It has taken us just a little more than half a century not only to put an end to the backward state of poverty and blankness characteristic of the old China,but also set up a modern industrial system with a complete range of production.

• 我们仅仅用了半个多世纪时间，不仅改变了旧中国一穷二白的落后面貌，而且建立起门类齐全的现代工业体系。