As I speak to you today I would like to wish you, wherever you may be, a Happy Christmas. And though we live in hard and 1)critical times, Christmas is and always will be a time when we can 2)count our 3)blessings. I myself have every cause a deep 4)thankfulness for not only by the grace of God, and through the faithful skill my doctors,5)surgeons and nurses have I come through my illness. And I have learned once again that it is in bad times that we value most highly the support and sympathy of our friends.

乔治六世圣诞讲话

今天我发表讲话，诚心祝愿各位不论身在何处，都有一个快乐的圣诞节。尽管我们生活在一段艰难、危机的时代，圣诞节依然是、也总是一个可以捎去祝福的日子。我自己也深怀感谢之情，不仅是因为上帝的福泽，也因为我的医生、外科医生和护士们拥有的精良医术使我的疾病得以痊愈。我再一次地认识到，艰难时刻人们更会珍惜朋友们的支持与同情。

1) critical [5kritikl] a. 危急的

2) count [kaunt] v. 计算，看作

3) blessing [5blesiN] n. 祝福

4) thankfulness [5WAnkfulnis] n. 感谢

5) surgeon [5sE:dVEn]n. 外科医生