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Andrew Moody, a senior foreign editor at China Daily, kept the habit of writing a diary during his 13 years working in China.

His diaries offer us a glimpse into his love for China and his passion for interpreting the country to the rest of the world.

As a productive journalist, Moody wrote some 700 front-page stories for China Daily. He reported on many high-profile events, such as the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China.

For the last three years of his life, Moody suffered from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Despite the physical pain, he kept working, until his last days.

The highly anticipated Chinese war epic film The Battle at Lake Changjin about the Korean War (1950-53) debuted around the country on September 30. 

9月30日，备受期待的中国战争史诗电影《长津湖之战》（1950-53）在全国上映。

▲ A poster of the film the Battle at Lake Changjin shows in a cinema. Photo/VCG

However, the real battlefield is far more impressive than the scene in the film.

然而，真实的战场远比影片中的场景更令人震撼。

Changjin Lake (also known as the Chosin Reservoir by many) is located in North Korea. In November 1950, United Nations forces headed north to Yalu River, the border of China and North Korea, claiming to win the war by Christmas.

长津湖位于朝鲜，狼林山脉的东侧，是朝鲜北部最大的人工蓄水湖。长津湖常年冰封积雪、人迹罕至，周围地形多是高山峻岭、悬崖峭壁。1950年11月，“联合国军”北上前往位于中朝边境的鸭绿江，声称要在圣诞节前结束战争。

▲ Chinese People's Volunteers charging forward under enemy fire

The war was on in severely cold winter with temperature of around -40 C. CPV soldiers did not only need to fight against United Nations forces, but had to battle over the nature with their strong will.

那一年朝鲜半岛遭遇五十年不遇的极寒天气。11月，长津湖地区的气温降至零下40摄氏度左右。志愿军士兵不仅需要与敌军作战，而且还要和极端恶劣的自然气候作斗争。

Chinese People's Volunteer Army confronted with the US contingent stationed near the lake and won the battle by fighting against impossible odds. The Battle of Changjin Lake became a pivotal moment in 'the War Against US Aggression and Aid Korea'-the term used to refer to the Chinese participation in the Korean War.中国人民志愿军应朝鲜请求赴朝与朝鲜人民并肩作战，与驻扎在长津湖边的美国特遣队对峙，中国人民志愿军赢得了这场战斗，战胜了几乎不可能逾越的艰难险阻。长津湖战役成为抗美援朝战争的关键时刻。

In the battle of Changjin Lake, the Volunteer Army's 20 Army 59th Division 177th Regiment 6 Company was ordered to ambush sniper US Marine 1st Division. In order not to expose the target, they remained motionless in the ice and snow, and when the follow-up troops arrived, they found that all 125 officers and soldiers had frozen to death in the positions. They lay on their positions, holding rifles. Although they were frozen to the ground, they still in combat posture, as if ready to charge.

长津湖战役中，志愿军20军59师177团6连受命埋伏狙击美军陆战1师。为了不暴露目标，他们在冰雪阵地中保持纹丝不动，当后续部队到达阵地时才发现，这125名官兵全部冻死在阵地上。他们趴在地上，手里握着步枪，虽然已经被冻成了“冰雕”，但仍然保持着战斗的姿势，仿佛随时准备冲锋。

While sorting out the soldier's relics, a letter was found on Song Amao, a Shanghai-born soldier. "Snow and ice! I will never give in to you, even if I'll be frozen to death, I will be proud, towering in my position!"
整理战士遗物时，在一名上海籍战士宋阿毛身上发现了一封绝笔信。“冰雪啊！我绝不屈服于你，哪怕是冻死，我也要高傲地，耸立在我的阵地上！”

Under such difficult conditions, the Volunteer Army's 27th Army 80th Division 239th Regiment 4 Company still destroyed the US 31st Regiment Combat Team ("Polar Bears"), killing Task Force Maclean, the famous head of the the US 31st Regiment Combat Team. This battle is called Xin Xingli battle in the battle of Changjin Lake.

在这种异常艰苦的条件下，志愿军第27军80师239团4连仍捣毁了美军“北极熊团”团部，击毙了赫赫有名的“北极熊团”团长麦克莱恩上校。这场战斗就是长津湖战役中的新兴里战斗。

According to Li Changyan, the "Xin Xingli combat model company commander", recalled, when they set up ambushes in the vast snow field for 6 days and 6 nights, the US military flares directly forced volunteer positions, soldiers ambushed while attacking, constantly updated the combat program, Volunteer Army first lied down, coverted, and then fought, and finally the soldiers destroyed the command post, to achieve the ultimate victory. At the time, the People's Volunteer Army used rifles, potatoes and snowballs, while US troops were equipped with tanks, planes and artillery.

据“新兴里战斗模范连连长”李昌言回忆，当时他们在茫茫雪野中设伏6天6夜，美军的照明弹直逼志愿军阵地，战士们边埋伏边进攻，不断更新作战方案，志愿军先卧倒、隐蔽，然后再战，最终战士们一举捣毁“北极熊团”团指挥所，取得最终的胜利。当时志愿军用的是步枪，吃的是土豆加雪球，而美军的装备则是坦克、飞机和大炮。

In the Xin Xingli battle, the Volunteer Army's 27th Army 80th Division 239th Regiment 4 company killed more than 300 enemy, seized 12 howitzers, controlled the 300 meters long, 100 meters wide position, "Polar Bears" flag fell, "Xin Xingli fighting model company" battle flag fluttered forever.

在新兴里战斗中，志愿军第27军80师239团4连共击毙敌方300余人，缴获榴弹炮12门，控制了长300米、宽100米的阵地。“北极熊团”团旗落下了，“新兴里战斗模范连”的战旗永远地飘扬起来了。

It is not the film itself that makes people move, but the heroes of the war years who fought bloodily for our country and the people.

