英国女王53年后再访联合国

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II has gone to New York for the first time in more than 30 years. She went to the United Nations' headquarters and paid her respects to the thousands who died in the attacks on September 11th.

30多年来，英国女王伊丽莎白二世首度造访纽约。她访问了联合国总部，并对“9.11”袭击事件中的遇难者表示问候。

The 84-year-old British monarch addressed the UN General Assembly and said the world has dramatically changed since her last visit to the global body in 1957. She praised the UN's aims and values. But, she says the world is still challenged by the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals. She also said about struggles against terrorism and climate change.

这位84岁的英国女王在联合国大会上发表了讲话。她说，她上次来访要追溯到1957年了，这期间，世界已发生了翻天覆地的变化。对于联合国的宗旨和价值理念，伊丽莎白女王给予了充分的肯定。同时，她还表示，要达成千年发展计划所设立的目标，世界各国仍任重而道远。此外，她还提到，世界还需同恐怖主义和气候变化做斗争。

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon described the queen as an anchor for our age. Her reign spans the decades from the challenges of the Cold War to the threat of global warming.

联合国秘书长潘基文称女王为这个时代的中流砥柱。她在执政的几十年里经历了从冷战到全球变暖的挑战。

Afterwards, she visited the site of the World Trade Center, placing a wreath at the site of the attacks, and spent time with victims' families and aslo emergency workers.

此后，伊丽莎白女王又参观了世贸中心遗址，在遭受恐怖袭击的地点献上了花圈，并亲切慰问了受害者家属以及当时在场的紧急救援人员。

Notes:
Elizabeth II: 伊丽莎白二世（Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II），1926年4月21日生于伦敦，原名为伊丽莎白·亚历山德拉·玛丽·温莎（Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor），全称为“承上帝洪恩的大不列颠及北爱尔兰联合王国及其他领土和属地的女王，英联邦元首，国教（圣公会）的捍卫者伊丽莎白二世”。

the UN General Assembly: 联合国大会，简称“联大”。

the Millennium Development Goals: 千禧发展目标，千年发展计划。