The Commonwealth is a group of 54 countries.
英联邦是一个由54个国家组成的群体。
The member states all use English as their common working language and have similar legal and education systems.
所有的成员国都以英语作为共同的工作语言，并且具有相似的法律和教育体系。
But represent nearly every religion, race and political systems on the planet.
但几乎代表着这个世界的宗教、种族和政治制度。
The Commonwealth is active in a huge number of areas such as health and economics.
英联邦在众多领域活动，如健康和经济。
The heads of government meeting is held every two years where the leaders of the member states get together to discuss current issues.
每两年举行一次政府首脑会议，各成员国领导人聚在一起讨论当前的问题。
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.
英联邦日在每年的第二个星期举行，特别是孩子，有机会庆祝他们的友谊。
The Commonwealth also holds sporting and arts events.
英联邦还举办体育和艺术活动。
There is an annual writer's price and a yearly arts and crafts competition.
有一个年度作家和年度艺术家的艺术品价格竞争。
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.
最着名的事件大概就是由该组织主办的英联邦运动会，一个成员国每四年举行一次。
The Games have gained another name, the Friendly Games because of their reputation for good-natured competitiveness.
这个运动会已经获得了另外一个名字——友谊运动会，因为他们以友好竞争的方式获得荣誉。