美国国旗的故事(2/2)
概述：Betsy Ross设计并缝制了第一面美国国旗，这面旗帜俗称“星条旗”(Stars and Stripes)。Hints:
Betsy Ross
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Navy
William Canby
George Washington
Revolutionary War
Cornelia Bridges
Rebecca Young
John Shaw
Maryland
Stars and Stripes
Old Glory
Star-Spangled Banner
Harry Truman
Flag Day
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本期材料发音模仿地址：http://bulo.hujiang.com/menu/11885/item/763337/http://t1.g.hjfile.cn/listen/201305/201305050908024922767.mp3Just about every American knows the story that a woman named Betsy Ross made the first American flag. Betsy Ross was from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She made flags for many years and was the official flag maker for the Pennsylvania Navy. But this is how she came to be known as the maker of the first American flag.
In 1870, a grandson of Betsy Ross, William Canby, wrote a paper about her. He wrote that when he was 11 years old, his grandmother told him the story of how she made the first United States flag. She told him a committee led by George Washington came to see her in June of 1776. The man asked Betsy Ross to make a flag based on a design they gave her. The stars had six points but Ross suggested that stars with five points would be easier to sew.
During the Revolutionary War, several other people were also known to have made flags for the new nation. Among them were Cornelia Bridges and Rebecca Young of Pennsylvania and John Shaw of Maryland.
The American flag has been called different names, including Stars and Stripes, Old Glory and Star-Spangled Banner. And it is officially celebrated on June 14th. In 1949, President Harry Truman declared that date as Flag Day.每个美国人都知道一位名叫贝特西·罗斯的女性制作第一面美国国旗的故事。贝特西·罗斯来自宾夕法尼亚州的费城，她多年制作旗帜，也是宾夕法尼亚海军官方军旗的制作者。但接下来要说的是，她是如何成为家喻户晓的首面国旗制作者的。
1870年，贝特西·罗斯的孙子，威廉姆·坎比撰写了一篇关于她的文章。他写道，在他11岁的时候，他的祖母曾告诉他她是如何制作第一面美国国旗的。她还告诉他在1776年的6月，一个由乔治·华盛顿领导的委员会前来看望她。华盛顿要求贝特西·罗斯根据自己给她的设计图案制作一面国旗。（图案上）星星原本有六个角，但是罗斯建议五角星绣起来要更容易一些。
在独立战争期间，还有其他几个人也因制造新美国国旗而被众人知晓。其中就有来自宾夕法尼亚的科妮莉亚·布里奇斯和瑞贝卡·杨，还有来自马里兰的约翰·肖。
美国国旗一直以来有各种不同叫法，包括星条旗，昔日荣耀旗和星光灿烂旗。每年6月14日，官方都会庆祝国旗的诞生。1949年，哈里·杜鲁门总统宣布6月14日为美国国旗日。
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