“永远不要放弃”：丘吉尔

New Words
Catastrophic adj.
~ failure; disease Eg. Be certain that you are not underinsured against catastrophic illness. • 一定要为大病办理充足的保险 Catastrophe n.
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• 2. ups and downs
• A mixture of good things and bad things • Eg. Our country has experienced its ups and downs since it was founded in 1949.
• 3. position
• Unmeasured adj.
• Beyond measure: (fml)very great(ly) • Eg. Her joy was beyond measure. • Give full/short measure: give exactly/less than the correct amount • Eg. I’m sure the shopkeeper gave me short measure when she weighed out the potatoes. • Make sth to measure: make after taking individual measurements • A made-to-measure suit
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address 1) vt. A. speak to address a meeting B. use a particular name or title in speaking How shall I address you? c. write on (a letter, parcel) the name and address of the person, firm The card was wrongly ~ed to our old home. (给我们的明信片误写了我们的旧地址） ~ oneself to sth: direct one’s attention to 2)n.
• Situation at a particular time
• It is time those companies revealed more about their financial position.
Questions for para 1
1. What was Churchill’s intention of singing some of their song? • 2. Why did Churchill use ill-favoured words such as ups and downs and misfortunes when talking about the menace of the enemy?
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Petty adj 1) small or unimportant ~ details, trouble 2)having or showing a small mind; mean ~ desire 狭隘的念头 petty about money Petty cash零用现金 Petty larceny 小偷小摸 Pettily pettiness
artist Writer
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Works: The World Crisis My early Life Marlborough The Second World War (Nobel Prize,1953) A History of the English-speaking People
• Deceptive: Appearances are deceptive.不可貌相。 Deceive receive Deceiver receiver（听筒） Deceit （诡计） receipt(收据，发票） Deception reception
• Triumph • 1）n. Shouts of ~ 胜利的欢呼声 2）v. ~ (over sb/sth): be successful; overcome He finally ~ed over his difficulties. Triumphal adj. A ~ arch 凯旋门 Triumphant adj. A ~ cheer 胜利的欢呼声
Para2-5
1. What is short and sharp and what is long and tough: difficulties and hardships of any kind, imminent or distant, temporary or longlasting 2. Noble chance of war: impressive opportunities of war
Text Analysis
• Paragraph 1 1. Harrow School: One of Britain’s leading independent schools, which specializes in providing a high quality boarding school education for boys. It observes many traditions, such as playing harrow football, wearing straw hat and singing school songs, “Forty years on” is one of the most famous songs.
2. world War II
1) a global military conflict(1939-1945) 2) organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies( America, Britain, Russia) and the Axis( Germany, Italy, Japan) 3) Result • Allied victory. Creation of the United Nations. Emergence of the United States and the Soviet Union as superpowers. Creation of NATO and Warsaw Pact spheres of influence in Europe leading to the Cold War
Never give in, never, neve never
Winston Churchill
Background Information
1. Winston Churchill
British politician Prime minister of the United kingdom
Orator
• Misfortune n.
• • • • Misfortune fortunate Unfortunate
• Saying: Misfortunes never come singly.
• Desperately adv.
• Desperate adj. • ~ housewives • Be ~ for/to do sth: be in great need for/to do sth • Desperation n. ( in ~) 拼命的，不顾死活的
• menace
• 1)n. ~ to sb/sth • A careless driver is a menace to all road users • 2) v. • ~ sb/sth (with sth)
• Lull n& v.
• ~ sb/sth (to ): make …quiet • Eg. ~ a baby to sleep • ~sb/sth (into): calm （sb,sb’s fears,etc) by deception • Eg. Lull us into a false sense of security
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Conviction n. Convince v. ~ sb (of sth) How can I ~ you of her honesty? Convinced adj. [attrib] firm in one’s belief A ~ Christian Convincing adj. That convince A ~ speech Convincible adj. Willing to be convinced 可被说 服的
• A1.At the initial stage of the Second World War, Great Britain was fighting in isolation against Nazi Fascist. Some British people doubted whether their nation could win the war with their own efforts. Churchill wanted to convey the conviction of the government to the British people through these songs and encourage them not to give in.
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Venture v.& n. ~ on sth I ~ed a small bet on the horse. At venture: at random; by chance Saying: nothing venture, nothing gain/win. 不入虎穴焉得虎子
• A2.Because he wanted to inspire patriotic spirit in the people, encouraging them to face the difficult situation and fight bravely against the Nazis.
• Persevere v. • You’ll need to ~ if you want the business to succeed.
• • • • Perseverance n. Persevering adj. [attrib] ~ effort A few ~ climbers finally reached the top.
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• Might n. • Saying: might is right. 强权就是真理 • With might and main: with all one’s physical strength 竭尽全力 • Mighty adj. • Idiom: high and mighty : Arrogant • There is no need to be/get so ~ with me!