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　　At the same time the citizens of the United States elected President Barack Obama to a second four-year term, they also voted to make Puerto Rico the 51st state. This was a bit of a surprise because the number of states in America has stayed the same for 53 years. To be finalized, though, this order has to go through Congress, so it might not happen. If it does, many things will have to be changed, including the instantly recognizable American flag. The 13 alternatingred and white stripes symbolize the 13 original colonies that declaredindependence from England. In the top left corner, a blue rectangle is filled with 50 white, five-pointed stars that represent all the states. There have been manyincarnations of the flag over the years as the number of states grew from 13 to 50. Now, there may be a new one if Puerto Rico is added.
　　On National Geographic Channel's America's Lost Treasures, hosts Kinga Philipps and Curt Doussett travel to museums across the country to meet with people with extremely rare items from the country's past to see if any are worthadding to a special exhibition. A flag with 34 stars, dating from before West Virginia was added to the union in 1863, shows up, as well as a host of other objects. There is a big problem, though. A lot of the material from the flag is missing or worn away. Philipps and Doussett must decide if the flag, a C-melody saxophone, antique firearms, or some pre-historic dinosaur fossils should be placed in the exhibition. Watch America's Lost Treasures to see what happens to the flag and more.

發現國家寶藏
一面繡有 34 顆星星的骨董美國國旗有珍貴到需要被展出嗎？
　　在美國公民選舉巴拉克‧歐巴馬連任 4 年的同時，他們也票選要讓波多黎各成為美國第 51 州。這令人有些吃驚，因為美國的州數在過去 53 年來都沒有變過。然而，這項命令還得由國會通過後才能確定，因此也許根本不會發生。如果它通過了，許多事情將必須有所改變，其中包括令人一眼就可以認出的美國國旗。13 條紅白相間的條紋象徵著最初 13 個宣布自英國獨立的殖民地。在國旗的左上角，一個佈滿 50 顆五角星的藍色長方形代表了美國所有州。多年來，這面國旗隨著州數從 13 個成長至 50 個而一變再變。如今若是波多黎各被加進去的話，又會再變一次。
　　在國家地理頻道的《發現國家寶藏》節目中，主持人琴嘉菲利普和柯特?杜塞特周遊全美各地的博物館，與那些擁有該國過去罕見物品的人士會面，他們想看看有沒有任何東西值得放到一場特別的展覽中。一面繡有 34 顆星星的國旗出現了，它可以回溯至西維吉尼亞州於 1863 年被納入美國之前，另外還有許多其他物品。不過，有一個很大的問題。國旗的大部份布料都不見或是破損了。菲利普和杜塞特必須決定是否該將那面國旗、一把 C 調薩克斯風、骨董槍枝或是史前的恐龍化石列入展覽。敬請收看《發現國家寶藏》節目來看看這面國旗及其他更多東西發生了些什麼事。