全国的公民同胞

Greetings to our compatriots

及海外的侨胞

around China and overseas.

今天

Today

是我们***

is the 31st New Year's Day

三十一年的元旦

since the founding of the Republic of China

我们在抗战中

and the fifth

过新年

New Year's Day

今天已是第五个

that we have spent

年度了

at war.

自从去年十二月九日

Since our declaration of war

我们对抗日正式宣战

against Japan and the Axis powers

并对德意两国同时宣战以后

on December 12 of last year,

我们的抗战已进入了一个新的阶段

our war of resistance has entered a new phase

而中日战争

and China's war with Japan

已转变为世界的战争了

has become a world war.

此后，我们中国的使命

The duty of China

更见重大

is now all the greater,

我们全体军民的任务

and the burden of our people and our army

亦更见艰巨了

is all the weightier.

我们应该有新的认识和新的努力

We must renew and redouble our efforts.

当此新年第一天

On this first day of the new year,

我要对我们全体同胞

I will discuss with the public

说明我们抗战过去与现在

the past,present,

以及将来的结果

and future of this war.

过去半年来

Over the past half-year,

尤其是这一个月以来

and particularly the past month,

抗战形势和从前是完全不同的

our war of resistance has changed utterly.

过去我们是单独奋斗

Before, our was a solitary struggle

在国境以内

within our own country.

抵抗日寇

against the Japanese invaders.

现在我们已经和英美苏联

Today, we have joined Great Britain, the United States,

与其它各友邦

and Soviet Union

安危一致

and other friendly nations

并肩作战

in fighting side by side

来彻底的消灭人类的公敌

to rid the world of our common enemies.