【正文】 ration on his read a lot and thought a lot and felt he realized this time of forced retreat from the world had helped him to understand the world more all need to get the balance right, between action and so many distractions, it is easy to forget to pause and take it through contemplation, prayer or even keeping a diary, many have found the practice of quiet personal reflection surprisingly rewarding, evendiscovering greater spiritual depth to their can take many families and friends e together at Christmas, it39。s often a time for happy memories and thoughts are with those we have loved who are no longer with also remember those who through doing their duty cannot be at home for Christmas, such as workers in essential or emergency especially at this time of year, we think of the men and women serving overseas in our armed are forever grateful to all those who put themselves at risk to keep us and duty are not just the guiding principles of have an enduring value which spans the myself had cause to reflect this year, at Westminster Abbey, on my own pledge of service made in that great church on Coronation Day 60 years anniversary reminded me of the remarkable changes that have occurred since the coronation, many of them for the of the things that have remained constant, such as the importance of family, friendship and good reflection is not just about looking and many others are looking forward to the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow next baton relay left London in October and is now on the other side of the world on its way across 70 nations and territories before arriving in Scotland next journey is a reminder that the Commonwealth can offer us a fresh view of son Charles summed this up at the recent meeting in Sri spoke of the Commonwealth39。re expressed, they are held within the mon bond of friendship and shared at home, my own family is a little larger this so many of you will know, the arrival of a baby gives everyone the chance to contemplate the future with renewed happiness and the new parents, life will never be quite the same with all who are christened, George was baptized into a joyful faith of Christian duty and the christening we gathered for the traditional was a happy occasion, bringing together four the year ahead, I hope you will have time to pause for moments of quiet the man in the plaster cast discovered, the results can sometimes be Christians, as for all people of faith, reflection, meditation and prayer help us to renew ourselves in God39。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(shù)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。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。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(guò)了圣誕節(jié)1。今年，我還見(jiàn)到了另一群領(lǐng)袖：女王的青年領(lǐng)袖，他們是一群朝氣蓬勃鼓舞人心的群體，每個(gè)人都代表他們各【注】自領(lǐng)域的希望2。注2：今年6月，女王在白金漢宮接見(jiàn)了英國(guó)各屆的青年領(lǐng)袖代表。s no surprise that? such a human story still captures our imagination? and continues to ____________ ①procession：列隊(duì)行進(jìn)（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