【正文】 the challenges they is important to keep discussing issues that concern us allthere can by 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。s Christmas message 英國女王圣誕致辭Get Flash Player Text of the Queen39。____________ ①There39。圣誕節(jié)是一個感謝他們的絕佳機會，同時也感謝那些照亮我們生命的人們。.古語云，“與其詛咒黑暗，不如點亮明燭。s an old saying that① 39。s tree first appeared, although of course electric lights have replaced the candles.⑦____________ 注：指小公主的誕生①being displaced：流離失所，居無定所②being persecuted：被迫害（指耶穌被處以十字架的極刑）③unchanging message：矢志不渝的信息④look for ways of：尋找...的道路⑤one of the joys of...is...：...的一大樂趣是...⑥watch...do...：看到...做...⑦注意本句中文和英文表述習慣中“重心”的不同，中文喜歡“雖然...但是”；英文喜歡“但是...雖然...” 盡管當年的蠟燭已被現(xiàn)在的電燈所替代，維多利亞女王和阿爾伯塔親王那個時代流傳下的裝飾傳統(tǒng)卻未有很多的改變。One of the joys of living a long life is watching one39。盡管這并非易事，但我們不應該就此灰心。t be discouraged。Despite being displaced① and persecuted② throughout his short life, Christ39。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)境格外嚴酷，但比那更糟的是這一家人要被迫背井離鄉(xiāng)。①evoke：及物動詞，喚起②goodwill：善意③twinkling lights：閃爍的燈光④is due to：由于⑤in part：部分地⑥touching：感人的⑦the custom soon spread：這個風俗迅速蔓延⑧a newlymarried：新婚不久的⑨a meeting of：一次...的會議⑩Commonwealth leaders：英聯(lián)邦領袖?inspirational：鼓舞人心的?a symbol of hope：希望的象征 Gathering round the tree gives us a chance to think about the year aheadin a stable⑩were far from? ideal, but worse was to e as? the family was forced to flee? the 39?！咀ⅰ縚___________注1：當年女王還是伊麗莎白公主，丈夫菲利普親王服役英國皇家海軍，部隊當時駐扎在馬耳他。后來，我曾多次回到那個島上，上個月，在2015英聯(lián)邦領袖的峰會上，我還剛去過。and this year I met another group of leaders: The Queen39。當這幅觸動人心的畫公布之后，很多家庭都想要個自己的圣誕樹，從此，圣誕樹的風俗漸漸擴散開來。if I were a wise man, I would do my part.“ The carol gives the answer ”Yet what I can I give himgive my heart. I wish you all a very happy Christmas.第二篇：2015英國女王圣誕致辭2015英國女王圣誕致辭At this time of year, few sights evoke① more feelings of cheer and goodwill② than the twinkling lights③ of a Christmas ，沒有什么風景能比圣誕樹上閃爍的燈光更能勾起我愉快和美好的感覺。to serve, not to be served39。s why it39。第一篇：英國女王2012年圣誕講話英國女王2012年圣誕講話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 was humbling that so many chose to mark the anniversary of a duty which passed to me 60 years of all ages took the trouble to take part in various ways and in many perhaps most striking o