人们观看《长津湖》之所以泪流满面，让人动容的不是电影本身，而是战争年代，那些为了祖国和人民浴血奋战的英雄们。

Song Zhongping, a military expert and TV commentator, emphasized that the film shows that the Chinese people don't provoke troubles, but never flinch when trouble comes their way and are able to defeat provocations.
军事专家、电视评论员宋忠平强调，这部影片表明，中国人民不找事但也不怕事，在困难来临时决不退缩，能够战胜挑衅。

 It can be so hard to forgive, because so often we simply are in the right. And the scale of the folly, thoughtlessness, and meanness of others seems utterly beyond our own measure.

宽恕别人绝非易事，因为往往是我们自己占理。有些人太过愚钝，有些人轻率，有些人刻意，真的让我们无法忍受。

But there are two inviolable ideas, which should nevertheless, in the face of the grossest behaviors, be kept in mind to increase our chances of being able to forgive.

不过，面对种种恼人行径，倘若将以下两点熟稔于心，我们定更懂得宽恕别人。

Firstly, we must remember how the other person got there to this place of idiocy and cruelty.

第一，要牢记别人缘何这般愚钝、无情。

Every irritating fault in another person has a long history behind it. They've become like this because of flaws in their development, which they did not choose for themselves.

别人身上那些令你恼怒的错误都大有来头。成长过程中的缺陷导致他们如此，可能他们自己也并不愿意。

They were shaped by troubles, troubles which we cannot see, but which we know must exist. The arrogant person was trapped at some key point in their personal evolution in an environment where being modest and reasonable seemed to guarantee they'd be trampled on.

各种困扰塑其人格，我们看不到但却要意识到确有其事。比如，那些自傲的人，可能在成长的某个关键阶段，处于一个保持谦虚和理智就会遭别人排挤的环境里；

The hypocritical individual has lived too much as their personality was growing, around people who couldn't take a gentle hint. So, they came to rely on blunt assertions.

那些伪善的人，可能在成长过程中，周遭的人都听不懂善意的暗示，干脆口无遮拦，说话直截了当；

The frustratingly timid, mousy person was at some stage terrified.

胆小怯弱的人可能在某个年纪受过惊吓；

The show-off learned their irritating manner around people who were hard to please.

高调的人可能难以亲近身边的人，反倒是学到了那些惹人生厌的行为举止。

Behind every failing, behind everything that's wrong and infuriating about those we meet is a decisive trauma encountered before someone could cope with it properly.

种种问题，种种我们眼中不可理喻的行为背后，是决定对方性格且其久久无法抚平的创伤。

They are maddening, but they got to be this way without meaning to.

哪怕他们让我们心生不快，也绝非蓄意为之。

To forgive is to understand the origins of evil and cruelty.

宽恕别人，实质上是回溯导致对方恶意无情的根源。

Secondly, and very strangely, there are difficult things about you, too. Of course, not in this area, not in any area remotely connected to the sort of lapses that tend to destroy your faith in humanity.

第二，听起来不合理，其实你自己也有惹别人不快的一面。当然，这一面不会是这些别人身上让你觉得不可理喻、三观崩塌的方面。

But in some areas, quiet areas that you forget about, as soon as you've traveled through them, you too are a deeply imperfect and questionable individual.

但是你确实有那一面。平日里毫不起眼，而一旦你给大家展现这一面，你也是个不尽完美，饱受质疑的人。

Gently, you have in your own way betrayed. Nicely, you have been a coward. Modestly, you have forgotten your privileges. Unthinkingly, you have added salt to the wounds of others. We don't need to know anything about you to know this as a certainty.

做派温和点，觉得辜负了自己；善解人意一点，别人说你太怯弱；做低调点，又想着自己还有特权；未三思后行，别人又说你往他伤口上撒盐。对你，我们甚至不必了解分毫，就知道以上全都是事实。

We must forgive because not right now, not over this, but one day over something, we will need to be forgiven. We would in the past regularly have looked upwards to the heavens for this forgiveness. We do that less and less nowadays.

我们必须宽恕他人，不是针对此时此刻，而是未来的某时某刻，我们也有需要别人宽恕自己的时候。过去，人们常常潜心祈求上苍宽恕，现代人大都不这么做了。

But that doesn't attenuate the need for some moments when we limber up to utter that most implausible word: sorry, or indeed, stretch our ethical imagination in order to pronounce those even more arduous and unnatural sounding words: I forgive you.

但也不代表，我们不需要在某个时刻，一字一顿地讲出那难合情理的两个字：“抱歉”；或者让我们舒展道德的双翼，说出那句更加难以启齿，无比拗口的话：“我原谅、宽恕你。”

2020年2月
In February 2020,


柬埔寨58号国家公路正式通车
National Road 58, in Cambodia, was opened to the public.


这条全长174公里的公路
The 174-kilometer road plays a crucial role


在柬埔寨西部地区的经济和旅游发展中
in the economic and tourist development


发挥了关键作用
for Cambodia's western provinces.


它不仅由上海的一家建筑企业承建
Not only was it built by a Shanghai-based construction company,


而且部分资金来自
it was also partly funded by a concessional loan from China


中国"一带一路"重要倡议下的优惠信贷
under the country's prominent Belt and Road Initiative.


迄今为止  中国已援助柬埔寨修建3000多公里的道路
To date, China has built more than 3,000 km of roads


和8座大桥
and eight river bridges in Cambodia.


柬埔寨的这些项目是"一带一路"倡议的一个缩影
The projects in Cambodia are only a snapshot of the BRI.


2013年  习近平主席在出访东南亚和中亚期间
In 2013, President Xi Jinping proposed the initiative


提出了"一带一路"倡议
during his visits to Southeast and Central Asia.


受到古代丝绸之路的启示
Inspired by the historical Silk Road,


"一带一路"倡议是一个全球性的基础设施发展计划
the BRI is a global infrastructure development program,


寻求共同发展和共享繁荣
seeking common development and prosperity.


截至2020年
As of 2020, over 2,000 projects


中方与138个国家  31个国际组织
with 138 countries and 31 international organizations


共同展开的2000多个项目在"一带一路"倡议下进行
have taken place under the BRI,


包括港口  道路和桥梁的建设
including construction of ports, roads, and bridges.


在新冠疫情期间
During the COVID-19 pandemic,


中欧班列作为"一带一路"倡议的标志性项目
the China-Europe freight trains, a signature project of the BRI,


成为欧亚大陆之间个人防护装备
became a lifeline for the transportation of PPE


和其他货物运输的生命线
and other goods between the Eurasia continents.


