苏高文选 2019-2021 Selected Writings from Suzhou High School 2019–2021 第 01 篇 Section 01
习作一览 Selected Compositions
返回 苏高文选 2019-2021 Back to Selected Writings from Suzhou High School 2019–2021本文目录 Contents
- 1. 1、掌心落满月亮的羽毛 Palms Dusted with Moonlit Feathers
- 2. 2、渡过刀锋，迈向未来 Crossing the Razor’s Edge, Striding into the Future
- 3. 3、罗马已不在罗马 Rome Is No Longer in Rome
- 4. 4、一浪更比一浪高 ——献给年长一代 Each Wave Surpasses the Last: Dedicated to the Elder Generation
- 5. 5、对话不对抗，相依彰智慧 Dialogue Over Confrontation: Interdependence Manifests Wisdom
1、掌心落满月亮的羽毛 Palms Dusted with Moonlit Feathers
“一花独放不是春，百花齐放春满园。”在世界乒乓球发展史上，中国始终以兼容并蓄的姿态促进着世界乒坛的兴盛，同时勇立潮头，矗立于世界之巅。可见，勇于担当、心怀自信、互相进步是个人乃至国家向上不竭的源泉。
“A single flower does not make spring; a hundred flowers blossoming in unison fill the garden with spring.” Throughout the history of world table tennis, China has consistently fostered the prosperity of the global arena with an inclusive, open-hearted posture, while boldly riding the crest to stand at the pinnacle of the world. Clearly, shouldering responsibility, harboring self-confidence, and fostering mutual advancement are the inexhaustible wellsprings of upward progress for both individuals and nations.
时代与自我是对立统一的。时代为自我发展提供活动的舞台，而一个个自我的实现又推动了时代的进步。中国乒乓未因惧怕挑战而畏葸不前，主动为他国乒乓发展奉献力量，不但未因竞争而衰落，而且为中国乒乓乃至世界乒乓的发展提供了更广阔的空间。如此壮举，飞舞着中国勇于担当、昂立奋发的时代之姿。
The epoch and the individual self form a unity of opposites. The epoch provides a vast stage for personal development, while the realization of individual selves propels the progress of the epoch. Chinese table tennis never shrank from fear of challenge; by proactively contributing to the sport’s development in other nations, it did not decline because of competition, but rather opened up vastly broader horizons for both Chinese and global table tennis. Such magnanimity radiates China’s spirited posture of shouldering responsibility and striving forward in our time.
勇于担当的背后是自信的熠熠生辉。李清照语：“何须浅碧深红色，自是花中第一流。” 这是桂花对自身品性的自信。而鼓励外国与中国竞争，则是中乒坛对自身底蕴和厚度的充分肯定。李彦宏曾言：“欢迎市场上有更多‘百度’与我们竞争，这样才能激发出百度的潜能。” 因而作为新青年的我们，也应在大时代下心怀自信、勇于担当，演绎出勇往直前的人生。
Behind the courage to shoulder responsibility shines the brilliance of self-confidence. As Li Qingzhao penned: “Why need it be pale green or deep crimson? It is naturally first-rate among flowers.” This was the osmanthus flower’s quiet confidence in its own essence. Encouraging foreign rivals to compete with China is the domestic table tennis community’s profound affirmation of its own heritage and depth. Robin Li once said: “We welcome more ‘Baidus’ in the market to compete with us, for only then can Baidu’s full potential be unleashed.” Therefore, as the youth of a new era, we too should harbor self-confidence and embrace responsibility within this grand epoch, orchestrating a life that marches resolutely onward.
有人不免担心：竞争激烈则必会有淘汰，陷于淘汰困局则之奈何？事实上，正如罗素所言：“参差多态”才是个人与社会进步的渠水之途。
Some cannot help but fret: fierce competition inevitably brings elimination, so what should one do when caught in the dilemma of defeat? In truth, as Bertrand Russell observed, diversity and variety constitute the true channel of personal and societal progress.
