【正文】 om 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。2010Queen39。第一篇：整理精品英國(guó)女王圣誕致辭。s Christmas message 英國(guó)女王圣誕致辭Get Flash Player Text of the Queen39。but it is also a time to reflect on what confronts those less fortunate than ourselves, at home and throughout the are taught to love their neighbours, having passion and concern, and being ready to undertake charity and voluntary work to ease the burden of deprivation and may ourselves be confronted by a bewildering array of difficulties and challenges, but we must never cease to work for a better future for ourselves and for wish you all, wherever you may be, a very happy Christmas.第二篇：2015英國(guó)女王圣誕致辭2015英國(guó)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(fēng)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。當(dāng)這幅觸動(dòng)人心的畫公布之后，很多家庭都想要個(gè)自己的圣誕樹，從此，圣誕樹的風(fēng)俗漸漸擴(kuò)散開來(lái)。and this year I met another group of leaders: The Queen39。后來(lái)，我曾多次回到那個(gè)島上，上個(gè)月，在2015英聯(lián)邦領(lǐng)袖的峰會(huì)上，我還剛?cè)ミ^?！咀ⅰ縚___________注1：當(dāng)年女王還是伊麗莎白公主，丈夫菲利普親王服役英國(guó)皇家海軍，部隊(duì)當(dāng)時(shí)駐扎在馬耳他。①evoke：及物動(dòng)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(gè)風(fēng)俗迅速蔓延⑧a newlymarried：新婚不久的⑨a meeting of：一次...的會(huì)議⑩Commonwealth leaders：英聯(lián)邦領(lǐng)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。s no surprise that...：...一點(diǎn)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(shí)的環(huán)境格外嚴(yán)酷，但比那更糟的是這一家人要被迫背井離鄉(xiāng)。Despite being displaced① and persecuted② throughout his short life, Christ39。t be discouraged。盡管這并非易事，但我們不應(yīng)該就此灰心。One of the joys of living a long life is watching one39。s tree first appeared, although of course electric lights have replaced the candles.⑦_(dá)___________ 注：指小公主的誕生①being displaced：流離失所，居無(wú)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