美国国旗被吹走：伦敦奥运又现国旗风波

One minute, the American flag was flying in the wind. The next, it was flying away.

前一分钟，美国国旗还在迎风飘扬；下一分钟，国旗就被吹跑了。

That was the scene Saturday at Wimbledon, after Serena Williams won the gold medal in women's single tennis, beating Russia's Maria Sharapova.

这一幕发生在周六的温布尔顿网球场，美国网球选手小威廉姆斯在网球女单比赛中击败对手俄罗斯的莎拉波娃夺得金牌。

It was a gorgeous day at Centre Court, with the sun shining on the athletes standing on the podium, and America's national anthem playing to end the medal ceremony. But then, the flag simply fell from its post.

在温布尔顿中心球场，这是多么明媚的一天啊，站在奥林匹克领奖台上的运动员接受着阳光的洗礼，美国国歌在颁奖典礼上奏响。就在此时，美国国旗就这么轻易地飘走了。

Olympic staffers were quick to retrieve it. One even carried the flag around with Serena as she, Sharapova, and bronze medalist Victoria Azarenka of Belarus walked to each side of the court to pose for photos.

奥林匹克工作人员很快过去补救。就在小威和银牌获得者莎拉波娃，铜牌获得者阿扎伦卡一起在场边拍照的时候，还有一名工作人员拿着国旗在小威左右晃荡呢。