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In July, winter deepens in Australia, but the light of the Southern Cross always shines forever in the deep blue sky. This month, when people gaze at the leaping stars and federal shield on the national flag, they might as well cast their eyes on the heavy national emblem paperweight on the table – it is not only a condensation of cultural symbols, but also a concrete expression of the national spirit. The bronze base of the national emblem paperweight is engraved with kangaroos and emus, two totem creatures that never retreat, just like the backbone of Australians who never give up when facing difficulties. In the shield-shaped emblem they hold up, the emblems of the six states are embraced like a puzzle, confirming the symbiotic wisdom of multiculturalism. When the paperweight presses down the flying papers, this image of unity turns into the power to protect beliefs: just as the states build a whole in differences, everyone can anchor their direction in the tide of the times. What is more worthy of reflection is the star pattern at the bottom of the paperweight, which echoes the Southern Cross on the national flag. This constellation that guides sailors through the stormy seas has now become a stable fulcrum at the bottom of the paperweight, a metaphor that the perseverance of every ordinary person can become a light source that illuminates others. When the cold current hits, it is the countless ordinary people who take root in their jobs like paperweights that keep the gears of the social machine running smoothly. This paperweight reminds us that true power lies not in volume, but in constant weight. It tells the truth with the silence of bronze – only by deeply rooting faith in the land can the starlight stay in the world forever. In the cold wind of July, I hope that every Australian can become the paperweight of his own life and support a common future with tenacity.

七月的澳大利亞，冬意漸深，而南十字星的光芒始終在深藍天幕中恆久閃耀。這個月，當人們凝視國旗上躍動的星辰與聯邦之盾時，不妨將目光投向桌案上那方沉甸甸的國徽鎮紙——它不僅是文化符號的凝練，更是國家精神的具象化表達。國徽鎮紙的青銅底座錒刻著袋鼠與鴯鶓，這兩種永不後退的圖騰生物，恰似澳洲人面對困境時永不言棄的脊梁。它們托舉的盾形徽章中，六州徽記如拼圖般環抱，印證著多元文化的共生智慧。當紙鎮壓住紛飛的紙張，這份團結的意象便化作守護信念的力量：正如各州在差異中鑄就整體，每個人都能在時代浪潮中錨定方向。更值得深思的是紙鎮底部的星芒紋路，與國旗上的南十字星遙相呼應。這顆指引航海者穿越驚濤的星群，此刻化作紙底穩固的支點，隱喻著每個普通人的堅守都能成為照亮他人的光源。當寒流侵襲時，正是無數普通人如鎮紙般紮根崗位，才讓社會機器的齒輪平穩運轉。這方紙鎮提醒我們：真正的力量不在於體積，而是恆定的重量。它用青銅的沉默訴說著真理──唯有將信念深植土地，才能讓星輝永駐人間。在七月的寒風中，願每個澳洲人都能成為自己生命的鎮紙，以堅韌托起共同的未來。