【正文】 it is better to light a candle than curse the darkness”.There are millions of people lighting candles of hope in our world is a good time to be thankful for them, and for all that brings light to our wish you a very happy Christmas!。but of a family in very distressed and Joseph found no room at the inn。ppeared, although of course electric lights have replaced the ，傳統(tǒng)的圣誕裝飾變化甚微，當然，電燈取代了蠟燭。s unchanging message was not one of revenge or violence but simply that we should love one 、飽受迫害，可他一如既往倡導(dǎo)的不是復(fù)仇和暴力，而是人人相愛。The procession from Horse Guards Parade to Westminster Abbey must have been one of the slowest ever, because so many people wanted to say “thank you” to ，太多的人想對他們說一聲“謝謝”。這張溫馨的圖片公布后，很多家庭都想要一棵自己的圣誕樹，這一習(xí)俗也很快普及開來。在英聯(lián)邦成立以來的大部分時間里，我都同它聯(lián)系緊密。I wish you all, wherever you may be, a very happy ，我都祝愿你們圣誕快樂。環(huán)球托業(yè)英語官方網(wǎng)站：環(huán)球托業(yè)英語提供New 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 ，分享他們的經(jīng)驗和觀點。But, we can be proud of the positive contribution that our servicemen and women are making, in conjunction with our 。We know that Christmas is a time for celebration and family reunions。Recently I attended the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Trinidad and Tobago and heard how important the Commonwealth is to young ，聽到聯(lián)邦對年輕人是多么重要。而應(yīng)該繼續(xù)努力，為自己和他人創(chuàng)造更美好的未來。很多人說失去平生所愛后的第一個圣誕節(jié)是最艱難的，可此時也該想想我們要感恩的人。For Joseph and Mary, the circumstances of Jesus39。There39。To fight, and not to heed the wounds。s unchanging message was not one of revenge or violence but simply that we should love one it is not an easy message to follow, we shouldn39。s his family39。s Christmas Broadcast in 2002 reflected on the celebrations which had taken place around the UK and Commonwealth, and looked forward to the challenges of the I look back over these past twelve months, I know that it has been about as full a year as I can Christmas itself still remains a time for reflection and a focus of hope for the great religions have such times of renewal, moments to take stock before moving on to face the challenges which lie of you will know only too well from your own experience, the grief that follows the death of a much loved mother or were very much part of my life and always gave me their support and my own sadness was tempered by the generous tributes that so many of you paid to the service they gave to this country and the wider such a difficult time this gave me great fort and inspiration as I faced up both to my own personal loss and to the busy Jubilee summer are important events in all our is the anniversary of the birth of Christ over two thousand years ago, but it is much more than is the celebration of the birth of an idea and an a different way I felt that the Golden Jubilee was more than just an celebrations were joyous occasions, but they also seemed to evoke something more lasting and profoundtheir leadership and example, their achievements in science, the arts and many other celebrations also gave opportunities to recognise the valuable work undertaken by so many people in service of their was a time to remind ourselves, as the Christmas story does every year, that we must never forget the plight of the disadvantaged and excluded, that we must respond to the needs of those who may be in distress or modern world places such heavy demands on our time and attention that the need to remember our responsibilities to others is greater than is often difficult to keep this sense of perspective through the ups and downs of everyday lifeboth in war, and as they help to build a lasting peace in troublespots across the of this can be achieved without paying a know that all our thoughts at this time are with the families who are suffering the pain of those who have recently lost a close relative or friend will know how difficult Christmas can individual Servicemen and women are our neighbours and e from our own towns and villages。先是兒女，然后是孫輩，現(xiàn)在有重孫輩幫我裝扮圣誕樹。The custom of topping a tree also goes back to Prince Albert39。我盼望著2016年忙忙碌碌，盡管有人說，我可能不止一次甚至兩次聽到生日歌。We know that Christmas is a time for celebration and family reunions。But, we can be proud of the positive contribution that our servicemen and women are making, in conjunction with our 。The Commonwealth is not an organisation with a is rather an opportunity for its people to work together to achieve practical solutions to ，而更是一個讓各國人民合作、解決困難的平臺。一些年份讓我們心滿意足，一些年份則最好忘卻。在英聯(lián)邦成立以來的大部分時間里，我都同它聯(lián)系緊密。2009年對很多人來說都不好過，尤其是那些深受經(jīng)濟衰退之苦的人們。In many aspects of our lives, whether in sport, the environment, business or culture, the Commonwealth connection remains vivid and ，不論是體育、環(huán)境、商業(yè)或文化，英聯(lián)邦國家之間的聯(lián)系緊密而豐富。多年以來，我們多次回到馬耳他島，上個月還在那里召開英聯(lián)邦領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人會議。譯者注：所謂“伯利恒之星”是《圣經(jīng)》中記載的一顆奇特天體。這鼓勵著我們要加倍努力，感謝那些給我們生命帶來愛和幸福的人，并想方設(shè)法將那份愛傳遞給他人——無論何時，無論何處。Christmas is a good time to be thankful for them, and for all that brings light to our ，向他們表示感謝，對所有給我們生活帶來光明的人表示感謝。and this year I met another group of leaders: The Queen39。s children, then grandchildren, then greatgrandchildren, help decorate the Christmas this year my family has a new member to join in the customary decorations have changed little in the years since that picture of Victoria and Albert39。Save that of knowing that we do thy will.” It is this knowledge which will help u