外文微音课堂 | 为你朗读《治国理政》外语版

2018/4/28

外文微音课堂

SFS／第二季第三期

为你朗读《治国理政》外语版

- 用世界的语言，讲中国的故事 -

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本期朗读者

凌达老师

外国语言文化学院英语教师

中共党员、曾任教工党支部书记

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朗读者说：

用世界的语言，讲中国的故事。

大家好，这里是外文微音课堂，我是朗读者凌达，今天由我为大家朗读《习近平谈治国理政》（第二卷）英语版节选章节：《要有高度的文化自信》。

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<凌达老师为你朗读>

Confidence in Chinese Culture *

(November 30, 2016)

I hope we all have full confidence in our culture and work to lift our national spirit with literacy and art works.The realization of national rejuvenation requires us to have confidence in the path, theories, system and culture of socialism with Chinese characteristics. A good understanding of and strong confidence in China’s profound culture are the prerequisites for the creation of excellent works with distinct national features and unique personal style. Writers and artists should excel in learning from the best of the country's cultural heritage, and siphon energy from it. They should have full confidence in the aspirations,values,vitality and creativity of their own culture, and produce works of art that give strength to the Chinese people on their march towards the future.

Culture is the soul of both a country and a nation. History and reality have proven that a nation which abandons or betrays its own history and culture cannot prosper, and is likely to end in tragedy. Confidence in culture is basic, deep-rooted, and reaches far and wide; it is a force that is more fundamental, stable and persistent. Increasing confidence in our own culture is critical to the prospects of our country, to our cultural security, and to the independence of our national character. Without confidence in culture, there is no way to create works that are hard-hitting, unique and charming.

Human history tells us that all nations across the globe, without exception, are deeply influenced by excellent art and literature as well as by gifted writers and artists in each and every phase of their historical development. The spirit of the Chinese nation is embodied in the striving of the Chinese people and their achievements, in the cultural life of the Chinese people, in all the marvelous works created by the Chinese nation over thousands of years, and also in the fantastic creative activities of all Chinese writers and artists.

  The Chinese nation has created numerous brilliant works at very step of its historical course, such as Book of Songs, Songs of Chu, fu poetry of the Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 220), poems of the Tang (618-907) and Song (960-1279) dynasties, operas of the Yuan Dynasty (1206-1368), and novels of the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1616-1911) dynasties, that give birth to the splendid history of Chinese art and literature. It is the prolific literary and artistic creativity of the Chinese nation, our marvelous achievements, and confidence in culture that make us so proud.

  Each era has its unique art and literature as well as its unique spirit. Classical art and literature in any era epitomize the social life and spirit of that era with coincident traces and features. Only when the arts of an era are closely related to the nation and share weal and woe with its people, can they air resonant voices. Writers and artists should follow the pulse of the times, respond to the call of the times, listen to the voice of the times, and brave the challenges of the times.

There is a universally applicable law across the whole world throughout history: Art and literature rise and prosper at the beginning of a new era; they change as the momentum changes, march along with their time, and synchronize with their time in rhythm and wavelength. At every critical juncture of human development, art and literature are the harbinger of social progress, heralding periodic change and social transformation. Aloof from booming life and the zeitgeist, those writers and artists who indulge in self-admiration are bound to be marginalized by society.

The significance of any work of art and literature lies in the ideas and values contained in it. All forms of expression are but a means to transmit the ideas and values. A work devoid of ideas and values is worthless no matter what dazzling forms of expression are adopted.Our core socialist values fully represent the spirit of contemporary China and serve as the cultural and ethical cornerstone that coalesces China's strength. Our writers and artists should undertake the principal task of developing and promoting the core socialist values and create excellent works carrying the distinct brand and style of China by following Chinese ways of thinking, expression of emotions and aesthetical preferences.
     Since our motherland gives us the strongest support while our heroes best represent our nation, singing the praises of our motherland and our heroes is the eternal theme and the most touching chapter of our literary and artistic creations. To ignite the sense of national pride and honor of all Chinese people, we should follow this patriotic theme, describe a beautiful China, and tell the best stories of our nation through striking language and vivid images. We must hold our heroes in great respect, present them and heir stories in a respectful way, promote them in our art and literature, and help our people develop positive viewpoints on history, nation, state, and culture. Our art and literature should exhibit energetic efforts on behalf of reform and opening up, socialist modernization, and a fruitful, progressive and united China, to encourage all our people to march towards a promising future.
     Strengthening cultural confidence is nothing but empty talk without perceiving and applying the history of the Chinese nation. History is a mirror, through which we can better see the world and life and understand ourselves; history is also a sage whose admonition can help us better understand the past, grasp the present, and face the future. There is a Chinese verse: “Our imagination expressed in literary and artistic creation can reach any point in time throughout history and every corner of the whole world in the blink of an eye.” Writers and artists struggling in search of inspiration and profound ideas should seek them in historical materials.

