喜大普奔，武汉已于4月8日解封，我国的疫情防控工作可以说是取得了阶段性的巨大胜利。但是其他国家的疫情却在持续升温，英国首相鲍里斯·约翰逊在确诊新冠肺炎之后甚至还因病情恶化住进了ICU。英女王伊丽莎白二世在当地时间4月5日晚8点发表全国电视讲话，鼓励英国人民团结抗疫，共度时艰。

　　要知道女王继位68年以来，这是第五次在圣诞节以外的时间发表全国电视讲话。前四次分别是第一次海湾战争、戴安娜王妃逝世、女王母亲逝世和女王继位60周年。可见此次疫情的严重程度非同一般。看了女王饱含深情的演讲，隔着屏幕都深受鼓舞。那纯正优雅的伦敦音，那恰到好处的遣词造句，都是咱小烤鸭们最好的口语和写作范本啊，而且是9分！！9分！！毕竟也没有考官敢不给女王9分吧…小本本拿出来，边看视频边跟女王一起学纯正英语表达，跟Chinglish say goodbye.

　　I am speaking to you at what I know is an increasingly challenging time. A time of disruption in the life of our country: a disruption that has brought grief to some, financial difficulties to many, and enormous changes to the daily lives of us all.

　　an increasingly challenging time 一个充满挑战的时期

　　Grief n. 悲痛，伤心

　　disruption n. 打击

　　financial difficulties 经济困难

　　enormous changes 巨大变化

　　I want to thank everyone on the NHS front line, as well as care workers and those carrying out essential roles, who selflessly continue their day-to-day duties outside the home in support of us all. I am sure the nation will join me in assuring you that what you do is appreciated and every hour of your hard work brings us closer to a return to more normal times.

　　on the NHS front line 在NHS前线

　　care workers 医护人员

　　carry out essential roles 发挥重要作用（those carrying out essential roles 那些发挥重要作用的人们）

　　selflessly adv. 无私地

　　selfless adj. 无私的

　　in support of 支持，拥护

　　assure v.使确信，向…保证

　　what you do is appreciated 你们所做的都会被感激（what you do此为what引导的主语从句）

　　every hour of your hard work 每时每刻的辛勤工作

　　return to normal times 回归到正常生活

　　I also want to thank those of you who are staying at home, thereby helping to protect the vulnerable and sparing many families the pain already felt by those who have lost loved ones. Together we are tackling this disease, and I want to reassure you that if we remain united and resolute, then we will overcome it.

　　vulnerable /?v?ln?r?bl/ adj.脆弱的，易受…伤害的

　　spare many families the pain 免去许多家庭的痛苦（spare sb (from) sth 免去某人的…）

　　tackle this disease 战胜疾病

　　reassure v.使…安心；打消…的疑虑

　　remain united and resolute 保持团结和坚定（united adj. 团结的 resolute adj.坚定的）

　　overcome v. 克服，解决

　　 　　I hope in the years to come everyone will be able to take pride in how they responded to this challenge. And those who come after us will say the Britons of this generation were as strong as any. That the attributes of self-discipline, of quiet good-humoured resolve and of fellow-feeling still characterise this country. The pride in who we are is not a part of our past, it defines our present and our future.

　　in the years to come 在未来的几年中take pride in 以…为骄傲

　　those who come after us 我们的后辈

　　as strong as… 与…一样强大

　　self-discipline n. 自律

　　good-humoured resolve友善的坚决（good-humoured adj.愉快的，友善的；resolve n. 决心，坚决）

　　fellow-feeling n. 同情

　　characterise v. 是……的特征；使……具有特点

　　It defines our present and our future. 它决定了我们的现在和未来。

　　 　　The moments when the United Kingdom has come together to applaud its care and essential workers will be remembered as an expression of our national spirit; and its symbol will be the rainbows drawn by children.

　　applaud v. 鼓掌

　　national spirit 民族精神

Across the Commonwealth and around the world, we have seen heart-warming stories of people coming together to help others, be it through delivering food parcels and medicines, checking on neighbours, or converting businesses to help the relief effort.

