It was a day of national mourning with flags flying at half-mast everywhere.

这是一个全国哀悼的日子，到处都下了半旗。

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In that first glorious hour, the mighty Vasa, which was intended to rule the Baltic, sank with all flags flying-in the harbour of her birth.

就这样，想要统治波罗的海的大型战舰“瓦萨”号，在它壮丽的起航时刻，带着全身飘扬的彩旗，沉没在了它诞生的港口。

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The relief camp looks like an Olympic village with national flags flying from nations all over the world.

救援大本营看上去就像一个奥林匹克村，这里飞扬着全球各国的国旗。

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But honorary consuls are not all based in grand buildings with flags flying outside as one might expect.

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With flags flying at half-staff and ambulances racing through campus streets, the telltale signs of the tragedy still were evident more than a week after Katrina devastated the area.

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Tuesday was declared a national day of mourning after the tragedy, the worst to hit Nigeria's biggest city for a decade, with flags flying at half mast at government offices across the country.

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