【正文】 rt and dedication, I am confident that this diverse Commonwealth of nations can strengthen the mon bond that transcends politics, religion, race and economic know that Christmas is a time for celebration and family reunions。Casts of the same sculpture can be found in Belfast and Berlin, and it is simply called ，它的名字很簡(jiǎn)單，叫做和解。Without any instruction or mand, the shooting stopped and German and British soldiers met in No Man39。s 。and bridging these differences will take ，和解有很多方式。Sometimes it seems that reconciliation stands little chance in the face of war and , as the Christmas truce a century ago reminds us, peace and goodwill have lasting power in the hearts of men and 。On that chilly Christmas Eve in 1914 many of the German forces sang Silent Night, its haunting melody inching across the ，德國(guó)士兵們吟唱的《平安夜》穿過(guò)交火線，讓人難以忘懷。Bringing reconciliation to war or emergency zones is an even harder task, and I have been deeply touched this year by the selflessness of aid workers and medical volunteers who have gone abroad to help victims of conflict or of diseases like Ebola, often at great personal ，今年，救援人員和醫(yī)療志愿者們不顧個(gè)人安危、奔赴國(guó)外幫助沖突地區(qū)的受害人員或者飽受疾病（例如埃博拉）困擾的病人。As with the Invictus Games that followed, the courage, determination and talent of the athletes captured our imagination as well as breaking down ，運(yùn)動(dòng)員們的勇氣，決心和天賦不但吸引著我們的目光，同時(shí)還打破了隔閡。士兵們拍照留念并互贈(zèng)禮物。The ceramic poppies at the Tower of London drew millions, and the only possible reaction to seeing them and walking among them was every poppy a life。”There are millions of people lighting candles of hope② in our world is a good time to③ be thankful for④ them, and for all that brings light to our ，在我們生活的這個(gè)世界，有數(shù)百萬(wàn)人點(diǎn)亮了希望的蠟燭。相反，他們鼓舞我們更加努力，讓我們感恩那些給我們生命中帶來(lái)愛(ài)與歡樂(lè)的人，也讓我們想方設(shè)法把這些愛(ài)傳遞給他人，無(wú)論何時(shí)何地。s no surprise that? such a human story still captures our imagination? and continues to ____________ ①procession：列隊(duì)行進(jìn)（名詞）②the people of Oslo：奧斯陸的人們（注意the people of...的用法）③light bulbs：電燈泡④people of all faiths：各種信仰的人們⑤at the very top sits a bright star：倒裝句（very表示“正好”）⑥the Star of Bethlehem：伯利恒之星（伯利恒基督耶穌誕生之地，位于約旦河西岸）⑦top a tree：這里指為圣誕樹(shù)掛各種裝飾品（top在這里是動(dòng)詞）⑧go back to：追溯到⑨t(yī)he focus of...is on...：...的核心是關(guān)于...⑩stable：馬廄?be far from：遠(yuǎn)不是?worse was to e as...：當(dāng)...，更壞的事來(lái)了?be forced to flee...：被迫離開(kāi)（flee及物動(dòng)詞，離開(kāi)）?it39。In 1949, I spent Christmas in Malta as a newlymarried⑧ naval have returned to that island over the years, including last month for a meeting of⑨Commonwealth leaders⑩。and a reminder of the grief of loved ones left who fought in that war is still alive, but we remember their sacrifice and indeed the sacrifice of all those in the armed forces who serve and protect us 1914, many people thought the war would be over by Christmas, but sadly by then the trenches were dug and the future shape of the war in Europe was , as we know, something remarkable did happen that Christmas, exactly a hundred years ago any instruction or mand, the shooting stopped and German and British soldiers met in No Man’s were taken and gifts was a Christmas are not a new the ancient world a truce was declared for the duration of the Olympic Games and wars and battles were put on has a wonderful way of bringing together people and nations, as we saw this year in Glasgow when over seventy countries took part in the Commonwealth is no accident that they are known as the Friendly well as promoting dialogue between nations, the Commonwealth Games pioneered the inclusion of parasports within each day’s with the Invictus Games that followed, the courage, determination and talent of