【正文】 s Christmas message 英國女王圣誕致辭Get Flash Player Text of the Queen39。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 economic know that Christmas is a time for celebration and family reunions。I wish you⑤ a very happy Christmas. 愿大家能擁有一個(gè)快樂的圣誕節(jié)。it is better to light a candle than curse the darkness39。s children, then grandchildren, then great grandchildren, help⑥ decorate the Christmas this year my family has a new member to join in the fun!擁有一段漫長人生的樂趣之一就是能看到自己的兒女、孫輩和重孫輩一起來幫忙裝飾圣誕【注】樹，而今年我的家族又迎來了一個(gè)新成員，一起來享受這樣的歡樂時(shí)光?、軹he customary decorations have changed little in the years since that picture of Victoria and Albert39。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(duì)與復(fù)仇或暴力無關(guān)，他只想告訴人們要相互關(guān)愛。這個(gè)人性化的故事至今仍然能讓我們浮想聯(lián)翩，它依然在啟迪著全世界的基督教徒們，一點(diǎn)都不令人意外。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 Young Leaders, an inspirational? group, each of them a symbol of hope? in their own Commonwealth ，作為一個(gè)海軍軍人的新婚妻子，我在“馬耳他”度過了圣誕節(jié)1。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