we must act in accordance with objective laws. in our modernization drive we must always proceed from actual conditions in the country and conscientiously abide by objective laws. we should work energetically and seize opportunities to speed up development， but we must not ignore reality， recklessly expand the scale of development and only pursue rapid economic growth. if we do not keep this in mind， we could end up “just spinning our wheels and going nowhere” or even suffering serious losses. whether we are doing economic work or other work， we must strive for real results by combining our subjective initiative with adherence to objective laws.
中譯英翻譯練習（5）
必須堅持客觀規律辦事。我國現代化建設要始終堅持從國情出發，自覺遵循客觀規律。既要積極進取，抓住機遇加快發展，又不能脫離實際條件，盲目擴大建設規模、片面追求經濟成長速度。否則，欲速則不達，還會造成嚴重損失。經濟工作和其他工作都要注重實效，把發揮主觀能動性和遵循客觀規律統一起來。