  Our cultural legacy has provided writers and artists with abundant nourishment and sent their imagination flying. But writers and artists must not portray past events or persons merely through their unbridled imagination or by resorting to historical nihilism. No writers or artists can accurately reconstruct what has happened in the past, but they have the duty to tell the truth about our history and let the people know what are the most valuable in our tradition. Literary and artistic works that make travesty of history indicate that the author is not serious about history, that he is not serious about his own creations. Such works will not have a place in the literary and artistic pantheon. Only if we develop a sound outlook on history, show respect for our tradition and present the past through proper artistic means can our works stand the test of time, find their proper place in our time and pass on to posterity.

  The Chinese culture is both historical and contemporary, belonging both to the Chinese nation and the whole world. Art and literature must take root in the land where they were born and grew up to reflect reality, strengthen confidence, and absorb energy, if they are to hold against the impact of other cultures. This echoes with a Chinese poem which goes,“When we eat the fruit, we think of the tree that bore it; when we drink water, we think of its source."

  We have to bear in mind the essence of Chinese culture, learn from foreign cultures, and look to the future. We need to complete a creative transformation in cultural inheritance, and try to surpass those from whom we learn. We hope to create excellent works that embody the essence of the Chinese culture, reflect the Chinese people’s aesthetic pursuits, spread the values of contemporary China, and are in line with the world’s progressive trends. We have to present our literature and art in the international arena with distinct Chinese features, in a distinctive Chinese style and Chinese ethos.

* Part of the speech at the opening ceremony of the 10th National Congress of China Federation of Literary and Art Circles and the Ninth National Congress of China Writers Association.

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要有高度的文化自信 *

（2016年11月30日）

希望大家坚定文化自信，用文艺振奋民族精神。实现中华民族伟大复兴，必须坚定中国特色社会主义道路自信、理论自信、制度自信、文化自信。创作出具有鲜明民族特点和个性的优秀作品，要对博大精深的中华文化有深刻的理解，更要有高度的文化自信。广大文艺工作者要善于从中华文化宝库中萃取精华、汲取能量，保持对自身文化理想、文化价值的高度信心，保持对自身文化生命力、创造力的高度信心，使自己的作品成为激励中国人民和中华民族不断前行的精神力量。

文化是一个国家、一个民族的灵魂。历史和现实都表明，一个抛弃了或者背叛了自己历史文化的民族，不仅不可能发展起来，而且很可能上演一幕幕历史悲剧。文化自信，是更基础、更广泛、更深厚的自信，是更基本、更深沉、更持久的力量。坚定文化自信，是事关国运兴衰、事关文化安全、事关民族精神独立性的大问题。没有文化自信，不可能写出有骨气、有个性、有神采的作品。

古往今来，世界各民族无一例外受到其在各个历史发展阶段上产生的文艺精品和文艺巨匠器的深刻影响。中华民族精神既体现在中国人民的奋斗历程和奋斗业绩中，体观在中国人民的精神生活和精神世界中，也反映在几千年来中华民族产生的一切优秀作品中，反映在我国一切文学家、艺术家的杰出创造活动中。

在每一个历史时期、中华民族都留下了无数不朽作品。从诗经、楚辞、汉赋，到唐诗、宋词、元曲、明清小说等，共同铸就了灿烂的中国文艺历史星河。中华民族文艺创造力是如此强大、创造的成就是如此辉煌，中华民族素有文化自信的气度，我们应该为此感到无比自豪、也应该为此感到无比自信。

