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What Are Olympic Medals Made Of? Why Does Every Country Have A Flag?

2018/2/16
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Andrew Weibrecht
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Elana Meyers Taylor
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Hannah Carney
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Jane Lindholm
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Scot Ginter
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Hannah Carney: 奥运奖牌代表着运动员多年的努力和付出,以及所有帮助过她的人。奖牌不仅是个人荣誉,更是对团队和支持者的认可。获得金牌是实现最终目标的象征,也是多年努力的回报。2010年温哥华冬奥会夺冠,让她感到无比自豪,并让她铭记所有帮助过她的人和多年的训练。 Andrew Weibrecht: 奥运奖牌代表着运动员多年的努力和付出,以及克服困难的经历。奖牌本身只是个物体,但它所代表的意义才是最重要的。他认为,在通往成功的道路上所克服的困难,使得最终的成功更加宝贵和有意义。 Scot Ginter: 每个国家都有国旗,因为国旗是重要的身份象征,代表着民族认同感。国旗可以用于展示民族认同感,也可以用于区分敌我。国旗在历史上曾用于区分海上船只的敌我身份,其起源可以追溯到远古时代,最初是用于代表部落或氏族的象征。国旗是从早期的部落象征演变而来的,在仪式中被使用,以加强群体认同感。学习旗帜可以帮助我们更好地了解世界各地的人们和文化。 Jane Lindholm: 奥运金牌并非纯金打造,而是银质镀金。奥运奖牌的材质和设计因年份而异,并且会随着时间推移而磨损。奥运奖牌的价值不仅仅在于金钱,更在于其象征意义。奥运奖牌是独一无二的纪念品,代表着奥运精神、文化和举办地。 Elana Meyers Taylor: 获得奥运奖牌是难以置信的体验,代表着运动员和团队的努力和奉献。能够为国家赢得荣誉,是一件非常棒的事情。

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This chapter explores the composition and significance of Olympic medals, featuring insights from Olympians about their personal experiences and the value these medals hold beyond their material worth.

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What are Olympic medals made of? Why does every country have a flag? The 2018 Winter Olympics are underway in PyeongChang, South Korea. We reached out to medal-winning Olympians Elana Meyers Taylor, Andrew Weibrecht and Hannah Kearney to reflect on what winning a medal represents. And we learn about flags with vexillologist Scot Guenter from San Jose State University.