Governor Codey has also brought the struggles of the mentally ill to the forefront of the public’s attention．His first official act after becoming Acting Governor was to establish the Governor’s Task Force on Mental Health to report to him on the direction New Jersey should take in delivering improved services to its mentally ill．The task force report resulted in an executive order improving access to mental health services throughout New Jersey．Codey sponsored and signed into law legislation establishing a Special Needs Housing Fund，which over the next 10years will help create 10，000new affordable housing opportunities for people with mental illness and other special needs．He also signed into law a plan to forgive up to 20，000in student loans for new qualified college graduates who enter the social services industry．In addition，along with First Lady Mary Jo Codey，Governor Codey has initiated a campaign to educate pediatricians（儿科医师）and new mothers on the symptoms of postpartum（产后的）depression，to remove the stigma and shame it causes its sufferers，and show that it is treatable．
Governor Codey is dedicated to protection of our natural and historic resources．He focused on the critical importance of abundant，clean drinking water when he designated the Shark River Brook Watershed，its tributaries，and the Glendora Reservoir with the highest form of water quality protection the state affords，limiting development impacts and discharges into the streams．He led the fight to speed cleanup（清除，获利）of contaminated sites along the Delaware River，forcing those responsible for the contamination to accelerate the timetable for remediation or face severe fines．The reopening of High Point Monument，one of New Jersey’s most beloved sites，in June of 2005after years of neglect，marked Governor Codey’s commitment to upgrading our state parks．Codey also directed the State Archives to acquire at auction notable early New Jersey historic maps and documents which were in private hands，and to bring those papers home to the people of New Jersey．
Codey reestablished the Department of the Public Advocate as an independent government watchdog（看门狗，监察人（员），监督人（员））and a powerful voice for those unable to protect themselves，signed a package of election reform bills promoting access，accuracy（精确性，正确度）and accountability in elections，and shepherded through the Legislature and signed into law the State’s most responsible，fiscally prudent（谨慎的），balanced budget in decades．
State Bird州鸟
金梅花雀是本州州鸟。它们的食物来源主要是蒲公英、太阳花、豚草和夜来香的种子。在每年的七月末八月初的时候，它们开始筑巢，主要是用树枝和蓟花的冠毛。它们的孵蛋时间要两个星期，但雏鸟两三个星期就会离开自己的巢。
The Eastern Goldfinch is the New Jersey state bird，having been so declared by Senate，No．241．
Seeds from dandelions（蒲公英），sunflowers，ragweed，and evening primrose are the main source of food for the Eastern Goldfinch（Carduelis tristis）．In late July or early August they build their nests from plant materials and line them with thistledown（蓟花的冠毛）．The pale bluewhite eggs of the Eastern Goldfinch incubate（孵卵）for two weeks and the young birds leave the nest when they are two to three weeks old．
The top of the male’s head is topped with black．The bright yellow body has black wings and tail．The female has a dull oliveyellow body with a brown tail and wings．The male goldfinch acquires the same dull plumage（鸟类羽毛，翅膀）in the winter months．
State Flower州花
本州州花最初是在1913年被立法机关的一项决议认定，但这项决议随着1914年的立法会议的召开而宣告终结。在接下来的50年里紫罗兰的州花地位似乎就不存在了。1963促使紫罗兰成为州花的尝试宣告失败，直到1917年，紫罗兰才被正式作为新泽西州的州花。
The state flower of New Jersey was originally designated as such by a resolution of the Legislature in 1913．Unfortunately the force of resolution ended with the start of the 1914legislative session（会议），leaving the violet with uncertain status for the next fifty years．In 1963an attempt was made to have the Legislature“officially”designate the violet as the state flower，but the legislation apparently（显然地）failed．In 1971，at the urging of New Jersey’s garden clubs，legislation more specifically designating the Common Meadow Violet（Viola sororia）as the state flower was enacted（制定法律，颁布）．
The violet is also the state flower for Illinois，Rhode Island and Wisconsin．
Family：Violet
Habitat：woods，meadows，waste areas
Height：3－8inches
Flower size：3／4to 1inch wide
Flower color：bluepurple，occasionally white or bicolor
Flowering time：April to June
Origin：native
State Flag州旗
新泽西州的州旗是在1986年被采用的。此旗呈浅黄色，代表着George Washington将军和新泽西军队在美国革命战争时期穿的制服的颜色。在中心饰有本州州徽，此州徽上有印有三个犁，在其上部一个马头。州徽左右的两位女子则代表着自由与文明。底部的缎带上写着“自由和繁荣”以及美国独立时间1776。1896年本州正式使用该州旗。
The State flag of New Jersey is buff（浅黄色）colored．The buff color of this flag represents the coats of the uniforms that General George Washington and New Jersey troops wore during the Revolutionary War．The state coat of arms is emblazoned in the center．The shield has three plows（犁）with a horse’s head above it．Two women represent the goddesses（女神）of Liberty and Agriculture．A ribbon at the bottom includes the year of independence in 1776and reads：Liberty and Prosperity．The New Jersey state flag was formally adopted in 1896．
State Song州歌
I’m From New Jersey
I know of a state that’s a perfect playland
with white sandy beaches by the sea；
With funfilled mountains，lakes and parks，
and folks with hospitality（好客，盛情）；
With historic towns where battles were fought，
and presidents have made their home；
It’s called New Jersey，and I toast and
tout it wherever I may roam（漫游，闲逛）．’Cause．．．
FIRST CHORUS
I’m from New Jersey and I’m proud about it，
I love the Garden State（美国新泽西州之别名）．
I’m from New Jersey and I want to shout it，
I think it’s simply great．
All of the other states throughout
the nation may mean a lot to some；
But I wouldn’t want another，
Jersey is like no other，I’m glad that’s where I’m from．
SECOND CHORUS
If you want glamour，try Atlantic City or
Wildwood（自然林，原始林）by the sea；
Then there is Trenton，Princeton，
and Fort Monmouth，they all made history．
Each little town has got that certain something，
from High Point to Cape May；
And some place like Mantoloking，Phillipsburg，
or Hoboken will steal your heart away．
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