The only reason I’ve managed to accomplish anything isbecause I am a firm believer in continuous improvement. If you fail insomething, distance from the event for a day or two, because agonizing over theproblem will not make it go away (and will make it a lot worse).Read a goodbook, catch up with some friends you haven’t seen in a long time, or go on anature hike. You will be able to look at the issue with a fresh perspective.After you have done that, ask yourself: “Why did this work out and how can Ido better next time?”This process very well could repeat itself several times depending on the nature of your goal, but if you keep making a firm commitment to continuously improve yourself, you will develop so much that the only option left is success. Consistent hustle always wins.
2 和平稳定是发展的前提和基础。上个世纪，人类经历了两次世界大战，生灵涂炭， 经济社会发展遭受严重挫折。第二次世界大战结束以来，世界经济能够快速增长，主要 得益于相对和平稳定的国际环境。
Peace and stability form the prerequisite and foundation for development. The two world wars in the last century caused mankind untold sufferings and world economic and social development severe setbacks. It is mainly due to the relatively
peaceful and stable international environment that the world economy has been able to grow at a fast pace in the post-war era.
我们应该恪守联合国宪章宗旨和原则，充分发挥联合国及其安理会在维护和平、缔 造和平、建设和平方面的核心作用。坚持通过对话和协商，以和平方式解决国际争端。
We should abide by the purposes and principles of the UN Charter and bring into full play the central role of the United Nations and its Security Council in peace keeping, peace making and peace building. We should seek peaceful settlement of international disputes through dialogue and consultation.
我们应该坚持国家不论大小、强弱、贫富都是国际社会平等一员，以民主、包容、 合作、共赢的精神实现共同安全，做到一国内部的事情一国自主办、大家共同的事情大 家商量办，坚定不移奉行多边主义和国际合作，推进国际关系民主化。
All countries, big or small, strong or weak, rich or poor, are equal members of the international community. We should work for common security in a spirit of democracy, inclusiveness, cooperation and win-win progress. Internal affairs of a country should be handled independently by the country itself and international affairs should be managed collectively through consultation by all. We should be committed to multilateralism and international cooperation, and promote democracy in international relations.
3 近代以来，亚洲经历了曲折和艰难的发展历程。亚洲人们为改变自己的命运，始终以不屈的意志和艰辛的奋斗开辟前进道路。今天，人们所看到的亚洲发展成就，是勤劳智
慧的亚洲人民不屈不挠、锲而不舍奋斗的结果。
亚洲人民深知，世界上没有放之四海而皆准的发展模式，也没有一成不变的发展道路，亚洲人民勇于变革创新，不断开拓进取，探索和开辟适应时代潮流，符合自身实际的发展道路，为经济社会发展打开了广阔前景。
In modern times, Asia experienced twists and turns in its development. To change their destiny, the people of Asia have been forging ahead in an indomitable spirit and with hard struggle. Asia's development achievements today are the result of the persistent efforts of the industrious and talented Asian people.
The people of Asia are fully aware that there is no ready model or unchanging path of development that is universally applicable. They never shy away from reform and innovation. Instead, they are committed to exploring and finding development paths that are in line with the trend of the times and their own situations, and have opened up bright prospects for economic and social development.
4 气蓬勃，充满活力，丰富多彩的上海是现代中国的缩影。虽然上海的文化遗迹不能与北京媲美，但是上海迷人的城市风貌，风格各异的万国建筑为这座城市注入了无限的魅力。今日之上海，已经成为享誉中外的国际大都市。
漫步在这座日新月异的现代大都市里，你会发现许多精彩的历史亮点，隐现在众多摩天大楼背后的是上海发展变化的轨迹。它们记述了上海自十九世纪末开埠以来，尤其是新中国成立以后，是如何迅猛发展的。
Shanghai is a dynamic, diverse and stimulating city - the very epitome of modern China. Though Shanghai cannot rival Beijing in cultural heritage, its varied architectural styles and cosmopolitan feel give it a charm of its own. Today's Shanghai has become a world-famous international metropolis.
