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1、丘吉爾著名演講:NeverGiveUp(英語原文)Z/NotlesswepraiseindarkerdaysTheleaderofournation,AndChurchilTsnameshallwinacclaimFromeachnewgeneratiori.Foryouhavepowerindanger,shourOurfreedomtodefend,Sir!ThoughlongthefightweknowthatrightWilltriumphintheend,Sir!Almostayearhaspassedsin
2、celcamedownhereatyourHeadMaster5skindinvitationinordertocheermyselfandcheertheheartsofafewofmyfriendsbysingingsomeofourownsongs.Thetenmonthsthathavepassedhaveseenveryterriblecatastrophiceventsintheworld-upsanddowns,misfortunes-butcananyonesittingherethisafternoo
3、n,thisOctoberafternoon,notfeeldeeplythankfulforwhathashappenedinthetimethathaspassedandfortheverygreatimprovementinthepositionofourcountryandofourhome?Why,whenlwasherelasttimewewerequitealone,desperatelyaIone,andwehadbeensoforfiveorsixmonths.Wewerepoorlyarmed.We
4、arenotsopoor1yarmedtoday;butthenwewereverypoorlyarmed?Wehadtheunmeasuredmenaceoftheenemyandtheirairattackstillbeatinguponus,andyouyourselveshadhadexperienceofthisattack;andIexpectyouarebeginningtofeelimpatientthattherehasbeenthislonglullwithnothingparticularturn
5、ingup!Butwemustlearntobeequallygoodatwhatisshortandsharpandwhatislongandtough?ItisgenerallysaidthattheBritishareoftenbetteratthelast?Theydonotexpecttomovefromcrisistocrisis;theydonotalwaysexpectthateachdaywillbringupsomenoblechanceofwar;butwhentheyveryslowlymake
6、uptheirmindsthatthethinghastobedoneandthejobputthroughandfinished,then,evenifittakesmonths~ifittakesyears-theydoit.Anotherlessonithinkwemaytake,justthrowingourmindsbacktoourmeetingheretenmonthsagoandnow,isthatappearancesareoftenverydeceptive,andasKiplingwellsays
7、,wemust〃…meetwithTriumphandDisaster.Andtreatthosetwoimpostorsjustthesame?〃Youcannottellfromappearanceshowthingswillgo.Sometimesimaginationmakesthingsoutfarworsethantheyare;yetwithoutimaginationnotmuchcanbedone.Thosepeop1ewhoareimaginativeseemanymoredangersthanpe
8、rhapsexist;certainlymanymorethanwillhappenjbutthentheymustalsopraytobegiventhatextracouragetoearrythisfar~reachingimagination.Butforeveryone,surely,whatwehavegonethro