昔日的围棋王国日本，在称霸天下后不思进取，以“上手挑战制”近乎锁死年轻棋手的成长，终于被中韩反超；快递小哥柴闪闪心怀自信勇于竞争，走进了人民大会堂参政议政。竞争绝不是“内卷”的无意义消耗，而是以互相促进的方式，助力“百花”早日开满园。同频共振，荣辱与共，个人与国家因此不断向上攀登。
Once the kingdom of Go, Japan grew complacent after dominating the world, stifling the growth of young players with its rigid senior-challenge system, until finally overtaken by China and South Korea. Conversely, courier Chai Shanshan, armed with confidence and daring to compete, walked into the Great Hall of the People to deliberate on state affairs. Competition is by no means the meaningless friction of “involution”; rather, through mutual stimulation, it helps the “hundred flowers” bloom across the garden. Resonating in unison and sharing honor and woe, both individuals and the nation ascend steadily upward.
值得注意的是，互相进步为前提的竞争既非你死我活的修罗战场，也不应以“躲进小楼成一统”的消极心态待之。我们既非士兵也非鸵鸟，我们是“一树上的两朵木棉，互赠春寒中最珍贵的温暖与鼓励。” 你真正的凯旋，在于你不断地毁坏自己的枷锁。在失败与成功中成长，心怀自信又勇于担当，这才是竞争最宝贵的意义。
Crucially, competition predicated on mutual progress is neither a battlefield where each side fights to the death nor an excuse to retreat passively into one’s private garret. We are neither soldiers nor head-in-the-sand ostriches; we are “two kapok blossoms on a single bough, exchanging the most precious warmth and cheer amidst early spring’s chill.” Your true triumph lies in constantly shattering your own shackles. Growing through defeat and victory, brimming with confidence yet daring to bear burdens—that is the most precious essence of competition.
“谁没听过月亮的清啼，谁的掌心不曾落满月亮的羽毛。” 在青春的逐梦路上，愿我们善待头顶代表竞争的月光，共享那份成长的芬芳。
“Who has not heard the clear cry of the moon? Whose palms have never been dusted with moonlit feathers?” On youth’s dream-seeking path, may we cherish the moonlight of competition above our heads and share the rich fragrance of growth.
2、渡过刀锋，迈向未来 Crossing the Razor’s Edge, Striding into the Future
“刀锋锐利，渡过不易。古者有言，得渡者稀。”
“The razor’s edge is sharp and difficult to cross. As the ancients said, few succeed in crossing it.”
这是毛姆《刀锋》的开篇。书中男主人公不满足于股市职员，选择追求热爱、“修禅”、“登山”的自我，而其未婚妻伊莎贝拉秉持大众“我们”的看法，与其发生激烈争吵。男主人公与其未婚妻好比人生路上坚持“我”与顺应“我们”的两端，唯有沿刃锋剔去其不平衡，方可得渡己身，迈向未来。
These opening lines from W. Somerset Maugham’s The Razor’s Edge set the premise. In the novel, the male protagonist, dissatisfied with being a stock-market employee, chooses to pursue the self he loves through meditation and mountain climbing; meanwhile, his fiancée Isabel clings to the public view of “us,” sparking fierce contention. The protagonist and his fiancée symbolize the two poles along life’s journey—holding fast to the “I” versus conforming to “us.” Only by removing the imbalance between them along the razor’s edge can one cross it and stride into the future.
“我们”千千万。《后真相时代》中认识到现代人用标签将自己贴入一个个“我们”以获得认可。我观诸今世，多少青年在未明晰自我价值与定位便匆忙跃入汹涌人潮，希冀“我们”之大潮可推其个人之小舟。作为帕斯卡所谓“思想之苇草”，随意因风倒向，必难以最终于寥廓之林冠寻得自我发展之渠水之途。
There are thousands of “us.” In The Post-Truth Era, one realizes modern humans paste labels upon themselves to fit into collective categories for external validation. Looking around today, how many youths leap hastily into surging crowds before discerning their own value and purpose, hoping the tidal wave of “us” will propel their solitary skiff? As Pascal’s “thinking reed,” bending haphazardly with every passing breeze, one will scarcely find the true conduit of self-actualization beneath the vast canopy.
