“八荣八耻”中首要的一条,便是“以热爱祖国为荣、以危害祖国为耻。”中华民族从古至今都把爱国与否作为一条最重要的伦理道德原则来看待。也就是说,爱不爱自己的祖国,是一个严肃的道德问题;对祖国是否 The most important thing in the “Eight Honors and Eight Disgraces” is “to be proud of being passionate about the motherland and to be ashamed of jeopardizing the motherland.” The Chinese nation has viewed patriotism as the most important ethical principle since ancient times. In other words, it is a serious moral problem to love or not to love one’s own motherland.