BACK TO 1942（一）Greetings to our compatriots around China and overseas. Today is the 31st New Y ear’s Day since the founding of the Republic of China and the fifth New year that we have at war. Since our declaration of war against Japan and the Axis powers on December 12 of last year, our war of resistance has entered a new phrase and China’s war with Japan has become a world war. The duty of China is now all the greater, and the burden of our people and our army is all the weightier. We must renew and redouble our efforts. On this first day of the new year, I will discuss with the public the past, present and future of this war. Over the past half-year, and particularly the past month, our war of resistance has changed utterly. Before, ours was a solitary struggle within our own country against the Japanese invaders. Today, we have joined Great Britain, the United States, and Soviet Union and other friendly nations in fighting side by side to rid the world of our common enemies. Our burden is the responsibility of the Republic of China to world civilization and morality. As long as the Japanese invaders and the Axis powers remain on this earth, as long as world civilization and morality remain under threat, we shall continue to shoulder this heavy burden. The outcome of this war will determine not only the survival of our nation, but the future of all mankind. Victory for China will lay a strong foundation for generations to come. Defeat will push our people past the point of no return. My fellow countrymen......全国的公民同胞以及海外的侨胞，今天是我们中华民国三十一年的元旦。我们在抗战中过新年，今年已经是第五个年度了。自从去年十二月九日我们对抗日正式宣战并对德意两国同时宣战以后，我们的抗战已进入了一个新的阶段，而中日战争已转变为世界的战争了。此后，我们中国的使命更见重大，我们全体军民的任务亦更见艰巨了。我们应该有新的认识和新的努力，当此新年第一天，我要对我们全体同胞说明我们抗战过去与现在以及将来的结果。过去半年来，尤其是这一个月以来，抗战形势和从前是完全不同的。过去我们是单独奋斗，在国境内抵抗日寇，现在我们已经和英美苏联与其他各友邦安危一致，并肩作战来彻底地消灭人类的公敌。我们已经担起了我们中华民国对世界文明人道主义所应负荷的重任。日寇和它全体轴心国家一天不消灭，人类文明安全和世界正义和平一天没有得到保障，我们这一副重担就一天不得放下。我们这一战的成败不仅关系我们国家民族的存亡，更是关系全世界人民的祸福。我们这一战胜利了便立定了百事不拔的基础；如果失败了，就要陷入万劫不复的境地。各位同胞们……

back to 1942（中英文台词）（一）