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SpeechInvasionoftheU.S.S.RWinstonS.BackgroundInMarch1939,BritainandFrancestartedtalkswiththeSovietUniontojoinhandinhandtofightagainstFascistGermany.Threemonthslater,thetalkswerebrokenTheninordertoprotectitself,theSovietUnionsignedtheNon-aggressionPactwithHitler’sGermanyonAugust23,1939.OnSept.1,1939,HitlerinvadedPoland,andWW2brokeout.OnJune6,1941,theBritishhadalreadylearntthatHitlerwastoattackRussiaandpassedonawarningtotheSovietUnion,whichwasunheeded.WinstonS.Churchill(1874BorninanobleUnhappyandpooratPhysicalcourageandloveofadventureand1940~1945---Prime1951~1955---againbecamePrime1953---wascreatedknightoftheGarterbytheQueenandwasawardedtheNobelPrizeinLiteratureinthesameyear.April5,1955---resignedofficeandendedhispoliticalcareerJan.24,1965---diedandwasgivenastateRoyalandnobleorders(皇族 的勋衔DukeDuchessMarquisMarchionessEarl/countessViscount/viscountessBaron/baronessordersofmerit(KnightKnightKnightCommanderoftheOrderoftheGarter嘉德勋KnightCommanderoftheOrderoftheThistle花勋KnightCommanderoftheOrderoftheBath勋KnightCommanderoftheOrderoftheMerit功勋勋 KnightCommanderoftheOrderoftheStarof KnightCommanderoftheOrderoftheSt.MighealandSt.George(M.C)圣迷 KnightCommanderofthe Empire(I.E) KnightCommanderoftheRoyalVictorianOrder KnightCommanderoftheOrderBritishEmpire大 勋 KnightCommanderoftheHonour(C.H)荣誉友伴勋 的已有104岁高龄的鹦鹉查利 1937年买下了查利。尽管它是一只雌鸟， 仍然给它取Churchill’s44TheWorldCrisis(6vols,1923-TheSecondWorldWar(6vols,1948-《風雲緊急》（TheGathering《最光輝的時刻》（TheirFinest《偉大 》（TheGrand《命運的關鍵》（TheHingeof《緊縮包圍圈》（Closingthe《勝利與悲劇》（TriumphandTragedy）HistoryoftheEnglish-speakingPeoples(4HonorarycitizenshipofAdolphHitler(1889

AdolfHitler,aninfluentialandattractive,Austrian-bornpolitician,rosetopowerinGermanyduringthe1920sandearly1930satatimeofsocial,political,andeconomicupheaval.Failingtotakepowerbyforcein1923,heeventuallywonpowerbydemocraticmeans.Onceinpower,heeliminatedalloppositionandlaunchedanambitiousprogramofworlddominationandeliminationoftheJews,parallelingideasheadvancedinhisbook,MeinKampf(MyStruggle).His"1,000YearReich"barelylasted12yearsandhediedabrokenanddefeatedman.Hitler’sarmyinvadedPolandonSep.1,1939,sparkingFranceandEnglandtodeclarewaronGermany.ABlitzofGerman andinfantrystthroughmostofWesternEuropeasnationafternationfelltotheGermanwarmachine.In1941,Hitlerignoredanon-aggressionpackhehadsingedwiththeSovietUnioninAug.1939.SeveralearlyvictoriesaftertheinvasionoftheSovietUnioninJune1941,werereversedwithcrushingdefeatsatMoscowandStalingrad.(winter,1942-43).TheUnitedStatesenteredthewarinDec.1941.In1944,theAlliesinvadedoccupiedEuropeatNormandyBeachontheFrenchcoast,Germancitieswerebeingdestroyedbybombing,andItaly,Germany’smajorallyundertheleadershipofFascistdictatorBenitoMussolini,hadfallenUnderstandingoftheWhenandhowdidtheGermansattacktheSovietUnion?WhatwasChurchill’sreactiontothenewsofHitler’sinvasionofRussia?Why?WhydidChurchillsidewiththeSovietUnionsincehehadalwaysbeenanavowedenemyofcommunism?What’sthepolicytheywouldWhatwasHitler’smotiveininvading