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Unit 1 Text A Pre-reading Activities First Listening 1. You're about to hear a conversation about Winston Churchill. Before you listen, take a look at the words below. Which do you think you're likely to hear when people discuss Churchill? Then, as you listen to the tape the first time, circle the words you hear. prime minister author painter politician World War I romantic fearless serious passionate World War II Second Listening Read the following questions first to prepare yourself to answer them to the best of your ability. 2. What was the argument about? Which side do you believe? 3. What do you know about Winston Churchill as British prime minister? What about his personality—do you have any impressions of him as a human being? Winston Churchill—His Other Life Mary Soames My father, Winston Churchill, began his love affair with painting in his 40s, amid disastrous circumstances. As First Lord of the Admiralty in 1915, he had been deeply involved in a campaign in the Dardanelles that could have shortened the course of a bloody world war. But when the mission failed, with great loss of life, Churchill paid the price, both publicly and privately: He was removed from the Admiralty and lost his position of political influence. Overwhelmed by the disaster — "I thought he would die of grief," said his wife, Clementine — he retired with his family to Hoe Farm, a country retreat in Surrey. There, as Churchill later recalled, "The muse of painting came to my rescue!" One day when he was wandering in the garden, he chanced upon his sister-in-law sketching with watercolours. He watched her for a few minutes, then borrowed her brush and tried his hand — and the muse worked her magic. From that day forward, Winston was in love with painting. Delighted with anything that distracted Winston from the dark thoughts that overwhelmed him, Clementine rushed off to buy whatever paints and materials she could find. Watercolours, oil paints, paper, canvas — Hoe Farm was soon filled with everything a painter could want or need. Painting in oils turned out to be Winston's great love — but the first steps were strangely difficult. He contemplated the blank whiteness of his first canvas with unaccustomed nervousness. He later recalled: "Very hesitantly I selected a tube of blue paint, and with infinite precaution made a mark about as big as a bean on the snow-white field. At that moment I heard the sound of a motorcar in the drive and threw down my brush in a panic. I was even more alarmed when I saw who stepped from the car: the wife of Sir John Lavery, the celebrated painter who lived nearby. "'Painting!' she declared. 'What fun. But what are you waiting for? Let me have the brush — the big one.' She plunged into the paints and before I knew it, she had swept several fierce strokes and slashes of blue on the absolutely terrified canvas. Anyone could see it could not hit back. I hesitated no more. I seized the largest brush and fell upon my wretched victim with wild fury. I have never felt any fear of a canvas since." Lavery, who later tutored Churchill in his art, said of his unusual pupil's artistic abilities: "Had he chosen painting instead of politics, he would have been a great master with