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The symbolism of the 13 stripes is that each stripe represents one of the original 13 colonies,
13道寬條的象征意義是每道寬條代表著13個最初的殖民地中的一個，
or the original pieces of land that were owned by Great Britain.
或最初歸英國所有的土地。
After the Revolutionary War, each of the colonies became one state in the new United States.
獨立戰爭之后，每個殖民地成為了新生美國的一個州。
Some people think that the flag's colors have symbolism, too.
有些人認為該旗的顏色也有象征意義。
They often say that the white stripes symbolize purity or goodness,
他們常說白條寬條象征著純潔或善良，
the red stripes symbolize strength and courage (or bravery and not being afraid),
紅條寬條象征著力量和勇氣（或勇敢且不害怕），
and the stars symbolize heaven (or the place where Christians believe God lives and where good people go when they die).
那些星星象征著天堂（或基督徒認為是上帝居住之地并且那里是好人死后去的地方）。
But the founding fathers did not give special meaning to the colors of the flag.
但是開國元勛們沒有給出國旗顏色的特殊含義。
Those meanings were created after the flag had already been adopted (or chosen to be used) by the U.S. government.
這些含義是該旗幟已被美國政府采納（或被選用）之后產生的。
Sometimes the flag is decorated (or made to look especially nice) for special events.
有時候，該旗幟會被裝飾（或弄得非常好看）起來迎接特殊活動。
At these times, a gold fringe is put around the flag, which is a lot of short gold-colored threads (or pieces of string).
每逢這種時刻，該旗幟的周圍就會鑲上金色的邊穗，也就是很多金黃色的短線（或繩子）
The U.S. flag with gold fringe is sometimes seen in parades, which are celebrations where many people walk down the street slowly, often with flags.
鑲金邊的美國國旗有時候會在游行中見到，也就是很多人慢慢地走在大街上，手里常常會拿著旗幟的慶祝活動。
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