ysisoftheChurchillemployedtherhetoricaldevicestomakehisspeechvividandforceful:periodicrhetoricalquestionparallelalliteration(ascoolascucumber;factandfantasy,safeandsound;heartandhome;Shesangasong.)ReadthespeechandexemplifytheaboverhetoricalYouthisnotamatterofrosycheeks,redlipsandsuppleknees;itisamatterofthewill,aqualityoftheimagination,avigoroftheemotions..Delightedwerethecoupletoattendthedaughter’sweddingceremony.ScaredwasItoseeaflyingsaucerlandonthelawninfrontofmyoffice.Givemeliberty,orgivemespeechissilver;silenceisThischangedconvictionintocertainty.InthepastitwasmybeliefthatHitlerwouldsoonattacktheSovietUnion,butnowitwasnolongerabelief,ithadeafact.conviction(that):firmopinionorIt’smyconvictionthatcomplacencyisattherootofourtroubles.convincesbofsth:makesbfeelChurchill’spolicyduring---Blood,SweatandOnMay13,1940,Churchillannouncedhisnewernmentinthesewords:“Ihavenothingtoofferbutblood,toil,tearandsweat…Youaskwhatisourpolicy?Iwillsay:itistowagewar,bysea,landandair.WarwithallourmightandwithallthestrengthGodhasgivenus,andtowagewaragainstaMonstroustyrannyneversurpassedindarkandlamentablecatalogueofhumanThatisourpolicy.Youask,whatisouraim?Icananswerinoneword:Victory.”NorindeedwhattoNorhadIindeedtheslightestdoubtastowhattowhatIwastopose:write(apoem,speech,I’mcomposingaformalreplytotheIsupposetheywillberoundedupinIthinktheRedarmy-menwillbesurroundedandcapturedinsurprisinglylargelumbers.roundup:herdtogether,collectTheguideroundedupthetouristsandletthembacktothecoach. sIneeded.horde:alargemovingcrowdorTheStructureof (non-political)FormalHeadofStateandHouseofHouseof

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HeadedLordHouseoftheChequers/DoningStreetHitlerwascountingonenlistingcapitalistandRightWingsympathiesinthiscountryandtheU.S.A.(Para.4)HitlerwashothatifheattackedRussia,hewouldwininBritainandtheU.S.thesupportofthosewhowereenemiesofCommunism.enlist:obtainhelporsupport;jointheI’veenlistedthecooperationofmostofmyneighborsinmy 我在这一活动中得到邻里多数人的Theyenlistedfourhundredrecruitsforthe他们 征募了四百名新兵Iaskedwhetherforhim,thear thiswasnotbowingdownintheHouseofRimmon.(Para.5)Iaskedwhetherhewasnotrenouncinghispreviousattitudetowardscommunism;whetherhewasnotchanginghispositionsincehehasallalongbeenopposedtocommunism.bowdownintheHouseofRimmon违背自己的IfHitlerinvaded IwouldmakeatleastafavourablereferencetotheDevilintheHouseofCommons.(Para.5)IfHitlershouldattack,amosthatedplace,Iwouldstillsayawordinfavorofthedevil,thefoeofmankind,intheHouseofCommons;IwouldsayawordinfavorofanyonewhoisattackedbyHitler,nomatterhowbad,howwickedorevilhehadbeeninthepast.makeareferenceto:toWhenIspoketohimabouttheexpedition,hedidn’tmakeanyreferencetoyourcomingwithtothetotheeffect:havingthatresultorimplication;with..generalmeaningHetoldmetogetout,orwordstothatHeleftanotetotheeffectthathewouldnotbeHestartedearlytotheeffectthathemightgettherebylunchtime.Ican’trememberhisexactwords,butI’msurehedidsaysomethingtothateffect.HitlerbuiltupthepartyandconvertedittoapoliticalpartyandchangeditsnametoNazi.Itisdevoidofallthemeandprincipleexceptappetiteandracialdomination.