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Three children have been killed and two women seriously injured in an accident on the M-6 motorway¹ today. It happened just before lunch time when the vehicle left the road closing partial the route through departure in both directions. 

今天M-6号高速公路发生车祸，三名儿童已被证实死亡，两名妇女受伤。事发在中午头吃午饭的时间，事故造成两方高速路口的关闭

Tutor Smart reports.

The Queen has used her Christmas message to reflect on a year of major events in the UK, saying she was humbled² by the public response to her Diamond Jubilee³. In her annual broadcast, she's also touched on the Olympics and Paralympics, paying tribute to the athletes and the volunteers. For the first time this year the speech has been broadcast in 3D. 

女王利用圣诞贺卡回应英国重要事件，称她对公众回应她的钻石千禧表示惭愧。在她的年度广播中，她也提到了奥运会和残奥会，赞美了运动员和志愿者。在新年开始，这次广播用3D广播。

Here's our Royal correspondent Nicolas Rachel.

Well in his Christmas address the leader of the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales has attacked the government's proposals on gay marriage. The Archbishop of Westminster Vincent Nichols said the process had been undemocratic and shambolic.

在他圣诞晚宴上，罗马神父抨击了政府关于同性恋婚姻的提案。威斯敏特大教主表示，这一提案不民主，并且荒唐。

Our religious affairs correspondent Robert Piggott reports. 

Well, thus you had a moment to go. Prince Harry⁴ is not with the Royal Family this Christmas. Instead, he is one of the thousands of soldiers celebrating in Afghanistan. 

哈利王子这次并没有和皇家一起过圣诞节。而是在阿富汗和成千的士兵一起庆祝。

Our defence correspondent Jonathan Bill reports now on their Christmas far from family and the loved ones.

记者Jonathan Bill在远方为您报道。

And that's it. And now the late news here on BBC-1 is at a quarter to 11 tonight. Until then, from all of the peer at BBC Television Center, Happy Christmas.

圣诞快乐。

1 motorway   

n.高速公路，快车道

参考例句：

• Our car had a breakdown on the motorway.我们的汽车在高速公路上抛锚了。
• A maniac driver sped 35 miles along the wrong side of a motorway at 110 mph.一个疯狂的司机以每小时110英里的速度在高速公路上逆行飙车35英里。

2 humbled   

adj. 卑下的，谦逊的，粗陋的 vt. 使 ... 卑下，贬低

参考例句：

• The examination results humbled him. 考试成绩挫了他的傲气。
• I am sure millions of viewers were humbled by this story. 我相信数百万观众看了这个故事后都会感到自己的渺小。

3 jubilee   

n.周年纪念；欢乐

参考例句：

• They had a big jubilee to celebrate the victory.他们举行盛大的周年纪念活动以祝贺胜利。
• Every Jubilee,to take the opposite case,has served a function.反过来说，历次君主巡幸，都曾起到某种作用。

4 harry   

vt.掠夺，蹂躏，使苦恼

参考例句：

• Today,people feel more hurried and harried.今天，人们感到更加忙碌和苦恼。
• Obama harried business by Healthcare Reform plan.奥巴马用医改掠夺了商界。