英国女王发表2011圣诞讲话：英联邦是个大家庭（双语）_时事

英国女王发表2011圣诞讲话：英联邦是个大家庭（双语）

The Queen's Christmas message this year focused on family, friends and community spirit.

英国伊丽莎白女王今年的圣诞致辞讲话强调家庭、朋友和社区精神的重要性。

Describing her family's visits to tragedy-hit communities, the Queen said: "We have seen that it is in hardship that we often find strength from our families. It is in adversity that new friendships are sometimes formed. And it is in a crisis that communities break down barriers and bind together to help one another."

在提到英国王室慰问英联邦受灾害地区，女王表示：“英联邦是个大家庭。过去的一年里，在艰难困苦时，我们从家庭中汲取力量：在逆境中，我们结成了新的友谊；在危机中，社区打破壁垒，团结一致互帮互助。

She referred to her and Prince Philip's October visit to flood-ravaged Queensland in Australia, Prince William's trip to quake-hit New Zealand and flooded Australia and Prince Charles' visit to a Welsh mining community, which lost four miners in an underground disaster.

2011年，英国王室积极奔走于英联邦国家的受灾地区：女王与丈夫菲利普亲王亲往澳大利亚慰问昆士兰洪灾地区，威廉王子慰问新西兰地震受灾人民，查尔斯亲王前往慰问威尔士矿难地区（威尔士地下矿难造成四名矿工丧生）。

The monarch also made reference to her hugely successful and historic state visit to Ireland in May, the first visit by an English monarch in more than 100 years.