美洲原住民之乡

俄克拉荷马州有40多个美洲原住民部落，也是国家牛仔名人堂的所在地，堪称“美洲原住民之乡”。

俄克拉荷马州（Oklahoma）自称 “美洲原住民之乡”（NativeAmerica），可谓名副其实。该州有40多个美洲原住民部落，每平方公里的地貌类型丰富多样，多于其他任何一个州。此外该州还是国家牛仔名人堂（NationalCowboy Hall of Fame）的所在地，俄克拉荷马州体现了多彩多姿的美国风情。

有关俄克拉荷马州的详情见探索美国网站DiscoverAmerica.com。

首府：俄克拉荷马市（Oklahoma City）

人口：约380万人居住在俄克拉荷马州。

地理：俄克拉荷马州位于南部中央平原（South CentralPlains），北接堪萨斯州（Kansas），南部和西部毗邻德克萨斯州（Texas），东邻阿肯色州（Arkansas）和密苏里州（Missouri），还与新墨西哥州（NewMexico）和科罗拉多州（Colorado）共享短短的州界线。

高等教育：俄克拉荷马州有30多所学院和大学，最大的公立大学是俄克拉荷马州立大学（Oklahoma StateUniversity）和俄克拉荷马大学（University ofOklahoma）。两所大学都因杰出的学科设置和举国闻名的运动队享有盛誉。主校区位于斯蒂尔沃特（Stillwater）的俄克拉荷马州立大学是该州最大的大学，下设六个教育机构，学生总数超过35,000人。该校建于1890年，以实力雄厚的农业、工程、商学和教育学学科闻名。学校的许多学生来自俄克拉荷马州，同时还吸引了101个国家和地区的1,700名外国学生。俄克拉荷马大学也成立于1890年，目前共有大约30,000名学生。在全美公立大学中，该校获得“全国优秀学者”（NationalMerit Scholars）荣誉的学生比例最高，获得“罗德学者”（RhodesScholars）荣誉的毕业生比例也位列前十位。俄克拉荷马大学以体育著称，已七次赢得全国高校体育协会一级会员全国橄榄球大赛冠军（NCAADivision I National FootballChampionships）。该校体操队从2002年起已四次荣获全国冠军。

主要产业：制造业、开采业、农业和服务业为俄克拉荷马州经济发挥了重要作用。该州的主要制造业产品包括油田机械和建筑机械等机械、航空和航天设备及汽车组装设备等运输设备和电气设备。俄克拉荷马州以石油和天然气为主要开采业产品，是美国石油和天然气的首要产地。该州的主要农业产品是畜牛、畜猪、家禽、小麦和乳制品；服务产业包括私人医疗、设备租赁和电话营销。

运动队：俄克拉荷马州拥有一支专业运动队，全国篮球协会（National BasketballAssociation）的俄克拉荷马雷霆队（Oklahoma City Thunder）。

俄克拉荷马州名人：爵士乐小号手切特·贝克（Chet Baker）；职业棒球世界大赛（WorldSeries）冠军运动员约翰尼·本奇（Johnny Bench）和米基·曼托（MickeyMantle）；演员克里斯汀·切诺韦思（Kristin Chenoweth）、詹姆斯·加纳（JamesGarner）、罗恩·霍华德（Ron Howard）、查克·诺里斯（Chuck Norris）和布拉德·皮特（BradPitt）；美国非洲裔小说家拉尔夫·埃利森（Ralph Ellison）；乡村歌手文斯·吉尔（VinceGill）、托比·基斯（Toby Keith）、里巴·麦克泰尔（Reba McEntire）、布莱克·谢尔顿（BlakeShelton）和凯莉·安德伍德（CarrieUnderwood）；大众心理学家“菲尔博士”麦格劳（McGraw）、沃尔玛（Wal-Mart）创始人山姆·沃尔顿（SamWalton）都出生在抢先占地之州（the Sooner State）。

大众文化：1983年由弗朗西斯·福特·科波拉（Francis Ford Coppola）导演，罗伯·劳（RobLowe）、艾米利奥·艾斯特维兹（Emilio Estevez）、马特·狄龙（Matt Dillon）、汤姆·克鲁斯（TomCruise）、帕特里克·斯威兹（Patrick Swayze）和黛安·莲恩（DianeLane）主演的故事片《局外人》（TheOutsiders）以塔尔萨（Tulsa）为背景；1988年达斯汀·霍夫曼（DustinHoffman）和汤姆·克鲁斯（Tom Cruise）联袂主演的故事片《雨人》（RainMan）在加斯里（Guthrie）取景拍摄；在1996年出品的故事片《龙卷风》（Twister）中，主演海伦·亨特（HelenHunt）和比尔·帕克斯顿（Bill Paxton）在抢先占地之州四处追逐龙卷风。

