名為“中國”的家
〔新加坡〕 路心然 北京大學
辜鴻銘曾説過：“中國人身上有任何民族都沒有的，難以言喻的東西，那就是溫良。溫良，不是溫順，更不是懦弱，溫良是一種力量，是一種同情和人類智慧的力量”。我對這句話深有感觸。作為一名新加坡籍華裔，我從小就很喜歡中國，父母在中國做生意又給我提供了便利條件，讓我放假就會來到中國，遊山玩水，感受不同的人文文化。高中畢業考大學，經過一番深思熟慮，我果斷選擇了北京大學醫學部，並一路過關斬將成為一名獲得中國政府獎學金的留學生。我非常感恩，時常有人會問我，中國對我意味著什麼？我每次都自豪地回答，中國是我的第二個家，是可以給我帶來溫暖，帶來幸福，讓我覺得無比安全的家！
我的這個家很“大”，大到讓我向左看可以看到田裏的麥子，向右看又能看到都市裏的高樓；大到讓我每走一步都能對變化的環境産生新鮮感；大到讓我把環遊世界的夢想改成了環遊中國。這個家讓我敬佩的不僅僅是面積的遼闊，還有他們的面面俱到。我親眼看到了中國政府在扶貧方面所做的點點滴滴，使之成為首個完成聯合國千年發展目標中減貧目標的發展中國家。從以前的小規模扶貧，到大規模扶貧，再到今天的精準式扶貧，扶貧工作成效顯著。看到新聞裏那一張張笑臉，我真真切切感受到了一股強大的力量。雖然中國人口多，面積大，但是每一個人都沒有被遺忘，每一個人都在並肩作戰向前奔去。
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我的這個家很“快”。不論是科技的發展，還是技術的進步，都讓在中國生活的我感受到了極大的便利。這種便利讓我節省了許多時間，讓我的生活變“快”了。支付寶讓我可以只需要帶一個手機便可輕鬆出門，省去了帶錢包的麻煩。日常的快遞、外賣都給予了我極大的便利，讓我足不出戶就可以在宿舍享受生活。在交通方面，共用服務給予了我們便利。不論何時何處，每條道路上都會有共用單車，而我再也沒有交通工具的煩惱。偏遠地區或是特困地區，人們能用最低1元的票價搭乘列車。這樣的中國鐵路列車共有81列。而事實上，這些列車因為投入和維護成本高造成虧損狀態，但它們依然穿梭在各個山區，翻山越嶺，承載著許多村民的笑臉。我也很榮幸可以親眼見證神州十二號載人飛船的成功發射，這代表著中國航太事業發展的卓越進步，也讓我對中國充滿信心。
我的這個家很“強”。2021年是特殊的一年，這一年裏我們全世界人民都遭受到了突如其來的病毒侵襲。但是2021年也是讓我感嘆于“中國速度”的一年。從一開始對未知病毒的恐懼慌亂，到迅速的應對措施，再到如今的正常恢復。這期間，中國做出了許多旁人認為做不到的事情，比如令眾人敬佩的火神山醫院。在疫情最嚴重的時候，中國僅僅用了十天左右的時間便成功建造了供病人隔離的火神山醫院。當時的我，因為疫情關係並沒有回到中國上課。當我在新聞上看到時，驚訝之餘更是強烈的震撼和敬佩，這也讓當時擔心疫情的我得到了巨大的安慰。再回到現在的穩定期，截至目前，中國已經接種了近11億劑疫苗，佔據了全世界注射量的40％，並且中國還向其他國家提供了4億劑疫苗。這讓回到校園上課的我感受到了無比的安全。
當然，讓我最開心的還是在2021年6月21日，我們北大留學生們收到了來自中共中央總書記、國家主席習近平給我們的回信！他在信上鼓勵我們要多到中國各地走走看看，更加深入地了解真實的中國，把想法和體會介紹給更多的人。新加坡是“一帶一路”沿線國家，作為一名北大的新加坡留學生，我一定聽從習總書記的話，將中國人民的溫良帶回我的國家，將自己在中國的學習生活分享給更多的人，讓各國的朋友都對中國有更深刻的認識，為促進各國人民民心相通發揮積極作用。
我愛中國，我愛這個名為“中國”的家。
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A Home Called “China”
〔Singapore〕 Cecilia Lu Xinran， Peking University
Famous Chinese scholar Ku Hung－ming once said， “There is something unique in Chinese people that no other ethnic groups have – meekness． Meekness is not compliance， nor cowardice． Meekness represents a kind of strength， a kind of compassion and human wisdom．” I am deeply touched by this statement． As a Singaporean Chinese， I have loved China since I was a child． My parents’ business in China has provided me opportunities to come to China during my holidays to travel and experience different cultures． After graduating from high school， I chose the Medical Department of Peking University after careful consideration， and became a scholarship recipient from the Chinese government after beating other competitors． I feel very grateful， and I am often asked what China means to me． I always answer proudly that China is my second home， which brings me warmth， happiness and feeling of security！
This home is so “big” that I can see the rice fields on my left and high－rising buildings on my right in the city． So big that I can feel new to the changing environment every time when I move around； So big that I have changed my dream of traveling around the world to traveling around China． What I admire about this big family is not only its vastness of space， but also its development in every aspect． I have seen with my own eyes what the Chinese government had done to alleviate poverty and become the first developing country to achieve the UN Millennium Development Goals． From small－scale poverty alleviation in the past， to large－scale anti－poverty campaign， to today’s precise poverty alleviation， the poverty alleviation work has been effective． Seeing the smiling faces in the news， I really felt a strong force of the nation． Although there are so many people in the vast China， every person is not forgotten and all people are running forward side by side．