还是先顺从自我吧！如卡尔维诺笔下的柯西莫一般，逃离规训的家庭生活在树上倾听自我的声音。恰如鲁迅弃医从文，麾下如椽大笔刻写中国人精神；达尔文弃神学而研究进化论，程开甲于数学系毅然转为研究“两弹一星”。诸位先贤皆以“我”发轫，终得振翩于历史星空。
Better to first heed the self! Like Calvino’s Cosimo, escaping regimented family life to live in the treetops and listen to his own inner voice. Just as Lu Xun abandoned medicine for literature, wielding his mighty pen to engrave the soul of the Chinese people; Darwin left theology to study evolution; and Cheng Kaijia decisively shifted from mathematics to research on China’s “Two Bombs, One Satellite” program. All these luminaries commenced from the “I,” soaring triumphantly across history’s starry sky.
然而，追求“我”的路上我们必须时时倾听“我们”的声音。好比佩索阿《惶然录》中“绝对的凛”那般，“我”与“我们”并不存在必然的鸿沟。在两方个人主义的冲击下，我们更需协调“我们”的重要。个人的价值最终总得在“我们”中加以体认，伊莎贝拉之路在当代仍不失借鉴之意义。
Yet on the journey of pursuing the “I,” we must continually listen to the voice of “us.” Much like the “absolute chill” in Fernando Pessoa’s The Book of Disquiet, no insurmountable chasm exists between the “I” and “us.” Buffeted by individualistic tides, we must harmonize the significance of the collective. The value of an individual is ultimately recognized within the community of “us”; in this sense, Isabel’s path remains not without instructive value today.
摄影师周向阳用两脚丈量西南万间村庄，用鲜活的孩子照片引发社会对留守儿童关注；感动人物陈贝儿背离城市的钢铁丛林，选择于山水溜索间拍摄世间百态。他们都是黑雾笼罩下“走向自我”的勇者，正己身，照未来。发展自我的根本目的不是为了特立独行，而是为了能以更好的姿态成为时代之脊梁，迈向美好的未来。
Photographer Zhou Xiangyang measured ten thousand villages in southwest China with his own feet, awakening public awareness for left-behind children through vivid photographs of them; Chen Beier abandoned the concrete jungle of the metropolis to film the many facets of life among mountains, rivers, and zip-lines. They are brave souls walking toward the self amidst murky fog, upright in conduct and illuminating the future. The fundamental aim of cultivating the self is not eccentric posturing, but rather becoming the backbone of the epoch with elevated poise, striding toward a brighter dawn.
有人不禁问：“男主人公拉里最终并非走出刀锋，所谓得渡者稀，是否真要坚持走下去呢？”暗自思忖，私以为勇于迈向刀锋之路已是勇者之姿态，且无忧成败。试问高更若未因机遇成名，他的努力便无价值吗？非也。恰如鲁迅笔下“失败也仍跑过终点线”的选手，他们即使心怀悲凉，一举一行仍激荡生命之火焰。自从他们踏上跑道，他们便是胜利者，他们便是正迈向未来之中国脊梁。
Some cannot help asking: “The protagonist Larry did not clearly transcend the razor’s edge—if those who pass over are truly few, must one persist?” Pondering quietly, I believe the courage to step onto that knife edge already embodies heroic grace, transcending success or failure. Had Gauguin never found fame, would his artistic toil have been worthless? Far from it. Much like the runner in Lu Xun’s prose who crosses the finish line even in defeat, though bearing sorrow in their hearts, their every stride radiates the fire of life. From the instant they step onto the track, they are victors—the very backbone of China striding toward tomorrow.
时代召唤，同频共振，荣辱与共。我们既不可迷失于“我们”的大潮中，亦不可留连于“树上的风景”。我们要行于个人与“我们”的刀锋之上，成功不自傲，失败不摒弃，迈向未来。如霍拉沃于旅途中最后的一句：
“前方，便是光！”
The epoch calls, demanding resonance and shared destiny. We must neither lose ourselves within the tide of “us,” nor linger idly among “scenery in the trees.” We must balance upon the razor’s edge between the individual and the collective, neither arrogant in triumph nor despondent in defeat, marching into the future. As Huolawo said at his journey’s end:
“Ahead lies light!”
