方志敏 許景城

My dear compatriots！ China is the nurturing mother of us all. Do you think she is lovely and beautiful？ I think you all， in your heart of hearts， would like to share my belief that this mother is quite lovely and fairly beautiful. In terms of climate， China is located in the temperate zone， neither too hot nor too cold， as if the body temperature of our mother， neither high nor low， is most congenial for us children to nestle. As regards territory， China is tens of thousands of square kilometers vast and expansive， as if our mother is a hefty， sturdy， broad-shouldered and wide-backed lady… The productivity of Chinas lands is unlimited. So is the untapped treasure underneath her territory… Doesnt it symbolize our mother who bears endless milk and unbounded power to raise her hundreds of millions of children？ In my minds eye， there may be no other mothers on Earth that raise more children than her. Respecting Chinas beautiful natural scenery， Im proud to recount， not only the majestic Mount Emei， the enchanting West Lake， and the elegant Yandang Mountains but also the Guilin landscape that enjoys its “world-renowned glamour”， can be incomparably spectacular and stunning. In fact， China boasts beautiful and lovely scenery hither and thither. From city to countryside， hills and rills， mountains and valleys， all of them， once slightly ornamented and cultivated， will become unforgettable and wonderful scenery， as if our mother is a jade-like natural beauty， whose body is glistened throughout with admiring and amazing charisma. Chinas coastlines are long and windy， which， in the eyes of a modern artist， symbolizes our mothers line of beauty.

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The Chinese nation in the remote past established the ten thousand-mile Great Wall and dug thousands of miles of canals， which bears an exceptional testimony to the nations infinite creativity！ Once China wins freedom and emancipation amid the battles， this kind of creativity will be released unceasingly. Then， China will be renovated， taking on a new look. … In that case， vigorous and dynamic creation， new changes and rapid progress will be seen hither and thither. Glee will overthrow gloom; smile will override cry. Wealth will supersede poverty; health will supplant suffering. Wisdom will displace ignorance; friendship will replace enmity. Lifes happiness will overrule deaths sorrow; bright gardens will overturn dark wastelands！ Then， our nation with a clear conscience and dignity will share the global community with others， and our nurturing mother， adorned most beautifully， will be equal， joining hands with other mothers.

This triumphant day will arrive not in the distant future， but in the near one…

朋友！中國是生育我們的母親。你們覺得這位母親可愛嗎？我想你們是和我一樣的見解，都覺得這位母親是蠻可愛蠻可愛的。以言氣候，中國處于溫帶，不十分熱，也不十分冷，好像我們母親的體溫，不高不低，最適宜于孩兒們的偎依。以言國土，中國土地廣大，縱橫萬數(shù)千里，好像我們的母親是一個身體魁大、胸寬背闊的婦人……中國土地的生產(chǎn)力是無限的;地底蘊藏著未開發(fā)的寶藏也是無限的……這又豈不象征著我們的母親，保有著無窮的乳汁，無窮的力量，以養(yǎng)育她四萬萬的孩兒？我想世界上再沒有比她養(yǎng)得更多的孩子的母親吧。至于說到中國天然風景的美麗，我可以說，不但是雄巍的峨嵋，嫵媚的西湖，幽雅的雁蕩，與夫“秀麗甲天下”的桂林山水，可以傲睨一世，令人稱羨;其實中國是無地不美，到處皆景，自城市以至鄉(xiāng)村，一山一水，一丘一壑，只要稍加修飾和培植，都可以成流連難舍的勝景;這好像我們的母親，她是一個天姿玉質(zhì)的美人，她的身體的每一部分，都有令人愛慕之美。中國海岸線之長而且彎曲，照現(xiàn)代藝術家說來，這象征我們母親富有曲線美吧。

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中國民族在很早以前，就造起了一座萬里長城和開鑿了幾千里的運河，這就證明中國民族偉大無比的創(chuàng)造力！中國在戰(zhàn)斗之中一旦……得到了自由與解放，這種創(chuàng)造力，將會無限的發(fā)揮出來。到那時，中國的面貌將會被我們改造一新?！侥菚r，到處都是活躍躍的創(chuàng)造，到處都是日新月異的進步，歡歌將代替了悲嘆，笑臉將代替了哭臉，富裕將代替了貧窮，康健將代替了疾苦，智慧將代替了愚昧，友愛將代替了仇殺，生之快樂將代替了死之悲哀，明媚的花園，將代替了凄涼的荒地！這時，我們民族就可以無愧色的立在人類的面前，而生育我們的母親，也會最美麗地裝飾起來，與世界上各位母親平等的攜手了。

這么光榮的一天，決不在遼遠的將來，而在很近的將來……