截至2021年5月
As of May 2021,


中欧班列共向22个欧洲国家
the freight trains delivered over 3.4 million TEU of goods


运送了超过340万标箱的货物
to 22 European countries,


为全球供应链提供了一个可靠的新方案
contributing a new, reliable link in the global supply chain.


我们提出来
The proposal of


人类命运共同体
building a community with a shared future for mankind


也是一个我们大国的担当
reflects China's responsibility as a great power.


这样一种责任感  其实中国一直有
China has always had this sense of responsibility.


毛泽东时代  在中国那么贫穷的时候
Even in the difficult times,


毛泽东还提出来
Mao Zedong still proposed that


中国应当为人类有较大的贡献
China ought to make a greater contribution to mankind.


那么我们现在是第二大经济体
Since China is now the world's second largest economy


最大的货物贸易国
and the largest trading nation,


当然我们要做更多的事情
we certainly have to do more.


中国积极开展全球合作的努力
The drive of China's active, global cooperation


与中国共产党
aligns with the CPC's vision


推动构建人类命运共同体的愿景一致
of forging a shared future for mankind.


中国共产党认为世界是全人类的共享空间
The CPC sees the world as a shared space among all mankind,


努力通过合作
and strives to resolve global affairs


而不是称霸来解决全球事务
through cooperation rather than dominance.


中国是最早将新冠疫苗
China was one of the first countries


作为公共产品的国家之一
to make the coronavirus vaccine a public good.


截至2021年6月初
By early June 2021,


中国已经向国际社会
over 350 million Chinese vaccines


提供超过3.5亿剂疫苗
have been provided to the international community.


除此之外
On top of that,


中国还积极参与应对
the country actively engages in


全球气候变化
global efforts to tackle climate change.


在2020年9月的联合国大会上
At the UN General Assembly Meeting in September 2020,


习近平主席宣布
President Xi Jinping announced


中国二氧化碳排放力争于2030年前达到峰值
the aim to hit peak carbon dioxide emissions before 2030,


并努力争取2060年前实现碳中和
and for carbon neutrality by 2060,


这对一个发展中国家来说是一个雄心勃勃的目标
an ambitious goal for a developing country.


中国已经为全球植被增长
China has already contributed significantly


做出了巨大贡献
to the world's afforestation.


美国国家航空航天局的数据显示
Data from NASA showed that, between 2000 and 2017,


从2000年到2017年  全球新增的绿化面积中
the country's newly planted forests accounted for


约四分之一来自中国
25% of the total growth of global green coverage.


一个更公平  更富裕  更绿色的世界
A fairer, wealthier, and greener world


是中国共产党的愿景
is where CPC's vision lays.


中国会带来王道
China is pursuing benevolent governance.


最简单的讲
A simple example is that


美国跟人家交往
the US must gain extra advantage


一定要多赚一点钱
when doing businesses with other countries.


这就是霸道
This is high-handed governance.


这个王道是什么
What is benevolent governance?


王道基本上就是
It basically means that


我们承担责任比别人多
China takes on more responsibility than other countries,


其实我们付出比别人多
we make more efforts than other countries,


但是最后分配的时候
but when it comes to sharing in its achievements,


我们拿的跟别人是一样的
we take the same proportion as other countries.


是均衡的
It's reciprocal.


为了实现这一愿景
To realize such a vision,


在面对各种挑战时
it has led China to become


中国在中国共产党的领导下
a responsible and great power


已经成为了一个负责任的大国
when facing various challenges.


中文说"扛得起"
As people say in Chinese, káng dé qǐ,


意思是积极承担责任
which means "actively taking responsibility


以勇于尝试的态度继续前进
and carrying on with a can-do attitude."


这是一种难能可贵的态度
This is an invaluable attitude,


也恰好点出了中国共产党的领导特点
and also a phrase that characterizes the CPC's leadership.


中国从不采取侵略性的方式
The Chinese way is never an aggressive way.


中国的目标是实现自我发展
Its objectives are about self-development


以及与别国分享成功
and sharing success with others.


正如习近平总书记所强调的
As President Xi Jinping stressed,


"中国始终是世界和平的建设者


全球发展的贡献者


国际秩序的维护者"

1978年  邓小平访问日本
In 1978, Deng Xiaoping visited Japan.


这位中国改革开放的总设计师
For the first time, the mastermind


第一次感受到
behind China's historical transition of reform and opening up,


日本高速铁路的发展势头
experienced the momentum of Japan's high speed railway.


"就感觉到快  有催人跑的意思
"This feels fast. Almost felt like we are urged to run.


我们现在正合适坐这样的车"
This kind of transportation is just we need at this moment,"


邓小平说
Deng said.


邓小平对新干线的想法
Deng's thoughts about the Shinkansen


体现了中国急起直追的信念
revealed his belief in China's urgent need to catch up.


1978年至1979年间
Between 1978 and 1979,


邓小平密集出访世界各国
Deng paid intense visits to many foreign states,


包括一些资本主义国家
including those who endorsed capitalist systems.


在目睹了发达国家的生活水平后
After witnessing the standard of living in developed countries,


这位中国共产党领导人
the CPC leadership


发誓要集中一切力量发展经济
vowed to concentrate all efforts on economic development,


领导中国走向现代化
and led China to build a modernized society.


邓小平曾说
Deng once said,


“我们参考所有发达国家的好做法
"We consult good practices from all developed nations,


我们也参考所有第三世界国家的好做法”
we also consult good practices from all third-world nations."


1978年
In 1978,


中国共产党十一届三中全会
the Third Plenary Session of the 11th Central Committee


中国共产党十一届三中全会
of the Communist Party of China


在北京召开
was held in Beijing.


这次会议标志着
This meeting set the foundation for the CPC to lead China


中国共产党领导中国
in achieving the important economic transition


开启改革开放历史新时期
of reform and opening up.


将党的工作重心
During the session,


将党的工作重心
the CPC leadership shifted the country's priority


从"阶级斗争"转移到"经济建设"上来
from class struggles, to economic development.