3、罗马已不在罗马 Rome Is No Longer in Rome
“美育与智育是一个人受教育最重要的两个维度。”古希腊哲人如是说。美育作为青少年发展的鲜艳底色，正在现代遭受前所未有的挑战。而美作为一种自然而然的态度，本自根植于人们内心，何来“挑战”一说？
“Aesthetic education and intellectual education are the two most essential dimensions of human cultivation,” so proclaimed ancient Greek philosophers. Aesthetic education, the vibrant foundation of youth development, faces unprecedented trials in modernity. Yet if beauty is a natural posture rooted inherently in the human heart, whence comes this so-called “trial”?
所谓美育，不尽是“一种心灵的体操”“一面镜子”，也不尽是朱光潜所谓“审美客体于主体之投射”。它更是一种生活的态度，一种自主打造精神家园的态度。翻开古人诗篇，王右军笔下“暮春之初修禊于兰亭”的洒脱，到苏轼“抚琴听者知音”的恬适，无不关照着人与大自然深度同频的和谐之美。
Aesthetic education is not merely “gymnastics of the soul” or “a mirror,” nor simply what Zhu Guangqian described as “the projection of the aesthetic object upon the subject.” It is, above all, a posture of life—a conscious devotion to crafting one’s spiritual sanctuary. Opening ancient verses, from Wang Xizhi’s effortless grace in “gathering at the Orchid Pavilion in late spring” to Su Shi’s serene joy of “strumming the zither for a kindred ear,” all reflect the harmonious beauty of humans resonating in profound unison with nature.
星燧贸迁，世殊时异。现代社会的刺激坦白而直接，吞噬了许多原先事物，美育这片鲜艳底色似乎也在快节奏生活的冲击下黯淡失色。“看似寻常最奇崛，成如容易却艰辛”。当王右军的奇文变成升学毕业的工具，当苏东坡热爱的琴声化为“学习考证路”上的背景，我们不禁发问：美育究竟要被带向何方，又能否觅得一条渠水之途？
Constellations shift and epochs change. Modern stimuli are stark and direct, devouring pristine sensibilities; the vibrant undertone of aesthetic education seems faded under the barrage of fast-paced existence. “Seemingly ordinary, yet most wondrous; appearing effortless, yet born of grueling toil.” When Wang Xizhi’s masterwork degenerates into a credentialing tool for diplomas, and Su Dongpo’s beloved zither notes fade into mere background music for exam certifications, we cannot help asking: whither is aesthetic education heading, and can it find a living conduit?
黑塞言：“艺术的意义不在于习得这种技艺，而在于帮助我们找到生活的意义。”凡高其人大半光阴枯坐病房，却用敏锐的眼光与热切的色彩在世界书写属于自己浓墨重彩的一笔。反观己身，我也曾日日练习琴艺，最终未免流于果腹。我似乎戴上功利的滤镜，把每一段乐章量化为分数等级。艺术好比《劝学》中的舟楫车马，但若终点迷失，留下的不过是一地鸡毛。
Hermann Hesse noted: “The purpose of art is not the mastery of a technique, but helping us discover the meaning of life.” Vincent van Gogh spent much of his days confined to a hospital ward, yet etched his blazing strokes across the world with piercing vision and incandescent hues. Reflecting upon myself, I too practiced an instrument every day, but in the end it became little more than a way to make a living. Donning a utilitarian lens, I quantified every movement into grades and test scores. Art is like the carriage or boat in Xunzi’s Encouraging Learning; but if the ultimate destination is lost, all that remains is barren chaff.
