伊丽莎白二世圣诞文告呼吁和解
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British Queen Elizabeth II called for "reconciliation1" in her annual Christmas broadcast delivered on Thursday afternoon.

英国女王伊丽莎白二世在周四下午的年度圣诞文告中呼吁“和解”。
 
She cited Scottish referendum, Northern Ireland, as well as the Christmas truce2 between German and British soldiers on Christmas day 1914, to highlight the importance of reconciliation between people. 
 
"Sometimes it seems that reconciliation stands little chance in the face of war and discord3. But, as the Christmas truce a century ago reminds us, peace and goodwill4 have lasting5 power in the hearts of men and women," she said. 
 
The Queen also hailed the medical workers who helped fight Ebola in Africa. 
 
"Bringing reconciliation to war or emergency zones is an even harder task, and I have been deeply touched this year by the selflessness of aid workers and medical volunteers who have gone abroad to help victims of conflict or of diseases like Ebola, often at great personal risk," she said. 
 
The Queen made her first Christmas broadcast in 1952, live on the radio from her study at Sandringham. 
 
Her first televised message came five years later and she has only missed one year, 1969, when she decided6 the royals had featured enough on TV after an unprecedented7 documentary.


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1 reconciliation DUhxh     
n.和解,和谐,一致
参考例句:
  • He was taken up with the reconciliation of husband and wife.他忙于做夫妻间的调解工作。
  • Their handshake appeared to be a gesture of reconciliation.他们的握手似乎是和解的表示。
2 truce EK8zr     
n.休战,(争执,烦恼等的)缓和;v.以停战结束
参考例句:
  • The hot weather gave the old man a truce from rheumatism.热天使这位老人暂时免受风湿病之苦。
  • She had thought of flying out to breathe the fresh air in an interval of truce.她想跑出去呼吸一下休战期间的新鲜空气。
3 discord iPmzl     
n.不和,意见不合,争论,(音乐)不和谐
参考例句:
  • These two answers are in discord.这两个答案不一样。
  • The discord of his music was hard on the ear.他演奏的不和谐音很刺耳。
4 goodwill 4fuxm     
n.善意,亲善,信誉,声誉
参考例句:
  • His heart is full of goodwill to all men.他心里对所有人都充满着爱心。
  • We paid £10,000 for the shop,and £2000 for its goodwill.我们用一万英镑买下了这家商店,两千英镑买下了它的信誉。
5 lasting IpCz02     
adj.永久的,永恒的;vbl.持续,维持
参考例句:
  • The lasting war debased the value of the dollar.持久的战争使美元贬值。
  • We hope for a lasting settlement of all these troubles.我们希望这些纠纷能获得永久的解决。
6 decided lvqzZd     
adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的
参考例句:
  • This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
  • There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
7 unprecedented 7gSyJ     
adj.无前例的,新奇的
参考例句:
  • The air crash caused an unprecedented number of deaths.这次空难的死亡人数是空前的。
  • A flood of this sort is really unprecedented.这样大的洪水真是十年九不遇。
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