【国旗下讲话】心存一颗感恩之心
尊敬的各位老师，亲爱的同学，大家早上好!
Dear teachers, dear schoolmates, good morning!
今天我演讲的题目是《学会感恩，敬老爱老》。
The topic of my speech for today is “Learn to be grateful, respect and love the elderly”.
金秋送爽，丹桂飘香。这个星期四又是一年一度的九九重阳佳节了。
Sweet osmanthus fragrance in autumn. The annual Double Ninth Festival comes on Thursday.
重阳来源于我国古老的《易经》，因为《易经》把九定为阳数，九月九日是日月并阳，两九相重，故而叫重阳，也叫重九，古人认为是个值得庆贺的吉利日子，并且从很早就开始过此节日。
The Double Ninth Festival comes from the ancient book of Yijing, which defined nine as the number Yang. The ninth day of the ninth lunar year is the same day as the sun and the moon show together, so it is called the Double Ninth Festival. The ancient people thought it was a lucky day worth celebrating and began to celebrate it from a very early time.
重阳登高，免灾避祸。登高、赏菊、喝菊花酒、吃重阳糕、插茱萸，都是重阳的活动。
People in China think climbing at the Double Ninth Festival can avoid disasters. Climbing a mountain, enjoying chrysanthemums, drinking chrysanthemum wine, eating Double Ninth cakes and arranging cornels are the activities for double Ninth Festival.
农历九月九日，也是传统的敬老节。九九重阳谐音长长久久，包含有生命长久、健康长寿的寓意。今日的重阳节，又被赋予了新的含义。1989年，我国把这一天定为老人节，将传统与现代巧妙结合起来，倡导全社会树立尊老、敬老、爱老、助老的风气。
The ninth day of the ninth lunar month is also the traditional Day for respecting the elderly. The Double Ninth Festival is a homonym for a long time, which implies a long and healthy life. Nowadays Double Ninth Festival is endowed with a new meaning. In 1989, China designated this day as the Seniors’ Day, combining tradition and modernity skillfully, and advocate the whole society to establish the atmosphere of respecting, loving and helping the elderly.
敬老是中华民族的传统美德。古往今来，我们有许多敬老爱老的故事：古有木兰代父从军、黄香扇枕温席、王祥卧冰求鲤、孟宗哭竹生笋的佳话;今有陈毅探母等感人肺腑、润人胸襟的故事。今天，我们作为国家未来的建设者，传承和发扬这一宝贵精神财富，责无旁贷。
Respect for the elderly is a traditional virtue of the Chinese nation. Through the ages, we have many stories of respecting and loving for the elderly: Mulan joined the army for her father, Huang Xiang faned the pillow and kept the mat warm, Wang Xiang laid on the ice for carp, Meng Zong cried for bamboo shoots; Nowadays Chen Yi visited his mother. These stories are moving and touching. As builders of the country’s future, we are duty-bound to inherit and carry forward this precious spiritual wealth.
尊敬老人，先从尊重自家的长辈做起。家中的长辈总是将最好的留给我们，做得再多也无怨无悔。家家有老人，且人人都会老，伴随着我们的长大，他们的乌丝变白发，身形渐憔悴。而我们就这样毫无表示的接受吗?其实老人更需要关爱，我们在生活中的一句真心问候，就能给老人们增添一份天伦之乐，一件微不足道的小事，也可能成为他们回味永久的幸福。
Respect for the elderly begins with respect for your elders. The elders in the family always leave the best for us, and no matter how much they do, they have no regrets. There is an old man in every family, and everyone will be old, as we grow up, their hair becomes white and their body becomes gaunt. And we’re just gonna take it for granted? In fact, the elderly need more care. Our sincere greeting in daily life can add a family happiness for the elderly. A trivial matter may also become their aftertaste of eternal happiness.
我们不仅要关心家中的老人，还要关心社会上的老人。我们今天的幸福生活有着老一辈人的艰辛努力，他们奋斗了几十年，创造了大量的物质和精神财富，理应受到全社会的尊敬。目前，中国已经步入老龄化社会，进一步倡导敬老爱老也是尽社会的责任。尊敬老人的家庭是和谐的家庭，尊敬老人的社会是发展的社会，尊敬老人的学校是进步的学校，尊敬老人的学生才是文明的学生。花无重开日，人无再少年。总有一天我们也会变老。尊重老年人，就是尊重中华民族的光荣传统，也是尊重我们自己。敬老爱老,我们义不容辞。
We should not only care for the elderly at home, but also care for the elderly in society. Our happy life today is due to the hard work of the older generation, who have worked for decades to create a lot of material and spiritual wealth and deserve the respect of the whole society. At present, China has entered an aging society, and it is our social responsibility to further advocate respecting and loving the elderly. A family that respects the elderly is a harmonious family. A society that respects the elderly is a developing society, a school that respects the elderly is a progressive school, and a student that respects the elderly is a civilized student. A flower will never bloom again, and a man will never be young again. One day we will be old, too. To respect the elderly is to respect the glorious tradition of the Chinese nation as well as ourselves. We are duty-bound to respect and love the elderly.
又到重阳佳节，让我们行动起来吧。抽出一些时间，给家里的长辈们打个电话，致以节日的问候，感谢他们为自己所做的一切。当然，这不是重阳节一天的事，平日可以多陪他们聊聊天，做些小事，表达你的爱。同时也要向社区的爷爷、奶奶伸出关爱、帮扶之手。
The Double Ninth Festival is coming again. Let’s take action. Take some time to call older members of your family to say holiday greetings and thank them for all they have done for you. Of course, this is not just for the double Ninth Festival one day. We can accompany them to chat, do some small things and express your love everyday. At the same time, we should extend our caring and helping hands to grandpa and grandma in the community.
岁岁重阳，今又重阳。在这秋风飒爽的季节，让我们共同祝愿天下所有的老人都能幸福安康、老有所乐!
Double Ninth Festival comes every year. In this valiant autumn season, let us wish all the old people can be happy, healthy and enjoy their life!
我的演讲完了，谢谢大家!
That’s all for my speech, thank you!
演讲人：刘京成 戴志远
撰稿人：张晓峰（中） 魏瑶（英）
