怎样评价一个国家的政治体制
HOW TO JUDGE THE SOUNDNESS OF A COUNTRY'S POLITICAL SYSTEM
我们评价一个国家的政治体制、政治结构和政策是否正确，关键看三条：第一是看国家的政局是否稳定；第二是看能否增进人民的团结，改善人民的生活；第三是看生产力能否得到持续发展。
There are three important criteria for judging the soundness of a country's political system or structure and of its policies.
First, whether the country is politically stable; second, whether the system and policies help to strengthen unity among the people and to raise their living standards; and third, whether the productive forces keep developing.
这八年，我们在这三个方面取得了一些成绩。
In the last eight years we have scored some achievements in these three respects.
我们人口多，国家大，基础又很薄弱，办事困难很多，但是有希望。
Still, ours is a country with a huge population, a vast territory and a poor economic foundation to start with, so we have many difficulties to overcome.
Nevertheless, I think our future is bright.
不要光喊社会主义的空洞口号，社会主义不能建立在贫困的基础上。
We should not shout empty slogans about socialism, for socialism cannot be built on the basis of poverty.
各国情况不同，政策也应该有区别。
Since conditions differ from one country to another, their policies should also differ.
只有结合中国实际的马克思主义，才是我们所需要的真正的马克思主义。
Only Marxism that is integrated with Chinese realities is the genuine Marxism we need.
农民没有积极性，国家就发展不起来。
So without the initiative of the peasants, China cannot develop.
八年前我们提出农村搞开放政策，这个政策是很成功的。
Eight years ago we introduced the open policy in the countryside, and it has proved successful.
农民积极性提高，农产品大幅度增加，大量农业劳动力转到新兴的城镇和新兴的中小企业。
The initiative of the peasants has been aroused.
The output of farm products has substantially increased and a great amount of surplus labour in the countryside has moved to new, rising small and medium-sized enterprises or to new, rising cities and towns.
这恐怕是必由之路。
This may be the only solution for the surplus labour in the countryside.