A walk through this booming city reveals many glimpses of its colorful past. Hidden amongst the skyscrapers are remains of the original Shanghai. They keep on showing how Shanghai has been developing fast and enormously since its opening as a commercial port in the late 19th century, especially after the founding of new China.
5 澳门，南海之滨一颗闪耀的明珠，以她的风采、沧桑和辉煌，更以1999年12月20日这个不同寻常的日子，吸引着全世界的目光。 自古以来，澳门就是中国的领土，中华儿女世世代代在这里繁衍生息。
A shining pearl on the coast of South China, Macao attracts the world’s attention for her charm, history of great events and glory, especially for the unusual date of December 20, 1999.Macao has been the territory of China ever since the ancient times. TheChinese people have been living and working there for generations.
早在80年代，世纪伟人邓小平就提出了\"一国两制\"的伟大构想。1997年7月1日，中华人民共和国恢复对香港行使主权。今年，澳门又将彻底结束外国管治，回到祖国怀抱，这是中华民族的又一件历史盛事，它标志着中国人民向着祖国统一的伟大目标又迈出了重大的步。澳门的明天一定会更好美好。
Early in the 80s, Mr. Deng Xiaoping, one of the great figures of thecentury, put forward the bold concept of \"One Country, Two Systems\". On July 1,1997, the People’s Republic of China resumed her sovereignty over Hong Kong.This year, Macao will completely get rid of the foreign regime and return tomotherland. This is another great historical event for the Chinese people. Itsymbolizes another big step for the Chinese people on their way towards thegreat goal of the country’s reunification. Macao’s future is sure to be evenbrighter.
6 中医(Traditional Chinese Medicine)是中华文化不可分割的一部分，为振兴华夏做出了巨大的贡献。如今， 中医和西医(western medicine)在中国的医疗保健领域并驾齐驱。中医以其独特的诊断手法、系统的治疗方式 和丰富的典籍材料，备受世界瞩目。中国的中医事业由国家中医药管理局(State Administration of TCM and Pharmacology)负责。现在国家巳经出台了管理中医的政策、法令和法规，引导并促进这个新兴产业的研究和 开发。在定义上，中医是指导中国传统医药理论和实践的一种医学，它包括中医疗法、中草药(herbalogy)、针 灸(acupuncture )、推拿(massage)和气功(Qigong)。
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is an integral part of Chinese culture. It has made great contributions to the prosperity of China. Today both TCM and western medicine are being used in providing medical and health services in China. TCM, with its unique diagnostic methods, systematic approach, abundant historical literature and materials, has attracted a lot of attention from the international community. In China, TCM is under the administration of State Administration of TCM and Pharmacology. National strategies, laws and regulations governing TCM are now in place to guide and promote the research and development in this promising industry. TCM is defined as a medical science governing the theory and
practice of traditional Chinese medicine. It includes Chinese medication, herbalogy, acupuncture, massage and Qigong.
7 中欧经济贸易合作取得了可喜的成果。欧盟巳经成为中国的重要经贸伙伴，是中国最大的技术供应方、 第三大贸易伙伴和第五大实际投资方。2001年，中欧贸易达到766亿美元，比上一年增长11%，尤其是中国从 欧盟的进口增长了 15.8%。我非常赞赏欧中贸协(Europe-China Business Association)与比中经贸理事会 (Belgium-Chinese Economic and Commercial Council)为发展中欧关系所做出的努力。中欧经济贸易合作具有广 阔的前景。中欧经济具有很强的互补性，在贸易、投资、科技等领域具有很大的合作潜力。
China-EU economic and trade cooperation has yielded heartening fruits. The EU has now become an important economic and trade partner of China, working as the largest technology supplier, the third largest trading partner and the fifth largest actual investor in China. Bilateral trade reached 76.6 billion dollars in 2001, achieving an 11% increase compared to the previous year. In particular, China’s imports from the EU grew by 15.8%. I highly appreciate the efforts by the Europe-China Business Association and the Belgium-Chinese Economic and Commercial Council for developing China-EU ties. China-EU trade and economic cooperation is endowed with a promising future. The two economies are strongly complimentary to each other and hence enjoy huge potential for cooperation in trade, investment, science and technology areas.
