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2018年，中華人民共和國即將迎來69歲華誕。每到國慶日，舉國同慶、全民共歡之際，家國情懷總是會在人們心中油然而生，充盈、豐潤著每個人的精神世界，給予我們熱愛祖國的無限理由。

October 1, 2018 marks the 69th birthday of the People’s Republic of China. Each year, as people around the country celebrate the National Day, a deep sense of patriotism emerges from the bottom of heart of every Chinese person, suffusing and pervading their minds and inspiring their infinite love for their motherland.

“愛國主義始終是激昂的主旋律，始終是激勵我國各族人民自強不息的強大力量。”習近平總書記多次對愛國主義作出重要論述，強調要開創中華民族偉大復興新局面，必須大力弘揚偉大的愛國主義精神。習近平的愛國情懷，引領著愛國主義成為中華民族興國之魂、強國之魄。

“Patriotism is always an inspiring main theme and a strong power that encourages people from all ethnic groups in China to seek continuous self-improvement.”General Secretary Xi Jinping expounded on patriotism on many occasions, stressing that we must actively promote patriotic spirit in the effort to achieve the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. Xi’s patriotic spirit is leading patriotism to become the key to a stronger and more prosperous China.

“不論樹的影子有多長，根永遠扎在土里。”若論中華民族根植最深、影響最大的精神品質，必定是愛國情懷。在中華民族幾千年綿延發展的歷史長河中，愛國主義始終是把中華民族團結在一起的精神力量，激勵著一代又一代中華兒女為祖國發展繁榮而不懈奮斗。

“No matter how long the shadow of a tree may extend, its root always grows in the soil.” Patriotism is definitely the deepest-rooted and most influential spirit for the Chinese nation. Throughout the millennia-old history of China, patriotism has long served as a spiritual power uniting the Chinese nation together and inspiring generations of Chinese people to constantly strive for the development and prosperity of their motherland.