美国国旗介绍.ppt

美国国旗介绍.ppt

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AmericanFlag11/7/20221StructureoftheUnitedStatesflagHistoryoftheUnitedStatesflagTheproductionoftheUnitedStatesflagTheUnitedStatesflaghangingmannerofreleaseAmericansoaththeU.S.Flagaroundus11/7/20222StructureoftheUnitedStatesflag美国国旗是星条旗（theStar-SpangledBanner），旗面左上角为蓝色星区，区内共有9排50颗白色五角星，以一排6颗、一排5颗交错。

星区以外是13道红白相间的条纹。

50颗星代表美国50个州，13道代表最初北美13块殖民地。

据华盛顿说：

红色条纹象征英国，白色条纹象征脱离它而获得自由。

更普遍的说法认为，红色象征勇气，白色象征自由，蓝色则象征忠诚和正义。

11/7/20223HistoryoftheUnitedStatesflag-1Nationalflagsarenotmerelysymbolsofacountry.Theircolorsanddesignsconveypasthistoryandfuturegoals.Flagshavepowerfulconnotations（内涵）（内涵）.Theyspeaktothepeopleandpoliticians.Peopleofonecountrywillburntheflagofanotherwithwhosepoliticstheydonotagree.Toshowtheiranger,studentsdisplaytheirownnationsflagswiththedesignalteredorcutoutcompletely.Dictatorsflyflags;dissidents（持不同政见者）（持不同政见者）ripthemdown.Ineverycountryoftheworld,thetreatmentofaflagdisplaysanopinionorstatement.11/7/20224HistoryoftheUnitedStatesflag-2Americanstakethetreatmentoftheirflagseriouslyandinthe20thcenturythishasbecomeanimportantissue.Includedinthecodeofethicsaresuchrulesasthenationalflagcannotbeusedforadvertising.Itcannotcoveramonumentoranyceilings.Itmustnotbefoldedwhilebeingdisplayed.NooneshouldwriteonanAmericanflag.Shipscanlowertheirflagsslightlyingreetingeachother,butotherwiseshouldnotbedippedforanyotherobjectorperson.11/7/20225HistoryoftheUnitedStatesflag-3Inthelate1960s,Americanstudentsworesmallflagssewntothebackoftheirjeans,symbolicallyinsultingtheAmericangovernmentandprotestingitsinvolvementintheVietnamWar.TheyburnedtheAmericanflaginfrontoftheCapitolBuilding（国会大厦）inWashingtonasastatementofprotest.Intheearly1990s,senatorssuggestedanamendmenttotheConstitution（宪法）thatwouldmakethistreatmentoftheflagillegal.Theproposition（提议、议案）wasopposedbecausemanyothersfeltthatthischangewouldbeaviolationofAmericansconstitutionalrightstoexpresstheiropinionsfreely.11/7/20226HistoryoftheUnitedStatesflag-4ForallthecontroversyitisinterestingtopointoutthattheUnitedStatesdidnotevenhaveastandardizedflaguntil1912!

CalledtheStarsandStripes,orOldGlory,theflagisoneofthemostcomplicatedintheworld.Nootherflagneeds64piecesoffabrictomake.Thecurrentflaghas13redandwhitealternating（交互的）stripes（representingtheoriginal13states）and50stars（eachstarrepresentsoneofthestatesoftheUnion）onabluebackground.11/7/20227HistoryoftheUnitedStatesflag-5TheAmericanflaghasalsochangeddesignsmorethananyotherflagintheworld.Thefirstflag,calledtheGrandUnion,wasfirstflownattheheadquartersoftheContinentArmyonJanuary1,1776.BetsyRoss,aseamstress（女裁缝女裁缝）,issaidtohavecontributedtothisdesign.Shehadanupholstery（室内装潢）（室内装潢）businesswhichmadeflagsfornavyshipsinPennsylvania.AlegendstillpersiststhatsheshowedGeorgeWashingtonhowtomakeafive-pointedstarandsuggestedthirteenstarsinacircleforthefirstflag.Herdescendantsclaimedthatsheofferedthedesign.Actually,sheandGeorgeWashingtonnevermet!

GeorgeWashingtondiddesigntheGrandUnion.11/7/20228HistoryoftheUnitedStatesflag-6OnJune14,1777,theContinentalCongressproposedthattheUnitedStateshaveanationalflaginsteadoftheBritishUnionJack.The13starsoftheflagrepresentedthe13newstates.TherewerefewpublicceremonieshonoringtheStarsandStripesuntil1877,whenon,June14,itwasflownfromeverygovernmentbuildinginhonorofthecentennial（百年纪念）oftheadoptionofanationalflag.Schoolshadunfurled（展示）Americanflagsovertheirdoorsoroutsidethebuildingslongbeforethis;butin1890,NorthDakotaandNewJerseymadealawthatrequiredtheirschoolstoflytheflagdaily.ThefirstofficialFlagDaywasobservedinPhiladelphia,Pennsylvaniain1893.NewYorkalsoproclaimedJune14asFlagDay1897.Otherstateswereslowtofollow.SomepeoplethoughtthatthedaywastooclosetoMemorialDayandIndependenceDay.11/7/20229HistoryoftheUnitedStatesflag-7InAugust1949,PresidentHarryS.TrumanproclaimedJune14asFlagDay.SincethenthePresidentproclaimsthecommemoration（纪念会）yearly,andencouragesallAmericansinthecountrytodisplaytheStarsandStripesoutsidetheirhomesandbusinesses.Individualstatesdeterminehowtheywillobservetheday.InPennsylvaniaandAmericanSamoaitisapublicholiday.Usuallytheflagisflownfromallpublicbuildings,speechesaremadeinpublicplacesandceremoniestakeplaceintownsorcities.11/7/202210TheproductionoftheUnitedStatesflagTheAnninflagcompanymakesmostAmericanflags.Theyhavemorebusinessthantheycandonow.YoudonthavetogotoAnnintobuyaflagthough.Flagsalesareastreetcornercot