2月13日，凯特王妃出席2019年英国皇家基金会的“心理健康教育大会”并参与了一系列讨论，探讨如何在学校解决心理健康问题。

　　凯特王妃一直以来都是一位热心慈善和公益的杰出女性，她曾与皇家基金会有过多年的合作，一同致力于教师和儿童的心理健康教育工作。

　　I wasn’t actually planning on speaking and…but I did just want to say a few words of reflection after today’s wonderful speakers.

　　我其实原本不打算发言的……但听了这么多优秀的演讲者的发言后，我确实想说几句自己的感想。

　　And it’s really so exciting to hear everyone here speaking with your wealth of experience about the importance of mental health and particularly the emotional development of our children and teachers.

　　今天能够在这里听大家演讲，每个人都带着关于心理健康重要性的宝贵经验，尤其是关于孩子和老师情感发展的重要性方面，这让我感到十分兴奋。

　　What you’ve all been discussing here today really brings to life the vital role that teachers are playing in supporting our youngest children’s mental health.

　　你们今天在这里所讨论的，确实将教师在支持最年幼儿童心理健康方面的至关重要作用展示得非常真实生动。

　　Thank you all for your dedication to this important cause, whether you work in schools, universities, charities or elsewhere.

　　感谢大家对这一重要事业的奉献，不管你们的工作地是学校、大学、慈善机构还是其他部门。

　　Over the last eight years working with charities, I’ve met some of our leading experts in mental health, addiction, family breakdown, homelessness and education.

　　在过去与慈善机构一起工作的8年里，我认识了许多顶级专家，有研究心理健康、家庭变故、癖好瘾症、帮助流浪汉以及教育学方面的。

　　They have taught me over and over again that the root cause of so many of today’s social problems can be traced right back to the very earliest years of a person’s life and often over generations.

　　他们一次又一次地告诉我，如今许多社会问题的根本原因可以被追溯到一个人最早期的经历，并且常常有可能上溯到数代人之前。

　　The scientific and other evidence is clear – the first few years of a child’s life are more pivotal for development and for future health and happiness than any other single moment in our lifetime.

　　科学以及其他证据都表明：儿童最初几年的生活经历对他们的发展、未来健康和幸福感极为关键，这比往后生活中的任何时候都更重要。

　　It is also clear that the positive development of our children is directly linked to those who care for them, teachers, carers and parents.

　　还有一点十分明确的是，我们的孩子的积极发展与爱护他们的人有直接关系 ：老师、护工和父母。

　　And as we have heard today, it is therefore vital that we support teachers with own own wellbeing so that they can provide the best level of care for all children, in their schools and communities in which they work.

　　正如我们今天所听到的，正因如此，我们以自己的力量支持教师这一点至关重要，这样他们就可以在学校和工作的社区中为孩子们提供最高水平的关怀。

　　No one of us, however, can make a difference alone.

　　然而，我们没有一个人可以凭一己之力产生巨大的影响。

　　I feel so passionately about working together and being here today has affirmed to me just how much already is being done, so thank you to all of you who are prioritising the importance of mental health and the importance of childhood development as a whole. I look forward to hearing how your discussions will lead to proactive steps and to an ever more resounding commitment to mentally healthy schools, teachers and children.

　　我对共同协作充满激情，今天在这里让我了解到工作的完成情况，所以，谢谢你们所有人，你们将心理健康的重要性和儿童发展的重要性作为一个整体放在优先的位置。我期待能听到你们今天的讨论将引出积极的行动，并且对心理上健康的学校、教师和儿童带来更加坚定的奉献。

　　Thank you.

　　谢谢大家。