8要了解中国文化，就应该对中国的戏曲文化有所了解。中国地方戏种类很多，其中京剧是一个具有代表 性的剧种。作为一个独立的剧种，京剧的诞生大约是在1840年至I860
年。京剧是在吸收其他地方戏营养的基础 上形成的。京剧有明确的角色分工;在念白上用北京方言;在音乐上以胡琴为主要伴奏乐器。由于京剧是在融 合各种地方戏之精华的基础上形成的，所以它不仅为北京的观众所钟爱，也受到全国人民的喜爱。
To understand the Chinese culture, you have toknow something about the Chinese opera culture. InChina, there are many kinds of local operas, amongwhich Peking Opera is a representative one. As anindependent opera form, Peking Opera wasapproximately born between 1840 and I860. Pekingopera originated from absorbing the essentials of other local operas. In Peking Opera there is aclear division of roles; the spoken parts are in Beijing dialect; and huqin, is the mainaccompaniment instrument. Since Peking Opera has combined the cream of various localoperas, it is enjoyed not only by Beijing audience, but also by people all over the country.
9北京有无数的胡同(hutong)。平民百姓在胡同里的生活给古都北京带来了无穷的魅力。北京的胡同不仅仅 是平民百姓的生活环境，而且还是一门建筑艺术。通常，胡同内有一个大杂院，房间够4到10个家庭的差不多20 口人住。所以，胡同里的生活充满了友善和人情味。如今，随着社会和经济的飞速发展，很多胡同被新的高楼大 厦所取代。但愿胡同可以保留下来。
In Beijing, there are numerous hutongs. The life of common people in hutongs brings endless charm to the ancient capital, Beijing. The hutong in Beijing is not only the living environment of common people but also a kind of architecture. Usually, there is a courtyard complex inside hutong, with rooms shared by 4 to 10 families of about 20 people. Therefore, life in hutongs is full of friendliness and
genuine humanity. Nowadays, with rapid social and economic development, many hutongs are replaced by new tall buildings. I hope hutongs can be preserved.
10 中国新年是中国最重要的传统节日，在中国也被称为春节。新年的庆祝活动
从除夕开始一直延续到元宵节（the Lantern Festival），即从农历（lunar calendar）
最后一个月的最后一天至新年第一个月的第十五天。各地欢度春节的习俗和传统
有很大差异，但通常每个家庭都会在除夕夜团聚，一起吃年夜饭。为驱厄运、迎
好运，家家户户都会进行大扫除。人们还会在门上粘贴红色的对联（couplets），
对联的主题为健康、发财和好运。其他的活动还有放鞭炮、发红包和探亲访友等。
Chinese New Year is the most important traditional Chinese holiday. In China, it
is also known as the Spring Festival. New Year celebrations run from Chinese New
Year’s Eve, the last day of the last month of the lunar calendar, to the Lantern Festival
on the 15th day of the first month. Customs and traditions concerning the celebration
of the Chinese New Year vary widely from place to place. However, New Year’s Eve
is usually an occasion for Chinese families to gather for the annual reunion dinner. It
is also traditional for every family to thoroughly clean the house in order to sweep
away ill fortune and to bring in good luck. And doors will be decorated with red
couplets with themes of health, wealth and good luck. Other activities include lighting
firecrackers, giving money in red envelopes, and visiting relatives and friends.
11 全球的主要城市都拥有著名的地标做代表。但要感受上海风情，只消到外滩（the Bund）走一趟。坐落在滚滚黄浦江旁，两公里长的黄埔滩，是观光客人与游人的必然首选。外滩这个国家级保护地标，现在踏进复兴新时代。
There is no major metropolis across the worldwithout a famous land mark representing it.As inShanghai,a trip to the Bund will give you a sense ofShanghai's charm.On the one side of the bank ofroaming Huangpu River,Huangpu beach stretchingtwo kilometers long is a must-see for tourists and visitors.The Bund,a
land mark protected bythe country,is ushering in its new rejuvenating age.
