China Daily记者讲述他们的2016，看完你会有所触动丨解码中国
过去的一年，无论你是平平淡淡地度过，还是轰轰烈烈地燃烧，总有那么一两件事，会让你难忘。
对于China Daily的记者们来说，这又是辛苦奋斗的一年，见证了许多国家大事，记录下无数动人故事。
当他们回望2016，又会忆起哪些难忘的事？
本期《解码中国》，让我们来听听几位记者讲述他们眼中的2016吧。
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文丨曹音
My story of 2016 came as the year drew to a close. It featured Zhang Huanzhi, a Hebei province native who spent more than 20 years attempting to clear her dead son's name, and finally succeeded.
2016年接近尾声时，我交上了本年度最完满的一份“作业”——河北母亲张焕枝历经20余年为儿翻案，终于昭雪。
In 1994, Zhang's son, 21-year-old Nie Shubin, was executed after being convicted of rape and murder. Shortly after the execution, Zhang, who refused to believe that her son committed the crimes, appealed the verdict in the hope of quashing the conviction.
1994年，张焕枝年仅21岁的儿子聂树斌因强奸杀人罪被判处、执行死刑。自此，这位母亲走上了伸冤之路，因为她相信她的儿子是清白的。
The case returned to the public eye in 2005, when a man named Wang Shujin was arrested for an alleged rape and murder. While in detention, Wang confessed that he had committed the crimes that cost Nie his life. Following the confession, the judicial bodies in Hebei reopened the investigation into Nie's case.
2005年，随着一个叫王书金的人的出现，聂树斌案重回公众视线。因为王书金表示，他才是聂案的“真凶”。鉴于王的供述，聂案的相关工作再次启动。
In December 2014, the Supreme People's Court, China's top judicial body, ordered the Shandong Provincial High People's Court to reinvestigate the case. In June, the top body ordered a junior chamber, the Second Circuit Court in Shenyang, capital of Liaoning province, to retry the case. On Dec 2, Nie's conviction was quashed and his name was cleared, 21 years after his execution.
2014年12月，最高人民法院指定山东省高级人民法院管辖聂案，重新对此进行调查。2016年6月，历经近两年的调查，最高人民法院令其第二巡回法庭开庭再审聂案。12月2日，第二巡回法庭因事实不清、证据不足宣告聂树斌无罪。21年后，聂树斌终于昭雪。
Zhang wept as the judgment was announced, and shouted: "I've been hoping for this day for a long time, but it won't bring my son back."
时间似乎在聂被宣告无罪时停止了。张焕枝听到儿子沉冤昭雪的消息，顿时在法庭上嚎啕大哭起来。“我就是等这一天，我就是要这个结果。”她边哭边说。“但我失去了儿子，我的儿子回不来了。”
Watching the weeping mother in the public gallery of the court, I was unable to hold back my tears. The appeal and retrial process were devastating for the 72-year-old because appealing a verdict in China's courts is a time-consuming and often heartbreaking process. When Zhang explained in a trembling voice that her more than two decades of effort had been worth it, I felt the deep love a mother has for her child, and marveled at her persistence.
站在旁听席，看着这位哭成泪人的母亲，我也哽咽了。21年过去了，曾经年轻的妈妈，如今已是72岁的老人。申诉的过程几经起伏，让这个坚强的女人多次心碎。 平静后，张焕枝在接受记者采访时说：20多年的艰辛换来今天这个结果是值得的。听着她坚定的话语，看着她充满母爱的面庞，我深深地感受到她对儿子的爱，以及那份溢于言表的坚持和信念。
It was not the first time I had witnessed a ruling being announced, but it was the first time I had felt so nervous about the outcome.
作为一名从事政法新闻报道6年之久的记者，这并不是我第一次在法院旁听庭审和宣判，但这确是我最紧张的一次。
I have covered China's legal scene for more than six years, and I always tell myself not to be easily touched or affected by interviewees, because one needs a clear, calm head to write their stories. But when the ruling was read out, I forgot my golden rule because Nie's pardon was a moment of validation for Zhang. Having met and interviewed the family several times, I was pleased and relieved that justice had been done, even so late in the day.
