翻译与写作\My Country（孙梦雨）

MyCountry,MyDream苏州大学应用技术学院，08服装1班，孙梦雨Originalversion:ItisconfusingtomewhenIfirstsawthetitleofthisspeech.As“lovingmycountry”seemstobetheforeversloganontalk—sometimesweevendon’tknowhowtoshowourlovetoourgreatnationand“livingmydream”wouldbethemainlife-projectofalmosteveryonewhopaysworktochasedreamsandlivebetterlives.Thenthequestionhitme:Howarethesetwoverydifferentsubjectsrelatedtoeachother?Aftersomehearingsandthinkingsforawhile,Ichangedmymind.OneofstoriesI’veheardwasafterthegraduationofmycousinintheInternationalUniversityinJapan,hedecidedtocomebacktothemotherland.Iaskedhimwhydidn’tstayandfindajobinJapan,heanswered,“well,job-huntingisnoteasyinJapan,besidestherewasjustastrongfeelingthatdrovemebackhome”.Notonlymycousin,butalsomostofthestudentswhostudyabroadsaytheywillcomebacktoChina,tofindjobsandgetmarried.Theywereequippedwithtoptechnologyorskillsearningintheforeigncountries.ThentheycomebacktoChina,donatingthemselvestobuildthenationbetterandstronger.WhatIcanseefromtheiractionislove—thegreatloveforthegreatcountry.Theirdreamsarethepowerwhichsupportsthem.TheirdreamsarethebreakstobuildanewstrongerGreatWallofChina.TheotherstoriesaretheonesIheardonthenewsup-dates.Asweknowtherearemanycountriesareinwars.Trytoimaginewhenyouareintheshadowofdangersthatabombwilldroparoundyouanytime,Iguess“livingmydreams”willbelessimportantthan“livingyourlife”!Acountryinpeacegivesusaharmoniouscircumstancetolearnandstudytheskillsweneedtoachieveourdreams;Acountryofdevelopmentgivesusmoreopportunitiestorealizeourdreams;Acountryofstrengthisthebackupwhichhelpsusholdingourdreams.Ourcountryandourdreamsaretwopartsshouldneverbedeparted.Thecountrygivesusachancetodreamwhenweworkonourdreamstopromotethedevelopmentofourcountry.Whatwedoislove—alovetoourcountry,alovetoourdreams.(389words)Revisedversion:IwasabitconfusedwhenIfirstsawthetitleofthisspeech.“Lovingmycountry”seemstobeasloganalwaysringinginourearsbutweevendon’tknowhowtoshowourlovetoourgreatnationsometimes.And“fulfillingmydream”seemstobethemainlife-projectforalmosteveryonewhowantstopursuetheirdreamsandbettertheirlivesthroughhardwork.Thenthequestionoccurstome:Howcanthesetwodifferentsubjectsberelatedtoeachother?Aftersomethinkingandmeditation,Ichangedmymind:thesetwosubjectsarenotdifferentbutarecloselylinked.Toillustratethis,I’dliketosharewithyouthestoryofmycousin.AftergraduationfromtheInternationalUniversityinJapan,mycousincamebacktoChinatopursuehisdream.Whenaskedwhyhedidn’tchoosetostayandliveinJapan,heanswered,“Well,job-huntingisnotthateasyforaChineseinJapan.Besides,thereisjustastrongfeelingthatdrivesmebackhome”.MycousinisjustoneofthenumerousChinesestudentsstudyingabroadwhowillchoosetocomebacktofindtheirjobsandtolivetheirlives.Whentheybecomewellequippedwiththeoreticalknowledgeandpracticalskillsobtainedintheforeignlands,theycomebacktoChinatofullydisplaytheirtalents.WhatIcanseeinthemistheirdream—adreamtobuildtheirmotherlandstrongerandwealthier,tobuildanewstrongerGreatWallofChina.Theirdreamisthepowerfulforcethatsupportsthemanddrivesthemback.WhatIcanalsoseeinthemisadeeplove—adeeploveforthisgreatnation.Asweknow,therearecountriesinthisworldstillatwar.Trytoimagineabombwilldropanytime!Trytoimaginecitizensarealwaysintheshadowofdeath!Inthatcase,Iguess,“fulfillingmydream”willbenothingcomparedwith“livingmylife”!So,onlyacountryinharmonycangiveusapeacefulsurroundingtostudyandtolearntheskillsneededtoachieveourdreams;onlyacountryofdevelopmentcangiveusopportunitiestorealizeourdreams;andonlyacountryofstrengthcanbesupportivetoourdreams.Ourdreamsarelargelydeterminedbyourcountry,forshemakesitpossibleforustodreamourdreams,butthenourdreamsarepossibletofulfillonlywhentheyaretopromotethedevelopmentofourcountry.Therefore,whatweshoulddoistoloveourcountry,andcherishourdreams.(432words)