the brush." In painting, Churchill had discovered a companion with whom he was to walk for the greater part of his life. Painting would be his comfort when, in 1921, the death of his mother was followed two months later by the loss of his and Clementine's beloved three-year-old daughter, Marigold. Overcome by grief, Winston took refuge at the home of friends in Scotland — and in his painting. He wrote to Clementine: "I went out and painted a beautiful river in the afternoon light with red and golden hills in the background. Many loving thoughts.... Alas, I keep feeling the hurt of Marigold." Life and love and hope slowly revived. In September 1922 another child was born to Clementine and Winston: myself. In the same year, Winston bought Chartwell, the beloved home he was to paint in all its different aspects for the next 40 years. My father must have felt a glow of satisfaction when in the mid-1920s he won first prize in a prestigious amateur art exhibition held in London. Entries were anonymous, and some of the judges insisted that Winston's picture — one of his first of Chartwell — was the work of a professional, not an amateur, and should be disqualified. But in the end, they agreed to rely on the artist's honesty and were delighted when they learned that the picture had been painted by Churchill. Historians have called the decade after 1929, when Winston again fell from office, his barren years. Politically barren they may have been, as his lonely voice struggled to awaken Britain to the menace of Hitler, but artistically those years bore abundant fruit: of the 500-odd Churchill canvases in existence, roughly half date from 1930 to 1939. Painting remained a joy to Churchill to the end of his life. "Happy are the painters," he had written in his book Painting as a Pastime, "for they shall not be lonely. Light and colour, peace and hope, will keep them company to the end of the day." And so it was for my father. (776 words) New Words amid prep.in the middle of, among 在…之中 * disastrous a. extremely bad; terrible 灾难性的，糟透的 lord n. (in Britain) title of some officials of very high rank（英）大臣；大人，阁下 admiralty n. (the A～)(in Britain) government department in charge of the navy （英）海军部 campaign n. 1. a series of planned military actions 战役 2. a planned series of activities, esp. in politics and business 运动 bloody a. 1. very violent, with a lot of wounding and killing 血腥的 2. covered with blood 血污的 mission n. 1. (usu. military) duty or purpose for which people are sent somewhere 〔常指军事〕任务 2. 天职，使命 privately ad. 1. not publicly 非公开地 2. personally; secretly 在涉及私（个）人方面；秘密地 private a. 1. personal; secret 私（个）人的；秘密的 2. not public 非公开的 disaster n. (a)sudden great misfortune 灾难，天灾；祸患 * grief n. a feeling of extreme sadness 悲哀 * grieve v. suffer from grief or great sadness （为…而）悲伤；伤心 retreat n. 1. a place into which one can go for peace and safety 隐居处 2. 撤退；避难 vi. move back or leave a center of fighting or other activity 撤退；退避 muse, Muse n. 1. (in Greek mythology) one of the nine goddesses of poetry, music, etc. 缪斯（希腊神话中司文艺的九位女神之一） 2. a force or person that inspires sb. to write, paint, etc. 创作灵感 rescue n. help which gets sb. out of a dangerous or unpleasant situation 救助；救援 vt. 救助；救援 sister-in-law n. sister of one's husband or wife 姑子；姨子；嫂子；弟媳 sketch v. make a quick, rough drawing (of sth.) 