Three of the schemes incorporate the silver fern motif which is used by New Zeland sports teams.
三种方案都含有新西兰球队中所使用的银蕨。
BBC 听力 2015年11月合集
They've been asked to choose between five designs, most of which feature a silver fern, the country's unofficial emblem.
并在5个新国旗方案中进行选择,多面候选国旗都包含非官方象征银蕨叶。
BBC 听力 2016年3月合集
Voting has just ended in New Zealand in a referendum to decide whether to replace the national flag which features the British Union Jack with a silver fern design.
新西兰举行公投决定是否将英国国旗改为银蕨星旗,目前投票已经结束。
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Though he held citizenships from elsewhere-Kuwaiti from his birthplace, Palestinian from his father-and though he had spent his childhood in Oregon, he was proud to wear the silver fern on his shirt.
Like, the Silver Fern Rally I've heard of, and there's other ones way out in the middle of nowhere where they drive these cars and these boot buggys… maybe the Iditarod.
Cyathea dealbata, also known as the silver tree-fern or silver fern, or as ponga/ˈpɒŋə/ or punga/ˈpʌŋə/ (from Māori kaponga or ponga), is a species of medium-sized tree fern, endemic to New Zealand. It is a symbol commonly associated with the country both overseas and by New Zealanders themselves.