十一届三中全会
The Third Plenary Session of the CPC


作为中国共产党历史上的伟大转折
has gone down in history as a great turnaround


而载入史册
in the history of the CPC.


这其中最关键的就是
The most crucial achievement of that meeting


改革开放这个伟大决策
was the decision of reform and opening up.


改革开放
The reform and opening up


还是中国共产党历史上一次重要的革命
is an important revolution in the history of the CPC,


正是这次革命
and it is this very revolution


使我们在中国特色社会主义道路上
that has enabled us to advance


实现了伟大飞跃
on the road to socialism with Chinese characteristics.


十一届三中全会后
One year after the Third Plenary Session,


党中央批准在深圳  珠海  汕头和厦门
the CPC leadership approved setting up special export zones


设立"出口特区"
in Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Shantou and Xiamen,


允许这些特区更自由地进行出口和贸易
allowing freer exports and trades in these selected areas.


此后  它们得到了更多政策支持
Later, they were given more policy support,


如税收减免和鼓励外商投资
such as tax reduction and encouragement on foreign investments,


这些"出口特区"如今被称作"经济特区"
and are now known as special economic zones.


大刀阔斧的改革在特区得到检验
Bold reform practices were tested in these zones,


成功的经验被推广至全国
and the successful ones were promoted across the nation.


四十年后
After four decades,


改革开放中最著名的"先行者"  深圳
the most well-known example, Shenzhen,


已经成为富有创新活力的国际化大都市
has become an innovative, cosmopolitan city


许多最成功的中国科技企业
which is home to many of China's


都坐落于此
most successful tech companies.


此外  中国对外开放的另一步是
Another key step for opening up was


中国共产党把握了加入世界贸易组织的关键时机
the CPC's timely decision to join the World Trade Organization.


1986年  中国提出
In 1986, China submitted a request to regain


恢复关贸总协定席位的请求
its status in the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade,


关贸总协定是世界贸易组织的前身
which later transformed into the WTO.


经过长达15年的谈判
With great perseverance,


凭借坚韧不拔的毅力  中国加入世贸组织
China managed to join the WTO after a 15-year-long negotiation.


这为中国走向全球化注入强大动力
It injected China with a power boost towards globalization.


一个拥有10亿多人口的市场
A market with a population of over 1 billion people


向世界敞开大门
had opened itself to the world.


2013年  中国成为世界第一贸易大国
By 2013, China became the largest trading country.


2012年至2016年间
And it contributed to over 30% of the world's


中国对世界经济增长的贡献率超过30%
total economic growth during the period between 2012 and 2016.


"中国制造"风靡全球
Made in China had swept the world.


不是说一个国家发展起来就可以了
The opening up of China's economy


不是说一个国家发展起来就可以了
means more than China's own development.


而是要让其他国家一起发展起来
It means developing together with other countries


要让其他国家分享中国经济发展的成果
and sharing the achievements of China's advancement with them.


睦邻还不够
It is not enough to have good neighbors;


还要富邻
we want them to get wealthier too,


富邻就是自己发展起来了
meaning that once you have achieved something,


还要让其他国家发展起来
you have to help others develop as well.


国际社会也是一样的
It is the same for the international community.


你自己发展起来了
If you have become a developed country


其他国家发展不起来
while other countries have not,


你就会感觉到不安全  对不对  一样
wouldn't you feel insecure?


所以我就说中国的经济开放
That's why the opening up of China's economy


不仅仅对中国自己很重要
not only bears importance for China,


对整个世界都是很重要
but also for the whole world.


中国共产党通过改革开放
The CPC's commitment to catch-up


带领中国实现追赶世界的目标
was realized through the process of reform and opening up,


同时  中国愿与世界
and China committed to sharing its development


共享发展经验
with the rest of the world.


中国经济发展的奇迹
The key to this economic miracle


关键在于中国共产党保持开放的心态
is the CPC's decision to keep an open mind,


就是人们所说的"放得开"
which as people say in Chinese, fàng dé kāi.


正如习近平总书记所说
Just like President Xi Jinping said:


"对一个国家而言


开放如同破茧成蝶


虽会经历一时阵痛


但将换来新生"

经历了多年战乱后  中国共产党领导人
The leadership of the Communist Party of China


即将离开全国最后一个农村指挥所  西柏坡
was leaving its last rural headquarters in Xibaipo village


前往北京
for Beijing, preparing to build a new republic


为建立一个新的共和国做准备
after all those years of wars.


出发之际  毛泽东意味深长地说
Mao Zedong said something interesting at the time.


"今天是进京的日子
"Today we are going for a big exam


进京赶考去"
in the capital city."


"赶考"这一隐喻
The "exam" metaphor that has resonated with


在一定程度上反映了
generations of CPC leaders somehow reveals


历代中共领导层对党的定位
how the Communist Party sees itself.


如果中国共产党将自己视为"答卷人"
If it considers itself a test-taker,


那么谁来为党的表现"打分"呢
then who is supposed to be "grading" its performance?


对此
The answer,


习近平总书记已经给出了明确的答案
as President Xi Jinping has made very clear,


中国人民是"阅卷人"
is the Chinese people.


战争年代
During wartime,


共产党领导中国人民实现了民族独立
the CPC scored highly by leading the people


取得了很好的成绩
to independence.


当时有人说  共产党是会打仗
Sure, it had won fights,


但是成为执政党后
but what could it do for the people


在和平年代又能为中国人民做些什么呢
as a governing party in peaceful days?


中华人民共和国成立之初
After the founding of the People's Republic of China,


共产党就迅速采取措施
the Party moved quickly to solve


收拾之前遗留下来的经济烂摊子
the economic mess left by the previous regime.


1956年9月
In September 1956,


中国共产党第八次全国代表大会在北京召开
the 8th CPC National Congress was held in Beijing.


大会指出  社会主义制度在我国已经基本建立起来
As the socialist system was basically established in China,


国内的主要矛盾
the CPC leadership reached a fresh consensus that


已经是
the principal contradiction within the country


人民对经济文化迅速发展的需要
resulted from the need of the people


同当前经济文化不能满足人民需要的状况
for rapid economic and cultural development,


之间的矛盾
which fell short of their requirements.


