【请教】降半旗的英文翻译是？

白狐狸

找了很久，只找到一个 half-mast，大家还有其他的吗？

HOPE

下半旗

白狐狸

QUOTE:

Posted by HOPE on 2008-5-19 19:50
下半旗

？？？
英文翻译？

独下西楼

lower  flag？

不严谨，仅供参考

ccna1111

flags were to fly at half-staff
yahoo网站是这样描述的

shengyue9999

Flags flew at half-staff

小野猪

QUOTE:

Posted by HOPE on 2008-5-19 19:50
下半旗

我要举报！！！hope灌水！

匆匆过客

真的是灌水～～哈哈……
证据确凿！

vanloove

cctv网站上也是用half-mast的
cnn这个没去关注

djingle

是half-mast
cnn也是这样用

白狐狸

多谢大家。

djingle

……
In Beijing's Tiananmen Square around 2,600 people watched as the national flag was ceremonially lowered to half-mast. Flags throughout the country were also lowered and condolences books were opened in China's Foreign Ministry and Chinese embassies and consulates around the world, Xinhua reported.

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From CNN

白狐狸

个别单词要借助下金山词霸，连蒙带猜基本能看懂LS的话，

yogibear

公司的老外说是 half-staff

surefly

QUOTE:

Posted by HOPE on 2008-5-19 19:50
下半旗

老大没灌水，只不过告诉我们，用词霸查“下半旗”就会得到我们想要的答案的

yogibear

Half-staff or half-mast describes a flag flying approximately halfway up a flagpole or ship's mast (though anywhere from one-third to two-thirds of the way up is acceptable, but see below). This is done in many countries as a symbol of respect, mourning, or distress.

The tradition of flying the flag at half-mast began centuries ago to allow the invisible flag of death to fly on top of the mast, thus signifying death's presence, power, and prominence.[1] In some countries, for example the UK, and especially in military contexts, a "half-staff" flag is still flown exactly one flag's width down from its normal position, and no lower, in order to allow for this flag of death. This was the original flag etiquette. However, with larger flags on shorter hoists on many public buildings, the practice of actual half-staff has become common, especially outside the UK, where it is now standard to fly the flag at halfway up the mast regardless of the size of the flag or hoist. (For modern UK practice see below.)

When hoisting a flag that is to be displayed at half-staff, it should be hoisted to full staff for an instant, then lowered to half-staff. Likewise when it is lowered at the end of the day, it is to be hoisted to full staff for an instant, and then lowered.

The terms half-staff and half-mast are generally considered synonymous, despite common folk theories that half-mast should be reserved for nautical uses. Which variant predominates varies with language community (e.g., Canadian vs. British vs. U.S. English).[2]

独下西楼

QUOTE:

Posted by surefly on 2008-5-19 21:51

老大没灌水，只不过告诉我们，用词霸查“下半旗”就会得到我们想要的答案的

哥们厉害。

白狐狸

QUOTE:

Posted by surefly on 2008-5-19 21:51

老大没灌水，只不过告诉我们，用词霸查“下半旗”就会得到我们想要的答案的

建议HOPE给你荣誉会员的称号，你真懂老大。
我刚试了下，确实是这么个意思呢

雨薇

丁丁咋变成灰色的了

tanbe

默哀...

哀悼死去的同胞......

[ Edited by  tanbe on 2008-5-20 11:38 ]

湖南 - 金牌会员

人家药的是英文，你老大就给他个中文，还只是改了一个字，可能是喝多了

djingle

QUOTE:

Posted by 雨薇 on 2008-5-20 10:54
丁丁咋变成灰色的了

颜色会回来的