素描，速写 n. 素描，速写 watercolo(u)r n. 水彩（颜料）；水彩画 magic n. 魔法，法术 a. 有魔力的 * distract vt. (from) take (one's mind, sb.) off sth. 转移（注意力）; 使转移注意力 * canvas n. 1. a piece of strong heavy cloth used for an oil painting 帆布画布 2. a completed oil painting 油画 * contemplate vt. look at in a serious or quiet way, often for some time （默默地）注视，凝视 blank a. 1. without writing, print or other marks 空白的 2. expressionless；without understanding 无表情的；茫然的 unaccustomed a. not used (to sth.); not usual （对某物）不习惯的；不寻常的 accustomed a. regular; usual 惯常的，通常的 hesitantly ad. not doing sth. quickly or immediately for one's uncertainty or worry about it 犹豫不决地 infinite a. extremely great in degree or amount; without limits or end 无限的；极大的 precaution n. 1. carefulness 防备，预防 2. an action taken to avoid sth. dangerous or unpleasant 预防措施 bean n. 豆；蚕豆 motorcar n. a car 汽车 alarm vt. excite with sudden fear or anxiety 使惊恐；使忧虑 n. 1. a sudden feeling of fear or anxiety 惊恐；忧虑 2. a warning of danger 警报 plunge vi. (into, in) 1. rush suddenly and deeply into sth. 投身于 2. suddenly fall in a particular direction 纵身投入；一头扎入 fierce a. 1. angry, violent and cruel 暴怒的；凶猛的；残酷的 2. (of heat, strong feelings) very great 强烈的 * slash n. a long sweeping cut or blow 砍；挥击 vt. cut with long sweeping forceful strokes；move or force with this kind of cutting movement 砍，砍击；猛挥 absolutely ad. completely；without conditions 完全地；绝对地 * terrify vt. fill with terror or fear 恐吓，使惊吓 * wretched a. very unhappy or unfortunate 不幸的；可怜的 victim n. sb. or sth. hurt or killed as a result of other people's actions, or of illness, bad luck, etc. 牺牲者，受害者；牺牲品 * fury n. 1. a wildly excited state (of feeling or activity) 狂热；激烈 2. (a state of) very great anger 狂怒 artistic a. 1. of. concerning art or artists 艺术的；艺术家的 2. made with inventive skill or imagination 富有艺术性的 companion n. mate; one who associates with or accompanies another 同伴；伴侣 beloved a. much loved; darling 深爱的；亲爱的 overcome vt. 1. (often pass.) (by, with) (of feelings) take control and influence one's behavior 〔常被动〕（感情等）压倒，使受不了 2. win a victory over; defeat 克服；战胜 * refuge n. (a place that provides) protection or shelter from harm, danger or unhappiness 避难（所）；庇护（所） alas int. a cry expressing grief, sorrow or fear 唉（表示悲伤、忧愁、恐惧等） * revive v. 1. regain strength, consciousness, life, etc.；bring (sb. or sth.) back to strength, consciousness, life, etc. （使）复苏；（使）重振活力 2. become active, popular, or successful again 恢复生机；复兴；重新流行 glow n. a feeling of warmth or pleasure 热烈 vi. emit a soft light 发光 amateur a. & n. (a person who is) not professional 业余（水平）的（运动员、艺术家等） entry n. 1. a person or thing taking part in a competition, race, etc. 参赛一员 2. entrance; the act of entering or the right to enter 进入；进入权 * anonymous a. (of a person) with name unknown；(of a letter, painting, etc.) written or created by an unidentified person 名字不详的；匿名的 disqualify vt. make or declare unfit, unsuitable, or unable to do sth. 取消…的资格；使不适合；使不能 rely vi. (on, upon) 1. have trust or confidence (in) 信任；信赖 2. depend with full trust or confidence 依赖 * historian n. a person who studies history and/or writes about it 历史学家 * barren a. (of land) unproductive （土地等）贫瘠的，荒芜的 awaken vt. 1. (to) cause to become conscious of 使意识到 2. cause to wake up 唤醒 * menace n. a threat or danger 威胁 abundant a. plentiful; more than enough 丰富的；充足的 abundance n. a great quantity; plenty 丰富；充裕；大量 odd a. 1. (infml.) (after numbers) a little more than the stated number 〔常用以构成复合词〕…以上的；…出头的 2. strange or unusual 奇特的；古怪的 3. 