简单来说
Simply put,


中国共产党了解到人民对更好生活的渴望
the CPC knows the people's desire for a better life


并把这一点的实现作为自己的承诺
and has made it its mission.


基于对社会主要矛盾的判断
This consensus ultimately led to the Party's promise


中国共产党把工作中心转移到经济建设上来
to concentrate all efforts on economic development


推行改革开放
since the introduction of reform and opening up policies.


中国共产党是一个使命性的政党
The CPC is a party with a clear mission


这个使命不是一成不变的
but its mission is not inflexible doctrine.


我们要与时俱进
It keeps pace with the times


要不断地调整现在的新使命
and renovates its mission continually.


共产党是靠履行完成它的使命来执政的
The CPC governs by fulfilling its mission,


什么是使命呢  使命就是
which is its promises to the people.


共产党向老百姓的许诺  是promise
which is its promises to the people.


那么  中国共产党是否兑现了对人民的承诺呢
So did the CPC delivered on this promise to its people?


看到中国十多年来
With China remaining as the second-largest economy


稳居世界第二大经济体
for over ten years and having lifted


8.5亿中国人摆脱绝对贫困
more than 850 million people out of extreme poverty,


答案已经不言自明
the answer is quite self-evident.


中国共产党又是如何兑现这一承诺的呢
How did the CPC deliver on this promise?


其中一个关键在于
One of the strategies is that


中国有一个善于制定并执行
China has a governing party good at


长期计划的执政党
building long-range plans they can execute.


1951年春天
In spring of 1951,


中国共产党着手编制新中国的第一个五年计划
the CPC set about making China's first Five-Year Plan


是新中国工业化的奠基之作
to start up the engine of industrialization


"一五"计划于1953年开始实施
and initiated the plan in 1953


并不断进行完善
while continuing to make necessary changes.


"一五"计划的成功实施
With its successful implementation,


奠定了中国工业化的初步基础
the country's basic industrial network took shape


让全国人民见证了
and the people saw


中国工业发展的许多历史性时刻
many historic firsts of China's industrialism dream.


从"九五"计划中的
From the strategy of invigorating China


科教兴国战略
through science and education in the 9th Five-Year Plan


到"十五"计划的
and the program to dig up the potential of western China


西部大开发战略
in the 10th plan,


再到"十三五"规划中
to the drive of building the nation into a strong cyberpower


实施网络强国战略
set in the 13th plan,


长期规划是中国发展道路上立起的路标
long-range plans are the guideposts of China's development.


从中共的"一五"计划研究到"十二五"规划
From the 1st plan to the 12th plan, our study finds that


基本上我们的五年规划90%都是完成的
the CPC can, on average, meet over 90 percent of its targets,


有时候是超额(完成)
sometimes even exceeding them.


"一五"计划三年就完成了
For example, it took 3 years to complete the First Five-Year Plan.


就是言出必行
The CPC takes its promises seriously


说到做到
and works to deliver on them.


一般来讲  我们国家制定一个五年规划
In general, when China makes a five-year plan,


会征集各方面意见  这个过程至少是两年
it spends at least two years opinion gathering.


参与写作的人都会超过六万人
More than 60,000 people are involved in writing the plans,


征求意见的人是数百万人
and millions of people's opinions are consulted.


这种决策在世界上我觉得是无与伦比的
I think this is a kind of incomparable decision-making process.


今年  中国宣布了第十四个五年规划
This year, China has announced its 14th Five-Year Plan.


规划中制定的指标就像
The targets in the plan are again


"奋力一跳
"peaches that could be picked


可以摘到的树上的桃子"
if the country jumps up hard enough".


如果规划只对小部分人有利
If the plan only benefits a small group,


那么其他人就不会支持它
then other people don't support that plan.


他们会破坏方案的实施
They sabotage the plan.


因此  若想使规划发挥作用
So to make the plan work,


就必须符合绝大多数人的利益
it has to work for the interests in majority,


让绝大多数人参与进来
for the majority of people to participate,


支持而不是妨碍规划的实施
support rather than sabotaging.


纵观党史
Throughout its history,


中国共产党总是根据中国人民的真实愿望
the CPC has been bold in making promises


大胆地作出承诺
based on the true aspiration of the Chinese people


并一步一步地履行承诺
and has worked to fulfill them step by step.


这就是人们口中的"信得过"
That's what people say, xìn dé guò, or "worthy of trust".


正如习近平总书记所说
Just as President Xi Jinping said,


"世界上没有放之四海而皆准的发展道路


只有能够持续造福人民的发展道路


才是最有生命力的"

1927年初夏的一天


一对年轻夫妇被押赴刑场


处决的枪声响起前
But before the triggers were pulled,


妻子拥抱了她的丈夫
the wife hugged her husband.


"我们结婚时并未举行婚礼


就让枪声作为我们结婚的礼炮吧"


这对爱人就是徐琛  余哲贞
The lovers, Xu Chen and Yu Zhezhen,


他们为中国革命牺牲时年仅20多岁
died in their 20s for China's revolution.


"四一二"反革命政变后的一年左右时间内
Nearly 50,000 early Communist Party members like them


有近5万名像他们一样的早期中国共产党员被杀害
were killed within a year after the military coup.


这个六年前才成立的年轻政党
The young political party, founded six years prior,


因此失去了近四分之三的党员
was dealt a heavy blow


深受重创
after losing three quarters of its members.


那么  这个政党是如何从生死存亡之际发展至今
How then, does this party at the blink of falling apart,


在其成立100周年的时候
come to have more than 91 million members


拥有超过9100万成员的呢
in its centenary year?


这个问题的答案还要追溯到19世纪
The answer goes back to China's deep crisis


那时中国正处于重重危机之中
in the 19th century.


鸦片战争战败后
Since the defeat in the Opium War,


中国成为了因工业革命强大起来的
China had become prey in the eyes of Western colonizers


西方殖民者眼中的猎物
empowered by the Industrial Revolution.


