National Flower 国花

About one hundred countries in the world have their national flowers and treat them as the symbols of friendship，happiness，peace and so on.From the national flower，we can not only enjoy the beauty，but also feel the uniqueness of the country.Now，let us enjoy some national flowers.

Firstly，China is the only one in big countries which has not established its national flower，because there are two different points in the establishment.Many people say peony deserves to be the national flower，but some others support plum blossom.Personally speaking，both pony and plum blossom are characteristic.

As is known to all，France is a romantic place.But except for romance，France is also famous for flowers and its capital Paris has the reputation of“flower city”.Its national flower is Iris，which is very similar to lily，so many people may be confused.

The Soviet Union loved sunflower very much and took it as their country flower，now the Russian still regard it as national flower. Sunflowers are of great values，they devote themselves to human beings.Moreover they can also give people a feeling of great hopes.

Holland is the so-called“garden of flower”，when it comes to Holland，we could not help mentioning its national flower，namely tulip.In Holland，tulip represents the nice，graveness，luxury and success.

译文

世界上有一百多个国家有本国的国花，国花代表着友谊、幸福、和平，等等。国花，我们不仅可以看到花的美，还能感受到不同国家的不同特点。现在让我们看看各国的国花吧。

首先，中国的国花。中国是唯一在这些大国中没有设立国花的，因为国花的设立上有两种不同的观点。一些人认为牡丹花应该为国花，但是其他人认为梅花是国花。对于我个人来说，牡丹花和梅花都是很有特点的。

众所周知，法国是一个浪漫的国度。除了浪漫，法国还因花而著名，法国首都巴黎有“花的王国”的美称。法国的国花是鸢尾花，它看起来和百合花很像，很多人都会分不清它们俩。

苏联非常喜欢向日葵并将它作为国花，现在俄罗斯仍然将它作为国花。向日葵有很大的价值，向日葵将自身贡献给了人类。除此之外，它还给人类带来希望。

荷兰被称为“花园”，当我们提到荷兰时，我们情不自禁地提到了他们的国花——郁金香。在荷兰，郁金香代表美好、重大、奢华、成功。

◎刘昊//译

注释

national国家的

symbols象征 代表

not only...but also不仅......还......

uniqueness唯一；特殊的

establish建立

peony牡丹花

deserve to值得

plum blossom梅花

characteristic特征；特点

reputation名声；声望

iris鸢尾花

lily百合花

confuse迷惑

the Soviet Union苏联

sunflower向日葵

Holland荷兰

tulip郁金香

represent代表

graveness重大