2023年考研英語閱讀訓練三十

　　THE NATIONAL FLAG 國旗

　　it is the duty of every citizen to honor the national flag. Why? Because the national flag is the symbol of a (the) country. To respect it means to respect the country. In other words， if a man loves his country， he must love the national flag.

　　In school， the national flag is usually raised at a certain time every day. Then the principal， teachers， staff and students are to (must) stand before it and sing the national anthem. It is indeed extremely meaningful to attend such a ceremony.

　　尊敬國旗是每個公民的責任(義務)。為什么?因為國旗是國家的象征。尊敬它意思就是尊敬國家。換句話說，如果一個人愛國，他必須愛國旗。

　　在學校里，通常每天定時要升旗。那時，校長，老師，教職員學生教師將恭敬地站在它前面并且唱國歌。參加此項儀式確實非常有意義。