This home is very “fast”． Thanks to the development of technology， living in China has been extremely convenient for me． This convenience has saved me a lot of time and made my life “faster．” Alipay has made it easy for us to leave the house with just a cell phone， saving the trouble to carry a wallet． Daily delivery and take－outs are so convenient that I can enjoy my life in the dormitory without leaving home． In terms of transportation， shared services are convenient for us． A shared bike can be used on every road in the city， and I no longer have to worry about transportation problem． Even in remote mountain areas or poverty－stricken regions， people can take the train for 1 yuan – there are 81 such trains on the Chinese railroad． Though these trains are losing money due to the high cost of investment and maintenance， but they still travel through the mountain regions， carrying the smiling faces of many villagers． I am also honored to witness the successful launch of the Shenzhou XII manned spacecraft with my own eyes， which represents the remarkable progress in the development of China’s aerospace industry and gives me great confidence in the nation．
This home is “strong”． The year of 2021 is a special one， in which people around the world have suffered from a sudden virus attack． But it is also a year that I was surprised by the “speed of China”． From the initial fear and panic about the unknown virus， to the rapid response and to the fast recovery， China has done many things that people thought it could not do． One example is the construction of Huoshenshan Hospital． At the height of the epidemic， it only took China 10 days to build the hospital used for the quarantine of patients． At that time， I did not return to China to attend classes because of the epidemic． When I read about it on the news， I was surprised and impressed by it． It was also a huge relief to me， who was concerned about the epidemic at the time． To tame the pandemic， China has administered more than 1．1 billion doses of vaccines so far， accounting for 40 percent of the world’s injections． It has also provided 400 million doses of vaccines to other countries． This makes me feel safer when I go back to school to continue my study．
Moreover， the happiest thing happened on June 21 when international students at the Peking University received a letter from General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee and Chinese President Xi Jinping． In his letter， Xi encourages us to pay a visit to more places in China， to have a deeper understanding of the real China and to introduce our ideas and experiences to more people． As a Peking University student from Singapore， a country along the Belt and Road routes， I will remember the words of General Secretary Xi， bring the meekness of Chinese people back to my home country， share my study experiences in China with more people， let people from other countries have a deeper understanding of China and play an active role in promoting friendship between people of different countries．
I love China， which is my second home．
