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97.Why does the flag have 50 stars?
97.美國國旗為何有50顆星？
Answer: Because there is one star for each state; Because each star represents a state; Because there are 50 states
答案：因?yàn)槊總€(gè)州對應(yīng)著一顆星；因?yàn)槊款w星代表一個(gè)州；因?yàn)槊绹?0個(gè)州
Explanation: The design (or plan) for the flag of the United States has changed 26 times in the country's short history.
解釋：美國國旗的圖樣（或設(shè)計(jì)圖）在該國短暫的歷史中修改過26次。
When the Declaration of Independence was written, the United States didn't have a flag.
當(dāng)《獨(dú)立宣言》寫好了的時(shí)候，美國還沒有國旗。
The first flag was adopted (or chosen to be used) on June 14, 1777.
第一面國旗是在1777年6月14日被采用的（或被選用的）。
Now we commemorate (or remember) that day by celebrating June 14 as Flag Day every year.
如今，我們把每年的6月14日作為國旗日慶祝來紀(jì)念（或記?。┻@一天。
Most Americans are taught and believe that a woman named Betsy Ross designed and sewed (or made from fabric) the first U.S. flag.
大多數(shù)美國人都被教導(dǎo)并且認(rèn)為一位名叫貝齊·羅斯的婦女設(shè)計(jì)并縫制了（或由布料制成）第一面美國國旗。
Most historians think that she actually didn't do this, but it has become a popular story among Americans.
大多數(shù)歷史學(xué)家認(rèn)為她其實(shí)沒做過這事，但是這一故事在美國是家喻戶曉。
The story is so commonplace (or popular and easy to find) that the first U.S. flag is usually called "the Betsy Ross flag."
這個(gè)故事是如此普遍（或流行且容易找到），以至于第一面美國國旗通常被稱為“貝齊·羅斯旗”。
The Betsy Ross flag had the same 13 red and white horizontal stripes (or lines that run from left to right) as the U.S. flag does today.
貝齊·羅斯旗和現(xiàn)在的美國國旗一樣有相同的13道紅白相間的橫條（或從左至右的線條）。
But it had fewer stars.
但它的星星數(shù)更少。
In 1777, when the flag was made, there were only 13 states, so the flag had only 13 stars, with one for each state.
1777年，當(dāng)國旗做好了的時(shí)候，美國只有13個(gè)州，所以該旗只有13顆星，每個(gè)州對應(yīng)著一顆星。
The stars were in a circle on top of the blue part of the flag.
這些星星圍成一個(gè)圈，位于該旗藍(lán)色部分的頂部。
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