【正文】 s an old saying that...：有一句古話說的好，“...”（后面跟上賓語從句即可）②candles of hope：希望之燭（介詞of在這里表“屬性”）③...is a good time to...：...是...的好時機④be thankful for：對...表示感謝⑤I wish you+名詞：希望你怎樣；I wish you a ！。I wish you⑤ a very happy Christmas. 愿大家能擁有一個快樂的圣誕節(jié)?！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。it is better to light a candle than curse the darkness39。There39。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新成員，一起來享受這樣的歡樂時光?、軹he customary decorations have changed little in the years since that picture of Victoria and Albert39。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愛與歡樂的人，也讓我們想方設法把這些愛傳遞給他人，無論何時何地。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的信息絕對與復仇或暴力無關，他只想告訴人們要相互關愛。s unchanging message③ was not one of revenge or violence but simply that we should love one it is not an easy message to follow, we shouldn39。這個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，一點都不令人意外。s no surprise that? such a human story still captures our imagination? and continues to ____________ ①procession：列隊行進（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...：...的核心是關于...⑩stable：馬廄?be far from：遠不是?worse was to e as...：當...，更壞的事來了?be forced to flee...：被迫離開（flee及物動詞，離開）?it39。注2：今年6月，女王在白金漢宮接見了英國各屆的青年領袖代表。今年，我還見到了另一群領袖：女王的青年領袖，他們是一群朝氣蓬勃鼓舞人心的群體，每個人都代表他們各【注】自領域的希望2。s Young Leaders, an inspirational? group, each of them a symbol of hope? in their own Commonwealth ，作為一個海軍軍人的新婚妻子，我在“馬耳他”度過了圣誕節(jié)1。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。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。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 c