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進入中英對照讀新聞》Kyrgyzstan moves to rid national flag of likeness to ’fickle’ sunflower 吉爾吉斯取消國旗上「善變」向日葵的圖案
吉爾吉斯通過修改國旗圖案，將太陽光芒從波浪狀改成直射。（路透檔案照）
◎孫宇青
Kyrgyzstan’s parliament voted to tweak the design of the national flag after critics, including President Sadyr Japarov, said its central element looked like a sunflower which in the local culture symbolizes fickleness and servility.
吉爾吉斯國會表決通過調整國旗設計，此前包含總統薩德爾‧賈帕洛夫在內的批評者表示，國旗的中心元素看起來像向日葵，在當地文化中象徵善變和奴性。
The Central Asian nation’s flag, adopted in 1992 after it gained independence from the Soviet Union, depicts a yellow sun, with 40 rays on a red background.
這個中亞國家在1992年脫離蘇聯獨立後所採用的國旗，描繪出一個紅色背景上的黃色太陽，並散發40道光芒。
But the wavy rays caught the eye of some parliament deputies who pointed out that they look more like sunflower petals.
但波浪狀的光芒引起一些議員注意，指出這些光芒看起來更像是向日葵花瓣。
The sunflower has a peculiar meaning in the Kyrgyz culture equivalent to that of a weathercock in some European languages - it is used to describe a fickle and servile person willing to switch allegiance for personal benefit.
向日葵在吉爾吉斯文化中具有奇特意義，相當於某些歐洲語言所稱的風向標—它被用來形容一個善變且奴性的人，願意為了個人利益而改變效忠對象。
Such notions could be seen as particularly hurtful in the country whose relatively small economy is heavily dependent on its larger partners.（Reuters）
這種觀點對吉爾吉斯來說尤其有害，因為該國經濟規模相對小，嚴重依賴經濟規模較大的夥伴。（路透）
新聞辭典
fickle：形容詞，反覆無常的、變幻莫測的。例句：The realm of politics is infamously fickle.（政治領域的變幻莫測是出了名的。）
servile：形容詞，卑躬的。例句：Try not to speak in a servile tone while talking to the customers.（在和客人說話時，試著不要用卑微的腔調。）