好在人类代代传承的那份美育尚有余温。那份可解其专业性、最质朴、最本真的美，才是审美荒芜中的我们的唯一出路。龚自珍于《病梅馆记》中曾痛斥“天下人皆喜梅花之曲、欹、疏，而忽略其自然的姿态，遂之三月乃摧折之”。那些麻木于自我压榨、极速成功之人，应不忘圣人之训：“君子不器。”
Fortunately, the warmth of aesthetic heritage passed down through generations still lingers. That pristine, unadorned, authentic beauty—transcending professional elitism—is our sole sanctuary in this aesthetic wasteland. In Record of the Sick Plum Pavilion, Gong Zizhen lamented that “people under heaven admire crooked, leaning, and sparse plum blossoms while ignoring their natural posture, and so bent and broke them in March.” Those numb from self-exploitation in pursuit of swift success should remember Confucius’ admonition: “The noble person is not a mere utensil.”
过分强调艺术的功利性只会日益剥夺乃至割裂我们的生活。唯有澄澈之美对人夜以继日的滋养，方能使为生活疲于奔命的我们拥有美育复苏的能力，进而成长为审美能力的独立个体。
Overemphasizing utilitarianism in art only deprives and fractures our living experience. Only the ceaseless nourishment of lucid beauty can revive aesthetic sensibility within souls exhausted by the rat race, enabling them to flourish as autonomous individuals endowed with aesthetic discernment.
海德格尔留给后人无止境的叩问：“在技术化的千篇一律的世界文明的时代中，人类是否还有家园？”白衣苍狗几千回，惟有此美长不改。人类美育中无穷的精神家园，是这个问题的最终答案。
Martin Heidegger bequeathed an enduring question: “In the era of a technological, homogenized world civilization, does humanity still have a homeland?” Though white clouds morph into grey dogs thousands of times over, this beauty alone endures unchanged. The infinite spiritual home within human aesthetic education stands as the ultimate answer to this query.
罗马已不在罗马。《约翰·克里斯朵夫》中其对西方传统的态度，与我们对待美育的态度不谋而合。把美育融入现代，融入认同，融入生活，在万川映月下，美的精魂必将永恒地回归。
Rome is no longer in Rome. The stance toward Western tradition in Romain Rolland’s Jean-Christophe mirrors our attitude toward aesthetic education. Integrating beauty into modernity, identity, and everyday life, beneath a thousand rivers reflecting the moon, the spirit of beauty shall return for all eternity.
4、一浪更比一浪高 ——献给年长一代 Each Wave Surpasses the Last: Dedicated to the Elder Generation
尊敬的长辈： 大家好！很高兴在这个五四青年节收到长辈们给我们年轻一代的殷切期待，我坚信来自前浪的激励能使“后浪”一代更加充满前进的动力。
Respected Elders: Greetings to you all! It is a distinct joy to receive your ardent expectations on this May Fourth Youth Day. I firmly believe the encouragement from the “front waves” infuses our “rear waves” with even greater momentum to forge ahead.
马克思曾说：“历史发展的原动力是为下一代铺设道路。”让我们把时间先回到四十年前，那时的中国刚刚改革开放，祖国一片百废待兴。新中国的元勋们为在座各位开辟了一个前所未有的世界，而如今，你们又为我们这批“后浪”带来了更多选择的权力。
Karl Marx observed that the driving impulse of historical development is paving the path for the next generation. Let us rewind forty years: China was embarking on Reform and Opening-up, with countless tasks awaiting renewal. The founding generation carved out an unprecedented horizon for you, and today, you have bestowed upon our “rear waves” the precious power of choice.
因此，你们无需艳羡我们的世界，而是应当自豪于你们的贡献。希望当我也成为“前浪”时，能无愧于你们带给我们的这美好的世界！
Therefore, you need not envy our world; rather, you should take profound pride in your contributions. I hope that when I too become a “front wave,” I will prove worthy of the wondrous world you have bequeathed to us!
当然，高呼“一代不如一代”的人数十年来从未消失，他们大多只看到“后浪”的享受，而未见“后浪”的奋斗。但我仍不排斥他们，因为他们一定也在期待着我们做得更多、更好。是啊，这个世界赋予了我们更多权利与机会，我们也理应承担更多的责任。
Granted, voices lamenting that “each generation is worse than the last” have never vanished over the decades; they often see only the comforts enjoyed by the “rear waves” while overlooking our struggles. Yet I bear them no grievance, for they too surely anticipate that we will achieve more and do better. Indeed, this world has granted us greater rights and opportunities, and we ought naturally to shoulder greater responsibilities.