特色美食：俄克拉荷马州出产令人垂涎的美味烧烤“德克斯-墨克斯”（Tex-Mex）和可口的美国南部食品。俄克拉荷马州还是专营乳品的家庭自营快餐连锁店博拉姆斯（Braum's）的大本营，连锁店所有的乳品都来自塔特尔（Tuttle）的家庭农场，使牛奶和冰激凌始终保持新鲜。

国际联系：俄克拉荷马市与墨西哥柏布拉（Puebla，Mexico）和巴西里约热内卢（Rio deJaneiro，Brazil）缔结了友好关系。

趣闻轶事：

探险活动：俄克拉荷马州是牛仔的天堂。你可以穿上牛仔靴来俄克拉荷马市或塔尔萨参观职业马术比赛。加斯里（Guthrie）等众多其他小镇也在一年四季举办多项竞技比赛。

Oklahoma at a Glance

Native America

With more than 40 Native American tribes and the National CowboyHall of Fame, Oklahoma is “Native America.”

Oklahoma bills itself as “Native America,” and the name fits.With more than 40 Native American tribes, more different terrainsper square kilometer than any other state and the National CowboyHall of Fame, Oklahoma offers a taste of all kinds ofAmericana.

Find out more about Oklahoma atDiscoverAmerica.com.

Capital: Oklahoma City

Population: Approximately 3.8 million people live inOklahoma.

Geography: Located in the South Central Plains,Oklahoma is bordered by Kansas to the north, Texas to the south andwest, and Arkansas and Missouri to the east. Oklahoma also shares anarrow border with New Mexico and Colorado.

Higher Education: Oklahoma is home to more than 30colleges and universities. The largest public universities in thestate are Oklahoma State University (OSU) and the University ofOklahoma (OU). Both are known for their outstanding academicprograms and nationally recognized sports teams. With its flagshipcampus in Stillwater, the OSU system is the largest in the statewith more than 35,000 students spread across six educationalinstitutes. Founded in 1890, this university is known for itsstrong agricultural, engineering, business and education programs.While many students are from Oklahoma, the university is also hometo 1,700 international students from 101 countries. OU was alsofounded in 1890. Today, there are approximately 30,000 studentsenrolled at the university. OU is ranked first per capita amongpublic universities in enrollment of National Merit Scholars andamong the top 10 in the graduation of Rhodes Scholars. Known forits athletic programs, OU has won seven NCAA Division I NationalFootball Championships. Its gymnastics team has won four nationalchampionships since 2002.

Major Industries: Manufacturing, mining, agricultureand service industries all play important roles in Oklahoma’seconomy. The state’s major manufacturing outputs include machinerysuch as oil field machinery and construction machinery;transportation equipment such as aircraft and aerospace equipmentand automobile assembly equipment; and electronic equipment.Oklahoma’s top mined products include petroleum and natural gas.Oklahoma is a leading producer of both goods within the UnitedStates. Its key agricultural products include cattle, hogs,poultry, wheat and dairy; and its service industry includes theprivate health care, equipment rental and telemarketingsectors.

Sports Teams: Oklahoma hosts one professional sportsteam, the National Basketball Association’s Oklahoma CityThunder.

Famous Oklahomans: Jazz trumpeter Chet Baker; WorldSeries–winning baseball players Johnny Bench and Mickey Mantle;actors Kristin Chenoweth, James Garner, Ron Howard, Chuck Norrisand Brad Pitt; African-American novelist Ralph Ellison; countrysingers Vince Gill, Toby Keith, Reba McEntire, Blake Shelton andCarrie Underwood; pop psychologist "Dr. Phil" McGraw and Wal-Martfounder Sam Walton were all born in the Sooner State.

Pop Culture: The 1983 drama The Outsiders,directed by Francis Ford Coppola and starring Rob Lowe, EmilioEstevez, Matt Dillon, Tom Cruise, Patrick Swayze and Diane Lane,was set in Tulsa; the 1988 drama Rain Man starring DustinHoffman and Tom Cruise featured scenes from Guthrie; and the 1996drama Twister starring Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton followedtornadoes across the Sooner State.

Culinary Specialties: Oklahoma offers mouthwateringbarbeque, fantastic Tex-Mex, and great Southern food. Oklahoma isalso home to Braum’s, a family-owned and -operated fast-food chainthat specializes in dairy products. In fact, all of the dairyproducts come from the family’s farm in Tuttle. This ensures thattheir milk and ice cream are always fresh.

International Connection: Oklahoma City is sistercities with Puebla, Mexico, and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Fun Facts:

• The National Cowboy Hall of Fame is in Oklahoma City.

• Oklahoma has had six Miss Americas, including back-to-backwins in 2006 and 2007.

• Both the parking meter and the shopping cart were invented inOklahoma.

Adventure Idea: Oklahoma is cowboy country. So put onyour cowboy boots and attend a professional rodeo in Oklahoma Cityor Tulsa. Guthrie also hosts several rodeo events throughout theyear, as do many small towns across the state.

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