In October 2019, when Xu Jiamiao, 17, a student at Xi’an Gaoxin No 1 High School, Shaan’xi province, learned about the Xi’an Global Key & Core Technology Conference, she was shocked by advanced achievements that Chinese scientists had made.
2019年10月，陜西西安高新第一中學的17歲學生徐嘉苗了解了西安全球硬科技創(chuàng)新大會相關(guān)內(nèi)容后，便被中國科學家們?nèi)〉玫南冗M成就所震撼。

“Every nerve in my body seemed to pulse,” she said. “I am so proud of my motherland. It occurred to me that better promoting core tech can help cultivate our interest in science and strengthen confidence in our nation. So I decided to do something,” said Xu.
“我身體的每根神經(jīng)似乎都跳動了起來，”她表示?！拔覟樽鎳罡凶院?。我突然想到，更好地推廣硬核科技有助于培養(yǎng)我們對科學的興趣，增強民族自信心。因此我決定要做點什么，”徐嘉苗如此說道。

After that, Xu and six other students spent about nine months drafting a proposal on how to implement patriotic education in a new era. A local member of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) will bring it to the upcoming session, which will open on March 4 in Beijing.
從那以后，徐嘉苗和其他6名同學花了9個月的時間，起草了一份關(guān)于如何在新時代開展愛國主義教育的提案。當?shù)氐囊幻珖f(xié)委員將會把這份提案帶到即將在3月4日于北京開幕的全國兩會上。

To better put their ideas into practice, Xu and her friends first searched online for related data. They then put together a questionnaire containing dozens of questions and surveyed hundreds of people. After analyzing the collected data, they proposed a series of practical ways to promote patriotic education: inviting experts to tour around the country and lecture on the core tech, opening up museums and laboratories, building landmarks such as sculptures, and posting videos online and putting up posters in subways.
為了更好地將自己的想法付諸實踐，徐嘉苗和朋友們先在網(wǎng)上搜索了相關(guān)數(shù)據(jù)。接下來，他們設(shè)計了一份含有幾十道問題的調(diào)查問卷，對數(shù)百人進行了問卷調(diào)查。在對收集的數(shù)據(jù)進行分析后，他們提出了一系列推進愛國主義教育的可行方式：邀請專家以硬核科技為主題開展全國巡講，開放博物館與實驗室，建造雕塑等地標，在網(wǎng)絡(luò)上發(fā)布視頻，在地鐵內(nèi)張貼海報等。

Xu’s proposal is part of their school’s efforts to help students understand the country’s political system and gain a sense of social responsibility. In 2015, Xi’an Gaoxin No 1 High School set up its first model political consultative conference club. Ever since then, the school has been giving regular courses to interested students. Working as members of different teams, students learn how to conduct research, analyze data and present their proposals in an efficient manner.
徐嘉苗的提案是學校為幫助學生理解國家政治制度、培養(yǎng)社會責任感所做的工作之一。2015年，西安高新第一中學設(shè)立了首個“模擬政協(xié)”社團。從那以后，該校會定期對感興趣的學生開展相關(guān)課程培訓。學生們通過在不同的小組內(nèi)工作，學會了如何展開研究，分析數(shù)據(jù)以及有效地呈現(xiàn)他們的提案。

In the past six years, the school’s students have had six proposals brought to the annual session of the CPPCC National Committee. Public health and current affairs are among students’ top interest.
在過去的6年間，共有6份該校學生起草的提案被帶到了全國政協(xié)會議上。公共衛(wèi)生與時事是學生們最關(guān)注的話題。

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, for example, Liu Yicong, another student from the school, proposed to establish a national memorial day for the pandemic and improve the country’s pandemic prevention capabilities. She also suggested cultivating better hygiene habits through education.
新冠肺炎疫情期間，該校的另一位學生劉藝瑽提出要設(shè)立“國家防疫日”，提升國家防疫能力。她還建議通過教育培養(yǎng)更好的衛(wèi)生習慣。

It’s not easy to produce quality proposals while balancing school. Lu Haoying, 18, said that the key is to stay focused on one thing at a time and work together with your team.
平衡學業(yè)的同時形成高質(zhì)量的提案并非易事。18歲的盧皓穎表示，關(guān)鍵在于每次專注做好一件事，并且與團隊協(xié)力合作。

以上文章內(nèi)容選自《21世紀學生英文報高中版》，詳情請見《21世紀學生英文報高中版》高一821期