于是，我们在这次疫情中冲锋陷阵，义不容辞。杜富国的妹妹杜富佳作为开赴武汉的第一批护士， 她坚定地说：“ 哥哥做了为国为民的勇事，我当然不能落后！”这就是“后浪”的担当。与此同时，还有千千万万个科研人员，甚至外卖小哥奋战在抗疫一线。
Thus, during this epidemic, we stepped forward without hesitation. Du Fujia, Du Fuguo’s younger sister, served among the first cohort of nurses deployed to Wuhan, declaring firmly: “My brother performed heroic deeds for nation and people; I cannot lag behind!” Such is the responsibility of the “rear waves.” Alongside her, countless researchers and even delivery couriers fought steadfastly on the front lines of the epidemic response.
“当你还有能力为他人做些什么的时候，你就绝不能袖手旁观。”罗曼罗兰的这席话是每位“后浪”应牢记于心的。
“So long as you still have the power to do something for others, you must never stand idly by.” These words by Romain Rolland should be engraved upon the heart of every young person.
然而，除了宣传片中光鲜亮丽的“浪花”外，磅礴的“后浪”里更多的是“浪柱”——他们和我一样，都是普通人。我身边的同学们有的精通摄影，有的文案极佳，有的长于演讲。当他们汇聚到一起，就可以制作出又一部《后浪》，而当千千万万个他们汇聚到一起，相信后浪必将汇成巨浪，汇出伟力，奔向光明。
Yet beyond the glittering crests featured in promotional videos, the vast surge of “rear waves” consists mostly of supporting columns—ordinary mortals like myself. Among my classmates, some excel in photography, some write compelling prose, and some are gifted speakers. When they unite, they can create another Back Wave; and when millions converge, the rear waves will swell into a monumental surge, unleashing mighty power toward the dawn.
诚然，我们生来平凡，却不妨碍我们流光溢彩。“做普通人，过普通的日子。活最有滋味的人生。”余秋雨先生的话鞭策着我们向梦想前进。
Admittedly, we are born ordinary, yet that does not prevent us from radiating brilliance. “Be an ordinary person, live ordinary days, and savor the most flavorful life.” Yu Qiuyu’s words spur us toward our aspirations.
请将这个世界交“后浪”吧！你们定会欣慰地看到：我们身后的浪拍打得越高越有力，我们面前的中国，会被建设得越好越光明！
Please entrust this world to the “rear waves”! You will witness with satisfaction: the higher and fiercer the waves surge behind us, the brighter and more prosperous the China built before our eyes will become!
谢谢大家！
Thank you, everyone!
5、对话不对抗，相依彰智慧 Dialogue Over Confrontation: Interdependence Manifests Wisdom
汉娜·阿伦特在《极权主义的起源》中，把现代社会的人描绘为“原子化的个体”。他们的孤独导致人际关系疏远，进而使整个社会陷入冷漠对抗的零和博弈中。而在经济全球化的大势下，小至个人大至国家，都不可能独善其身。唯有以“对话之水”融化“对抗之坚冰”，方能于相依相傍中得遇时代巨浪。
In The Origins of Totalitarianism, Hannah Arendt depicted individuals in modern society as “atomized beings.” Their isolation alienated interpersonal bonds, plunging society into a zero-sum game of callous confrontation. Yet under economic globalization, neither individuals nor nation-states can remain isolated islands. Only by melting the hard ice of confrontation with the water of dialogue can we ride the grand tides of our epoch in mutual interdependence.
