中國共產黨第十八次全國代表大會11月8日上午在北京人民大會堂隆重舉行。胡錦濤向大會作題為《堅定不移沿著中國特色社會主義道路前進 為全面建成小康社會而奮鬥》的報告。
BEIJING, Nov. 8 (Xinhua) -- Chinese leader Hu Jintao delivered a report on Thursday at the opening of the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC). The following are key quotes from his report:
科學發展觀
On Scientific Outlook on Development
總結十年奮鬥歷程，最重要的就是我們堅持以馬克思列寧主義、毛澤東思想、鄧小平理論、“三個代表”重要思想為指導，於推進實踐基礎上的理論創新，圍繞堅持和發展中國特色社會主義提出一系列緊密相連、相互貫通的新思想、新觀點、新論斷，形成和貫徹了科學發展觀。
-- The most important achievement in our endeavors in the past ten years is that we have formed the Scientific Outlook on Development and put it into practice.
科學發展觀對新形勢下實現什麼樣的發展、怎樣發展等重大問題作出了新的科學回答，把我們對中國特色社會主義規律的認識提高到新的水平，開闢了當代中國馬克思主義發展新境界。
-- This theory provides new scientific answers to the major questions of what kind of development China should achieve in a new environment and how the country should achieve it.
科學發展觀同馬克思列寧主義、毛澤東思想、鄧小平理論、“三個代表”重要思想一道，是黨必須長期堅持的指導思想。
-- Together with Marxism-Leninism, Mao Zedong Thought, Deng Xiaoping Theory and the important thought of Three Represents, the Scientific Outlook on Development is the theoretical guidance the Party must adhere to for a long time.
中國特色社會主義
On socialism with Chinese characteristics
胡錦濤同志在十八大報告中強調，堅定不移走中國特色社會主義道路，奪取中國特色社會主義新勝利。
-- We must unswervingly follow the path of socialism with Chinese characteristics.
建設中國特色社會主義，總依據是社會主義初級階段，總布局是五位一體，總任務是實現社會主義現代化和中華民族偉大復興。
-- Our overall approach is to promote economic, political, cultural, social, and ecological progress, and our general task is to achieve socialist modernization and the great renewal of the Chinese nation.
全面建成小康社會
On building moderately prosperous society
我們要準確判斷重要戰略機遇期內涵和條件的變化，全面把握機遇，沉著應對挑戰，贏得主動，贏得優勢，贏得未來，確保到二0二0年實現全面建成小康社會宏偉目標。
-- We need to have a correct understanding of the changing nature and conditions of this period, seize all opportunities, respond with cool-headedness to challenges, and gain initiative and advantages to win the future and attain the goal of completing the building of a moderately prosperous society in all respects by 2020.