以前，我常对自己说，面对当事人不要过分激动，更不要被其情绪影响，因为新闻报道终究是客观理智的。记者需要冷静的头脑去分析、撰写新闻事件以及背后的故事。但这次，我没克制自己。作为与该案“共成长”、见证该案“千辛万苦”的一员，我允许了自己和张妈妈一起感情释放。
I will remember that moment forever. It will inform my work as I follow China's attempts to build a truly strong legal system that will allow wrongful convictions to be overturned with more speed.
同时，我也将铭记12月2日聂树斌被宣告无罪的这个时刻。相信它会激励我更努力地做好中国法治相关的报道工作；相信逐步健全的中国法治可以让每一个公民在每一个案件中都感受到公平正义。
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文丨侯黎强
In August, I was reunited with Guo Bin, one of the bravest people I have ever met.
今年8月，我与郭斌重逢，他是我见过的最勇敢的人之一。
In 2013, when Guo was 6, his eyes were gouged out by an aunt. The motive for the attack has never been established because the woman was found dead shortly afterward.
2013年，年仅6岁的他被伯母挖去双眼。凶手不久后便自杀身亡，其作案动机至今未明。
The horrific incident attracted global attention and condemnation, and people across the world responded by sending donations to the hospital where the boy was being treated to help pay his medical bills.
这起骇人的事件引起了全球的关注和谴责，海内外的好心人到斌斌接受治疗的医院捐款，帮其分担医疗费用。
At the time, Chinese social media was abuzz, but one comment remained in my mind: "Sooner or later the boy will be forgotten, but he will live in darkness for his whole life." To some extent, that prediction was correct－Guo, known affectionately as Binbin－has been all but forgotten, but that doesn't mean he lives in darkness.
那期间，中国社交媒体上对此事评论甚多，而有一条评论我至今仍记得：或早或晚，这孩子是会被人遗忘的，而他将在黑暗中度过余生。某种程度上，这是个正确的预言——这个被人们深情唤作斌斌的孩子已经几乎被人遗忘了。但这并不意味着他生活在黑暗当中。
The first time I met Binbin was at the hospital in Taiyuan, the capital of Shanxi province, where he was trying to come to terms with what had happened to him.
我第一次见到斌斌，是在山西省会太原的医院里。那时，他正试着去接受所发生的一切。
He kept touching the toys that people had sent him, trying to figure out what they were. Suddenly, he asked: "Why is it dark all the time?" It was a heartbreaking moment.
他触摸着好心人给他送来的玩具，试着去猜是些什么。突然，他问道：“为什么天一直是黑的？”那一刻，真让人心碎。
A short time later, my work took me to Kenya for almost two years, and although I kept in touch with Binbin's mother, I didn't know much about the boy's condition.
没过多久，我被派遣至肯尼亚工作近两年。尽管和斌斌妈妈一直保持有联系，我对斌斌的近况却知之甚少。
When we met again, he was in Beijing to participate in the national ocarina tournament. I hadn't seen him for almost three years, and I was astonished by how much he had changed and grown.
再次相见时，他正在北京参加一个全国的陶笛比赛。近三年未谋面，他的变化和成长让我颇感惊讶。
"I want to be a musician," he told me, enthusiastically. He smiled all the time, especially when his team was awarded the gold medal.
“我想成为一个音乐家。”他颇富激情地告诉我。他脸上一直挂着笑，得知获金奖后，他笑得尤其开心。
His teacher told me that the 9-year-old also plays bass guitar in a band, and music is the dominant force in his life.
他的老师告诉我，9岁的斌斌还是一个乐队的贝斯手，音乐成了他生活的主导力量。
So, despite the prediction, it seems that Guo will not live in darkness forever.
所以，纵有那预言，斌斌似也不会在黑暗中度过余生。
Rather, he has found a guiding light through the power of music.
通过音乐的力量，他已经找到了指明灯。
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文丨罗望舒
In July, I met Gao Zhihong, a remarkable woman who, despite great personal suffering, considers herself to be a fortunate person who just happens to have had some unfortunate experiences.
今年七月，我认识了已过花甲之年的高志宏老人。尽管她的人生在1976年7月28日那一夜被无情的颠覆，然而时隔四十年后，高志宏却认为她的一生是幸福的，“只是碰到了一点坏运气而已”。
"I was paralyzed, but I survived. It claimed so many lives," the 65-year-old said.
