夏天，总给人们带来喜庆，带来诗意，带来遐想，带来憧憬，更带来希望。而今年的夏天，非同一般，更是不同寻常。是啊，当2009年的钟声响起时，也意味者这个不同寻常的日子的来临------我们伟大祖国的六十大寿即将到来！六十年，在这人类的历史长河中只是弹指一挥间，然而，伟大的祖国却发生了翻天覆地的变化。
Summer always brings people joy, poetry, reverie, vision and hope. This summer, however, is more unusual. Yes, when the bell rings in 2009, it also means the coming of this unusual day - the 60th birthday of our great motherland is coming! Sixty years ago, in the long history of mankind, it was just a flick of a finger. However, the great motherland has undergone tremendous changes.
听妈妈说，六十年前过春节的时候，有钱人可以买吃，而穷人呢，只能在家里吃粗茶淡饭。以前住的房子只有鸡窝大，里面也只有一两张柴草床，每次他们想睡觉时，总要十几个人睡。现在呢，科技发达了，我们的中国从以前的贫穷发展到现在的富裕。摩托车、轿车在高速公路上奔驰，大大小小的超市和商店星罗棋布，高楼大厦鳞次栉比，村村通电话，家家能上网……
Listen to my mother, 60 years ago, during the Spring Festival, the rich can buy food, while the poor can only eat at home. The house they used to live in was only the size of a chicken coop, and there were only one or two firewood beds in it. Every time they wanted to sleep, they had to sleep for a dozen people. Now, with the development of science and technology, China has developed from poverty to prosperity. Motorcycles and cars are galloping on the highway, supermarkets and shops of all sizes are scattered, high-rise buildings are lined up, villages and villages are on the phone, and families can access the Internet
我相信，祖国一定会更美丽，更富裕，为我们的新中国添上灿烂、辉煌吧！
I believe that the motherland will be more beautiful and richer, and add brilliance to our new China!
