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Meredith is showing Henry a book about flags that she's been reading:
Meredith: Check out all these flags!
Henry : The colors are so vivid.1
Meredith: Which one is your favorite?
Henry : I like Kenya's flag. The two spears and shield look very cool.
Meredith: Those ancient weapons symbolize Kenya's traditional culture.
Henry : What about the flag of Liberia? It really resembles2 the American
flag.
Meredith: That's right. Freed slaves founded Liberia, and they wanted to
show they shared the same values as the United States.
Henry : I see South Korea's flag has a yin-yang symbol.
Meredith: That symbol tells us how much the Korean people value3 harmony.4
Henry : Nepal's flag isn't very conventional.5 It's not rectangular like
all the other flags.
Meredith: The flag is actually made up of two pennants. Each pennant represents
one of the two branches of Nepal's royal family.
Henry : Look at that sunset on Kiribati's flag! It's so pretty!
Meredith: I agree. The sea bird and ocean waves make me want to go to the
beach!
Henry : It would be wonderful if someday all these countries could live
together in peace.
Meredith: I know how you feel. There are so many countries, but we all call
the same earth home.
Henry : Maybe one day, the flag of the United Nations will unite6 all of
us in brotherhood.
梅芮狄丝正给亨利看一本她最近在读的国旗相关书籍。
梅芮狄丝:看看这些国旗!
亨利:颜色好鲜艳啊。
梅芮狄丝:你最喜欢哪一面?
亨利:我最喜欢肯尼亚的国旗。那两支长矛和盾牌看起来超酷。
梅芮狄丝:那两种古代的武器象征着肯尼亚的传统文化。
亨利:那利比里亚的国旗呢?看起来好像美国国旗喔。
梅芮狄丝:没错。当年被解放的黑奴成立了利比里亚共和国,他们想表现他们和美国有相同的价值观。
亨利:我看到南韩的国旗有阴阳的太极图象征。
梅芮狄丝:由此可知韩国人民有多重视和谐。
亨利:尼泊尔的国旗很特别。它不像其他国旗一样都是矩形的。
梅芮狄丝:事实上,它是由两面三角旗组成的,代表尼泊尔皇室家族的两个分支。 亨利:你看基里巴斯共和国国旗上的落日!好美喔!
梅芮狄丝:我也这样觉得。看到那上面的海鸟和海浪,让我很想去海滩一游呢。
亨利:如果有一天,所有的国家都能和平共处该有多好。
梅芮狄丝:我了解你的意思。虽有这么多不同的国家,但地球是我们共同的家。
亨利:或许有一天,联合国的旗帜会将全人类结合在一起,四海之内皆兄弟。
Vocabulary
1. vivid adj. colorful; bright 鲜明的;鲜艳的
In the tropics, you'll see a lot of flowers and birds with vivid colors.
在热带地区,你会看见许多色彩鲜艳的花和鸟。
2. resemble v. to look like sb./sth. else 和…相似
My brother resembles our mother, but I look more like our father.
我的哥哥比较像妈妈,但我长得比较像爸爸。
3. value v. to think sb./sth. is very important; to treasure 重视;珍惜
Teddy really values his stamp collection, so he takes good care of it.
泰迪相当珍视所收藏的邮票,所以将它们保存得很好。
4. harmony n. a state of balance; peace 和谐
Our family lives in harmony, so we rarely have arguments.
我的家人相处和睦,因此我们很少吵架。
5. conventional adj. normal; usual 常见的;依惯例的
The conventional way to travel from Taiwan to Hong Kong is by air.
从台北到香港最常见的交通方式是搭飞机。
6. unite v. to bring together; to make as one 统一
sb./sth 敬礼;向 … 表示敬意
The politicians were arguing about whether South Korea should unite with
North Korea.
政治人物正为南韩是否该与北韩统一而争论不休。
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