梅姨給你拜年啦！來(lái)聽英國(guó)首相的新春祝福

The fireworks are being prepared. The red envelopes are being filled. And, around the world, hundreds of millions of people are coming together to celebrate the Chinese New Year.

此刻，鞭炮已經(jīng)準(zhǔn)備燃放，紅包也準(zhǔn)備分發(fā)，全世界有數(shù)億人歡聚一堂慶祝農(nóng)歷新年的到來(lái)。

Across the UK, lanterns are being hung in Manchester, Liverpool, Nottingham and many of our other great cities — including here in London, home to one of the biggest Chinese New Year celebrations outside Asia.

在英國(guó)，燈籠懸掛在曼徹斯特、利物浦、諾丁漢等許多大城市，而倫敦則擁有亞洲以外規(guī)模最大的農(nóng)歷新年慶?；顒?dòng)之一。

The festivities are undoubtedly one of the highlights of Britain’s cultural calendar, showcasing the strength, vibrancy and diversity of our multicultural society.

農(nóng)歷新年慶?；顒?dòng)無(wú)疑凸顯了英國(guó)文化的其中一個(gè)亮點(diǎn)，展示出我們多元文化社會(huì)的力量、活力和多樣性。

And they’re a reminder of the incredible role that our Chinese community plays in British life — from students who have just arrived here to study, to families whose roots in this country go back well over a century.

這些文化活動(dòng)也體現(xiàn)出我們的華人社區(qū)在英國(guó)生活中發(fā)揮著重要作用——無(wú)論是初到這里的留學(xué)生，還是在這里已經(jīng)生活了一個(gè)多世紀(jì)的家族。

It’s a legacy and a contribution that I celebrated here at Downing Street last week, bringing together leading figures from across our Chinese community – people without whom the UK would not be the successful, dynamic country it is today.

上周，我在唐寧街舉行了農(nóng)歷新年慶?；顒?dòng)——這已經(jīng)成為一個(gè)慣例了，許多華人社區(qū)的杰出人士都來(lái)參加。如果沒有他們，英國(guó)將不會(huì)成為今天這個(gè)偉大而富有活力的國(guó)家。

So wherever and however you are celebrating, let me wish you a very happy new year, and a prosperous and auspicious year of the Pig.

無(wú)論你們身在何處、以何種方式慶祝春節(jié)，我祝愿你們新春快樂，也都享有一個(gè)繁榮、祥和的豬年。

配圖為英國(guó)各地往年慶祝春節(jié)的活動(dòng)，圖片來(lái)自網(wǎng)絡(luò)。