社会主义核心价值观（8）

The socialist core values

民主（4）

Democracy

一个美国小伙子眼中的中国民主

Chinese democracy in the eyes of an American young man

Over the past decades,

在过去的几十年里，

The country has risen from shambles,

中国从一个一穷二白的国家

Into the world’s second-largest economy.

发展成为世界第二大经济体。

It’s widely acknowledged that

外界普遍认为

A key to China’s success is its system of democracy,

中国的成功得益于它特有的民主制度，

Which results in political stabilicy and economic vitality.

及其带来的政治稳定和经济活力。

You might need an encyclopedia,

要弄懂中国的民主制度

By following an annual event that takes place in Beijing the ‘two session”

通过一年一度在北京召开的“两会”

You can see how the Chinese democracy works

你可以看到中国民主的工作方式

In Chinese democracy is called minzhu and it means that “the people are the masters of the country”.

在汉语里“民主”意思就是“人民当家作主”。