割地赔款带来的重创
Forced concessions and indemnities


最终落在了普通中国百姓的身上
ended up on the shoulders of ordinary Chinese.


幸运的是  中国历史上从来不缺少
Fortunately, there was no lack of men and women


不断努力救亡图存的爱国志士
who kept trying to save the country they loved.


这些爱国志士也曾试图借鉴西方已经成功的尝试
Those patriots looked at the already successful attempts


来改变中国现状
in the West to make changes to China.


他们想要通过改革
They tried to push for reform


建立起一个君主立宪制国家
and build a constitutional monarchy,


但是失败了
but it failed.


他们通过革命建立起了一个民主共和国
They were able to build a democratic republic through revolution,


但并没能维持多久
but it did not last long.


中华民族是很有上进心的
The Chinese people were very motivated.


面临这种外来的压力
When facing the external pressure,


就做了很多很多尝试
they made many attempts,


但是大部分确实都不成功
but most of them failed.


国家的工业化也搞得不好
The country also did not industrialize,


又有外敌入侵
and there were foreign invasions.


最终人民还是选择了一个领导能力更强
In the end the people chose the strong leadership


而且更有现代化目标的一个政党
of the Communist Party of China


就是中国共产党
because they have a goal of modernizing China.


1919年5月4日
On May 4, 1919,


北京的爱国学生走上街头
patriotic students in Beijing took to the streets


抗议北洋政府屈服于
to protest the government


一战后帝国主义列强的
that caved in to the unreasonable demands


不合理要求
of imperialist powers after World War I.


抗议活动很快蔓延到
The protests soon spread


全国100多个城市
to more than 100 cities across China,


工人们纷纷罢工支持
with huge support from workers who went on strike.


正是通过这场运动
During the protests,


因俄国十月革命胜利
intellectuals influenced by Marxism


而受马克思主义影响的中国知识分子
after the October Revolution in Russia were touched


发现了工人在救国斗争中的磅礴力量
by the power of workers in the fight to save China.


早期的共产主义组织
Early communist groups started to sprout up


开始在拥有较多工人阶级的中国城市萌芽发展
in Chinese cities with a large working class.


1921年  中国共产党第一次全国代表大会上
In 1921, the First National Congress of the CPC


中国共产党正式宣告成立
announced the official founding of the Party.


当时全国只有
By then there were more than 50 CPC members


50多名中共党员
across the country,


但这个小小的政党
but this small political party


已经有了这个问题的答案
had the answer to the question,


"中国的出路何在"


从建立起
From the day of its foundation,


就下决心
the CPC was determined


要深入下层
to reach out to the lower strata of society,


到占中国人口绝大多数的
to the toiling masses who made up the vast majority


劳苦大众中去
of the Chinese population,


开展群众工作
and to mobilize them.


那时  毛泽东通过
By then, Mao Zedong had found that


在湖南农村的多次实地考察中发现
a tenant peasant could save no more than 20 yuan


一个佃农辛勤劳动一整年
after a full year of hard work


能存下的钱不超过20元
in several field studies in Hunan province,


也就是说当时中国农民的生活
which meant peasants in China


比耕牛还要艰难
had a harder life than farm cattle.


但这些农民才是中国人口中沉默的大多数
But the needs of those peasants,


在中国共产党之前
the silent majority of Chinese people,


他们的需求几乎没有被其他的改革者所注意到
were rarely noticed by previous reformers until the CPC.


中国共产党对农民的关注与马克思主义想要创造
Such realization echoes with the essence of Marxism


一个没有剥削的社会的本质相呼应
which is to create a society without any exploitation.


党开始动员农民
The Party soon worked to mobilize peasants,


"农村包围城市"的独特革命道路
paving the way for its unique revolutionary strategy


逐渐形成
of surrounding cities from the countryside,


并最终建立新中国
and eventually established a New China.


中国共产党选择马克思主义作为指导思想
The CPC's decision to choose Marxism


是一个明智的选择
as its guiding theory was a wise one –


因为它理解
one that understood the misery and capacity


中国广大工人  农民群体的苦难和力量
of the many workers and peasants in China.


唯一能把人民凝聚到一起的
And the only thing that draws people together


就是解决绝大多数人的问题
is by addressing majority people's concern.


当你与绝大多数人
When you sided with the overwhelming majority


站在一边
of the people,


和农民  工人  底层人民站在一边
the peasantry, the workers, people in lower,


你会得到他们的支持
you will get their support.


中国人民能够分辨什么样的政党最符合他们的利益
The people know who best serve their interests


并在中国共产党的领导下
and therefore choose the CPC


取得了民族独立
as the leadership to win independence.


这就是
In Chinese,


"选得对"
we say xuǎn dé duì, which means choose wisely.


正如习近平总书记所说


"中国最终选择了社会主义道路


这是历史的选择  人民的选择"

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, called on Wednesday for stronger measures to prevent and curb biological risks, stressing the need to build up the nation's governance system and capacities to establish a sturdy biological shield.

In remarks made at a group study session of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, Xi reiterated the importance of biosecurity, a key component of overall national security, saying that the issue is vital to people's health, the long-term stability of the country and the sustained development of the Chinese nation.

▲ Some 660 invasive species have been detected in China, including turtles, red fire ants, white alligator eels and Pomacea canaliculata, a type of snail. Du Lianyi/China Daily, Xiao Xiong/Nanfang Daily, Provided to China Daily and Xiao Yuanyang/for China Daily