12 虚荣心使人生出种种愿望，其中最普通，或者最少受非议的，莫过于希望能以谈话艺术博得他人刮目相看。有些人不论到哪里都能成为众人瞩目的中心,一进门就仿佛欢乐也同时降临，但是一旦离去，大家又会惋惜不已，仿佛北方严寒天气里太阳突然消隐，仿佛想象失去了灵感，欢乐失去了源泉，少有其他人能像他们那样经常受到大家的艳羡。
None of the desires dictated by vanity is moregeneral, or less blamable, than that of beingdistinguished for the arts of conversation. Few aremore frequently envied than those who have thepower of forcing attention wherever they come,whose entrance is considered as a promise of felicity, and whose departure is lamented, likethe recess of the sun from northern climates, as a privation of all that enlivens fancy, orinspirits gaiety.
13教育的功用就在顺应人类求知、想好、爱美的天性，使一个人在这三方面得到最大限度的调和的发展，以达到完美的生活。教育的目的在启发人性中固有的求知、想好、爱美的本能，使它们尽量伸展。中国儒家的最高的人生理想是“尽性”。他们说：“能尽人之性则能尽物之性，能尽物之性则可以赞天地之化育。
Education should comply with human nature ofpursuit of knowledge,of better life,and of beauty,inwhich one is supposed to get maximum developmentso as to lead a perfect life.Education is to inspireand to give full play to the inherent natures of human beings.The Confucian ideal of life is to“get to the bottom of the laws”.It is said that:“He,who is able to get to the bottom of the lawsof being of men,will be able to get to the bottom of the laws of physical nature.He,who is
ableto get to the bottom of the laws of the physical nature,will be able to influence the forces ofcreation of the Universe.”
14 东方的文明的最大特色是知足。西洋的近代文明的最大特色是不知足。知足的东方人自安于简陋的生活，故不求物质享受的提高；自安于愚昧，自安于“不识不知”，故不注意真理的发现与技艺器械的发明；自安于现成的环境与命运，故不想征服自然。西方人大不然。他们说“不知足是神圣的”。物质上的不知足产生了今日钢铁世界，蒸汽机世界，电力世界。理智上的不知足产生了今日的科学世界。社会政治制度上的不知足产生了今日的民权世界。神圣的不知足是一切革新一切进化的动力。The most significant feature of eastern civilization iscontentment while the modern western civilizationdiscontent.It is Orientals,who are content with theirsimple life,not after improvement of material lif;whoare satisfied with ignorance,pay no attention to the discovery of truth and the invention ofequipments;who are self-content with their existing environment and destiny,have no desireto conquer the nature.Westerners
are
quite
different.They
say
“Divine
discontent”.Materialdiscontent leads to today's world of steel,of automobile,and of
electricity.Mental
discontentcontributes
to
today's
world
of
science.Socio-political discontent gives rise to today's world ofpublic rights.Divine discontent is the driver of all renovation and evolution.
15众所周知，在中国与欧洲的经贸关系中，欧盟占有重要的地位。2008年中国与欧盟的贸易额占中国与欧洲贸易总额的77%，目前中国欧盟已互为第三大贸易伙伴。欧盟是中国产品出口的一个传统市场，在我对外贸易中的比重不断上升。与此同时，中国也成为欧盟一个重要出口市场，在其对外贸易中的比重也在上升。欧盟还一直是中国引进先进技术和设备的重要来源。中国与欧盟在先进技术，尤其是高科技产品方面的合作有助于欧盟扩
大对华出口，也有利于中国企业产业升级、技术更新，符合双方利益，具有很大的发展空间。
It is widely acknowledged that the EU occupies animportant position in terms of Sino-Europeaneconomic and trade relation.In 2008,the tradevolume between China
and
the
EU
accounted
for77%
of
Sino-European
total
trade.Currently,Chinaand EU have mutually become the third largest trading partners.The EU is a traditional marketfor China's exports,the precentage of which is increasing in China's foreign trade.At the sametime,China also has become an important market for the EU's exports and its percentage is alsoincreasing in EU's foreign trade.The EU has always been an important source from which Chinaintroduces advanced technologies and equipments.The Sino-EU cooperation in the field ofadvanced technologies,especially the new and high-tech products,helps expand the EUexports to China and also helps Chinese enterprises upgrade their industries,renovate theirtechnologies.All these are in the interests of both sides and have considerable space forfurther development.