奇数的，单数的 existence n. the state of existing 存在；实有 * pastime n. hobby；sth. done to pass time in a pleasant way 消遣，娱乐 Phrases and Expressions pay the price experience sth. unpleasant because one has done sth. wrong, made a mistake, etc. 付出代价 come to sb.'s rescue help sb. when he/she is in danger or difficulty 解救某人，救助某人 chance upon meet by chance; find by chance 偶然碰见；偶然发现 try one's hand attempt (to do sth.), esp. for the first time 尝试 plunge into begin to do sth. suddenly; enter without hesitation 突然或仓促地开始某事；突然冲入 before one knows it before one has time to consider the course of events 转眼之间，瞬息之间 fall upon attack fiercely 猛攻，猛扑 take refuge seek protection from danger or unhappiness 避难 rely on trust, or confidently depend on 依赖，依靠 fall from office lose a position of authority to which sb. was elected or appointed 离位，下台 awaken to cause to become conscious of 使意识到 bear fruit produce successful results 结果实；有成果 date from have existed since 始自 keep sb. company stay with sb. so that he/she is not alone 陪伴某人 Proper Names Winston Churchill 温斯顿·丘吉尔（1874—1965，英国保守党政治家、首相〔1940—1945，1951—1955〕、作家） Mary Soames 玛丽·索姆斯 First Lord of the Admiralty （英国）海军大臣 Dardanelles 达达尼尔海峡（位于亚洲小亚细亚半岛同欧洲巴尔干半岛之间） Clementine 克莱门泰因（女子名） Surrey 萨里郡（英国英格兰郡名） John Lavery 约翰·莱佛利 Marigold 玛丽戈尔德（女子名） Chartwell 查特威尔（宅名） Adolf. Hitler 希特勒（1889—1945，纳粹德国元首）
风吹散了心
As the smoke evaporating, stop the roaring sound of guns, focused on the vision of the people around the world the Iraq war was finally over. Struggle victory in people joy also see yourself wound, but the people have never failed lost their past brilliance. Peace-loving people, again saw that the brutality of war! The war, it is enough to destroy the worst, the devil, and when it can disappear? Those with the right to other countries, huge really appeal to force, also the country into war, rarely can really taste of the bitter war brings, and for ordinary common people, war to bring them forever is unfortunate. The twentieth century is a century of change the world also changing rapidly, this century has technology, art achievement than previously any era. However, this century the complexity of the political and economic changes that war become more frequently by leaps and bounds science and technology make war become more terrible, in the full of brilliant century, unprecedented cruel war so that people in the enjoy great spiritual and material life at the same time, experienced and bloody and terrorist calamity! The 19 th century, those with large colonies, economic rapid development of the capitalist countries began to rise, to the beginning of the twentieth century, the contradiction of them increasingly acute, and finally led to the human history of the first world war broke out. Humans also first had a worldwide unprecedented melee! In 1914, with a few shot of sarajevo, Germany, Britain, Austria, France, Russia and the United States, and a few big powers launched an unprecedented scuffle, in the holocaust, the new invention of tanks, planes, submarine even poison gas and other