The session was held after China's first Biosecurity Law came into force in April, a move seen by many experts as a milestone in upholding the rule of law in areas critical to people's health, the environment and national security.
Xi highlighted at the session the remaining weaknesses in China's risk management and governance system against biological risks, with traditional and new biosecurity issues becoming more connected and domestic and overseas biological risks becoming increasingly interrelated.
It is important to further improve the nation's governance system in the area, with measures to step up strategic and forward-looking research and planning and improve national biosecurity strategies, he said.
He urged comprehensive efforts in legislation, law enforcement, judicial procedures, raising the public's legal awareness and ensuring compliance, saying that more should be done to improve the nation's system of laws and regulations and systemic guarantees.
It is imperative to scale up systematic governance and whole-chain containment, build up the monitoring and early warning network targeting biological risks and prioritize the development of monitoring stations at grassroots levels, he said.
The goal is to enable the quick detection and identification of new contagions, new outbreaks in plants and animals, drug resistance of microorganisms and other risks, and to enable early discovery, early warning and early response, he said.
The general secretary called for efforts to establish and improve contingency plans for emergencies in biosecurity and to improve first-response mechanisms, urging heightened efforts in the reserve of emergency response materials and capacities.
The nation must take proactive preventive measures to cut down the transmission paths for zoonoses－diseases that can be transmitted to humans from animals－from their origins, rolling out more targeted and effective measures and improving the mechanisms for animal and plant disease prevention and control at the grassroots level, he said.
It is important to focus closely on key areas in biological risks, strengthen oversight in biological resources and devise and improve the catalog for biological resources and human genetic resources, Xi said.
He underlined the necessity for more stringent quarantine measures, saying that more should be done to analyze potential risks and punish wrongdoing.
The nation must reinforce biosafety management of pathogenic microorganism laboratories, which must strictly carry out relevant protocols, standards and manage samples, lab animals and waste in a stringent manner, he said.
Xi stressed the importance of bolstering the innovation and industrial application of biotechnologies, saying that the nation must work toward self-reliance and a stronger capacity in science and technology regarding biosecurity.
Oversight of biotechnology research, development and application must be performed in a more stringent manner, and authorities must step up management of bio-labs and carry out stricter ethnic review of research programs and enhance ethical education for scientists, he said.
To promote the healthy development of biotechnology, the nation will promote the industrialized application of breeding and biopharmaceutical technologies based on the premise of respecting science, performing strict oversight and ensuring safety, he said.
Xi pledged that China would take an active part in global biosecurity governance and work with the global community to respond to mounting risks in the area, including measures to enhance bilateral and multilateral cooperation and exchanges on policymaking, risk evaluation, emergency response, information sharing and capacity building.
He underlined the need to ensure the nation's successful hosting of the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, known as COP 15, and conduct origin tracing of COVID-19 based on scientific principles and rules.
He also cautioned against complacency in the nation's efforts to fight the pandemic, saying that the various containment measures must be enforced in a strict manner.
记者：徐伟

About 45% of the world has been vaccinated so far.

迄今 全球近45%的人口已接种新冠疫苗。

More than 3.52 billion people worldwide have received a dose of a Covid-19 Vaccine, equal to about 45% of the world population. But ten months after mass vaccination campaigns began, the global rollout remains unequal.

目前，全球超35.2亿人接种了一剂新冠疫苗，约占世界人口的45%。然而在全球大范围、大规模疫苗接种计划实施近十个月后，全球各地疫苗接种情况仍有失平衡。

Of the 35 countries that have vaccinated less than 5% of their population, 28 of them are in Africa. Africa has the slowest vaccination rate of any continent, with just 6.7% of the population receiving at least one dose of a vaccine.

疫苗接种率不足5%的35个国家中，有28个在非洲。各大洲疫苗接种率排行中，非洲最低，只有6.7%的人口至少接种了一剂疫苗。

dose

英 [dəʊs]；美[doʊs]  

n. 剂量；(药的)一剂，一服；

vt. 给(某人)服药

mass vaccination

英 [mæs ˌvæksɪˈneɪʃən]；美[mæs væksəˈneɪʃən]  

n. 大规模接种；大范围接种；群体接种

Fawn Fire triggers evacuations in Northern California

加州北部“小鹿山火”肆虐 民众大面积撤离

Thousands of people are under evacuation orders in the Mountain Gate area of Northern California due to the Fawn Fire, which is 35% contained, Cal Fire said on Sunday. There are currently 63 large active wildfires throughout California, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington, according to the National Interagency Fire Center.

美国加利福尼亚州消防局周日表示，“小鹿山火”愈燃愈烈，山门地区数千民众接到疏散指令。目前，山火得以部分控制。根据美国国家跨部门消防中心的数据，目前分布在加利福尼亚州、爱达荷州、蒙大拿州、俄勒冈州和华盛顿州的大规模山火共计63处。

Wildfires have affected more than five million acres across the US in 2021, according to the National Interagency Fire Center. Wildfire season historically runs from May through October, but wildfires burned hundreds of thousands of acres in the US as early as December 2020. The 2021 wildfire season is forecast to be active as many western regions in North America are experiencing drought and extreme heat.

据该中心发布的数据显示，2021年，数场大规模山火已经影响了全美500多万英亩的土地。此前，山火多发季大都居于5月至10月区间，然而去年（2020年）12月，山火依旧肆虐难扼，焚毁了数十万英亩的土地。目前，北美洲西部地区正在经历大面积的干旱和酷热，预计，2021年的山火在多发季将更为频繁。

trigger

英[ˈtrɪɡə(r)]；美[ˈtrɪɡər]  

vt.触发；引起；发动；扣动（枪的扳机）

n.触发器；（枪的）扳机；（有害现象的）起因

evacuation

英[ɪˌvækju'eɪʃ(ə)n；美[ɪˌvækju'eɪʃ(ə)n]  

n.疏散；撤离；抽空

forecast

英[ˈfɔːkɑːst]；美[ˈfɔːrkæst]  

n.预测；预报

vt.预测；预报

Port in upper Yangtze River region begins operations

长江上游码头重庆新生港今日开港

Chongqing's Xinsheng Port, the first 10,000-metric-ton port in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, began operations on Wednesday.

重庆新生港是长江上游首个万吨级港口，现于9月29日正式开港运营。

The port, located between the Xiangshuixi and Xiushuixi rivers on the northern bank of the Yangtze in Chongqing's Zhongxian county, is 220 kilometers from the municipality’s downtown waterway and 437 kilometers from the Yichang waterway in Hubei province.

该港口位于重庆忠县长江段北岸香水溪至秀水溪江段，距重庆主城区航道里程220公里，距湖北宜昌航道437公里。

The entire project, with a total investment of 5 billion yuan ($774.6 million), covers an area of 3.2 square kilometers and occupies 2,220 meters of coastline. It has 14 berths. Annual throughput is 25 million tons.

