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中华民族是历史悠久、饱经沧桑的古老民族，更是自强不息、朝气蓬勃的青春民族。在5000多年源远流长的文明历史中，中华民族始终有着“自古英雄出少年”的传统，始终有着“长江后浪推前浪”的情怀，始终有着“少年强则国强，少年进步则国进步”的信念，始终有着“希望寄托在你们身上”的期待。

The Chinese nation is an ancient nation with a long, enduring history and has experienced many years of vicissitudes. More importantly, it is also a youthful nation that continuously pursues self-improvement and remains vibrant. With a civilization of over 5,000 years, our nation has long cherished the traditional belief that heroes are cultivated from young age and embraces the idea that the waves behind drive on those ahead. We believe a nation will be strong only when its young people are strong and a nation will make progress only when its younger generations make progress. We have always believed that the future of our nation rest on youths. 

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社会主义革命和建设时期，共青团积极参与中华民族有史以来最为广泛而深刻的社会变革，组建青年突击队、青年垦荒队、青年扫盲队，开展学雷锋活动，团结带领广大团员青年激发“敢教日月换新天”的豪情，喊出“把青春献给祖国”的响亮口号，向科学进军，向困难进军，向荒原进军，展现出敢于拼搏、辛勤劳动的精神风貌。

In the period of socialist revolution and construction, the Communist Youth League took an active part in the most extensive and profound social reform in the Chinese history. Its members acted as the spearhead in various campaigns and they were organized to reclaim uncultivated land, educate the illiterate, and learn from the model soldier Lei Feng. Under the League’s leadership, its members and young people were empowered by the spirit of “daring to make the sun and the moon shine in the new sky” and shouted out the slogan of “devoting our youth to the motherland.” They rose to all sorts of challenges, no matter in scientific researches or the harsh natural environment. They manifested a spirit of daring to struggle and working hard. 

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“清澈的爱，只为中国”，成为当代中国青年发自内心的最强音。伟大梦想，伟大使命，广大团员青年自觉担当重任，深入基层一线，让青春在实现中华民族伟大复兴的中国梦中绽放异彩，为党和国家事业取得历史性成就、发生历史性变革贡献了青春、建立了重要功勋！

“My pure love is only for China,” a phrase written by a young soldier and martyr, has become the most powerful expression of young people in contemporary China. Bearing a great dream and a great mission, League members and young people have willingly carried the ball on the frontline and demonstrated their brilliance in the course of realizing national rejuvenation, dedicating their youth to historic achievements and changes in the cause of the Party and the country and making outstanding contributions.

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“人生万事须自为，跬步江山即寥廓。”追求进步，是青年最宝贵的特质，也是党和人民最殷切的希望。

As a line in an old Chinese poem goes, “Everything in life must be experienced by oneself; it is the minor steps that take one to a wider world.” Striving for progress is the most precious character of the youth, and it is also what is most expected of them by our Party and people.

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早在两千多年前，孔子就说：“后生可畏，焉知来者之不如今也？”青年之于党和国家而言，最值得爱护、最值得期待。青年犹如大地上茁壮成长的小树，总有一天会长成参天大树，撑起一片天。青年又如初升的朝阳，不断积聚着能量，总有一刻会把光和热洒满大地。

More than 2,000 years ago, Confucius said, “A youth is to be regarded with respect. How do you know that his future will not be equal to our present?” For the Party and the country, young people deserve the best protection and bear our highest expectations. They are like the young trees thriving on earth that will eventually grow into towering trees to provide shelter for those in need. They are like the rising sun whose energy keeps on increasing as it climbs up the sky until the moment when it lights and warms up the earth.