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The chilly wind in Australia in July cannot hide people’s ardent pursuit of national spirit. In the afterglow of Federal Constitution Day (July 9), staring at the paperweight inlaid with the national flag and national emblem on the desk in the office, it seems to touch the deepest power of this continent. The Southern Cross on the dark blue base is just like the faith anchored by Australians in the vast history – even if you get lost in the dark night, the stars always guide the direction. The national emblem relief in the center of the paperweight, kangaroos and emus look forward with their heads held high, symbolizing the young country’s never-ending enterprising will. The six-point coat of arms they hold up is a testimony to the six states’ pursuit of common ground while reserving differences, just like the mission of the paperweight to hold down the chaotic pages: to build consensus in diversity and to protect the foundation in change. This “national weight” made of metal carries a deeper metaphor than physical pressure. When the echoes of Aboriginal rock paintings blend with the pulse of the immigration wave, and when the drought-ravaged land bursts with innovation, the stability of the paperweight is just like Australia’s philosophy of survival – it must be as flexible and active as a kangaroo, and as down-to-earth as an emu. The Commonwealth Star shines at the top, reminding every striver: true strength comes from the adherence to common values. At this moment, the dome of the Sydney Opera House in the cold wave is facing Uluru from afar. Just as a paperweight smoothes the wrinkles of paper, the people of this land always believe that when the belief is solid enough, no matter how big the wind and waves are, they can only achieve a more magnificent journey. The country under the Southern Cross is engraving the future of all citizens in the torrent of the times with the determination of a paperweight.

七月的澳洲寒風料峭，卻掩不住人們對國家精神的熾熱追尋。在聯邦憲法日（7月9日）的餘韻中，凝視辦公室案頭那枚鑲嵌國旗與國徽的鎮紙，彷彿觸摸到這片大陸最深沉的力量。深藍底座上的南十字星組，恰如澳洲人在浩瀚歷史中錨定的信仰──縱使黑夜迷途，星辰始終指引方向。紙鎮中央的國徽浮雕，袋鼠與鴯鶓昂首向前，象徵這個年輕國度永不停歇的進取意志。它們托舉的盾徽六分紋章，是六個州求同存異的見證，正如鎮紙壓住紛亂紙頁的使命：在多元中凝聚共識，於變革裡守護根基。這方金屬鑄就的”國家重量”，承載著比物理壓力更深的隱喻。當原住民岩畫的迴響與移民潮的脈動在此交融，當乾旱肆虐的土地迸發創新火花，鎮紙的穩固性恰似澳大利亞的生存哲學——既要如袋鼠般靈活躍動，亦需如鴯鶓般腳踏實地。聯邦之星在頂端閃耀，提醒每個奮鬥者：真正的強大，源自於對共同價值的堅守。此刻寒潮中的雪梨歌劇院穹頂，正與烏魯魯巨岩遙相守護。正如紙撫平紙張的褶皺，這片土地的人們始終相信：當信念夠沉實，再大的風浪也只能成就更壯闊的航程。南十字星下的國度，正以鎮紙般的定力，在時代的洪流中錒刻屬於全體國民的未來。