In this context the word 'gay' came to represent, as it does now, a word with no negative connotations but associated with a positive and proud sense of identity.

从那时开始，gay这个词就没有了贬义，而是表示对于自我认知的积极而自豪的态度。

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However, across the border in Wales, the red dragon which appears on the Welsh flag is a positive symbol, indicating strength and a sense of national identity.

但是，在威尔士，出现在威尔士国旗上那条红色的龙，确实正面的象征，它代表着力量和民族感。

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The sense of national identity tends to create two kinds of effect upon society, which is either positive or negative.

民族认同意识可能产生积极的和消极的两种社会作用。

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