
丘吉尔演讲NeverGiveUp英语原文.docx
5页撰写人:___________日 期:___________丘吉尔演讲:NeverGiveUp(英语原文) 【导语】我为大家收集整理了《英语演讲稿范文:Nevergiveup》供大家参考,希望对大家有所帮助! ﻫ NeverGiveUpﻫ October29,1941ﻫ HarrowSchoolﻫ WhenChurchillvisitedHarrowonOctober29tohearthetraditionalsongsagain,hediscoveredthatanadditionalversehadbeenaddedtooneofthem.Itran:ﻫ "Notlesswepraiseindarkerdaysﻫ Theleaderofournation,ﻫ AndChurchill'snameshallwinacclaimﻫ Fromeachnewgeneration.ﻫ Foryouhavepowerindanger'shourﻫ Ourfreedomtodefend,Sir!ﻫ Thoughlongthefightweknowthatrightﻫ Willtriumphintheend,Sir!ﻫ AlmostayearhaspassedsinceIcamedownhereatyourHeadMaster'skindinvitationinordertocheermyselfandcheertheheartsofafewofmyfriendsbysingingsomeofourownsongs.Thetenmonthsthathavepassedhaveseenveryterriblecatastrophiceventsintheworld-upsanddowns,misfortunes-butcananyonesittingherethisafternoon,thisOctoberafternoon,notfeeldeeplythankfulforwhathashappenedinthetimethathaspassedandfortheverygreatimprovementinthepositionofourcountryandofourhomeWhy,whenIwasherelasttimewewerequitealone,desperatelyalone,andwehadbeensoforfiveorsixmonths.Wewerepoorlyarmed.Wearenotsopoorlyarmedtoday;butthenwewereverypoorlyarmed.Wehadtheunmeasuredmenaceoftheenemyandtheirairattackstillbeatinguponus,andyouyourselveshadhadexperienceofthisattack;andIexpectyouarebeginningtofeelimpatientthattherehasbeenthislonglullwithnothingparticularturningup!ﻫ Butwemustlearntobeequallygoodatwhatisshortandsharpandwhatislongandtough.ItisgenerallysaidthattheBritishareoftenbetteratthelast.Theydonotexpecttomovefromcrisistocrisis;theydonotalwaysexpectthateachdaywillbringupsomenoblechanceofwar;butwhentheyveryslowlymakeuptheirmindsthatthethinghastobedoneandthejobputthroughandfinished,then,evenifittakesmonths-ifittakesyears-theydoit.ﻫ AnotherlessonIthinkwemaytake,justthrowingourmindsbacktoourmeetingheretenmonthsagoandnow,isthatappearancesareoftenverydeceptive,andasKiplingwellsays,wemust"…meetwithTriumphandDisaster.Andtreatthosetwoimpostorsjustthesame."ﻫ Youcannottellfromappearanceshowthingswillgo.Sometimesimaginationmakesthingsoutfarworsethantheyare;yetwithoutimaginationnotmuchcanbedone.Thosepeoplewhoareimaginativeseemanymoredangersthanperhapsexist;certainlymanymorethanwillhappen;butthentheymustalsopraytobegiventhatextracouragetocarrythisfar-reachingimagination.Butforeveryone,surely,whatwehavegonethroughinthisperiod-IamaddressingmyselftotheSchool-surelyfromthisperiodoftenmonthsthisisthelesson:nevergivein,nevergivein,never,never,never,never-innothing,greatorsmall,largeorpetty-nevergiveinexcepttoconvictionsofhonourandgoodsense.Neveryieldtoforce;neveryieldtotheapparentlyoverwhelmingmightoftheenemy.Westoodallaloneayearago,andtomanycountriesitseemedthatouraccountwasclosed,wewerefinished.Allthistraditionofours,oursongs,ourSchoolhistory,thispartofthehistoryofthiscountry,weregoneandfinishedandliquidated.ﻫ Verydifferentisthemoodtoday.Britain,othernationsthought,haddrawnaspongeacrossherslate.Butinsteadourcountrystoodinthegap.Therewasnoflinchingandnothoughtofgivingin;andbywhatseemedalmostamiracletothoseoutsidetheseIslands,thoughweourselvesneverdoubtedit,wenowfindourselvesinapositionwhereIsaythatwecanbesurethatwehaveonlytoperseveretoconquer.ﻫ YousanghereaverseofaSchoolSong:yousangthatextraversewritteninmyhonour,whicplimentedbyandwhichyouhaverepeatedtoday.ButthereisonewordinitIwanttoalter-Iwantedtodosolastyear,butIdidnotventureto.Itistheline:"Notlesswepraiseindarkerdays."ﻫ IhaveobtainedtheHeadMaster'spermissiontoalterdarkertosterner."Notlesswepraiseinsternerdays."ﻫ Donotletusspeakofdarkerdays:letusspeakratherofsternerdays.Thesearenotdarkdays;thesearegreatdays-thegreatestdaysourcountryhaseverlived;andwemustallthankGodthatwehavebeenallowed,eachofusaccordingtoourstations,toplayapartinmakingthesedaysmemorableinthehistoryofourrace.。












