“My seven years of rural life in northern Shaanxi Province gave me something mysterious and sacred,” said Chinese President Xi Jinping during a 1995 interview. He started working in the countryside at the age of 15, an experience which shaped his personality and helped him become the man he is today.

　　一段經(jīng)歷往往會(huì)改變一個(gè)人的一生。出身于革命家庭的習(xí)近平，15歲的時(shí)候去陜北農(nóng)村插隊(duì)，也正是那一段經(jīng)歷給了他一種力量、一種勇氣和一種生活信念。

　　My seven-year rural life in northern Shaanxi Province gave me something mysterious and sacred.

　　在陜北插隊(duì)的七年，給我留下的東西幾乎帶有一種很神秘也很神圣的感覺(jué)。

　　Whenever I faced a challenge or a test or started a new job, I could somehow hear my fellow Shaanxi folks singing local songs on the farm.

　　每有一種挑戰(zhàn)、一種考驗(yàn)，或者要去做一個(gè)新的工作的時(shí)候，我們腦海里翻騰的都是陜北高原上耕牛的父老兄弟的信天游。

　　I think in my life, there are two kinds of people who have helped me the most.

　　我覺(jué)得在我一生中，對(duì)我?guī)椭�最大的是兩種人。

　　The first were pioneers of revolutionary times, the others were my fellow Shaanxi villagers.

　　一種就是革命老前輩，一種就是我那陜北老鄉(xiāng)。

　　I came to know that fundamental power rests with people. I gained a better understanding of ordinary people and society. This was the most fundamental influence.

　　看到了人民群眾的力量，看到了人民群眾的根本，真正理解了老百姓、了解了社會(huì)，這個(gè)是最根本的。

　　My idea of seeking truth from facts was formed then, and it has influenced me until now.

　　很多實(shí)事求是的想法都是從那個(gè)時(shí)候生根發(fā)芽的。以至于到現(xiàn)在，每時(shí)每刻影響著我。