圣诞医院爆满床位短缺？大使馆发布安全提醒！王室成员欢庆，国王致辞！

Earlier this year, as we commemorated the 80th anniversary of D-Day, the Queen and I had the enormous privilege of meeting, once again, the remarkable veterans of that very special generation who gave of themselves so courageously, on behalf of us all.

今年早些时候，当我们纪念诺曼底登陆80周年时，王后和我非常荣幸地再次会见了那一代非常特殊的杰出退伍军人，他们代表我们所有人勇敢地奉献了自己。

Listening to these once-young service men and women touched us deeply as they spoke of their comrades, drawn from across the Commonwealth, who never returned and who now rest peacefully where they made the ultimate sacrifice. Their example of service and selflessness continues to inspire, across the generations.

听这些曾经年轻的男女军人讲述他们的战友，他们来自英联邦各地，他们再也没有回来过，现在在他们做出最终牺牲的地方安息。他们的服务和无私的榜样继续激励着一代又一代人。

During previous commemorations, we were able to console ourselves with the thought that these tragic events seldom happen in the modern era.

在以往的纪念活动中，我们都安慰自己，这样的悲惨事件在现代已经很少发生了。

But, on this Christmas Day, we cannot help but think of those for whom the devastating effects of conflict - in the Middle East, in Central Europe, in Africa and elsewhere - pose a daily threat to so many people's lives and livelihoods.

但是，在这个圣诞节，我们不禁想到那些在中东、中欧、非洲和其他地方遭受冲突破坏性影响的人们，每天都对许多人的生命和生计构成威胁。

We also think of the humanitarian organisations working tirelessly to bring vital relief. After all, the gospels speak so vividly of conflict and teach the values with which we can overcome it.

我们还想到人道主义组织不知疲倦地努力提供重要救济。毕竟，福音书如此生动地讲述了冲突，并教导我们克服冲突的价值观。

The example that Jesus gave us is timeless and universal. It is to enter the world of those who suffer, to make a difference to their lives and so bring hope where there is despair.

耶稣给我们树立的榜样是永恒且普遍的。它是走进那些受苦受难者的世界，改变他们的生活，从而在绝望中带来希望。

As the famous Christmas carol, 'Once In Royal David's City' reminds us: "Our saviour holy... came down to Earth from Heaven" lived among "the poor and mean and lowly" and transformed the lives of those he met, through God's "redeeming love".

正如著名的圣诞颂歌《一旦在皇家大卫之城》提醒我们的那样：“我们的救世主圣……从天上降临到地球上”生活在“穷人、卑鄙者和卑贱者”中间，并改变了他所遇到的人的生活，通过神的“救赎之爱”。

That is the heart of the nativity story and we can hear its beat in the belief of all the great faiths, in the love and mercy of God in times of joy and of suffering, calling us to bring light where there is darkness.

这是耶稣诞生故事的核心，我们可以在所有伟大信仰的信念中听到它的节拍，在欢乐和痛苦的时刻听到上帝的爱和怜悯，呼唤我们在黑暗中带来光明。

All of us go through some form of suffering at some stage in our life, be it mental or physical. The degree to which we help one another - and draw support from each other, be we people of faith or of none - is a measure of our civilisation as nations.

我们所有人在生命的某个阶段都会经历某种形式的痛苦，无论是精神上的还是身体上的。无论我们是否有信仰，我们互相帮助并相互支持的程度是衡量我们作为一个国家的文明程度的标准。

This is what continually impresses me, as my family and I meet with, and listen to, those who dedicate their lives to helping others.

当我和我的家人与那些毕生致力于帮助他人的人见面并倾听他们的声音时，这一直给我留下了深刻的印象。

I am speaking to you today from the chapel of the former Middlesex Hospital in London - now itself a vibrant community space - and thinking especially of the many thousands of professionals and volunteers here in the United Kingdom and across the Commonwealth who, with their skills and out of the goodness of their heart, care for others - often at some cost to themselves.

今天，我在伦敦前米德尔塞克斯医院的教堂向你们讲话——现在它本身就是一个充满活力的社区空间——我特别想到了英国和英联邦各地成千上万的专业人士和志愿者，他们凭借自己的技能和能力出于内心的善良，关心他人——往往会让自己付出一些代价。

From a personal point of view, I offer special, heartfelt thanks to the selfless doctors and nurses who, this year, have supported me and other members of my family through the uncertainties and anxieties of illness, and have helped provide the strength, care and comfort we have needed.

从个人角度来看，我要特别衷心地感谢无私的医生和护士，今年他们在疾病的不确定性和焦虑中支持我和我的其他家庭成员，并帮助提供力量、护理和帮助。我们需要的安慰。

I am deeply grateful, too, to all those who have offered us their own kind words of sympathy and encouragement.

我也深深感谢所有向我们表示同情和鼓励的人。

On our recent visit to the South Pacific to attend the Commonwealth summit, I was reminded constantly of the strength which institutions, as well as individuals, can draw from one another. And of how diversity of culture, ethnicity and faith provides strength, not weakness.

在我们最近访问南太平洋参加英联邦峰会时，我不断地想起机构和个人可以相互汲取的力量。以及文化、种族和信仰的多样性如何提供力量，而不是弱点。

Across the Commonwealth, we are held together by a willingness to listen to each other, to learn from one another and to find just how much we have in common. Because, through listening, we learn to respect our differences, to defeat prejudice, and to open up new possibilities.

在整个英联邦，我们因愿意互相倾听、互相学习并发现我们的共同点而团结在一起。因为，通过倾听，我们学会尊重差异，克服偏见，并开辟新的可能性。

I felt a deep sense of pride here in the United Kingdom when, in response to anger and lawlessness in several towns this summer, communities came together, not to repeat these behaviours, but to repair.

今年夏天，为了应对几个城镇的愤怒和无法无天的情况，社区聚集在一起，不是为了重复这些行为，而是为了修复问题，在英国，我感到一种深深的自豪感。

To repair not just buildings, but relationships. And, most importantly, to repair trust; by listening and through understanding, deciding how to act for the good of all.

不仅要修复建筑物，还要修复人际关系。最重要的是，修复信任；通过倾听和理解，决定如何为所有人的利益采取行动。

Again, listening is a recurrent theme of the nativity story. Mary, the mother of Jesus, listened to the angel who revealed to her a different future full of hope for all people. The message of the angels to the shepherds - that there should be peace on earth - in fact echoes through all faiths and philosophies.

同样，聆听是耶稣诞生故事中反复出现的主题。耶稣的母亲玛利亚聆听天使的讲述，天使向她揭示了一个对所有人都充满希望的不同未来。天使向牧羊人传达的信息——地球上应该有和平——事实上在所有信仰和哲学中都得到了回响。

It rings true to this day for people of goodwill across the world. And so it is with this in mind that I wish you, and all those you love, a most joyful and peaceful Christmas.

直到今天，对于世界各地的善意人士来说，这仍然是真实的。因此，正是考虑到这一点，我祝愿您和所有您所爱的人度过一个最快乐、最平静的圣诞节。