二战时的英国英语专业知识讲座

ThesituationofBritainineconomiccrisis'sPolitic——Insistingthecapitalistsystem；

Economy——Takemeasurestoeasethecrisis；Diplomacy——Issuedthe“StatuteofWestminster”andAppeasementpolicy

；Military——Reducingarmaments.WorldWarIIbrokeout

OnSeptember1,1939,GermanyattackedPolandwithoutdeclaring.OnSeptember3,BritainandFrancedeclarewartoGermany.OnSeptember5th,WorldWarIIofficiallybrokeout.

AtthesametimethewestlineoftheFrance-Germanborder,isnotstatic,BritainandFrance,againsttheirownpromisethat"IfyoudaretoinvadePoland,theGermanEmpire,theBritishandFrenchforceswilldestroytheRuhrvalley”,buthidingintheheavilyreinforcedconcreteTuenfortificationsbehindwatchedaDonQuixote-stylesmallcountrywithpowerfulneighborstoresisttheaggressionuntiperish,butinsteadonlyinthediplomaticcondemnation.

Churchill'sspeech“IsaytotheHouseasIsaidtoMinisterswhohavejoinedthisgovernment,Ihavenothingtoofferbutblood,toil,tearsandsweat.Wehavebeforeusanordealofthemostgrievouskind.Wehavebeforeusmany,manymonthsofstruggleandsuffering.Youask,whatisourpolicy?Isayitistowagewarbyland,seaandair.WarwithallourmightandwithallthestrengthGodhasgivenus,andtowagewaragainstamonstroustyrannyneversurpassedinthedarkandlamentablecatalogueofhumancrime.Thatisourpolicy.Youask,whatisouraim?Icananswerinoneword,Itisvictory.Victoryatallcosts-victoryinspiteofallterrors-victory,howeverlongandhardtheroadmaybe,forwithoutvictorythereisnosurvival.Letthatberealized.NosurvivalfortheBritishEmpire,nosurvivalforallthattheBritishEmpirehasstoodfor,nosurvivalfortheurge,theimpulseoftheages,thatmankindshallmoveforwardtowardhisgoal.Itakeupmytaskinbuoyancyandhope.Ifeelsurethatourcausewillnotbesufferedtofailamongmen.Ifeelentitledatthisjuncture,atthistime,toclaimtheaidofallandtosay,"Comethen,letusgoforwardtogetherwithourunitedstrength.”

Winston·ChurchillAssessmentofthebattleofDunkirk

“TheDunkirkbeach‘scourse,willbesplendidinourhistory.Wemustbeprudent,donotregardtherescueasthevictory.Thewarisnotdependingonretreatstowin.ButwehavefrustratedtheGermaneliminationexpeditionaryforce’sattempt,thistimewillretreatwillbreediswinning.”

——Winston·Churchill

BattleofBritainThecourageoftheRoyalAirForce“Neverinthefieldofhumanconflicthassomuchbeenowedbysomanytosofew.”

——Winston·ChurchillHugh.DowdingBattleoftheAtlanticMalayanavalbattle

“theheaviestandthemostpainfulattackinmylife”PrinceofWalesBattleofElAlamein

“Nowthisisnottheend.Itisnoteventhebeginningoftheend.Butitis,perhaps,theendofthebeginning.”

——Winston·ChurchillBonadelaoMontgomerySeveralimportantinternationalconferencesCasablancaConferenceCairoConferenceYaltaConferenceTehranConferenceVictoryofWorldWarII

USandCommonwealthforcesinvadedEuropeanddrovetheGermanarmybacktoGermany.(inMay,1945)InAsia,the