The Commonwealth is a group of 54 countries.
英聯(lián)邦是一個(gè)由54個(gè)國(guó)家組成的群體。
The member states all use English as their common working language and have similar legal and education systems.
所有的成員國(guó)都以英語(yǔ)作為共同的工作語(yǔ)言,并且具有相似的法律和教育體系。
But represent nearly every religion, race and political systems on the planet.
但幾乎代表著這個(gè)世界的宗教、種族和政治制度。
The Commonwealth is active in a huge number of areas such as health and economics.
英聯(lián)邦在眾多領(lǐng)域活動(dòng),如健康和經(jīng)濟(jì)。
The heads of government meeting is held every two years where the leaders of the member states get together to discuss current issues.
每?jī)赡昱e行一次政府首腦會(huì)議,各成員國(guó)領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人聚在一起討論當(dāng)前的問(wèn)題。
Commonwealth Day is held in the second week of March every year when Commonwealth's citizens, particularly children, have a chance to celebrate their friendship.
英聯(lián)邦日在每年的第二個(gè)星期舉行,特別是孩子,有機(jī)會(huì)慶祝他們的友誼。
The Commonwealth also holds sporting and arts events.
英聯(lián)邦還舉辦體育和藝術(shù)活動(dòng)。
There is an annual writer's price and a yearly arts and crafts competition.
有一個(gè)年度作家和年度藝術(shù)家的藝術(shù)品價(jià)格競(jìng)爭(zhēng)。
Perhaps the most well-known event sponsored by the organization is the Commonwealth Games, which is held every four years in one of the member countries.
最著名的事件大概就是由該組織主辦的英聯(lián)邦運(yùn)動(dòng)會(huì),一個(gè)成員國(guó)每四年舉行一次。
The Games have gained another name, the Friendly Games because of their reputation for good-natured competitiveness.
這個(gè)運(yùn)動(dòng)會(huì)已經(jīng)獲得了另外一個(gè)名字——友誼運(yùn)動(dòng)會(huì),因?yàn)樗麄円杂押酶?jìng)爭(zhēng)的方式獲得榮譽(yù)。