On June 14, 1777, the Second Constitutional Congress adopted a flag with thirteen stripes and thirteen stars to represent our Nation, one star for each of our founding colonies.

1777年6月14日，第二届制宪会议(Second Constitutional Congress)决定采用有十三道条纹和十三颗星星的旗帜来代表美国，每颗星代表一个创始殖民地。

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In that year, Congress decided that the flag should have 15 stars and 15 stripes, to represent the new states of Vermont and Kentucky.

那一年，会议决定旗帜应由15颗星星及15条横纹组成，从而代表新佛蒙特州和肯塔基州两个新州。

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Called the "Stars and Stripes" or "Old Glory" the flag is one of the most complicated in the world. No other flag needs 64 pieces of fabric to make.

它被称作“星条旗”或“古老的荣誉”，是世界上设计最为复杂的国旗之一，需用64块布制成———这在其他国家的国旗里是绝无仅有的。

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After all, he has made a "fashion statement" or two appearing clad in pants that appear to have been created by hacking up a stars and stripes flag (you can get into some serious trouble for that in the U.S.) and a shirt that incorporates the Union Jack.

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