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英国首相布朗新年致辞（英文版）

　　
　　in 20xx we said goodbye to harry patch, the last survivor of the generation of soldiers who risked their lives for britain in the great war. as we mourned him, we remembered too all those who have laid down their lives in the defence of this country we love.
　　last year was particularly tough for our forces in afghanistan, and we face some more difficult months ahead. in late december we were reminded at this decade’s end, just as we were at its beginning, that there is a terrorist threat which puts our safety and security at risk and which requires us to take on al qaeda and the taliban at the epicentre of global terrorism - which is the mountains of afghanistan and pakistan.
　　and while progress is difficult, i am working every day and will continue to step up our efforts with no let-up to disrupt the ability of terrorists to mount attacks on britain, and to work with other countries to prevent terrorism on our streets. this will have my relentless focus in 20xx, just as afghanistan will have. we will steadily be giving more control of afghanistan to afghan troops and police.
　　as we enter a new decade, i will continue to do what is necessary to protect and improve this great country in the interests of all the people of britain.
　　in my life, i have learnt that there are only really two kinds of people - those who think things can never change, and those who believe they have to. and i think the vast majority of people are in the second camp. we are a nation that looks to the future, combining responsibility with fairness, compassion with aspiration - always reaching higher, dreaming bigger, aiming for even greater things.
　　there are some who say we must plan for a decade of austerity. if that happened it would also be a decade of unfairness where, while the privileged few can protect themselves, the majority lose out. i believe we can create a new decade of prosperity with oppo

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