Editor's note: Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping has quoted a large number of ancient Chinese classic quotes in a series of important speeches and articles. Whether talking about major issues of governing the country or expounding China's propositions on international occasions, the general secretary is good at drawing quotations from the classic sayings of hundreds of schools of thought in China's excellent traditional culture and successive generations of literati and politicians, and appropriately expresses the stances and views of Chinese communists and China's cultural self-confidence, bringing people profound ideological enlightenment, spiritual cultivation and cultural edification.

There is no overripe use of the classics. With his profound traditional cultural skills, rich experience and keen thinking, General Secretary Xi Jinping has made the essence of China's excellent traditional culture - allusions radiate new vitality. CCTV's "Daily Learning" column specially plans the "Classics and Principles" series to learn with you.

【Interpretation】

The Book of Shangshu is an important classical document in ancient China, of which 32 of which are an important part of the Book of Shangshu, preserving some important historical materials related to the Duke of Zhou in the early Western Zhou Dynasty, from which we can experience some of the governance concepts of the Duke of Zhou.

The background of this sentence is that King Cheng of Zhou destroyed Huaiyi and returned to the royal capital Fengyi, summed up the experience of the Zhou Dynasty in achieving royal business with the group of ministers, and explained to the group of ministers the rules of setting up officials and assigning people. When admonishing "officials and gentlemen" (those with ministers and above) to be faithful to their duties and diligent in government affairs, he said: You must take your duties seriously, you must not be lazy and negligent, and you must know that "meritorious merit is honorable and aspirations, and your work is extensive and diligent." The two "only" words in this sentence should be spoken "because", which means that great achievements are achieved by great ambition; Accomplishing great things lies in hard work.

【Interpretation】

Young people are the most energetic and dreamy, and they are the hope of the country and the nation. When the youth prosper, the country will prosper, and a strong youth will make the country strong. On May 2013, 5, General Secretary Xi Jinping quoted the ancient saying "meritorious and ambitious and diligent" during a discussion with outstanding youth representatives from all walks of life, emphasizing that "the vast number of young people must strengthen their ideals and beliefs", pointing out that the Chinese dream is the common ideal of the people of all ethnic groups in the country, and it is also a lofty ideal that the young generation should firmly establish. Socialism with Chinese characteristics is the correct path to realize the Chinese dream that our party has led the people to find through thousands of hardships, and it is also a belief in life that the vast number of young people should firmly establish.

After more than 9 years, General Secretary Xi Jinping once again issued an appeal to the vast number of young people in the report of the <>th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, and the stage for contemporary Chinese youth to display their talents is extremely broad, and the prospects for realizing their dreams are extremely bright. The vast number of young people should unswervingly listen to the party's words and follow the party, cherish dreams and be down-to-earth, dare to think and do good things, and be determined to be good young people in the new era who have ideals, dare to take responsibility, can endure hardships, and are willing to struggle, so that youth can bloom in the fiery practice of building a modern socialist country in an all-round way.

Since modern times, the beautiful dreams pursued by our youth have always been closely linked to the historical process of rejuvenating China. During the revolutionary war years, the vast number of young people, full of revolutionary ideals, rushed to the front and shed their blood for national independence and people's liberation. During the period of socialist revolution and construction, the vast number of young people responded to the party's call and went to the frontiers and to the places where the motherland needed it most, to build and defend the motherland, and to work selflessly and hard to start a business in the vast world of New China. In the new period of the history of reform and opening up, the vast number of young people have issued a strong voice of the times to unite and revitalize China, forging ahead and making innovations for the prosperity and strength of the motherland. In the new era, the vast number of young people keep up with the times, shoulder the mission, forge ahead, closely link the ideal of realizing life with the future and destiny of the country and the nation, pave the way and build bridges for national rejuvenation, and contribute to the construction of the motherland. Both history and reality tell us that if the younger generation has ideals and responsibilities, the country will have a future, the nation will have hope, and there will be a steady stream of powerful forces to achieve our development goals.

"Dapeng rose with the wind in one day and soared to 90,000 li." The 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China sounded the clarion call to march towards a modern and powerful socialist country and march towards the second centennial goal, and young people in the new era should ride the spring breeze of the new era, bravely shoulder the heavy responsibility entrusted by the times, strive to release the dream of youth in the vivid practice of realizing the Chinese dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, undertake the mission of socialist builders and successors, unite and struggle for the comprehensive construction of a modern socialist country and the comprehensive promotion of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, and constantly write a chapter of the era of dedication to youth!

(Author Yang Lixin)

(CCTV Network)