金桂送爽山河美，丹桂飘香庆辉煌。9月28日，南外外国语学校方山分校的师生们齐聚一堂，举行主题为“怀感恩之心，唱祖国赞歌”主题升旗仪式活动，热烈庆祝中华人民共和国成立71 周年。
It was a beautiful autumn day and the air was rich with osmanthus. On September 28th, NFLSFC teachers and students gathered together to hold a flag-raising ceremony entitled “Singing for Our Motherland with Appreciation”, celebrating the 71st anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.
“升国旗，奏国歌。”伴随着雄壮的《义勇军进行曲》，升旗手迎风振臂，鲜艳的五星红旗冉冉升起，在晨光下熠熠生辉。全体师生庄严肃立，凝神注目国旗，深怀对祖国无限的热爱和崇高的敬意。
The flag-raising ceremony began with the solemn “ March of the Volunteer”. The flag-raiser threw the bright five-star red flag with it rising slowly and shining. All the teachers and students stand solemnly and salute the national flag, showing their love and paying tribute to our motherland.
小学学段的姜秉德、陈希曌、程韵燃、唐夕童、胡元夏同学们歌唱了《祖国，祖国我们爱你》，将他们浓浓的爱国之情融入在歌声里，表达着对祖国母亲的美好祝福。
NFLSFC Primary School students Jiang Bingde, Chen Xizhao, Cheng Yunran, Tang Xitong and Hu Yuanxia sang “We Love You- Our Motherland”, incorporating their strong patriotism into the singing and expressing their best wishes to the motherland.
高一（二）班的孔歆研同学带来了题为《怀感恩之心，唱祖国赞歌》的主题演讲，发自内心地深情表达出对祖国的满腔炽热和赞美。
Kong Xinyan from Grade 10 Class 2, gave a speech entitled “Singing for Our Motherland with Appreciation”, showing the strong passion and praise for our motherland.
升旗不仅是一个庄严隆重的仪式，也是一种爱国主义教育，更是扬起了理想的风帆。让我们砥砺奋进，阔步前行，用奋斗的青春告白祖国。
Flag-raising is not only a solemn ceremony, but also a kind of patriotic education, inspiring the students to realize their dreams and achieve their goals. Let us forge ahead and devote ourselves to our country with the youth of struggle.
