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1、TheQueen’sSpeechonCovid-19I'mspeakingtoyouatwhatIknowisanincreasinglychallengingtime.Atimeofdisruptioninthelifeofourcountry:adisruptionthathasbroughtgrieftosome,financialdifficultiestomany,andenormouschangestothedailylivesofusall.IwanttothankeveryoneontheNHSfrontlineaswellascareworkersandt
2、hosecarryingoutessentialroles,whoselflesslycontinuetheirday-to-daydutiesoutsidethehomeinsupportofusall.I'msurethenationwilljoinmeinassuringyouthatwhatyoudoisappreciatedandeveryhourofyourhardworkbringsusclosertoareturntomorenormaltimes.Ialsowanttothankthoseofyouwhoarestayingathome,therebyhe
3、lpingtoprotectthevulnerableandsparingmanyfamiliesthepainalreadyfeltbythosewhohavelostlovedones.TogetherwearetacklingthisdiseaseandIwanttoreassureyouthatifweremainunitedandresolute,thenwewillovercomeit.Ihopeintheyearstocome,everyonewillbeabletotakeprideinhowtheyrespondedtothischallenge.Andt
4、hosewhocomeafteruswillsaytheBritonsofthisgenerationwereasstrongasany.Thattheattributesofself-disciplineofquitegood-humouredresolveandafellow-feelingstillcharacterisethiscountry.Theprideinwhoweareisnotapartofourpast,itdefinesourpresentandourfuture.(applause)ThemomentswhentheUnitedKingdomhas
5、cometogethertoapplauditscareandessentialworkerswillberememberedasanexpressionofournationalspirit.Anditssymbolwillbetherainbowsdrawnbychildren.Acrossthecommonwealthandaroundtheworldwehaveseenheart-warmingstoriesofpeoplecomingtogethertohelpothers,beitthroughdeliveringfoodparcelsandmedicines,
6、checkingonneighborsorconvertingbusinessestohelpthereliefeffort.Andthoughself-isolatingmayattimesbehard,manypeopleofallfaiths,andofnone,arediscoveringthatitpresentsanopportunitytoslowdown,pauseandreflectinprayerormeditation.ItremindsmeoftheveryfirstbroadcastImadein1940helpedbymysister.We,as
7、children,spokefromhereatWindsortochildrenwhohadbeenevacuatedfromtheirhomesandsentawayfortheirownsafety.Today,onceagain,manywillfeelapainfulsenseofseparationfromtheirlovedones.Butnow,asthen,weknow,deepdown,thatitistherightthingtodo.Whilewehavefacedchallengesbef