翻译练习W5-D4

We are not alone on the Great Way and the whole world is one family. After a year of hardship, we can understand more than ever the significance of a community with a shared future for mankind. 

I had many phone calls with friends from the international community, both old and new, and attended many "cloud conferences." What we discussed most was staying united to combat the pandemic. 

We still have a long way to go in pandemic prevention and control. People from all over the world should join hands and support each other to early dispel the gloom of the pandemic and strive for a better "Earth home." 

dispel v.  to make sth, especially a feeling or belief, go away or disappear 驱散，消除

gloom n. 昏暗 total darkness 

strive for  to try very hard to achieve sth 努力；奋斗；力争；力求

2021 will see the 100th birthday of the Communist Party of China. Its 100-year journey surges forward with great momentum. Its original aspiration remains even firmer one hundred years later.  

Surge v.  If something surges, it increases suddenly and greatly, after being steady or developing only slowly. 

n. /v.汹涌；大浪，波涛；汹涌澎湃；巨涌

to fill sb with a strong feeling 

a surge of anger/excitement 怒火中烧/突然兴奋

gaining momentum

aspiration n. n. 渴望；抱负； a strong desire to have or do sth 渴望；抱负；志向

From Shikumen in Shanghai to the South Lake in Jiaxing City, the small red boat (where the first CPC congress concluded) bore the great trust of the people and the hope of the nation. The boat has sailed through turbulent rivers and treacherous shoals, and has voyaged across violent tidal waves, becoming a great ship that navigates China's stable and long-term development. 

Turbulent adj. adj. 动荡的（ noisy and/or difficult to control ）；湍流的 

treacherous adj. that cannot be trusted; intending to harm you 不可信任的；背叛的；奸诈的

shoal n. n. 浅滩，沙洲；鱼群；潜在危险