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美国革命期间，一个特拉华州人去参战。为了消遣，他带了两只斗鸡。每当被问到这两只鸡时，他都会顽皮地说:"它们是我家里蓝母鸡生的小鸡。" 这两只鸡特别能打斗。它们那么凶猛，在士兵中引起了很大的骚动。不久，特拉华州的士兵就开始在来自于其他州的士兵们中吹嘘，说他们能像这些斗鸡一样打败任何人。 "我们是蓝母鸡的小鸡，我们要战斗到底！ ”也成为特拉华州士兵的口号。别的士兵就开始叫来自特拉华州的士兵"蓝母鸡的小鸡”。 直到今天，特拉华州还是以"蓝母鸡州"而闻名。 The Blue Hen’s Chicks A Delaware man went to war during the American Revolution. For entertainment, he brought with him two fighting cocks. When asked about these chickens, the soldier said slyly ： " They are the chicks of a blue hen I have at home." Well, these cocks could fight! They were so fierce； they caused quite a stir among the men. It did not take long for the Delaware troops to begin boasting among the troops from the other states that they could out-fight anyone, just like those famous fighting cocks. "We're the Blue Hen’s Chickens. We will fight to the end!" became the slogan of the Delaware troops. The other troops took to calling the men from Delaware " The Blue Hen’s Chicks" And to this day, Delaware is known as the Blue Hen State. |