“虽然我瘫痪了，但是我活下来了。那么多人都死了。”如今65岁的老人在40年前刚刚大学毕业，花样年华。在地震前一天下午才从学校回到唐山老家，充满希望的人生才刚刚开始。她在地震中重伤，自此之后截瘫，过上了与轮椅相伴的生活。她还在大地震中失去了父亲，留下了和她一样截瘫的母亲。
"It" was the 1976 Tangshan earthquake - a magnitude 7.8 tremblor that left more than 240,000 people dead and injured an estimated 164,000.
24万人被7.8级的唐山大地震夺去了生命，16万4千余人重伤。
Although they were both paralyzed, Gao and her husband, Yang Yufang, survived, unlike many relatives and friends.
尽管高志宏和她的丈夫杨玉芳都截瘫了，但他们活了下来。
It has been a busy year for Gao and Yang. On July 28, the 40th anniversary of the quake, they met with President Xi Jinping. The invitation was extended after Yang sent Xi two books he had written - a collection of his poetry and a novel - based on his post-quake experiences.
今年两位老人非常忙碌。7月28日是唐山大地震四十周年纪念日，习近平主席在唐山参加纪念活动的时候接见了两位老人。丈夫杨玉芳将自己根据自己亲身经历创作的小说和诗集送给了主席。
The couple also accepted invitations from local groups and the media to encourage people in difficulty by explaining how they rebuilt their lives.
夫妇两还受到当地各个机构以及媒体的邀请，给困境中的人们讲述他们是如何重建生活的。
"We were invited to several universities in early September, the start of the semester, to read poems, share our experiences with students from low-income families and encourage them to see the good things in life," Gao said.
“九月的时候我们被大学邀请去给贫困学生读诗，读老杨自己写的诗，跟他们分享我们的感受。我们都活挺高兴的，希望他们也能战胜自己的困难”。
In late November, the couple appeared on a TV program called “The Happy Family” in the eastern province of Jiangsu and shared their experiences with the audience.
11月底，江苏一家电视台邀请二老去南京录制一档叫做“幸福家庭”的栏目。
"Unfortunately, we don't have cable TV, so we were unable to see the show when it was broadcast," Gao said.
“可惜我们家收不到有线电视，现在还没看到这个节目，” 高志宏说。
"We have pretty fulfilling lives," she said, adding that their only wish is to move into a larger apartment. Gao and Yang live in a 15-square-meter room with basic furniture: a queen-sized bed, a wardrobe, two wheelchairs and two motorcycles adapted for disabled people. The tiny space is packed.
“我们过的挺幸福的。”老人唯一的希望是能搬进一个大一点的家。他们现在住在一间15平米的平房。一张床，一个衣橱，两辆轮椅，两辆残疾人出行用电动车，把原本就逼仄的家里塞得满满的。
I met the couple in July while researching a story about the 40th anniversary of the quake. Before I met them, I never imagined that people could be so serene after their lives had been turned upside down in a single night.
七月，我为唐山大地震纪念报道做调研时认识了两位老人。在六年的记者生涯里，我自认见识了很多不幸和戏剧性的人生。然而他们那份用平静安宁来对待生活的态度却深深打动了我。因为他们，我又一次被人类自身强大的抗挫和修复能力所折服。
I have always believed that some traumas cannot be overcome, irrespective of space and time, but meeting Gao and Yang energized me and gave me a more positive outlook. Now, I realize that the things I used to complain about in my life are just minor irritants.
我一度认为，一些心理的创伤是无法愈合的。但两位老人却用强大的内心战胜了创伤，继续积极地生活。和很多人一样，我的生活中也有着很多的不顺心，也总是抱怨自己生活中的不如意。然而，遇到他们，却让我汗颜。
After all, how can I be ungrateful for what I have when some people have experienced such horror and still have nothing?
二老尚能笑对生活，我又有什么可抱怨的？
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文丨孙晓晨
As the year comes to an end, my trip to Brazil in August to cover the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro stands out as my highlight, thanks to the challenges, inspiration and great sense of accomplishment that enriched 25 grueling, yet exciting, days on the other side of the world.
