“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)歷往往會改變一個人的一生。出身于革命家庭的習(xí)近平，15歲的時候去陜北農(nóng)村插隊，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。

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，或者要去做一個新的工作的時候，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.

我覺得在我一生中，對我?guī)椭畲蟮氖莾煞N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.