[00:00.41]易考范文十
[00:03.80]What an inspiring picture!
[00:08.06]A cluster of people are playing rope-skipping together, keeping in step.
[00:13.31]Two men swaying the rope on each side are counting.
[00:16.81]On careful observation,
[00:19.00]we may discover that one of them counts to ninety-nine,
[00:22.39]while the other one hundred.
[00:24.73]It seems to me that the painter intends to point out that
[00:28.55]the construction of a harmonious society demands our joint effort and that
[00:33.91]there may be phenomena that disrupt our social harmony.
[00:37.85]Although it is by no means a simple task to build a society
[00:42.67]in which people live in harmony with each other and with the nature,
[00:46.60]we are confident that if everyone contributes to the cause,
[00:50.32]many hands will make light work.
[00:52.72]At the same time, it would be unlikely to realize our long-term development goals
[00:58.63]unless we remain conscious of some widespread problems.
[01:02.56]There is no denying that we are confronted with
[01:05.18]increasingly acute social unrest resulting from growing disparity
[01:10.22]between developed coastal area and underdeveloped west,
[01:14.01]widening gap of the wealthy and the poor,
[01:17.08]environment pollution and government corruption.
[01:20.36]Since a disharmonious society is not liable to survive hard times,
[01:25.50]it is of great significance that we make concerted effort to eliminate problems
[01:30.64]and establish a harmonious and prosperous society. |