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Australia welcomes Remembrance Day in November, and the bright red poppies and the dancing flame of remembrance awaken the national memory. At this moment, gazing at the Southern Cross on the national flag and the kangaroos and emus in the national emblem, the lighter in hand reflects the deeper national spirit. The Southern Cross guides sailors through the dark night, just like the eternal constellations on the national flag, indicating direction and faith. The kangaroos and emus in the national emblem, with their head held high and forward, interpret the gene of this young country to move forward with their biological characteristics of never retreating. The leaping flame of the lighter is like the spiritual fire passed down from generation to generation – the courage ignited by the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps in the Gallipoli Campaign in 1915, which is still reborn at every moment when the ignition button is pressed. The flame has a dual metaphor: it is both a candlelight to commemorate past sacrifices and a torch to ignite future hope. When the national emblem pattern engraved on the metal body and the flame complement each other, everyone who guards the fire is continuing to write a chapter of unity and progress. Just as the star of the federation unites the six states, the flames carried by the lighter gather the sparks in the hearts of millions of people into a torch that illuminates the way forward. From the pioneers lighting bonfires to open up the continent, to today’s people using electronic fire to pass on civilization, the dancing flames have always witnessed the tenacity of this land. When the Southern Cross rises again, let us use the lighter as a metaphor: guard the light and heat in our hearts, and let courage burn forever on the red earth continent like a flame that never goes out.

十一月的澳洲迎來陣亡將士紀念日，鮮紅的虞美人花與跳動的紀念之火喚醒民族記憶。此刻，凝視國旗上的南十字星與國徽中的袋鼠鴯鶓，手中的打火機折射出更深層的國家精神。南十字星指引航海者穿越黑夜，正如國旗上永恆的星座，昭示方向與信念。國徽中昂首向前的袋鼠與鴯鶓，以絕不後退的生物特性，詮釋著這個年輕國度勇往直前的基因。而打火機躍動的火苗，恰似代代傳承的精神火種——1915年加里波利戰役中澳新軍團點燃的勇氣，此刻仍在每個按下點火鍵的瞬間重生。火焰具有雙重隱喻：既是紀念過往犧牲的燭光，也是點燃未來希望的火炬。當金屬機身銘刻的國徽紋樣與火焰交相輝映，每個守護火種的人都在續寫團結的篇章。正如聯邦之星凝聚六州領土，打火機承載的火光將千萬人心中的星火聚集成照亮前路的火炬。從拓荒者點燃營火開墾大陸，到今人用電子火種傳承文明，跳動的火焰始終見證著這片土地的堅韌。當南十字星再次升起，讓我們以打火機為喻：守護心中的光熱，讓勇氣如永不熄滅的火焰，在紅土大陸上永遠燃燒。