TheUnionFlag第1頁/共16頁第一頁，共17頁。2INTRODUCTIONItsNameItsThreeParts

第2頁/共16頁第二頁，共17頁。3ITSNAMETheUnionFlag,popularlyknownastheUnionJack,isthenationalflagoftheUnitedKingdom.ItistheBritishflag.ItiscalledtheUnionFlagbecauseitsymbolizestheadministrativeunionofthecountriesoftheUnitedKingdom.第3頁/共16頁第三頁，共17頁。4ITS3PARTSItismadeupoftheindividualFlagsofthreeoftheKingdom'scountriesallunitedunderoneSovereign-thecountriesofEngland,Scotland,NorthernIreland.(since1921onlyNorthernIrelandhasbeenpartoftheUnitedKingdom).AsWaleswasnotaKingdom(王國)butaPrincipality（公國，侯國）itcouldnotbeincludedontheflag.第4頁/共16頁第四頁，共17頁。5ITS3PARTSTheNationalFlagofEnglandEnglandisrepresentedbytheflagofSt.George圣佐治TheNationalFlagofScotlandScotlandisrepresentedbytheflagofSt.Andrew圣安德魯TheNationalFlagofNorthernIrelandIrelandisrepresentedbythecrossofSt.Patrick圣帕特里克第5頁/共16頁第五頁，共17頁。6TheformationoftheUnionFlag(UnionJack)cameaboutastheresultoftheprogressivemergingoftheinhabitantsoftheBritishIslesunderonethrone.1603-KingJamesVIofScotlandinheritedtheEnglishthroneandbecameKingJamesIofEngland.1606-theNationalFlagsofScotlandandEnglandwereunitedforuseatsea,thusmakingthefirstUnionFlagThefirstUnionFlag(1606)ITS3PARTS第6頁/共16頁第六頁，共17頁。71801-IrelandwasunitedwithGreatBritainandthepresentUnionFlagwasformed.TheUnionFlagconsistsofthethreeheraldiccrossesofStGeorge,StAndrewandStPatrick.TheUnionFlag(1801-now)ITS3PARTS第7頁/共16頁第七頁，共17頁。8Whydoesn'ttheWelshdragonappearontheUnionFlag?TheWelshdragondoesnotappearontheflagbecausewhenthefirstUnionFlagwascreatedin1606,WaleswasalreadyunitedwithEnglandfromthe13thcentury.ThismeantthatWalesaPrincipalityinsteadofaKingdomandassuchcouldnotbeincluded.WhatwouldtheUnionFlaglooklikeifWaleswasrepresented?ITS3PARTS第8頁/共16頁第八頁，共17頁。9ITS3PARTSBelowyoucanseeIanLucas'versionoftheUnionflagwithWalesrepresented:伊恩·盧卡斯的版本第9頁/共16頁第九頁，共17頁。RoyalcoatofarmsoftheUnitedKingdom英國皇家徽章第10頁/共16頁第十頁，共17頁。

ThemainelementoftheArmsistheshield(盾)whichisdividedintoFourQuarters.TheFirstandThirdquadrantsrepresentEnglandcontainthreegoldlionspassantonaredfield;TheSecondquadrantrepresentsScotland

containsaredlionrampantonagoldfield;TheFourthquadrantrepresentsIreland

containsthegoldharp(豎琴)ofIrelandonabluefield.RoyalcoatofarmsoftheUnitedKingdom第11頁/共16頁第十一頁，共17頁。

RoyalcoatofarmsoftheUnitedKingdomOntheleft,theshieldissupportedbytheEnglishLion.Ontheright，

itissupportedbytheUnicorn(獨角獸)ofScotland.ThetopofShieldemblemissetwithgoldandsilverhelmets,imperialcrownandalionwearingacrownonhead.Apieceofgreengrass第12頁/共16頁第十二頁，共17頁。Thecoatfeatures（使突出）BOTHthemottoofBritishMonarchs:Dieuetmondroit(Godandmyright天有上帝，我有權(quán)利)ANDthemottooftheOrderoftheGarter:（嘉德勛位的座右銘）Honisoitquimalypense(Eviltohimwhoevilthinks惡有惡報)onarepresentationoftheGarterbehindtheshield.RoyalcoatofarmsoftheUnitedKingdom（writteninFrench）第13頁/共16頁第十三頁，共17頁。14RoyalcoatofarmsoftheUnitedKingdom英國皇室徽章英國皇室徽章（蘇格蘭）英國政府使用的國徽英國政府使用的國徽（在蘇格蘭）第14頁/共16頁第十四頁