(Para.7)TheNazistatedoesnothaveanyidealorguidingprincipleatall.Allithasisastrongdesireforconquestandrulebythe“Aryan”race,theso-calledmostsuperiorraceintheworld.devoidof:comple ywithout,lackingThishouseistotallydevoidoffurniture.Heisdevoidofhumanfeeling.ThisreportisdevoidofItexcelsallformsofhumanwickednessintheefficiencyofitscrueltyandferociousaggression.TheNaziregimeisverycruelanditinvadesothercountriesinamostsavageway.Itcancarryoutitscruelinvasionsoeffectivelythatitbeatsanyactionofthiskindinhumanhistory;inthisrespect,itisworsethananyotherknownformofevil.纳粹在和疯狂方面，极为拿手，人类过IwillunsaynowordthatIhavespokenaboutIwillnottakebackasinglewordofwhatI’vesaidaboutit.Butallthisfadesawaybeforethespectaclewhichisnowunfolding.Butcomparedwiththepainfulsightthatisnowopeningouttoourview,alltheevilsofcommunismandmyoppositiontocommunismeinsignificant.Thepast,withitscrimes,itsfollies,anditstragedies,flashesaway.Let’sforgetthepast:thecrimesthesovietregimecommitted,thefoolishthingsitdid(e.g.,theNon-aggressionPact)andthetragicsufferingofitspeople.IseethetenthousandofvillagesofRussiawherethemeansofexistenceiswrungsohardlyfromthesoil,wheretherearestillprimordialhumanjoys,where…IseethetenthousandofvillagesofRussiawherepeoplehavetoworkveryhardonthelandinordertokeepthefamilygoing(ortowringalittlefoodoutofthepoorsoil),wherepeoplestillenjoybasichumanpleasures(althoughlifeissohard),where…IseeadvancinguponallthisinhideousonslaughttheNaziwarmachine,withitsclanking,heel-clicking,dandifiedPrussianofficers,itscraftyexpertagentsfreshfromthecowingandtyingdownofadozencountries.IcanseetheNaziarmylaunchingviolentattacksonallthiswiththeswordsandsabres,thenoiseofbootsandshouting,dressyPrussianofficers, ntswhospecializeingenocideandwhohavejustplishedthetaskofcrushingandenslavingadozencountries.Iseealsothedull,drilled,docile,brutishmassesoftheHunsoldieryploddingonlikeaswarmofcrawlinglocust.TheGermansoldiersarestupid,obedient,easytomanage,savage.Theymoveoninmassiveformationfromoneplacetoanother,sowingdestructionanddeath,justlikealargecrowdofmovinglocusts,eatingupeverythingintheIseetheGermanbombersandfightersinthesky,stillsmartingfrommanyaBritishwhip,delightedtofindwhattheybelieveisaneasierandasaferprey.IseetheGermanbombersandfightersinthesky.TheNaziair-forcehavesufferedseverelossesintheaerialBattleofEngland.NowtheyfeelhappybecausetheythinktheycaneasilybeattheRussianair-forcewithoutheavyloss.smart:tofeelBehindallthisglare,behindallthisstorm,Iseethatsmallgroupofvillainousmenwhoplan,organize,andlaunchthiscataractofhorrorsuponmankind…(Para.8)BehindallthishostilityandfightingIseethatsmallgroupofwickedmenwhomadetheworldsufferuntoldmiseriesandunparalleledAdominionisaself-erningmemberofthetheBritishCommonwealthofNations.theCommonwealthofTheBritishCommonwealthorCommonwealthNationsisafreeassociationofindependentcountriesthatwereoncecoloniesofBritain.Itwasestablishedin1931,replacingtheformerBritishEmpire.Membernationsarejoinedtogethereconomicallyandhavecertaintradingarrangements.TheCommonwealthhasnospecialpowers.ThedecisiontoeamemberoftheCommonwealthislefttoeachnation.Atpresenttherearemorethan50membercountrieswithintheCommonwealth.Iconcurwithyourviewsingivinghimthefirst(ofevents)happenSeveralcircumstancesconcurredtobringaboutthisresult.HavebutFromthisnothingwillturnus—NothingwillturnusfromThereisnothingwhichcanbeheadusfromthispurposeordivertourattention.Itfollowsfollow：①Heisagoodwriter,butitdoesnotfollowthatheisagoodspeaker.