【正文】 better to light a candle than curse the darkness39。注2：今年6月，女王在白金漢宮接見了英國各屆的青年領(lǐng)袖代表。s no surprise that...：...一點都不令人意外?capture our imagination：抓住我們的想象（文中翻譯的很好：令我們浮想聯(lián)翩）inspire all of us who are Christians, the world ，耶穌在馬廄里出生時的環(huán)境格外嚴(yán)酷，但比那更糟的是這一家人要被迫背井離鄉(xiāng)。圣誕節(jié)是一個感謝他們的絕佳機(jī)會，同時也感謝那些照亮我們生命的人們。Without any instruction or mand, the shooting stopped and German and British soldiers met in No Man39。and bridging these differences will take ，和解有很多方式。伊麗莎白二世表示，對于許多人來說，今年圣誕都不太好過，但家庭、朋友與社會總是我們獲得勇氣的源泉。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 。s 。Casts of the same sculpture can be found in Belfast and Berlin, and it is simply called ，它的名字很簡單，叫做和解。One of the joys of living a long life is watching one39。and this year I met another group of leaders: The Queen39。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。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。s Christmas message Each year that passes seems to have its own leave us with a feeling of satisfaction, others are best was a difficult year for many, in particular those facing the continuing effects of the economic am sure that we have all been affected by events in Afghanistan and saddened by the casualties suffered by our forces serving thoughts go out to their relations and friends who have shown immense dignity in the face of great personal , we can be proud of the positive contribution that our servicemen and women are making, in conjunction with our over 13,000 soldiers from the United Kingdom, and across the Commonwealthare currently serving in debt of gratitude owed to these young men and women, and to their predecessors, is indeed is 60 years since the Commonwealth was created and today, with more than a billion of its members under the age of 25, the organisation remains a strong and practical force for , I attended the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Trinidad and Tobago and heard how important the Commonwealth is to young munication technologies allow them to reach out to the wider world and share their experiences and many, the practical assistance and networks of the Commonwealth can give skills, lend advice and encourage is inspiring to learn of some of the work being done by these young people, who bring creativity and innovation to the challenges they is important to keep discussing issues that concern us allthere can be no more valuable role for our family of have been closely associated with the Commonwealth through most of its personal and living bond I have enjoyed with leaders, and with people the world over, has always been more important in promoting our unity than symbolism Commonwealth is not an organisation with a is rather an opportunity for its people to work together to achieve practical solutions to many aspects of our lives, whether in sport, the environment, business or culture, the Commonwealth connection remains vivid and is, in lots of ways, the face of the with continuing support and dedication, I am confident that this diverse Commonwealth of nations can strengthen the mon bond that transcends politics, religion, race and economi