Among the many moving images from last weekend’s ceremonies marking the centenary of the end of the first world war was that of Frank-Walter Steinmeier laying a poppy wreath at the Cenotaph in Whitehall. It was the first time a German head of state had taken part in the annual commemoration and was a touching act of reconciliation, complementing the poignant embrace between Emmanuel Macron and Angela Merkel in Compiègne, where the Armistice was signed.
在上周末纪念一战结束一百周年的仪式上有许多令人感动的画面,弗兰克-瓦尔特•施泰因迈尔(Frank-Walter Steinmeier)向白厅和平纪念碑敬献罂粟花圈就是其中之一。这是德国国家元首第一次参加这个一年一度的纪念活动,也是一次触动人心的和解之举,是对埃马纽埃尔•马克龙(Emmanuel Macron)和安格拉•默克尔(Angela Merkel)在停战协议签署地贡比涅(Compiègne)相互拥抱的感人一幕的补充。