Presidential hopefuls did not spend much time in Iowa this year because favorite son, Senator Harkin, was one of the candidates.
今年的总统候选人没有在艾奥瓦州花很多时间进行竞选活动，因为哈金参议员就是来自艾奥瓦州的，他就是艾奥瓦州的宠儿。He chose to spend a good deal of that money building his home in North Carolina.
他决定在北卡罗来纳州，花巨资建一所房子。Mrs Clinton's campaign, unsurprisingly, played down the results, pointing to Mr Obama's bigger efforts in those states.
意料之中的是，克林顿的竞选小组指出奥巴马在这些州花了很多心思，并贬低了投票结果。John Kline, the chairman of the House education committee, frets that states spend too much time complying with federal rules.
众议院教育委员会主席约翰-克莱恩（JohnKline）为各州花太多时间来满足联邦规定而感到不安。The state tree of the "Evergreen State" is the western hemlock, and the flower is the western rhododendron.
（EvergreenState）的州树是西洋铁杉，而它的州花是西洋杜鹃花。The state flower is the mistletoe, a favorite for kissing under during the winter holidays.
它的州花是在冬季节日时，人们喜爱站在下方亲吻的槲寄生。That's four and a half times more than the state spends to educate a child.
这比该州花在孩子教育上还要多出4.5倍。Texas state historian has said that the state flower, the bluebonnet, "is to Texas what the shamrock is to Ireland. "
研究德州的历史学家表示该州州花矢车菊对德州的象征意义就像是酢浆草之于爱尔兰。The flower of the "Badger State" is the wood violet and the state bird is the robin.
（BadgerState）的州花是木生紫罗兰，州鸟是知更鸟。