②Ifthedoorwasnotopenedbyforce,itfollowsthattheburglarhadakey.如果那门不是用力撞开的，那就说明窃贼 IfHitlerimaginesthathisattackonSovietUnionwillcausetheslightestdivergenceofaimsorslackeningofeffortinthegreatdemocracieswhoareresolveduponhisdoom,heiswoefullymistaken.(Para.10)IfHitlerwillrealizethatheisdeplorablywronginthinkingthatsinceheisfightingCommunism,theWestwillstandbyandlethimdestroytheSovietUnionandwillnotfighthimashardaswhattheyarenowng.IfhehadthatassumptioninmindwhenheattackedtheSovietUnion,hewillhavetopayforit.Thisisnotimetomoraliseonthefolliesofcountriesandernmentswhichhaveallowedthemselvestobestruckdownonebyone,whenbyunitedactiontheycouldhavesavedthemselvesandsavedtheworldthiscatastrophe.(Para.WhatweneednowisnottediousexplanationofhowfoolishthosecountriesandernmentwereinlettingthemselvesbeoverrunbyGermanyonebyonewithoutformingaunitedfronttofightGermany.Iftheyhadfoughtinaunifiedway,theymighthavesavedthemselvesandthereforesavedtheworld.HisinvasionofRussiaisnomorethanapreludetoanattemptedinvasionoftheBritishIsles.(Para.11)HisinvasionofRussiawillpavethewayforhisplannedinvasionoftheBritishIsles.nomorethan只不过，仅仅；不……；不如Thetheatrewasnomorethanapaintedstorehouse.Icannomoredothatthananyoneelse.AlearnercannomoreobtainknowledgewithoutreadingthanafarmercangetgoodharvestwithoutLetislearnthelessonsalreadytaughtbysuchcrucialexperiences.(Para.12)WeshouldbearinmindthefactthatHitlerhad ernmentshadallowedthemselvestobestruckdownonebyone.ThistimeweshouldallsupporttheSovietUnionandshouldn’tletrepeathislessonsandcruelexperience:=Unitedwestand,dividedwefall.Letusdoubleourexertions,andstrikewithunitedstrengthwhilelifeandpowerremain.LetusstrengthenourunityandoureffortsinthefightagainstNaziGermanywhenwehavenotyetbeenoverwhelmedandwhenwearestillClassical*Thepast,withitscrimes,itsfollies,anditstragedies,flashed*Wewillneverparley,wewillnevernegotiatewithHitleroranyof*Weshallfighthimbyland,weshallfighthimbysea,weshallfighthimintheair,until,withGod’shelp,wehaveridtheearthofhisshadowandliberateditspeoplefromhisyoke.*Weshallbefortifiedandencouragedinoureffortstorescuemankindfromhistyranny.Weshallbestrengthenedandnotweakenedindeterminationandinresources.*Letuslearnthelessonsalreadytaughtbysuchcruelexperience.Letusredoubleourexertions,andstrikewithunitedstrengthwhilelifeandpowerremain.PickourwordsorphrasesfromthetextthatclearlyshowChurchill’sextremecontemptfortheNaziwarmachine,aswarmofcrawlinglocusts,smallgroupofvillainousmen,hisshadow,hisyoke,histyranny,Hitler’sblood-lustandthehatefulappetitesEx.anti- 主义的（人 antiaircraft防空的(againstpro-anti-ballisticmissile反弹道 antihero（小说，戏剧中）不按传统性主角品格塑造的主角(oppositeof)1)against,hostileto,opposedto:anti-Japanese,anti-colonial,anti-party,antifascist,antislavery,antiapartheid2)preventing,curing,neutralizing,reducing:antiknock,antitoxin,antipollution,antifriction3)counteracting,operatingagainst,resisting:anti,anti-gas,anti-persecution,anti tabolite,antimonsoon,4)opposite,reverse:antimatter,antipole,Ex.Hewasalmost ofhispowerswhen…hisreputationisHe yignored Peoplewhoareinavulnerablepositionshouldnota