一个时代有一个时代的文艺，一个时代有一个时代的精神。任何一个时代的经典文艺作品，都是那个时代社会生话和精神的写照，都具有那个时代的烙印和特征。任何一个时代的文艺、只有同国家和民族紧紧维系、休戚与共，才能发出振聋发聩的声音。反映时代是文艺工作者的使命。广大文艺工作者要把握时代脉搏，承担时代使命，聆听时代声音，勇于回答时代课题。

古今中外，文艺无一不遵循着这样一条规律: 因时而兴，乘势而变，随时代而行，与时代同频共振。在人类发展的每一个重大历史关头，文艺都能发时代之先声、开社会之先风、启智慧之先河，成为时代变迁和社会变革的先导。离开火热的社会实践，在恢弘的时代主旋律之外茕茕孑立、喃喃自语，只能被时代淘汰。

对文艺来讲，思想和价值观念是灵魂，一切表现形式都是表达一定思想和价值观念的载体。离开了一定思想和价值观念，再丰富多样的表现形式也是苍白无力的。文艺的性质决定了它必须以反映时代精神为神圣使命。社会主义核心价值观是当代中国精神的集中体现，是凝聚中国力量的思想道德基础。广大文艺工作者要把培育和弘扬社会主义核心价值观作为根本任务，坚定不移用中国人独特的思想、情感、审美去创作属于这个时代、又有鲜明中国风格的优秀作品。

祖国是人民最坚实的依靠，英雄是民族最闪亮的坐标。歌唱祖国、礼赞英雄从来都是文艺创作的永恒主题，也是最动人的篇章。我们要高扬爱国主义主旋律，用生动的文学语言和光彩夺目的艺术形象，装点祖国的秀美河山，描绘中华民族的卓越风华，激发每一个中国人的民族自豪感和国家荣誉感。对中华民族的英雄，要心怀崇敬，浓墨重彩记录英雄、塑造英雄，让英雄在文艺作品中得到传扬，引导人民树立正确的历史观、民族观、国家观、文化观，绝不做亵渎祖先、亵渎经典、亵渎英雄的事情。要抒写改革开放和社会主义现代化建设的蓬勃实践，抒写多彩的中国、进步的中国、团结的中国，激励全国各族人民朝气蓬勃迈向未来。

坚定文化自信，离不开对中华民族历史的认知和运用。历史是一面镜子，从历史中，我们能够更好看清世界、参透生活，认识自己；历史也是一位智者，同历史对话，我们能够更好认识过去，把握当下、面向未来。“观古今于须臾，抚四海于一瞬”。没有历史感，文学家、艺术家就很难有丰富的灵感和深刻的思想。文学家、艺术家要结合史料进行艺术再现，必须有史识、史才、史德。

历史给了文学家，艺术家无穷的滋养和无限的想象空间，但文学家、艺术家不能用无端的想象去描写历史，更不能使历史虚无化。文学家、艺术家不可能完全还原历史的真实，但有责任告诉人们真实的历史，告诉人们历史中最有价值的东西。戏弄历史作品，不仅是对历史的不尊重，而且是对自己创作的不尊重，最终必将被历史戏弄。只有树立正确历史观，尊重历史、按照艺术规律呈现的艺术化的历史，才能经得起历史的检验，才能立之当世、传之后人。

中华文化既是历史的、也是当代的，既是民族的、也是世界的。只有扎根脚下这块生于斯、长于斯的土地、文艺才能接住地气、增加底气、灌注生气、在世界文化激荡中站稳脚跟。正所谓“落其实者思其树、饮其流者怀其源”。我们要坚持不忘本来、吸收外来，面向未来、在继承中转化、在学习中超越，创作更多体现中华文化精髓、反映中国人审美追求、传播当代中国价值观念、又符合世界进步潮流的优秀作品，让我国文艺以鲜明的中国特色、中国风格、中国气派屹立于世。

* 这是习近平在中国文学艺术界联合会第十次全国代表大会、中国作家协会第九次全国代表大会开幕式上讲话的一部分。

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