作者简介：

韩进（本名韩大立），辽宁省作家协会会员， 辽宁省散文学会员。在全国流行期刊发表作品百余篇。多次获官方媒体征文奖，部分作品被选入全国发行的文集中。

Profile of the author： Han Jin (real name Han Dali) member of Liaoning Provincial Writers Association and member of Liaoning Provincial Prose.  Published more than one hundred works in popular journals across the country.  He has won many official media essay awards, and some of his works have been selected into the collection of essays issued nationwide.

父亲的纪念章

作者｜韩进 (中国)

英译｜中权 (美国) 

译审｜Gerry Spoors (英国）

合诵｜相逢一笑（中文）、薇薇（英文）

在建党百年之际，够党龄五十年的老党员国家发纪念章一枚，以表彰他们不忘初心，牢记使命的优良品质。纪念章通径为50毫米，材质为铜和锌合金，主色调为红色和金色。主章由党徽、五角星、旗帜、丰碑、向日葵等元素构成。纪念章上的大字格外醒目：光荣在党50年。

我老爸的党龄已59年了，当我帮他取回来时，他非常激动，向我讲起了他入党的经历！1962年，老爸所在的部队接到了任务，紧急备战，东南沿海局势紧张，让他们立刻开赴前线。老爸和战友们坐着闷罐火车来到了福建龙岩。下了火车，大雨滂沱，电闪雷鸣，正好是台风肆虐季节，他们在大雨中急行军赶到了目的地，他们和当地民兵一起抢修电线，帮助他们练兵，一起训练，谱写了一曲军民鱼水情的赞歌！

这么多年来，身为军旅作家的父亲不忘初心，牢记使命，下部队去边防体验生活，采访了许多英雄人物，默默无闻无私奉献的战士们，发表了多篇歌颂祖国：歌颂英雄、歌颂党的军事题材的作品，反映了一位老军人老党员的高尚情操。

这些来前线的战士中有一些是新兵，年龄不大，男孩子贪玩调皮捣蛋的天性还未褪去。一共有40名这样的新兵交给了老爸，我老爸除了因人而异做好思想工作，还严格要求，训练非常严格，曾经一天13次紧急集合训练……后来，这些兵都成了骨干力量，老爸也因为业绩突出，在前线加入了中国共产党。后来，这些骨干转业到地方，有的成了业务尖子，有的当了领导干部，有的当了先进工作者，青年突击手……老爸功不没。

59年党龄的老爸，这枚纪念章是对他坚守共产主义信仰，不忘初心的最好的赞美和肯定！老爸激动地说：我是个孤儿，感恩中国共产党，没有共产党就没有新中国，就没有我的今天！坚定共产主义信仰终生不变！

Father's Medal

By Han Jin (China)

Tr.ZhongQuan (US)

On the centenary of the founding of the party, party members who have reached the  age of 50 years are issued with a commemorative medal to commend them for not forgetting their original aspirations and keeping their mission in mind.  The medal has a diameter of 50 mm, made of copper and zinc alloy, and the main colors are red and gold. The main section of the medal displays party emblems, that is: five-pointed stars, flags, monuments, sunflowers and other elements.  The big characters on the medal are particularly eye-catching: Glory to the party for 50 years.

My dad has been in the party for 59 years. When I helped him to apply for the medal, he was very excited and told me about his experience of joining the party!  In 1962, my father’s regiment received the command to urgently prepare for war. The situation along the southeast coast was tense, so they immediately went to the front line.  Dad and his comrades were sent to Longyan in Fujian and were transported by freight train.  On arrival they were greeted with heavy rain and thunder and lightning, as it was the typhoon season. They marched hurriedly to their destination in heavy rain where they were required to repair electric supply lines with local militiamen.  This helped them with military training and practising together. My father wrote a song of praise comparing the relationship of fish and water to that between the military and civilians! 

Some of the soldiers who came to the front line were young, raw recruits. These ‘boys' still had an adolescent character and were playful and mischievous. A total of 40 such recruits were handed over to my dad’s command. In addition, differing from person to person, my dad had to deal with ideology as well as requiring strict obedience from his trainees. Training was very hard, with 13 emergency training sessions to deal with each day... Later, these soldiers became the backbone of the force. Dad also joined the Communist Party of China on the front line because of his outstanding performance.  Later, such ‘backbone’ troops were transferred to local areas, some becoming top businessmen, and yet others became leaders of elite cadres, and many more became advanced workers.... Dad made a great contribution.

Over the years, as a military writer, my father has not forgotten his original aspirations. Keeping his mission in mind, my dad went to troops on the border to experience their life, interviewing many heroes, unknown and selfless soldiers. He published many articles and tributes to the motherland: praising heroes and the party.  These military works reflect the noble sentiments of an old soldier and an old party member.

My father has been a member of the party for 59 years, and this medal is the best compliment and affirmation for his adherence to communism and his original intentions!  Dad said excitedly: I am an orphan and eternally grateful to the Chinese Communist Party. Without the Communist Party, there would be no New China, and I would have been no one without it!  We are firm in our belief that communism will remain unchanged for life!

诗译者简介：

王中权，男，【英国文学】副主审。研究生毕业于复旦大学医学院，从事临床和医学研究，已退休。酷爱文学，诗歌和音乐。现居美国。

Wang Zhongquan, male, graduated from Fudan University School of Medicine with a postgraduate degree, engaged in clinical and medical research, and has retired.  Love literature, poetry and music.  Now living in the US.  

译审老师简介：

Gerry Spoors来自英格兰东北部，一生都在写诗。专业人士，博士学位，他是特许化学家和皇家化学学会会员。他的新书《红袍的亚瑟》已出版。

Gerry Spoors comes from the North-East of England and has written poetry throughout his life. Professionally ，he is a Chartered Chemist and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry.His new book ‘Arthur of the Red Robe’ has been published 。

金牌中文主播简介：

相逢一笑，本名：李建富，【海外诗译社】中文主播。卓然大众艺术联盟天津朗诵分会会长，精英主播团主播。天津市滨海新区退休干部，曾多年从事广播电视和汉语言文字工作，并经常主播各类大型活动，其播音主持作品曾多次获国家和市级奖项。

Xiangfeng Yixiao, real name, Li Jianfu, reciting in Chinese for Overseas Poetry Translation Society;  president of Tianjin Recital Branch of Zhuoran Mass Art Alliance; member of Elite Reciters; a retired cadre living in Tianjin Binhai New Area; having been devoted to radio and television work, Chinese language and characters for many years; often hosting all kinds of large-scale activities; His broadcasting works have won many national and municipal awards.

金牌英文主播简介：

黄薇薇，【海外诗译社】三语主播。任职香港某私营机构国际业务部主管。

Mary Wong, engaged in international business with a private enterprise in Hong Kong.

本期总编：静好（英国）

注：本期配图由作者提供。