同志们:去年我国出现了建国以来最严重的干旱,部分地区发生了百年不遇的严重洪涝。在党中央、国务院的领导下,地方各级党委政府带领广大军民奋力抗灾,取得了防汛抗旱工作的重大胜利。今年是新世纪的第一年,也是我国实施第十个五年计划和现代化建设第三步战略部署的起步之年。做 Comrades: Last year, our country witnessed the worst drought since the founding of the People’s Republic and the serious floods that hit China in some areas in some years. Under the leadership of the Central Party Committee and the State Council, the party committees and governments at all levels have led the vast numbers of people and civilians in their efforts to fight the disaster and have won major victories in flood control and drought relief. This year is the first year of the new century and also the starting year for the implementation of the Tenth Five-Year Plan and the third strategic deployment of modernization in our country. do