Texans above all are optimists, and few of them seem to doubt that Mexico's proximity is a huge long-term source of strength for the Lone Star state.

德州人都是乐观主义者，他们对于邻近的墨西哥会是这个孤星州长期的巨大的力量来源深信不疑。

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Texas is called the Lone star State. It gets its nickname from the single star on its flag.

德克萨斯州被称为孤星之州，这个昵称从它旗帜上的那颗独星得之。

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You think you've poked fun at a milquetoast academic. Well, you've forgotten one thing: I am also a son of the Lone Star state.

你们以为你们吓倒了我这个胆小学者，但是别忘了我也是孤星州（德州别称）之子。

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Texas is called the Lone Star State.

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Washington,D.C. is the country's capital but it is a city,not a state, so it does not have its own star.

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The Lone Star state itself could be the location for as many as seven new units.

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Temperatures for the morning commute in the North Star State stayed well below zero.

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Despite all this, it still seems too early to cede America's future to the Lone Star state.

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