bā jī sī tǎn
巴基斯坦
dú lì rì
独立日
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的
sī kǎo
思考
Reflections on Pakistan's Independence Day
bā jī sī tǎn巴基斯坦zuì jìn最近qìng zhù庆祝le了dì第 78gè个dú lì独立rì日 。
Pakistan recently celebrated its 78th Independence Day.
hěn很duō多rén人jué de觉得dú lì独立jiù shì就是kě yǐ可以zì jǐ自己zuò做jué dìng决定 ，bù不shòu受bié rén别人yǐng xiǎng影响 。
Many people think independence means being able to make decisions on their own without outside influence.
bā jī sī tǎn巴基斯坦hé和yìn dù印度zài在tóng yī同一tiān天cóng从yīng guó英国dú lì独立 ，dàn但tā men他们qìng zhù庆祝de的rì qī日期bù tóng不同 。
Pakistan and India gained independence from Britain on the same day, but they celebrate on different dates.
bā jī sī tǎn巴基斯坦zài在 8yuè月 14rì日qìng zhù庆祝 ，yìn dù印度zài在 8yuè月 15rì日qìng zhù庆祝 。
Pakistan celebrates on August 14th, while India celebrates on August 15th.
xiàn zài现在 ，bā jī sī tǎn巴基斯坦de的shēng huó生活yǒu有le了hěn很duō多biàn huà变化 。
Now, life in Pakistan has changed a lot.
rén men人们xǐ huān喜欢mǎi买wài guó外国de的dōng xī东西 ，bǐ rú比如yá gāo牙膏hé和kuài cān快餐 。
People like to buy foreign products, such as toothpaste and fast food.
hěn很duō多běn dì本地xiǎo diàn小店hěn很nán难shēng cún生存 。
Many local small shops find it hard to survive.
nóng tián农田yě也bèi被yòng lái用来jiàn建fáng zi房子 ，nóng mín农民de的shēng huó生活biàn dé变得gèng更nán难 。
Farmland is also being used to build houses, making life harder for farmers.
suī rán虽然guó jiā国家biàn dé变得gèng更xiàn dài现代 ，dàn但yǒu xiē有些chuán tǒng传统hé和wén huà文化zhèng zài正在xiāo shī消失 。
Although the country is becoming more modern, some traditions and cultures are disappearing.
hěn很duō多rén人kāi shǐ开始sī kǎo思考 ，bā jī sī tǎn巴基斯坦zhēn de真的wán quán完全dú lì独立le了ma吗 ？
Many people have started to wonder if Pakistan is truly fully independent.
zhēn zhèng真正de的dú lì独立shì是guó jiā国家kě yǐ可以zì jǐ自己jué dìng决定zì jǐ自己de的shì qíng事情 ，bù不bèi被wài miàn外面de的rén人yǐng xiǎng影响 。
True independence means a country can make its own decisions without being influenced by outsiders.
xiàn zài现在 ，bā jī sī tǎn巴基斯坦hái还xū yào需要nǔ lì努力 ，ràng让guó jiā国家biàn dé变得gèng更qiáng dà强大 ，gèng更yǒu有zì jǐ自己de的tè sè特色 。
Now, Pakistan still needs to work hard to make the country stronger and more unique.