The Headwaters + 源头
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源头:--
密西西比河是美国最大的河流系统和第二长河, 发源于美国明尼苏达州的伊塔斯卡湖, 向南流入墨西哥湾, 自源头起全长 2,320 英里 (3,730 公里). 从乡村到城市, 从历史到现在, 从美国到世界, 这条河源边诉说着美国的 “老人河的歌”. 对于密西西比州的人来说,, 他们的文化和他们的历史一样根深蒂固. 该州的历史在其漫长的生命周期中见证了许多事件, 例如发起民权运动的地标, 战斗失败的地方, 甚至蓝调的诞生地. 连绵起伏的丘陵和美丽的风景流淌的河流孕育了威廉·福克纳和田纳西·威廉姆斯等文学天才, 以及音乐偶像 "浑水" 和猫王.....
The Headwaters:--
The Mississippi River is the largest water system and second longest river in the United States, originates from Lake Itasca in Minnesota, USA, and flows south into the Gulf of Mexico, with a length of 2,320 miles (3,730 km) from its source. From the countryside to the city, from history to the present, from the United States to the world, this head-water alongside tells the American "Old Man River". For those in Mississippi, their culture is just as ingrained into them as their history. The history of the state has seen many events throughout its long life, such as the landmarks where the Civil Rights movements were waged, where the battles were lost and even where the blues was born. The rolling hills and beautiful landscapes bleed with creative energy just waiting to be harnessed -- it has produced literary geniuses such as William Faulkner and Tennesee Williams, and music icons Muddy Waters and Elvis.....