VOA慢速英语:China's Communist Party is celebrating its ninetieth anniversary

China's Communist Party is celebrating its ninetieth anniversary. A small group of intellectuals established the party in July of nineteen twenty-one in Shanghai. In nineteen forty-nine, after a long civil war, the Communist Party defeated the Nationalists and took power under Mao Zedong.
中国共产党正庆祝建党90周年。1921年7月，一小群知识分子在上海建立了中国共产党。1949年，经过长期内战，中国共产党打败了国民党，在毛泽东的带领下开始执掌政权。

On Friday, events celebrating the party's anniversary took place in schools, offices and shopping centers across the nation.
上周五，建党90周年庆祝活动在全国范围内展开。

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President Hu Jintao gave a speech to thousands of party officials at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.
胡主席在北京人民大会堂对数千名党员发表了讲话。

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President Hu said the Communist Party, to continue its rule, must adapt to a changing nation and a changing world.
胡主席表示，共产党想要继续执政，就必须适应不断变化的国内外形势。

He said that without continued fast economic development and social order, the gains of the past twenty years will be lost.
他表示，如果没有持续快速的经济发展和社会秩序，过去20年的成果将会付诸东流。

President Hu urged the party to fight corruption and create what he described as a clean government. He warned that acts of corruption by party members who hold political office could cause the public to lose trust.
胡主席督促共产党和腐败作斗争，创建一个他所形容的廉洁政府。他警告说，担任公职的共产党员的腐败行为可能会导致党失去人民的信任。

In his speech, the president said that in the past, the Communist Party has made mistakes and suffered setbacks. He said the party learned from its mistakes and today is leading the Chinese to a victorious future. He said that after ninety years, it is clear that only the Communist Party can properly govern China.
在讲话中，胡主席表示，在过去，共产党曾经犯过错误，遭受过挫折。他说，党从错误中吸取了教训，今天正引领中国人民走向胜利明天。他表示，90年的历史证明，只有共产党才能正确引领中国。