港口建设总投资50亿元（7.746亿美元），规划用地3.2平方公里，占用海岸线2,220米，有14个泊位，年吞吐量可达2,500万吨。

upper reach(es)

英 [ˈʌpə(r) riːtʃ]；美[ˈʌpər riːtʃ]  

（江、河的）上游；上游段

municipality

英 [mjuːˌnɪsɪˈpæləti]；美[mjuːˌnɪsɪˈpæləti]  

n. 市；自治市；市政当局

throughput

英 [ˈθruːpʊt]；美[ˈθruːpʊt]  

n. 吞吐量；产量；接待人数

All eyes will be on the upcoming COP15 meetings held in Kunming, Yunnan Province

《生物多样性公约》缔约方大会第十五次会议将于昆明召开

COP15, the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, will be convened in two parts. The first part will take place in a virtual format, from October 11-15, 2021. The second part will be a face-to-face meeting from April 25 to May 8, 2022.

《生物多样性公约》缔约方大会第十五次会议将分两阶段开展：第一阶段会议将于今年10月11日至15日在昆明拉开帷幕，第二阶段将于2022年4月25日至5月8日，以面对面会议的形式开展。

With only 4.1 percent of China’s total land area, Yunnan has all the types of ecosystems, except ocean and desert. The number of species of each genus there either approaches or exceeds half of the national total. The special geographical location has a complicated terrain and diverse climates that have nurtured the rich biodiversity of Yunnan. It is crowned as the “Kingdom of Animals and Plants.”

云南占中国陆地总面积的4.1%。除海洋和沙漠外，云南拥有所有类型的生态系统，各个属的物种数量都接近或超过全国总数的一半。云南地理位置特殊，地形复杂，气候多样，孕育出丰富的生物多样性，因而享有“动植物王国”的美称。

Holding the COP15 in Yunnan offers a window into China’s biodiversity. It also highlights the country’s efforts in biodiversity conservation and gives a glimpse of China’s endeavors and achievements.

大会于云南举办，推开了观察中国生物多样性的窗户，益于展现中国在保护生物多样性方面的付出，让世界看到中国所作的努力以及取得的成就。

ecosystem

英 [ˈiːkəʊsɪstəm]；美[ˈiːkoʊsɪstəm]  

n. 生态系统

biodiversity

英 [ˌbaɪəʊdaɪˈvɜːsəti]；美[ˌbaɪoʊdaɪˈvɜːrsəti]  

n. 生物多样性

glimpse

英 [ɡlɪmps]；美[ɡlɪmps]  

n. 一瞥；一看

vt. 瞥见；看一眼；认识到

The Chinese Consulate General in Manchester on Monday strongly condemned recent attacks against Chinese students in Sheffield, a city in the English county of South Yorkshire, after several female Chinese students at the University of Sheffield said they had been struck over the head with a blunt object from behind.

周一，中国驻曼彻斯特总领事馆发表声明，强烈谴责近日发生于南约克郡谢菲尔德大学校园内，袭击中国留学生的暴行。此前，该校几名女留学生表示自己受到袭击，后脑部位被钝物重击。

There has been seven or eight such assaults since September 20, a Chinese student at the university told Chinese media outlet Cover News.

校内一名中国留学生告诉记者，自9月20日以来已有七八起类似袭击事件。

Most of the assaults took place near the university's teaching buildings, the student said.

该学生表示，袭击大都发生在教学楼附近。

The victims are in stable condition, the consulate said on its official account on Chinese social media platform WeChat, and the police have detained a suspect.

中国驻曼彻斯特总领事馆在官方微信公众号上发文表示，受伤学生情况稳定，并确认当地警方已拘捕一名犯罪嫌疑人。

The assailant was described by the victims as a woman who is about 1.60-1.65 meters tall, according to Cover News, though another Chinese student told the magazine that there could be two female attackers. "They were carrying a tote bag with heavy items inside, furtively scouting for Chinese students in the vicinity of the teaching buildings."

据悉，受伤学生描述袭击者为一名女性，身高在1.6至1.65米之间，而其他同学则表示袭击者可能是两名女性，称她们“提着帆布袋，袋里装着重物，在教学楼附近偷偷徘徊，专挑中国学生袭击。”

The consulate said it had written to the university's president urging the university to work together with the police to guarantee the personal safety of Chinese students.

总领事馆表示，已致函该谢菲尔德大学校长，敦促校方与警方合作，确保中国留学生的人身安全。

The University of Sheffield, where Chinese make up 16 percent of the student population, has been considered as one of the British universities most reliant on Chinese students. This group is estimated to pay $99.3 million a year to the university, which is about 26 percent of its total tuition fee income, according to data from British newspaper the Sunday Times.

谢菲尔德大学是公认最依赖中国留学生的英国高校之一，来自中国的留学生人数占其学生总数的16%。据《星期日泰晤士报》数据显示，该校中国留学生所支付的学费总额达9,930万美元/年，约占该校总学费收入的26%。

Race crime against people with East Asian appearances has mounted in the UK since the COVID-19 pandemic swept through the country. In April, a Chinese student was severely beaten by a white woman while walking in Sheffield.

新冠疫情暴发后，英国国内针对东亚外貌人群的犯罪事件不断增多。早在今年四月份，就发生过中国留学生在谢菲尔德大学校园内被白人女子殴打的恶性事件。

blunt

英 [blʌnt]；美[blʌnt]  

adj. 迟钝的；钝的；直言不讳的

vt. 减弱；（尖端、刃）变钝

detain

英 [dɪˈteɪn]；美[dɪˈteɪn]  

vt.拘留；扣押；耽搁

furtive

英 [ˈfɜːtɪv]；美[ˈfɜːrtɪv]  

adj. 偷偷摸摸的；鬼鬼祟祟的；遮遮掩掩的

furtively（派生词）

adv. 偷偷摸摸地；鬼鬼祟祟地；遮遮掩掩地

vicinity

英 [vəˈsɪnəti]；美[vəˈsɪnəti]  

n. 周遭；附近；周边的街区