The black and white flag went down, and the race began.

黑白旗落下，赛跑开始了。

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Down came the United States flag. And up went the white flag of surrender.

美国的国旗降下来了，他们打着一面白旗投降了，萨姆特堡战斗结束了。

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On one side for the red flag, an isosceles triangle a white seven horns star, The top-down for black, white, green parallel wide.

靠旗杆一侧为红色等腰三角形，内有一颗白色七角星；右侧自上而下为黑、白、绿三色的平行宽条。

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To be certain, utilities that have long relied on coal are starting to raise the white flag, opting instead to close down some of the older plants that have long been controversial: American Electric Power and FirstEnergy Corp. in Ohio are doing just that.

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