【正文】 The carol, In The Bleak Midwinter, ends by asking a question of all of us who know the Christmas story, of how God gave himself to us in humble service: 39。For many, Christmas is also a time for ing for others, service will e serving in our armed forces, in our emergency services and in our hospitals, whose sense of duty takes them away from family and friends, will be missing those they ，圣誕也是團(tuán)聚的日子。This past year has been one of great celebration for enthusiasm which greeted the Diamond Jubilee was, of course, especially memorable for me and my 。rather, it inspires us to try harder: to be thankful for the people who bring love and happiness into our own lives, and to look for ways of④ spreading that love to others, whenever and wherever we ，并在他短短的一生中慘遭迫害，基督一直向人們傳達(dá)的信息絕對與復(fù)仇或暴力無關(guān)，他只想告訴人們要相互關(guān)愛。The popularity of a tree at Christmas is due④ in part⑤ to my greatgreat grandparents, Queen Victoria and Prince this touching⑥ picture was published, many families wanted a Christmas tree of their own, and the custom soon spread⑦.圣誕樹的流行源于我的曾曾祖父母：維多利亞女王和阿爾伯塔親王。耶穌教會我尊重和珍視每一個人，無關(guān)信仰。It 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 day39。雕塑的靈感來源于一個女人在戰(zhàn)爭爆發(fā)后徒步跨越歐洲尋找自己丈夫的故事。Truces 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 。For me, the life of Jesus Christ, the Prince of Peace, whose birth we celebrate today, is an inspiration and an anchor in my ，和平之主的誕辰，慶祝他的生日對我來說是一種鼓舞，是我生命中的一個精神支柱。s Christmas message 英國女王圣誕致辭Get Flash Player Text of the Queen39。Despite being displaced① and persecuted② throughout his short life, Christ39。____________ ①There39。運動員們在追求自己在體育上的目標(biāo)的同時，也給了我們這些不在場上的人分享激動，以及分享跌宕起伏的比賽的機(jī)會。.He restored love and service to the centre of our lives in the person of Jesus ，我們會想起，上帝將他唯一的兒子送去奉獻(xiàn)，而非送去享受服務(wù)。.The carol gives the answer 39。責(zé)任感讓他們離開家人朋友，在圣誕節(jié)，他們會想念他們所愛的人。各個國家，各個年齡段的人不辭煩勞，以各種形式參與慶祝。One of the joys of living a long life is watching one39。and this year I met another group of leaders: The Queen39。On that chilly Christmas Eve in 1914 many of the German forces sang Silent Night, its haunting melody inching across the ，德國士兵們吟唱的《平安夜》穿過交火線，讓人難以忘懷。As with the Invictus Games that followed, the courage, determination and talent of the athletes captured our imagination as well as breaking down ，運動員們的勇氣，決心和天賦不但吸引著我們的目光，同時還打破了隔閡。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。s were taken and gifts was a Christmas ，沒有命令，射擊停止了，德國士兵和英國士兵相聚在無人地帶。蘇格蘭公投后，很多人覺得很失望，有的人卻覺得很寬慰，彌合這些分歧尚需時日。In this past year my family and I have been inspired by the courage and hope we have seen in somany ways in Britain, in the Commonwealth and around the ’ve seen that it’s in hardshipthat we often find strength from our families。s no surprise that? such a human story still captures our imagination? and continues to ____________ ①procession：列隊行進(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：這里指為圣誕樹掛各種裝飾品（top在這里是動詞）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)...，更壞的事來了?be forced to flee...：被迫離開（flee及物動詞，離開）?it39?！盩here 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 ，在我們生活的這個世界，有數(shù)百萬人點亮了希望的蠟燭。傳遞的圣火吸引了大不列顛群島各地成百上千的人們，各行各業(yè)各種配得上當(dāng)火炬手的人手持奧運火種，他們中的很多人都因杰出的奉獻(xiàn)而獲得提名。上帝之子從那天起就鼓勵人們?yōu)樗诵猩啤Ｊジ杞o出了回答“但此時，我所能給予他的，只能是我的心。s important at this time of year to reach out beyond our familiar relationships tothink of those who are on their ，這天對他們來說尤其充滿回憶。s past and future as a [w]maritime[/w] nation, and we