学校每周都举行升国旗活动，我知道这是对我们进行爱国主义教育。我曾认为要爱国需长大后参军，守护边防，保卫祖国，或当科学家搞发明创造为国家作出贡献。现在，我还处于学知识、长身体阶段，我该如何爱国?为此，我问了爷爷和爸爸。

我问爷爷，你爱国吗?爷爷说:“爱，发自内心的爱。尽管我已退休年近古稀，但我的爱国之心没有退减。每天的新闻联播时间你和弟弟要看动画片，我都不答应，因为爷爷要知道国家每天发展变化，聆听党中央的声音。每天都坚持用‘学习强国’学习。通过这些途径可以知道国家大政方针，了解有关政策。这就是爱国。爱国没有年龄大小之分，而是把对祖国的爱体现在生活的点滴之中。”

我问爸爸，你爱国吗?爸爸说:“爱，实实在在的爱。我不是科学家、军人和英雄，是一名普通医务人员。疫情期间我们起早贪黑，不休息，为上级部门做出正确的疫情防控决策提供第一手资料，这不也是爱国吗?爱国没有职业之分，只要做好本职工作就是爱国。”

我明白了。爱国没有年龄、职业、贡献大小的限制，只要有爱国之心、报国之志，在自己的岗位上认认真真地做好每一件事就是爱国。疫情来临，所有医护工作者们“逆行”出征奔赴武汉抗击疫情是爱国;社区工作者每天不畏风雨守卫着社区大门是爱国;解放军叔叔们面对滔滔洪水义无反顾抢险救援是爱国;居家学习期间所有的老师们在线上答疑解惑批改作业是爱国……而我，作为一名小学生，我也有自己的责任和该做好的事。

从此刻开始，我要努力学习，课堂上专心听讲，积极回答问题，课后认真完成每一项作业，不让老师和家长操心，我要像周恩来爷爷那样“为中华之崛起而读书”。平时我要力所能及地做一些家务，打扫房间、收拾碗筷、下楼扔垃圾等，还要照顾好弟弟。现在庄河正在“创城”，我也要为“创城”作贡献，在小区里为大家做好垃圾分类的小榜样，监督大家做好垃圾分类……从此，爱国，不再是口号，已经成为我的一种习惯。"

英语翻译

The school holds national flag-raising activities every week, and I know this is to educate us about patriotism. I used to think that to be patriotic, you need to join the army when you grow up, guard the border, defend the motherland, or be a scientist to make inventions and make contributions to the country. Now, I am still in the stage of learning knowledge and growing up. How can I be patriotic? For this reason, I asked my grandfather and dad.

I asked Grandpa, are you patriotic? Grandpa said: "Love, love from the heart. Although I have retired for nearly a few years, my patriotism has not diminished. You and your brother will watch cartoons during the daily news broadcast. , I didn’t agree, because Grandpa wants to know about the country’s daily development and changes, and listen to the voice of the Party Central Committee. He insists on learning by'learning to make the country strong' every day. Through these channels, one can learn about the country’s major policies and related policies. This is patriotism. There is no patriotism. In terms of age, the love for the motherland is embodied in the bits and pieces of life."

I asked Dad, are you patriotic? Dad said, "Love, true love. I am not a scientist, soldier, or hero. I am an ordinary medical staff. During the epidemic, we wake up in the dark and don’t take a break, so we can do the right thing for the higher authorities. The epidemic prevention and control decision-making provides first-hand information. Isn’t this also patriotism? Patriotic has no professional distinction. As long as you do your job well, you are patriotic."

I see. There are no restrictions on age, occupation, or contribution to patriotism. As long as you have the patriotism and the ambition to serve your country, doing everything in your own post is patriotic. When the epidemic is coming, all medical workers "retrograde" and go to Wuhan to fight the epidemic are patriotic; community workers guard the gates of the community every day against the wind and rain are patriotic; the uncles of the People's Liberation Army are patriotic when they face the torrential flood, and rescue and rescue are patriotic; all while studying at home Teachers in online answering questions and correcting homework are patriotic... And as a primary school student, I also have my own responsibilities and things that I should do well.

From now on, I have to study hard, listen to lectures in class, actively answer questions, and carefully complete every homework after class without letting teachers and parents worry about it. I want to "study for the rise of China" like Grandpa Zhou Enlai did. I usually do some housework as much as I can, cleaning the room, tidying up the dishes, going downstairs to throw garbage, etc., and taking care of my brother. Now that Zhuanghe is "creating a city", I also want to contribute to "creating a city", to be a small example of garbage classification for everyone in the community, and to supervise everyone to do a good job of garbage classification... Since then, patriotism is no longer a slogan. Has become a habit of mine. "