weapons come on stage in succession, the people of mutual slaughter become more quickly, more than 2000 lives in the first world war was unbearably hot! In people is still in a war of the breathing in the human are all looking forward to peace will come on when the terrorist in human history of the evil--the second world war ii in the dark over the earth has been filled. The global economic crisis over all the people's minds, in Germany, Italy and Japan, lose reason people holding the devil for god, as the madman idols. A post-war only 20 years, Germany, Japan and Italy, the three fascist country produced a killing human butcher's knife, launched the second world war ii. The whole earth in panic! Ancient Europa was war destroyed, the vastness of the Chinese in the disaster cry, the Soviet union, Africa flame rolling grassland desert crazy ShaFei dance, the Atlantic sinister murderous look under the Pacific Ocean, throws tao day! More than 60 countries around the world at war, more than 5000 people were killed, direct material loss in more than $4 trillion. In 1945, in Sue, us, UK, medium the world antifascist country fought bravely and full blow, the fascist finally overturned thoroughly!!!! Mussolini was BaoShi street! Hitler in the basement suicide! General hideki tojo, be on the gallows. The three crime tao day war culprit finally got their due ashamed end! But the die a tragic death in 4 million jews in the auschwitz death camp, the die a tragic death in nanjing 300000 Chinese people, and that was the atomic bomb destroyed of Japanese, their life is always in the devastation of the stay terrorist moment! World war ii finally came to an end, the United Nations and the establishment of many, many post-war independent country make people see the real peace! However, through the second world war, human beings have had enough to make this world a destroy the terrorist weapons several times! Lasting peace or slim! In war gain maximum benefit of the United States, and the so-called socialist boss of the Soviet union, in the era of peace should enjoy the world started: "cold war", again and again that the clear see, the postwar peace era, is actually the big powers to fight era, but still full of the whole! At the end of 80 s, 90 s, eastern Europe change, unification, the collapse of the Soviet union, great changes to the pattern of the world, no opponent's America is even more sense to me! In the 1991 gulf war, the United States first won the postwar mass local war, to give to those "refuses to" the country a run! Th century, the renewable disturbance to kosovo as an excuse, to the yugoslav federation launched a massive air strikes, even China's ambassador to south embassy attacks have become the object of wanton it! When people with great joy, listening to the new moments of one thousand, the 21 st century, war has also with people to the new century, the israeli-palestinian conflict are growing, the 911 terrorist attacks on the United States to once again sending troops to Asia, the Afghan war just dissipates, over Iraq and set off the alarm...... Good people can not help but ask, is this why? Why does humanity killed each other. Why war never aside, why have no permanent peace? When human can learn to real tolerance and reason! The starting point of the stand in the new century, we look back war, war, more peace to look forward to! Peace-loving people all hope that our world is a brothers and sisters love, mutual love the brotherhood of all the world. I believe that, one day, people will really know love, really know "peace and development", the real abandoned force, make this blue planet really as a common humanity has beautiful home！