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98.What is the name of the national anthem?
98.美国国歌叫什么名字？
Answer: The Star-Spangled Banner
答案：《星条旗》
Explanation: At the beginning of almost any football, basketball, or baseball game in the United States, people sing the country's national anthem, or the song that officially represents the United States.
解释：在几乎所有的橄榄球、篮球或者棒球比赛开始的时候，人们都会唱美国国歌或正式代表着该国的歌曲。
This song is called The Star-Spangled Banner.
这首歌叫做《星条旗》。
When Americans sing it, they take off their hat, put their hand over their heart (or rest their right hand on the left side of their chest), and sing while looking at the U.S. flag.
美国人唱它的时候，他们摘掉自己的帽子，将他们的手放在自己的心脏上（或把他们的右手放在左胸上），并且看着美国国旗歌唱。
The phrase "Star-Spangled Banner" is another name for the U.S. flag.
“星条旗”这个短语是美国国旗的别称。
A banner is a long piece of fabric, like a flag.
横幅是一块像旗帜一样的很长的布。
The U.S. flag is star-spangled because it is covered with stars.
美国国旗星光灿烂是因为它上面布满了星星。
The melody (or the musical notes) come from an old British drinking song, or a song that men used to sing after they had drunk too much alcohol.
该歌曲（或曲调）取自英国古老的饮酒歌，或古时男人们喝了很多酒后常常会唱的歌。
The melody is very difficult to sing, because it has a wide range, meaning that some of the notes are very low and other notes are very high.
这首歌曲非常难唱，因为它的音域很宽，意思是有的音符非常之低，而有的音符却非常之高。
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