VE Day is short for Victory in Europe Day. It marked the end of most of the fighting in Europe, where tens of millions of people killed. On May 8th this year, street parties had to be cancelled because of the pandemic (疫情). People across the UK in celebrations in homes and on doorsteps.
Queen Elizabeth gave a to the British people that day. She spoke to them the same hour as her father did, exactly 75 years ago. What she said touched many people's hearts.
"Many people laid down lives in that terrible conflict (冲突) …. We should and will remember them. The wartime generation (一代人) knew that the best way to honor those did not come back from the war, was to ensure that it didn't happen…. Today it may seem hard that we cannot mark this special anniversary (周年纪念) as we would wish. Instead, we remember from our homes and our doorsteps. But our streets are not empty; they are with the love and the care that we have for each other. And I look at our country today, and see what we are willing to do to protect and support one another, I say with pride that we are still nation those brave soldiers, sailors and airmen would recognize and admire. "
