地：它it 種玉米和小麥grows corn and wheat，而and 它it 養牛和豬raises cattle and pigs。最大的城市The largest city 是Omahais Omaha；首府the capital 是Lincolnis Lincoln。它It 不是沿海州is not a coastal state，而and 也算不上山區州not really a mountain state——它it 是又寬又相當平坦的is wide and fairly flat。

That fits the name. The name is probably from a Native word meaning 'flat water', either archaic Chiwere Ñí Brásge (today's Chiwere Ñí Bráhge) or Omaha-Ponca Ní Btháska, after the Platte River that runs through the state.

這That 跟這個名字很吻合fits the name。這個名字The name 可能源自一個意思是「平坦的水」的原住民語詞is probably from a Native word meaning 'flat water'，可能是古Chiwere語的Ñí Brásge（今天的Ñí Bráhge）either archaic Chiwere Ñí Brásge (today's Chiwere Ñí Bráhge) 或or Omaha-Ponca語的Ní BtháskaOmaha-Ponca Ní Btháska，是根據流經這個州的Platte River來的after the Platte River that runs through the state。

People outside America often cannot place it on a map. Inside America it often stands for farm country, and for a long, quiet stretch of the drive across the middle of the country. Write it with a capital N: it is a place name.

美國以外的人People outside America 常常不知道它在地圖上哪裡often cannot place it on a map。在美國國內Inside America，它it 常常代表農業鄉村often stands for farm country，而且and 代表橫越美國中部那段又長又安靜的車程for a long, quiet stretch of the drive across the middle of the country。要用大寫N開頭寫Write it with a capital N：它it 是個地名is a place name。