“五色交辉，相得益彰；八音合奏，终和且平。”对抗与对话根植于我们对理想回声的渴望，其并非一曲人生或时代终章，而是乐音旋转的某个落点。请看千年前鹅湖之辩，朱子与陆子虽各据异见，但仍虚心听取彼此见解。五日五夜大辩战后，朱熹赞叹陆九渊“议论精密”，吸收其心学的部分观点完善自身，终成一代大儒。反观当下北美霸权主义，隔绝彼此，妄图连缀起边沁主义，以单边主义思想在北约与俄罗斯间架起一面无形的柏林墙。
“Five colors shine together to enhance one another; the eight categories of instruments play in harmony to achieve peace.” Confrontation and dialogue stem from our longing for an ideal echo; they are not the finale of an epoch, but cadences in a turning melody. Consider the Goose Lake Debate a millennium ago: Master Zhu Xi and Master Lu Jiuyuan held differing philosophies, yet listened humbly to each other. After five days and nights of intense debate, Zhu Xi praised Lu’s reasoning and assimilated elements of Lu’s philosophy of mind to enrich his own doctrine, cementing his status as a Confucian master. By contrast, North American hegemony today walls off nations, trying to string together Benthamism and erecting an invisible Berlin Wall between NATO and Russia through unilateralism.
殊不知，对抗之下没有胜者，唯有以“世界人民大团结”的思想观照全局，方能创造风月同天的更大价值。
Little do they realize that under confrontation there are no victors; only by surveying the world through the vision of universal solidarity can we cultivate greater harmony under the same sky.
当然，我们不提倡在此百年不遇之变局下举起对抗之剑，然而这也不同于将之视为车窗外的过往云烟。如今时代新旧迭代，思潮涌动，对抗的阴影暗箭正不可避免。面对人生的矛盾争端，我们若想于其中觅得人生途径，就须从对抗的分歧中成长。王安石面对保守派的阻挠，“度义而后动，是而不见可悔故也”，勇立对抗潮头，成就辉煌人生；陀思妥耶夫斯基以《罪与罚》直面罪恶、惩罚与救赎的冲突。我们不以对抗姿态示人，但亦将持有面对对抗的勇气。
To be sure, while we advocate against drawing the sword of confrontation amidst once-in-a-century transformations, neither should we dismiss conflict as fleeting scenery outside a train window. As old and new ideas clash, covert tensions are inevitable. If we wish to chart a path through life’s disputes, we must mature through divergent struggles. Facing conservative obstinacy, Wang Anshi resolved to “act after weighing righteousness, repenting nothing because what is right is clear,” standing boldly at the forefront of confrontation to fulfill a storied life; Dostoevsky confronted the clashes of guilt, retribution, and redemption in Crime and Punishment. We do not present ourselves aggressively, yet we possess the courage to confront confrontation.
人如此，国家亦然。疫情凛冬之下，世界云谲波诡，荒原与丛林之中，上百个与会国以雪花的形式出现在冬奥主火炬之上，“融而通，通而立”，以交流互鉴增进了解，以合作共赢加深共同体理念。子曰：“君子和而不同，小人同而不和。”中国将兼济天下为己任，在平等对话中建立交融互鉴的国际共识。
As with individuals, so with nations. Amidst the pandemic winter, a volatile world, wilderness, and jungle, more than a hundred participating nations appeared as snowflakes on the Winter Olympic cauldron. “Through integration comes connection; through connection comes establishment”: exchange and mutual learning increased understanding, while win-win cooperation deepened the idea of community. Confucius stated: “The noble person seeks harmony without uniformity; the petty person seeks uniformity without harmony.” China embraces its responsibility to aid the world, building international consensus through equitable dialogue.
“患难见兄弟”。疫情阴影下，中国与韩国“互送物资”，“道不远人，人无异国”，彰显两国人民对话互动的深厚智慧，在时代浪潮中砥砺向前，共渡难关。
“A brother is born for adversity.” Beneath pandemic clouds, China and South Korea exchanged supplies under the motto “The Way does not distance people; people make no strange lands,” exemplifying profound wisdom in dialogue and overcoming hardships together.
以对话为阶，拾级而上，在时代汹涌中达成万千分歧的化解。愿青年与国家并肩昂扬，“人类命运共同体”的大智慧定将千万川映月下，滋润山河，烛照四方。
Using dialogue as steps to ascend, we reconcile myriad differences amidst tumultuous currents. May youth and nation stride forward arm in arm; the grand wisdom of a “Community with a Shared Future for Mankind” shall nourish the earth and illuminate all corners under a thousand moonlit streams.