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1、30 november 1874(two months prematurely ) 24 january 1965little churchillchurchill was born into the aristocratic family of churchill was born into the aristocratic family of the the dukes of marlboroughdukes of marlborough (a branch of spencer (a branch of spencer family). his father, family). his

2、father, lord randolph churchilllord randolph churchill, was a , was a charismatic politician who served as charismatic politician who served as chancellor chancellor of the exchequerof the exchequer; ;（ ） his mother, his mother, jennie jeromejennie jerome, , was an american socialite. as a young arm

3、y was an american socialite. as a young army officer, he saw action in officer, he saw action in british indiabritish india, the , the sudansudan, , and the and the second boer warsecond boer war. he gained fame as a . he gained fame as a war correspondent and wrote books about his war correspondent

4、 and wrote books about his campaigns. campaigns. winston churchill s family background:father: randolph churchill, a conservative politician.mother: jennie jerome, the daughter of leonard jerome.wife:clementine hozier,and they had five children. family winston churchill enjoyed one of the longest an

5、d most interesting lives of any person who has ever lived. from his birth to his death, his life was one of action, controversy, setback and achievement. it was never dull.churchills lifechurchills lifev1900-conservative mp for oldham（奥尔德姆-英城市）v1906under-secretary of state v1908president of the boar

6、d of trade.v1910.home secretary (内政大臣)v1911first lord of the admiralty（英国海军大臣） v1912royal naval air service & air department v1915chancellor of the duchy of lancasterv1919.minister of war and air v1921colonial secretary politics defeated by e.d. morel at dundee in 1922 general election successfu

7、lly elected to represent epping in the 1924 general election 1924-stanley baldwin, the leader of the new conservative administration, appointed churchill as chancellor of the exchequer（英国财政大臣） in 1929-1931 political isolation known as the “wilderness years “ 1939-again appointed the first lord of th

8、e admiralty 1940-became the prime minister 1945- he became leader of the opposition. (after the conservative party lost the election) 1951- he again became prime minister 1955- resigned 19551964 he remained a member of parliament when he did not seek re-election. churchill at the war his steadfast r

9、efusal to consider defeat, surrender, or a compromise peace helped inspire british resistance, especially during the difficult early days of the war when britain stood alone in its active opposition to adolf hitler. churchill was particularly noted for his speeches and radio broadcasts, which helped

10、 inspire the british people. he led britain as prime minister until victory over nazi germany had been secured. he was regarded as one of the greatest wartime leaders of the past century, he served as prime minister twice (194045 and 195155). a noted statesman and orator, churchill was also an offic

11、er in the british army, a historian, a writer, and an artist.() he is the only british prime minister to have received the nobel prize in literature, and was the first person to be made an honorary citizen of the united states. achievementsvwinston churchill was an accomplished artist and took great

12、 pleasure in painting, especially after his resignation as first lord of the admiralty in 1915.he found a haven in art to overcome the spells of depression which he suffered throughout his life. as william rees-mogg has stated, “ vchurchill was also a prolific writer of books, writing a novel, two b

13、iographies, three volumes of memoirs, and several histories in addition to his many newspaper articles. he was awarded the nobel prize in literature in 1953 for his mastery of historical and biographical description as well as for brilliant oratory in defending exalted human values. two of his most

14、famous work the second world war and a history of the english-speaking peoples; （）vthe first person to become an honorary citizen of the united states.v1953, churchill was awarded the nobel prize for literature.v1953, queen elizabeth ii conferred on（授予）（授予） him the dignity of knighthood and invested him with the insignia of the order of the garterv the largest state funeralfuneralhonorsfuneralvchurchills funeral was the largest state funeral in world history, with representatives from 112 nations; only china did not send an emissary. only ireland did not broadcast the service live on