2016年CRI A choice of history: a right growth path

 

One would be that in order to develop the country, it was necessary to get rid of the landlordism. It was necessary to protect the borders of the country from foreign aggression¹. And it was necessary to develop industry. But there is more fundamental reason. It’s a question of national survival.

---John Ross

Well-known columnist² in UK, Former Deputy Mayor of London

China was in a mess, you know, situation have become more and more serious. It was becoming increasingly fragmented. It was invaded by, you know, Europeans, Japanese and so on. So, you have this period of chaos³, really, in China, broadly speaking, you know, all the way through the 20s and 30s, leading up to end the war. And it was only really in 1949, with the victory of Mao and the Chinese Communist Party that China became, well, first of all, reunified, secondly⁴, expelled the foreign forces and thirdly, reconstitute the state of the heart of Chinese society and Chinese politics.

---Martin Jacques

Senior Fellow, Department of Politics and International Studies; Well-known Author, Cambridge University

What makes CPC the ruling party of China? I believe it’s because of the support from Chinese people in the course of the revolution. Particularly during the Anti-Japanese War, the CPC fought aggressively against the Japanese and thus won great support from Chinese people, and eventually emerged as the ultimate victor.

---Lee Jung-nam

Professor, Director of Center for Chinese Studies，Korea University

I think that clearest is actually in the struggle against Japan, which is of course the reason why the Chinese Communist Party came to power. The leaders of the Kuomintang cooperated de facto in the situation where they did not see the main thing as to defeat Japan. They deployed⁵ their troops against communists. When Japan was defeated, they pointed⁶ collaborators to take every important position of power. The leadership is entirely⁷ corrupt⁸ and in relations with the Kuomintang, that was why they were scroll⁹ out. The Chinese communist party came to power because it was seen as the only force that could guarantee the advance of China. That’s really the reason more than all the other ones.

---John Ross

Well-known columnist in UK, Former Deputy Mayor of London

The heart of what Chinese civilization is about, unity¹⁰ is absolutely sort of a cornerstone of China over a very long historic, thousands, you know, hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of years. Likewise, the sense that China, you know, can’t accept being occupied by foreign powers is very important to China. So, these, it was like the building blocks. You know, Mao restored the building blocks, if you like, put the modern building blocks in place for China.

I think that the 1978 experience was on the shoulders, if you like, of the 1949 transformation¹¹. Without the expulsion of foreign invaders¹², reunification of China, and reconstitute of the state that would not be possible.

---Martin Jacques

Senior Fellow, Department of Politics and International Studies; Well-known Author, Cambridge University

1 aggression   

n.进攻，侵略，侵犯，侵害

参考例句：

• So long as we are firmly united, we need fear no aggression.只要我们紧密地团结，就不必惧怕外来侵略。
• Her view is that aggression is part of human nature.她认为攻击性是人类本性的一部份。

2 columnist   

n.专栏作家

参考例句：

• The host was interviewing a local columnist.节目主持人正在同一位当地的专栏作家交谈。
• She's a columnist for USA Today.她是《今日美国报》的专栏作家。

3 chaos   

n.混乱，无秩序

参考例句：

• After the failure of electricity supply the city was in chaos.停电后，城市一片混乱。
• The typhoon left chaos behind it.台风后一片混乱。

4 secondly   

adv.第二，其次

参考例句：

• Secondly,use your own head and present your point of view.第二，动脑筋提出自己的见解。
• Secondly it is necessary to define the applied load.其次，需要确定所作用的载荷。

5 deployed   

（尤指军事行动）使展开( deploy的过去式和过去分词 )； 施展； 部署； 有效地利用

参考例句：

• Tanks have been deployed all along the front line. 沿整个前线已部署了坦克。
• The artillery was deployed to bear on the fort. 火炮是对着那个碉堡部署的。

6 pointed   

adj.尖的，直截了当的

参考例句：

• He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
• She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。

7 entirely   

ad.全部地，完整地；完全地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The fire was entirely caused by their neglect of duty. 那场火灾完全是由于他们失职而引起的。
• His life was entirely given up to the educational work. 他的一生统统献给了教育工作。

8 corrupt   

v.贿赂，收买；adj.腐败的，贪污的

参考例句：

• The newspaper alleged the mayor's corrupt practices.那家报纸断言市长有舞弊行为。
• This judge is corrupt.这个法官贪污。

9 scroll   

n.卷轴，纸卷；(石刻上的)漩涡

参考例句：

• As I opened the scroll,a panorama of the Yellow River unfolded.我打开卷轴时，黄河的景象展现在眼前。
• He was presented with a scroll commemorating his achievements.他被授予一幅卷轴，以表彰其所做出的成就。

10 unity   

n.团结，联合，统一；和睦，协调

参考例句：

• When we speak of unity,we do not mean unprincipled peace.所谓团结，并非一团和气。
• We must strengthen our unity in the face of powerful enemies.大敌当前，我们必须加强团结。

11 transformation   

n.变化；改造；转变

参考例句：

• Going to college brought about a dramatic transformation in her outlook.上大学使她的观念发生了巨大的变化。
• He was struggling to make the transformation from single man to responsible husband.他正在努力使自己由单身汉变为可靠的丈夫。

12 invaders   

入侵者，侵略者，侵入物( invader的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• They prepared to repel the invaders. 他们准备赶走侵略军。
• The family has traced its ancestry to the Norman invaders. 这个家族将自己的世系追溯到诺曼征服者。