　　across the Commonwealth and around the world 在英联邦和世界各地

　　heart-warming adj.感人的

　　deliver food parcels and medicines 运输食物和药品

　　check on neighbours 关心邻居

　　convert businesses 转变业务

　　help the relief effort 帮助救济工作

And though self-isolating may at times be hard, many people of all faiths, and of none, are discovering that it presents an opportunity to slow down, pause and reflect, in prayer or meditation.

　　self-isolating 自我隔离

　　at times 有时，偶尔

presents an opportunity to slow down, pause and reflect, in prayer or meditation

为祈祷或冥想提供了放慢、暂停和反思的机会

　　It reminds me of the very first broadcast I made, in 1940, helped by my sister. We, as children, spoke from here at Windsor to children who had been evacuated from their homes and sent away for their own safety. Today, once again, many will feel a painful sense of separation from their loved ones. But now, as then, we know, deep down, that it is the right thing to do.

　　evacuate from…… 从……中撤离

　　feel a painful sense of separation from their loved ones 与亲人分离感到痛苦

　　deep down (at heart at bottom inside in spite of appearance) 从内心深处感觉到

　　While we have faced challenges before, this one is different. This time we join with all nations across the globe in a common endeavour, using the great advances of science and our instinctive compassion to heal. We will succeed – and that success will belong to every one of us.

　　common endeavour 共同努力

　　great advances of science 先进的科学

　　instinctive compassion 本能的爱心

　　Success will belong to every one of us. 胜利将会属于我们每一个人。

　　We should take comfort that while we may have more still to endure, better days will return: we will be with our friends again; we will be with our families again; we will meet again.

　　令人欣慰的是，尽管我们可能还要忍受更多的苦难，但是美好的日子终将会回来：我们将再次与我们的朋友在一起；我们将再次与家人在一起；我们会再见面的。

　　（此处太感人了！！！建议整句收藏！！完美鸡汤范本！！！）

But for now, I send my thanks and warmest good wishes to you all.

　　但是现在，我向大家致以最诚挚的祝福和感谢。

　　（此处应该有掌声）

　　热闹看完了瓜吃完了，9分表达学会了几个呀？自我测试一下吧，come on，看看自己记住了多少。 (答案见前文噢)

　　1. 一个充满挑战的时期

　　2. n.悲痛，伤心

　　3. n.打击

　　4. 经济困难

　　5. 巨大变化

　　6. 在…前线

　　7. 医护人员

　　8. 发挥重要作用

　　9. adv. 无私地

　　10. adj. 无私的

　　11. 支持，拥护

　　12. v.使确信，向…保证

　　13. 你们所做的都会被感激

　　14. 每时每刻的辛勤工作

　　15. 回归到正常生活

　　16. adj.脆弱的，易受…伤害的

　　17. 免去许多家庭的痛苦

　　18. 战胜疾病

　　19. v.使…安心；打消…的疑虑

　　20. 保持团结和坚定

　　21. 克服，解决

　　22. 在未来的几年中

　　23. 以…为骄傲

　　24. 我们的后辈

　　25. 与…一样强大

　　26. n.自律

　　27. 友善的坚决

　　28. n. 同情

　　29. v. 是……的特征；使……具有特点

　　30. 它决定了我们的现在和未来。

　　31. v. 鼓掌

　　32. 民族精神

　　33. 在英联邦和世界各地

　　34. adj.感人的

　　35. 运输食物和药品

　　36. 关心邻居

　　37. 转变业务

　　38. 帮助救济工作

　　39. 自我隔离

　　40. 有时，偶尔

　　41. 为祈祷或冥想提供了放慢、暂停和反思的机会

　　42. 从……中撤离

　　43. 与亲人分离感到痛苦

　　44. 从内心深处感觉到

　　45. 共同努力

　　46. 先进的科学

　　47. 本能的爱心

　　48. 胜利将会属于我们每一个人。

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