Students’speech|把历史教训转化为民族复兴的强大动力

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1937年12月13日，这是每个国人都应该永远铭记的日子，84年前的今天，日军攻占首都南京并开始了一场长达40多天的大屠杀。这场惨绝人寰的悲剧就是我们所熟知的“南京大屠杀”，它给无数的中国人留下了不可磨灭的心理创伤。2014年2月，12月13日被定为南京大屠杀死难者国家公祭日。如今，我们正享受着国家快速发展和现代化带来的和平与财富。然而，我们不会也不应该忘记，现在的稳定和安全是先烈用牺牲换来的。中国人民之所以能站起来，离不开强大的祖国和军队，我们要把这段历史教训转化为民族复兴的强大动力！

身为ASJ的学子，我们应该铭记历史、铭记英雄先烈们，以史为镜，以品德为先、以能力为重、以全面发展为目标，致力于成长为祖国合格建设者和可靠的接班人，为明日的祖国建功立业，为实现中华民族伟大复兴、祖国统一和世界和平贡献一份自己的力量。

我的演讲到此结束，谢谢大家。

Good morning, everyone.

December 13th of 1937 is a date that all Chinese people will never forget. 84 years ago, Japanese troops captured Nanjing, then former China’s capital, and embarked on more than 40 days of slaughter. This tragedy was known as “Nanjing Massacre”, which left a deep psychological scar on the Chinese for generations to come.

In February 2014, Dec 13th was designated as National Memorial Day for the victims of Nanjing Massacre. Nowadays, we are enjoying the peace and wealth arising from the nation’s rapid development and modernization. However, we should not and would not forget we get this stable and safe living environment with the sacrifice of our respectful martyrs. Without a strong army and a powerful state, Chinese people would have never stood up. We should turn the lessons of humiliation into the motive for the nation’s rejuvenation.

As ASJ students, we should memorize the history and our heroes, learning lessons from the war. In the process of our growth, we must put character training first, focus on the ability improvement, and aim at all-round development, devoting ourselves to growing into qualified builders and reliable successors of our country, contributing to the rejuvenation and reunification of our nation as well as the world peace.

This the end of my speech, thank you.