回顾一年的工作，远赴巴西现场采访2016里约奥运会的行程绝对是我今年最难忘的经历。不仅仅是因为巨大的工作挑战，更因为过程中受到的鼓舞和完成这样艰巨报道任务后的成就感，让我在地球的另一端度过了辛苦却无比充实的25天。
Covering the Summer Olympics, the biggest sporting extravaganza on the planet, is a dream come true for every sports reporter, and I am blessed to have realized it twice, in Rio and in London in 2012.
能够现场报道一届奥运会相信是所有体育记者的梦想，而我非常有幸能够在2012年的伦敦奥运会后，再次在里约全程采访报道一届奥运盛会。
The challenge was tougher this time, though, because as the only China Daily journalist on the frontline I had to cover the multi-sport gala for both the print and digital outlets.
作为《中国日报》唯一取得采访权限的文字记者，在前方我要肩负为报纸和数字媒体平台同时做报道的任务，工作量非常之大。
Thanks to my pre-Games news planning and full editorial support back home, I survived and managed to do my job - sending back about 80 stories, plus interviews and videos - despite sleeping just four hours a night, and in the face of poorly labeled facilities at Rio's remote Olympic complex, real-life security risks and heavy traffic.
多亏行前做了详细周密的新闻策划以及发稿计划，在后方编辑和记者同事的全力支持下，我最终完成了报道任务，在20天时间里，发回了80多篇文字报道以及微博、图片、视频等新媒体产品。
Still, the opportunity to witness the best athletes in the world - namely Usain Bolt and Michael Phelps - push themselves to the limits of physical endurance, and being inspired by inner strength beyond the sporting action was a great reward that is only possible once every four years.
虽然每天睡眠不足四小时，还要面对在里约相对艰苦的工作条件，我所收获的回报是其他报道任务无法比拟的。能够近距离见证世界上最优秀的运动员，比如博尔特和菲尔普斯，不断刷新人类身体的极限，并且被他们强大的内心力量所感染、所激励，这样的震撼四年才有可能经历一次。
Thank you, Rio, for making my year!
谢谢你，里约！让我的2016不平凡！
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文丨赵旭
The biggest moment for me this year was when I came face to face with the wounds of war, open and festering, in Quzhou, a city in Zhejiang province ravaged by war that has now become a prosperous place.
作为记者，2016年最震撼心灵的时候，莫过于当战争的伤疤——依然鲜红，依然在流血——展现在我面前的那一刻。采访是在浙江衢州进行的。这块曾经饱受炮火蹂躏的土地今天已经鲜有战争的痕迹。
However, even after more than seven decades the wounds left by Japan's occupation of China have yet to heal.
然而有些创伤却历经70余年无法愈合。
I had gone there to meet a group of "rotten-leggers"－victims of Unit 731, the Japanese army's notorious germ-warfare division during World War II. These men, mostly in their 80s and 90s, have endured pain for virtually their whole lives, totally unaware that the cause of their problems was anthrax bacteria spread by the Japanese army, which affected many parts of Zhejiang and neighboring Jiangxi province in 1942.
我的采访对象是当地的几位 “烂脚病”老人，他们中的绝大多数人，腿脚部位流脓溃烂70余年……烂了好，好了烂，严重的，烂到大腿，或是露出白骨。一直以来，他们中几乎无人知晓，自己的痛苦之源竟是1942年5月至9月间，侵华日军在浙江和江西两省发动的细菌战。
The people unaffected by the attack were also unaware of the cause: many just attributed the oozing ulcers on the men's feet and legs to poor hygiene, or even just bad luck. The stigma was like having salt rubbed into their wounds.
不仅是他们，村民们也都不知道。长久以来，溃烂被认为是个人卫生习惯不好的结果，甚至和霉运联系在一起。来自周围的歧视，是在伤口上撒下的盐。
Things began to change this year when a public donation platform was launched by Wang Xuan, a social activist-cum-germ-warfare historian who has been central to efforts to gain justice for victims of Japanese war crimes. Wang teamed up with doctors from a local hospital, and so far, more than 50 people have undergone treatment to ease their suffering.
过去两年里，曾经于1997到2007年间带领中国180余位侵华日军细菌战受害者状告日本政府的著名细菌战学者、社会活动家王选女士多方努力，促成上海以及浙江金华和衢州的几家医院收治烂脚老人的公益项目。从去年11月至今，仅浙江衢化医院就收治烂脚老人50余位。
Of course, many other victims didn't live long enough to find that sense of relief.
