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在美国，每个州都有绰号，这些绰号来源背后的典故丰富多彩。
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Tarpon Springs
Florida
Sponge Capital of the World
Reedsburg
Wisconsin
Butter Capital of America
Pickerington
Violet Capital of Ohio
High Point
North Carolina
The Furniture Capital of the United States
Thomasville
Chair City
文中有两处(注意是“两处”不是“两个”哟~~~)连字符，一处破折号。
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答疑：jackmgheart
筒子们节日快乐哈~  ^_^   以及欢乐过后莫要忘了完成今天的听写哟呵~~~Hundreds of U.S. towns and cities call themselves the capital of something or another, even the world capital of this or that.
Many of these titles are just for fun -- a bit of promotion for the area. Tarpon Springs, Florida, for instance, calls itself the "Sponge Capital of the World." Reedsburg, Wisconsin, believes it is the "Butter Capital of America." Pickerington considers itself the "Violet Capital of Ohio."
And sometimes these so-called capitals have the sales receipts to prove their boasts.
High Point, North Carolina, for instance, refers to itself as "The Furniture Capital of the United States." And to emphasize the point, it painted a seven-or-eight-story building right downtown to look very much like a chest of drawers.
Just down the road, High Point's sister city, Thomasville, also makes a lot of furniture. Since it calls itself "Chair City," there's a chair in the size of a small barn sitting right in the middle of the Thomasville town square.成百上千的美国城镇都将它们自己命名为某某之都，甚至是称自己为世界某某之都。
这些称号往往就是为了娱乐，是一种地区推广方式。例如，佛罗里达州的塔蓬斯普林斯称自己为“世界海绵之都”。 威斯康星州的里兹保认为自己是“美国黄油之都”。皮克林顿则认为自己是“俄亥俄州紫罗兰之都”。
有时，这些所谓的某某之都会用销售记录来证明他们那些引以为豪的头衔。
例如，美国高点----北卡罗来纳州指自己为“美国家具之都”。并且为了强调重点，该州还特意在市中心粉刷了一座七八层楼的建筑，使它看上去酷似一个五斗柜。
就在路的那一头，高点城的姐妹城市托马斯维尔也生产很多家具。由于它称自己为“椅子之都”，所以便在城市广场中心放置了一个和小谷仓同样大小的椅子造型的雕塑。