A state in the southeastern United States — long and thin on the map, running east to west, with mountains at one end and flat farmland at the other. Its main cities are Nashville (the capital), Memphis, Chattanooga and Knoxville.

A state in the southeastern United States美國東南部的一個州——long and thin on the map, running east to west地圖上又長又窄，東西向延伸，with mountains at one end一端是山區 and flat farmland at the other另一端是平坦的農地。Its main cities它主要的城市 are是 Nashville (the capital)納許維爾（首府）、Memphis孟菲斯、Chattanooga查塔努加 and和 Knoxville諾克斯維爾。

Two things make it come up in English constantly, and neither is politics. The first is music: Nashville is the home of country music, and Memphis is where blues and rock and roll grew, so the state's name carries a musical feeling for English speakers that a plain geography lesson would miss. Elvis Presley's house, Graceland, is in Memphis.

Two things make it come up in English constantly有兩件事讓這個字在英文裡一直出現，and neither is politics而且兩件都跟政治無關。The first is music第一件是音樂：Nashville is the home of country music納許維爾是鄉村音樂的大本營，and而 Memphis is where blues and rock and roll grew孟菲斯是藍調和搖滾樂發跡的地方，so所以 the state's name carries a musical feeling for English speakers這個州名對英語人士來說帶著音樂的感覺，that a plain geography lesson would miss是單純地理課學不到的。Elvis Presley's house, Graceland貓王的家Graceland，is in Memphis就在孟菲斯。

The second is Jack Daniel's whiskey, which is legally called Tennessee whiskey.

The second第二件事 is是 Jack Daniel's whiskey傑克丹尼威士忌，which is legally called Tennessee whiskey法律上稱為Tennessee whiskey。

The state has both industry — coal, chemicals — and farming, with cotton and tobacco. In writing it is often shortened to TN.

The state這個州 has both industry既有工業——coal, chemicals煤礦、化學——and farming也有農業，with cotton and tobacco種棉花和菸草。In writing寫作時 it is often shortened to TN常常縮寫成TN。

When an English speaker says the name, they may well be reaching for the music or the countryside feeling, not just the location.

When an English speaker says the name當英語人士說出這個地名時，they may well be reaching for往往想表達的是 the music or the countryside feeling音樂或鄉村的那種感覺，not just the location而不只是地點本身。