庆祝改革开放40周年大会18日上午10时在人民大会堂举行。中共中央总书记、国家主席、中央军委主席习近平出席大会并发表重要讲话。
President Xi Jinping on Tuesday delivered a speech at a gathering celebrating the 40th anniversary of China's reform and opening-up.
我们这么大一个国家，就应该有雄心壮志。
A big country like China should have a grand vision.
改什么、怎么改必须以是否符合完善和发展中国特色社会主义制度、推进国家治理体系和治理能力现代化的总目标为根本尺度，该改的、能改的我们坚决改，不该改的、不能改的坚决不改。
What to reform and how to go about the reform must be consistent with the overarching goal of improving and developing the system of socialism with Chinese characteristics and modernizing China's system and capacity for governance. We will resolutely reform what should and can be reformed, and make no change where there should not and cannot be any reform.
40年来取得的成就不是天上掉下来的，更不是别人恩赐施舍的，而是全党全国各族人民用勤劳、智慧、勇气干出来的！
What we have achieved in the past 40 years is not God-sent, still less a gift from others. It comes from the hard work, wisdom and courage of all members of the Party and people of all ethnic groups in China.
我们用几十年时间走完了发达国家几百年走过的工业化历程。
In just a few decades, we have completed an industrialization process that took developed countries several hundred years.
在中国人民手中，不可能成为了可能。我们为创造了人间奇迹的中国人民感到无比自豪、无比骄傲！
The Chinese people have achieved what was once impossible. We are immensely proud of our fellow country men and women who have worked an unprecedented miracle.
建成社会主义现代化强国，实现中华民族伟大复兴，是一场接力跑，我们要一棒接着一棒跑下去，每一代人都要为下一代人跑出一个好成绩。
Turning China into a great modern socialist country and achieving national rejuvenation is like a relay race in which the baton is passed down from generation to generation. Every generation must strive for a good score for the sake of future generations.
在中国这样一个有着5000多年文明史、13亿多人口的大国推进改革发展，没有可以奉为金科玉律的教科书，也没有可以对中国人民颐指气使的教师爷。
There is no textbook of golden rules to follow for reform and development in China, a country with over 5,000 years of civilization and more than 1.3 billion people. No one is in a position to dictate to the Chinese people what should or should not be done.
中国特色社会主义道路是当代中国大踏步赶上时代、引领时代发展的康庄大道，必须毫不动摇走下去。
Socialism with Chinese characteristics provides a broad pathway for China to advance with the times and steer the course of development today. We must therefore stay the course.