随着硝烟逐渐消散，枪炮声停止了轰鸣，聚焦了全世界人们目光的伊拉克战争终于结束了。 厮杀中得胜的人们在喜悦中也看到了自己身上的伤口，而失败的人们已永远失去了他们过去的辉煌。爱好和平的人们，又一次看到了战争的残酷！ 战争——这足以毁灭人类的最可怕的魔鬼，它什么时候才能消失呢？ 那些掌握巨大权利、动辄对他国诉诸武力、也把本国拖入战火的人，很少能真正尝到战争带来的苦水，而对普通的老百姓来说，战争带给他们的永远是不幸。 二十世纪，是个全世界发生天翻地覆巨变的世纪，这个世纪所取得的科技、文艺成就超过了以往任何时代。然而，这个世纪错综复杂的政治、经济变化使战争变得更加频仍，突飞猛进的科学技术使战争变得更为可怕，在这个充满辉煌的世纪里，空前残酷的战争使人们在享受巨大精神和物质生活的同时，经历了一次次充满血腥与恐怖的浩劫！ 19世纪，那些拥有大量殖民地、经济飞速发展的资本主义列强纷纷崛起，到20世纪初，它们的矛盾愈加尖锐，终于导致了人类历史上第一次世界大战的爆发！人类也第一次经历了一场世界性的空前混战！ 1914年，随着萨拉热窝的几声枪响，德国、英国、奥地利、法国、俄罗斯、美国等几大列强展开了空前的混战，在这场浩劫中，新发明的坦克、飞机、潜艇甚至毒气等武器纷纷登场，使人类间的相互屠杀变的更加迅速，2000多万生命在第一次世界大战中被葬送！ 就在人们还处在一战后的喘息当中时，就在人类都盼望和平会降临的时候，人类历史上最恐怖的灾祸———第二次世界大战的阴云已经在地球的上空弥漫！ 席卷全球的经济危机冲昏了人们的头脑，在德国、意大利和日本，失去理智的人们把魔鬼捧为上帝，把疯子当作了偶像。一战后仅仅过了20年，德国、日本和意大利这三个法西斯国家就亮出了杀戮人类的屠刀，发动了第二次世界大战！ 整个地球在战栗！古老的欧罗巴被战火摧毁，广袤的华夏在灾难中哭泣，苏联草原烈焰滚滚、非洲大漠狂沙飞舞，大西洋下杀气腾腾，太平洋上恶浪滔天！全世界60多个国家卷入战火，5000多万人死亡，直接物质损失在4万亿美圆以上！ 1945年，在苏、美、英、中等世界反法西斯国家的英勇奋战和全力打击下，法西斯终于彻底覆灭了！墨索里尼被暴尸街头！希特勒在地下室自杀！东条英机被推上绞刑架！这三个罪恶滔天的战争祸首终于得到了他们应有的可耻下场！但是，那惨死于奥斯维辛集中营的400万犹太人、那惨死于南京的30万中国人，还有那被原子弹毁灭的日本人，他们的生命永远被停留在那场浩劫中的恐怖一瞬了！ 二战终于结束了，联合国的建立和许许多多战后独立的国家使人们看到了真正的和平！然而，通过二战，人类已经拥有了足以把我们这个世界灭绝数次的恐怖武器！长久的和平还是渺茫！在战争中获得最大利益的美国，和自诩为社会主义老大的苏联，在本该享受和平的时代里开始了争霸世界的“冷战”，又一次使世人清楚的看到，战后的和平时代，实际上是那些大国重新对抗的时代，还是充满了刀光剑影！ 80年代末90年代初，东欧巨变、两德统一、苏联解体，世界格局发生巨大变化，没有对手的美国更是自我陶醉！在1991年的海湾战争中，美国第一次打赢了战后的大规模局部战争，给了那些“敢于不服”的国家一个下马威！ 世纪末，美国再生事端，以科索沃问题为借口，对南斯拉夫联盟发动了大规模空袭，连中国驻南使馆都成了它肆意袭击的对象！当人们带着极大的欣喜，听着新千年的钟声，跨入21世纪时，战争也伴着人们来到了新世纪，巴以冲突不断加剧，九一一恐怖袭击事件使美国再次出兵亚洲，阿富汗战火刚刚消散，伊拉克上空又拉响了警报…… 善良的人们不禁要问，这是为什么？为什么人类要互相残杀，为什么战火永不退去，为什么没有永久的和平？人类什么时候才能学会真正的宽容与理智！站在新世纪的起点，我们回首战争，经历战争，更期盼和平！爱好和平的人们都希望我们的世界是一个兄弟姐妹手足情深、人人相互友爱的世界。我相信，总有一天，人们会真正懂得爱，真正懂得“和平与发展”，真正抛弃武力，把我们这个蓝色星球真正当作全人类共同拥有的美丽家园！
Melinda麒儿
寻找琥珀屋 普鲁士国王腓特烈·威廉一世绝不可能想到他送给俄罗斯人民的厚礼会有一段令人惊讶的历史。 这件礼物就是琥珀屋,它之所以有这个名字,是因为造这间房子用了近几吨琥珀,被选择的琥珀色彩艳丽,呈黄褐色,像蜜一样。屋子的设计当时流行的极富艺术表现力的建筑风格。琥珀屋这件珍品还镶嵌著黄金和珠宝,全国最优秀的艺术家用了是年的时间才完成它。 事实上,琥珀屋并不是作为礼物而建造的。它是作为腓烈特一世的宫殿而建造的。然而,下一位普鲁士国王,腓烈特·威廉一世,这个琥珀屋的主人却决定不再要它了。1716年,他把它送给了彼得大帝。作为回馈,沙皇则送给他一队自己最好的士兵。所以,琥珀屋就成了沙皇在圣彼得堡东宫的一部分。琥珀屋长约4米,被用作接待重要来宾的小型会客室。 后来、叶卡捷琳娜二世派人把琥珀屋搬到了圣彼得堡郊外避暑的宫殿中。她让艺术家们给它增添了更多的装饰。1770年,这间琥珀屋按她要求的方式完工了。将近600支蜡烛照亮了这个房间,里面的镜子和图画就像金子一样闪闪发光。不幸的是,虽然琥珀屋被认为是世界奇迹之一,可是现在它却下落不明。 1941年9月,纳粹德国的军队逼近了圣彼得堡。这是两国交战的时期。在纳粹分子能够到达夏宫之前,俄国人只来得及把琥珀屋里的一些家具和小型艺术饰品搬走。可是琥珀屋本身却被一些纳粹分子秘密地偷运走了。在不到两天的时间里,琥珀屋被拆成10万块装进了27个木箱里。毫无疑问,这些箱子后来被装上火车运往哥尼斯堡,当时它是波罗的海的海边的一个城市。 从那以后,琥珀屋的最终归宿就成了一个谜。最近俄国人和德国人已经在夏宫建立起了一个新的琥珀屋,通过研究前琥珀屋的照片,他们使得新的琥珀屋的样子与原来的非常相像。2003年,在圣彼得堡人民庆祝他们的城市建立300周年的时候,它已经完工了.
五月的史努比
战争英语单词是war，war有两个读音，分别是：英[wɔː(r)] 美[wɔːr] 。
war，英语单词，主要用作名词、动词；作名词译为“战争，斗争；军事，战术；冲突，对抗，竞争”；作动词译为“打仗，作战；对抗”。
双语例句：
1.Around 10 000 people have been displaced by the fighting. 大约1万人因战争而背井离乡。
2.They had overwhelming public support to prosecute the war. 绝大多数民众支持他们继续进行这场战争。
3.The war diverted people's attention away from the economic situation. 战争把民众的注意力从经济状况上移开了。
4.When the war ended, people finally had cause to rejoice. 战争结束，人们终于可以欢欣鼓舞了。