但是不是所有人都可以等到这一天。
Zhejiang is one of China's most affluent provinces, so many questions remain. For example, how could it be that these men, who survived the bloodiest invasion in the country's modern history, were left without care for so many decades? Furthermore, why has no serious research, including the recording of oral history, been conducted to examine the link between the disease and the bacteria attack?
浙江是中国最富庶的省份之一，这也使一些问题显得更加尖锐。这些老人经历战争与苦难，他们是我们共同的记忆与责任。然而，又是什么样的原因，让他们多年来处于无人过问的境地呢？同时，为什么中国的学界于日军细菌战，尤其是炭疽菌的播撒的研究如此之少呢？
The survivors should not still be waiting for the answers to those questions.
我们不应该让老人们继续等待答案。
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文丨张艺
In nearly 12 years as a journalist, I have conducted thousands of interviews and witnessed many big events. A month ago, when I was assigned to report on narcotics control in Yunnan province, a region that borders Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam, I never imagined that it would be my most unforgettable experience for many years.
做了将近12年的记者，我进行了上千次采访，经历了许多重要的新闻时刻。一个月前，当接到去云南芒市木康公安边防检查站的采访任务时，我没有想到这是一次近年来最令人难忘的采访。
When I arrived in the tropical mountainous area after an excruciating trip and attended a field inspection with narcotics officers from Mukang station in Mangshi, a gateway targeted by drug traffickers, I realized that the young officers, mostly in their 20s, face deadly dangers every day.
在辗转了三千公里之后，我来到了距离老挝、缅甸和越南不远的热带山区。位于芒市的木康公安边防检查站是阻止毒品从境外流入我国境内的最后一道屏障，也是毒枭攻击的对象。见证了边防武警日常检查的场景之后，我意识到这群20多岁的年轻人每天都在面临着死亡的威胁。
Even when wearing full body armor, they are still exposed to unpredictable threats. Most of them were fresh out of high school when they were recruited as armed police officers.
即使他们都全副武装，也难以避免无法预知的险境。他们中的很多人都是从高中毕业后不久就应征入伍。
None of them had any idea of the life-and-death situations they would face in their work. Some officers have lost their lives in the line of duty. For others, the job of inspecting suspect vehicles requires selfless devotion and professional skill. Moreover, much of the work is tedious, unglamorous and unheralded.
在干这行之前，他们对现在每天面临的命悬一线的处境一无所知。他们的有些前辈曾经在执行任务中牺牲了。他们的工作不仅需要无私奉献，更加需要专业技能。此外，这些工作往往非常繁杂乏味，没有光鲜的时刻，也未必能听到人们的称赞。
The story of a 20-year-old female narcotics officer struck me most. A year ago, she was a typical middle school student－an aspiring fashionista, who enjoyed Korean movies and hanging out with friends. Now, she has learned to do everything from vehicle inspections to apprehending suspects. She has even overcome her aversion to what she saw as the worst part of her job as a new recruit－performing cavity searches to extract packets of drugs swallowed by "mules".
在采访中，有个20岁的女武警战士令我印象深刻。一年前，她还是个高中生，爱赶时髦、喜欢看韩剧，常和朋友们出去玩儿。而现在，从检查车辆到逮捕嫌疑人的种种技能，对于她来说都已驾轻就熟。此外，她克服了工作中的种种困难，担负起检查人体藏毒和监督排毒的工作。
During our interview, she told me that after her first extraction, she couldn't eat for two days and vomited several times, even days later. She even thought about quitting the job. However, the thousands of cases at the station and the support of her colleagues convinced her to continue.
她说，第一次把毒品和人体排泄物分离之后，她两天吃不下饭，几天之后还呕吐了好几次。由于这一过程中产生的恶心反应，她甚至有了干不下去的念头。但是，她说，木康公安边防检查站的成千上万个优秀事迹以及同事们的鼓励让她坚持了下来。
Now, when I see media reports that focus on economic "miracles", business tycoons, glamorous celebrities or just anecdotes, I think of this group of public servants who are worthy of greater attention and deserve more respect from society.
当我看到诸多媒体报道往往不惜重墨于商界大亨和各界名流的花边新闻时，我就想起边防那群武警，他们应该受到更多关注，值得拥有更多的社会尊敬。
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