发源地的英文：
mecca
mekka
mother country
seed bed
seed plot
seminary
womb

The sources of the Nile
尼罗河的发源地

Kyoto was the cradle of Japanese culture.
京都是日本文化的发源地。

The university as a breeding ground for new scientific theories.
作为新的科学理论发源地的大学。

At sourc;e at the point of origin or beginning
在源头;在发源地;在开端

New Orleans is the home of jazz.
新奥尔良是爵士音乐的发源地。

Ancient Greece was a fountain of wisdom and philosophy.
古希腊是智慧和哲学的发源地。

Ancient Athens is said to be the cradle of democracy.
据说古代雅典是民主的发源地。

The teacher told us that the home of the lion was Africa.
老师告诉我们狮子的发源地是非洲。

You shouldn’t judge a species by its place of origin.
你不能从物种的发源地评价它。

Both Asia and Europe are major origins of human civilization.
亚洲和欧洲都人是人类文明的重要发源地。

The Holy City(Jerusalem, Rome, Mecca)
圣地(指耶路撒冷、罗马、麦加等地)

The face of the worshipper must be turned towards Mecca.
礼拜者必须面朝麦加。

We'll visit the holy shrine of Mecca.
我们将造访麦加圣地。

The girl is a reflection of her mother.
那女孩长得和她母亲一模一样。

The children clustered round their mother.
孩子们聚集在母亲身边。

Mother footed the stocking.
妈妈给这袜子换了底。