全面建成小康社会——以史为鉴，开创未来

Building A Great Modern Socialist Nation in All Respects

刘立军 供稿

TRANSCRIPT

Historians of the future may well look back on President Xi Jinping's July 1 speech celebrating the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China as marking the axial transition between China's two centenary goals: the first, building a "moderately prosperous society", achieved now on the Party's centennial, and the second, building a "great modern socialist nation in all respects", intended by New China's centennial in 2049. 

Xi's speech was looking backwards and looking forwards, praising the Party's past achievements and anticipating the Party's future achievements. The Party, certainly, was at center stage. 

A general readout highlighted five points of understanding, all of which, unsurprisingly, focused on the CPC, the Party. 

First, understand the great achievements the CPC has made for the nation and people, said to be the most magnificent epic in the history of the Chinese nation for thousands of years. 

Second, understand the CPC's 100 years of experience and enlightenment, and uphold and develop socialism with Chinese characteristics. 

Third, understand the CPC's century of struggle, and strive unremittingly to realize the Chinese dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. 

Fourth, understand the great party-building spirit and never lose the iron will of Communism. 

Fifth, understand that the CPC is the mainstay of the Chinese people, and continue to promote the great new project of Party building. 

As I said, the Party was the center of attention. What, then, might future historians, say about President Xi's speech? 

Here are three long-tail trends that they might follow: 

1. How sustainable were advances in standards of living of China's poor and relatively poor? Was there backsliding? How effective was the rural vitalization strategy in transforming the countryside and in reducing the gaps between urban and rural areas? 

2. How effective was China in becoming self-sufficient in science and technology, especially in high tech, and most especially in artificial intelligence and in the manufacturing of state-of-the-art semiconductors? 

3. How deftly did China handle issues of information and big data, from access and control to economic leverage and personal privacy? 

Speaking personally, when I heard President Xi, in his July 1, 2021 speech, combining both appreciation of the past and expectations for the future, it resonated with what Xi told me personally in 2006, when he was Party Secretary of Zhejiang Province. "It's fair to say that we have achieved successes," Xi said at the time, "nevertheless we should have a cautious appraisal of our accomplishments." He called for China to aspire to "our next higher goal," and to recognize "the gap between where we are and where we have to go." He described this process as "persistent and unremitting." This, then, is the roadmap to 2049 and to what Xi says is the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. 

VOCABULARY

1. axial adj. of or related to an axis 轴的；轴线的。例如：an axial road 轴路

2. centenary n. the 100th anniversary of an event 第100周年纪念。例如：the centenary year 一百周年纪念年

3. epic n. a long and difficult job or activity that you think people should admire 壮举；惊人之举。

4. unremitting adv. (formal) never stopping 不停的；不懈的；持续不断的

5. rejuvenation n. 恢复活力

6. trend n. a general direction in which a situation is changing or developing 趋势；趋向；倾向；动态；动向。例如：economic/social/political trends 经济 / 社会 / 政治趋势

7. leverage n. (formal) the ability to influence what people do 影响力。例如：diplomatic leverage 外交影响力

8. roadmap n. 路标

QUESTIONS

Read the passage. Then listen to the presentation and fill in the blanks with the information (words, phrases or sentences) you hear.

Historians of the future may well look back on President Xi Jinping's July 1 speech celebrating the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China as marking the axial transition between China's two centenary goals: the first, building a "(Q1) _______________________", achieved now on the Party's centennial, and the second, building a "(Q2) _____________________", intended by New China's centennial in 2049. 

Xi's speech was (Q3) ______________________________________, praising the Party's past achievements and anticipating the Party's future achievements. The Party, certainly, was at center stage. 

A general readout highlighted (Q4) ___________________________, all of which, unsurprisingly, focused on the CPC, the Party. 

First, understand the (Q5) ________________________ the CPC has made for the nation and people, said to be the most magnificent epic in the history of the Chinese nation for thousands of years. 

Second, understand the CPC's 100 years of (Q6) ____________________________, and uphold and develop (Q7) _______________________________. 

