New Zealanders have voted to keep the same flag they've had for the past 114 years, rejecting the chance for a new design. 投票显示,新西兰人民拒绝更换国旗,决定继续沿用飘扬了114年的米字旗。 Preliminary results from voting in a referendum to decide if the flag would be changed were in favour of keeping the old design, which is similar to the Australian flag and incorporates the Union Jack. 此前,新西兰进行了是否更换国旗的公投,而初步结果显示人们更倾向于继续沿用现有国旗。新西兰现有国旗和澳大利亚国旗相似,融合了米字旗元素。 The New Zealand Herald reported 2.1 million people voting with the result as 56.6 percent in favour of the same flag and 43.2 percent in favour of a new flag. 据《新西兰先驱报》报道,共计210万人参与投票,56.6%的民众选择现有国旗,43.2%的民众选择新国旗。 |