編者按：2018年12月18日上午，慶祝改革開(kāi)放40周年大會(huì )在人民大會(huì )堂舉行。中共中央總書(shū)記、國家主席、中央軍委主席習近平在大會(huì )上發(fā)表重要講話(huà)。以下是講話(huà)部分金句的雙語(yǔ)摘編： 

改革開(kāi)放是我們黨的一次偉大覺(jué)醒，正是這個(gè)偉大覺(jué)醒孕育了我們黨從理論到實(shí)踐的偉大創(chuàng )造。 

改革開(kāi)放是中國人民和中華民族發(fā)展史上一次偉大革命，正是這個(gè)偉大革命推動(dòng)了中國特色社會(huì )主義事業(yè)的偉大飛躍！ 

建立中國共產(chǎn)黨、成立中華人民共和國、推進(jìn)改革開(kāi)放和中國特色社會(huì )主義事業(yè)，……是近代以來(lái)實(shí)現中華民族偉大復興的三大里程碑。 

我國貧困人口累計減少7.4億人，貧困發(fā)生率下降94.4個(gè)百分點(diǎn)。 

我國社會(huì )大局保持長(cháng)期穩定，成為世界上最有安全感的國家之一。 

忍饑挨餓、缺吃少穿、生活困頓這些幾千年來(lái)困擾我國人民的問(wèn)題總體上一去不復返了！ 

中國人民在富起來(lái)、強起來(lái)的征程上邁出了決定性的步伐！ 

國家文化軟實(shí)力和中華文化影響力大幅提升。 

生態(tài)環(huán)境治理明顯加強。 

海內外全體中華兒女的民族認同感、文化認同感大大增強。 

我國日益走近世界舞臺中央，成為國際社會(huì )公認的世界和平的建設者、全球發(fā)展的貢獻者、國際秩序的維護者。 

中國發(fā)展為廣大發(fā)展中國家走向現代化提供了成功經(jīng)驗、展現了光明前景，……是中華民族對人類(lèi)文明進(jìn)步做出的重大貢獻。 

中國共產(chǎn)黨領(lǐng)導是中國特色社會(huì )主義最本質(zhì)的特征，是中國特色社會(huì )主義制度的最大優(yōu)勢。 

正是因為始終堅持黨的集中統一領(lǐng)導，我們才能實(shí)現偉大歷史轉折、開(kāi)啟改革開(kāi)放新時(shí)期和中華民族偉大復興新征程。 

必須堅持以人民為中心，不斷實(shí)現人民對美好生活的向往。 

為中國人民謀幸福，為中華民族謀復興，是中國共產(chǎn)黨人的初心和使命，也是改革開(kāi)放的初心和使命。 

必須堅持全面從嚴治黨，不斷提高黨的創(chuàng )造力、凝聚力、戰斗力。 

改革開(kāi)放40年來(lái)，我們黨全部理論和實(shí)踐的主題是堅持和發(fā)展中國特色社會(huì )主義。 

創(chuàng )新是改革開(kāi)放的生命。 

開(kāi)放帶來(lái)進(jìn)步，封閉必然落后。 

以數千年大歷史觀(guān)之，變革和開(kāi)放總體上是中國的歷史常態(tài)。 

在中國這樣一個(gè)有著(zhù)5000多年文明史、13億多人口的大國推進(jìn)改革發(fā)展，沒(méi)有可以奉為金科玉律的教科書(shū)，也沒(méi)有可以對中國人民頤指氣使的教師爺。 

Xi Jinping's Speech at the Grand Gathering to Celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Reform and Opening Up--Edited Excerpt

Editor's Note: China held a grand gathering on December 18, 2018 to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the country's reform and opening up at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Chinese President Xi Jinping, also General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, addressed the meeting. The following is an edited excerpt of his speech: 

By reform and opening up, the Communist Party of China (CPC) has undergone a great reawakening, which has led to great creativity in both theory and practice for the CPC. 

The reform and opening up is a great revolution in the history of the Chinese people and the Chinese nation. It is the great revolution that propelled a quantum leap forward in the cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics. 

The founding of the CPC and the People's Republic of China, as well as the pursuit of reform and opening up and socialism with Chinese characteristics were the three milestones on the country's way toward the great national rejuvenation in the modern times. 

China has lifted 740 million people out of poverty in the 40 years, reducing the poverty headcount ratio by 94.4 percentage points. 

China has also maintained its social stability over a long period, and has the distinction of being one of the safest and most secure countries in the world.  

The problems that once afflicted China on a widespread basis for thousands of years - hunger, shortage, and poverty - is now a thing of the past. 

China has made decisive strides on the journey of growing rich and becoming strong. 

China has significantly raised its cultural soft power and the international influence of Chinese culture. 

China has significantly strengthened ecological governance to counter environmental issues. 

The national identity and cultural identity of Chinese both at home and overseas have been significantly strengthened.

As China moves close to the center stage of the world, we will continue to uphold our principles regarding world peace, contribution to global development and the importance of international order. 

We believe that China's developmental model, which has overseen its economic rise, can be used to offer a bright prospect for other developing countries in their pursuit of modernization. China's model has greatly contributed to the progress of human civilization. 

Leadership of the Party is the most essential attribute of socialism with Chinese characteristics, and is the greatest strength of this system. 

It is by upholding the centralized, unified leadership of the Party that we have been able to achieve the historic transformation, usher in a new era of reform and opening up, and embark on a new journey of great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. 

The CPC is committed to adopting a people-orientated approach, one that will consider and deliver on the people's aspirations for a better life. 

Seeking happiness for the Chinese people and striving for rejuvenation of the Chinese nation is the original aspiration and mission of the CPC, and those of the reform and opening-up endeavor. 

Continued efforts should be made to exercise full and rigorous governance over the CPC to strengthen its capacity to innovate, power to unite, and energy to fight. 

All the theories and practice of the CPC in the past 40 years of reform and opening up are based on the theme of upholding and advancing socialism with Chinese characteristics.  

Innovation is the lifeline of reform and opening up. 

Openness brings progress, while seclusion leads to backwardness. 

A review of the past several thousand years shows that reform and opening up remains the norm throughout China's history. 

There is no textbook of golden rules to follow for reform and development in China, a country with over 5,000 years of civilization and more than 1.3 billion people. No one else is in a position to dictate to the Chinese people what should or should not be done.