Third, understand the CPC's century of struggle, and strive unremittingly to realize the Chinese dream of (Q8) _________________________________. 

Fourth, understand the (Q9) ___________________________ and never lose the iron will of Communism. 

Fifth, understand that the CPC is the mainstay of the Chinese people, and continue to promote the (Q10) ____________________ of Party building. 

As I said, the Party was the center of attention. What, then, might future historians, say about President Xi's speech? 

Here are three long-tail trends that they might follow: 

1. How sustainable were advances in standards of living of China's poor and relatively poor? Was there backsliding? How effective was the rural vitalization strategy in transforming the countryside and in reducing (Q11) ________________________________? 

2. How effective was China in becoming self-sufficient in (Q12) __________________________, especially in high tech, and most especially in artificial intelligence and in the manufacturing of state-of-the-art semiconductors? 

3. How deftly did China handle issues of (Q13) ___________________________, from access and control to economic leverage and personal privacy? 

Speaking personally, when I heard President Xi, in his July 1, 2021 speech, combining (Q14) ______________________________________________, it resonated with what Xi told me personally in 2006, when he was Party Secretary of Zhejiang Province. "It's fair to say that we have achieved successes," Xi said at the time, "nevertheless we should have a cautious appraisal of our accomplishments." He called for China to aspire to "our next higher goal," and to recognize "the gap between where we are and where we have to go." He described this process as "persistent and unremitting." This, then, is the roadmap to 2049 and to what Xi says is the (Q15) ________________ of the Chinese nation. 

KEY 

Read the passage. Then listen to the presentation and fill in the blanks with the information (words, phrases or sentences) you hear.

Historians of the future may well look back on President Xi Jinping's July 1 speech celebrating the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China as marking the axial transition between China's two centenary goals: the first, building a "(Q1) moderately prosperous society", achieved now on the Party's centennial, and the second, building a "(Q2) great modern socialist nation in all respects", intended by New China's centennial in 2049. 

Xi's speech was (Q3) looking backwards and looking forwards, praising the Party's past achievements and anticipating the Party's future achievements. The Party, certainly, was at center stage. 

A general readout highlighted (Q4) five points of understanding, all of which, unsurprisingly, focused on the CPC, the Party. 

First, understand the (Q5) great achievements the CPC has made for the nation and people, said to be the most magnificent epic in the history of the Chinese nation for thousands of years. 

Second, understand the CPC's 100 years of (Q6) experience and enlightenment, and uphold and develop (Q7) socialism with Chinese characteristics. 

Third, understand the CPC's century of struggle, and strive unremittingly to realize the Chinese dream of (Q8) the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. 

Fourth, understand the (Q9) great party-building spirit and never lose the iron will of Communism. 

Fifth, understand that the CPC is the mainstay of the Chinese people, and continue to promote the (Q10) great new project of Party building. 

As I said, the Party was the center of attention. What, then, might future historians, say about President Xi's speech? 

Here are three long-tail trends that they might follow: 

1. How sustainable were advances in standards of living of China's poor and relatively poor? Was there backsliding? How effective was the rural vitalization strategy in transforming the countryside and in reducing (Q11) the gaps between urban and rural areas? 

2. How effective was China in becoming self-sufficient in (Q12) science and technology, especially in high tech, and most especially in artificial intelligence and in the manufacturing of state-of-the-art semiconductors? 

3. How deftly did China handle issues of (Q13) information and big data, from access and control to economic leverage and personal privacy? 

Speaking personally, when I heard President Xi, in his July 1, 2021 speech, combining (Q14) both appreciation of the past and expectations for the future, it resonated with what Xi told me personally in 2006, when he was Party Secretary of Zhejiang Province. "It's fair to say that we have achieved successes," Xi said at the time, "nevertheless we should have a cautious appraisal of our accomplishments." He called for China to aspire to "our next higher goal," and to recognize "the gap between where we are and where we have to go." He described this process as "persistent and unremitting." This, then, is the roadmap to 2049 and to what Xi says is the (Q15) great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. 

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