16我国政府强化了对外贸的管控，强化了商会这类中介机构的服务与协调功能。我们希望继续加强外贸体制的改革，使之逐渐走向竞争，并受到诸如关税，汇率和利率等法律和经济手段的制约。所有这些都应有助于加速中国外贸的国际化进程，为宏观经济局面的形成创造一个较好的环境。通过促进商贸业，制造业，农业，技术产业和银行之间更为密切的合作，我们能够为国际市场提供更多，更好的出口产品。在这种情况下，中国自然会成为一个大市场。
Our government has strengthened the controlover foreign trade,and
reinforced the service andcoordination functions of chambers of commerceas intermediary organizations.We hope to continueto enhance the reform of our foreign trade systemin order to gradually make it competitive and restricted by both legal means and economicmeasures,such as tariff,exchange rate and interest rate.All these should help speed up theinternationalization of China's foreign trade and create a better environment for the prospectof macro-economy and macro-trade.By promoting a closer cooperation among the industriesof business and trade,manufacture,technology and banks,we will be able to provide more andbetter export commodities for the international market.Given this situation,China will naturallybecome a large market.
17总结一年来的工作，我们清醒地看到，经济社会发展中还存在不少问题和困难。必须坚持把人民群众利益放在第一位。要切实维护人民群众的经济、政治和文化权益，着力解决关系群众切身利益的突出问题，保障城乡困难群众的基本生活。不断满足人们日益增长的物质文化需要，是社会主义现代化建设的根本目的。只有执政为民，我们的各项事业才能获得最广泛最可靠的群众基础和力量源泉。
In reviewing our work of the past year, we clearly seethat many problems and difficulties remain in oureconomic and social development.We must truly protect the people‘s economic, political and cultural rights and interests, payparticular attention to solving acute problems affecting their vital interests, and ensure thatpoor urban and rural residents have the basic necessities of life.The fundamental goal of our socialist modernization drive is to continually meet the growingmaterial and cultural needs of the people.Only if we exercise power for the good of the people can we enjoy the broadest and mostreliable support from the
people and draw from them the strength for accomplishing all ourundertakings.
18一个好青年必须身体健康。无论从事什么行业，健康的身体才是成功的基础。它使我们能够努力工作，坚定不移；使我能够奋斗，坚持下去。除此之外，我们更能适应当前的工作，能为成功而奋斗，能够忍受艰苦，能够报效国家。一个好青年必须培养良好，高尚的品格。很多学问渊博的人误入歧途。他们对社会甚至对国家的破坏大于贡献。他们只追求自己的利益，而不知道道德为何物。这个观点看来，“德行”对一个优秀青年更为重要。对于一个好青年来说，学问是自己的事，不能依靠别人。
A good young man must have a healthy bodycondition.No matter what kind of job you engagedin,a healthy body is the base of success.It makes uswork hard and unswervingly;it makes us endeavourand insist.Besides these,we can adapt to thepresent job better,fight for the success,bear the hardships and serve our country.A goodyoung man must cultivate a fine and lofty character..Many learned people go astray and theharm they have done to the society or even the country exceeds his dedication.They onlychased after their personal interests without knowing what the morality is.From this point ofview,“morality”is more important to an excellent young man.To a good young man,knowledgeis his own business,and he can not depend on others.
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