unit1-never ever give up 课文翻译.doc

Never,?ever?give?up! 永不言弃！ As?a?young?boy,?Britains?great?Prime?Minister,?SirWinston?Churchill,?attended?a?public?school?calledHarrow.?He?was?not?a?good?student,?and?had?he?notbeen?from?a?famous?family,?he?probably?would?havebeen?removed?from?the?school?for?deviating?from?therules.?Thankfully,?he?did?finish?at?Harrow?and?hiserrors?there?did?not?preclude?him?from?going?on?tothe?university.?He?eventually?had?a?premier?armycareer?whereby?he?was?later?elected?prime?minister.He?achieved?fame?for?his?wit,?wisdom,?civic?duty,?and?abundant?courage?in?his?refusal?tosurrender?during?the?miserable?dark?days?of?World?War?II.?His?amazing?determination?helpedmotivate?his?entire?nation?and?was?an?inspiration?worldwide. 英国的伟大首相温斯顿·丘吉尔爵士，小时候在哈罗公学上学。当时他可不是个好学生，要不是出身名门，他可能早就因为违反纪律被开除了。谢天谢地，他总算从哈罗毕业了，在那里犯下的错误并没影响到他上大学。后来，他凭着军旅生涯中的杰出表现当选为英国首相。他的才思、智慧、公民责任感以及在二战痛苦而黑暗的时期拒绝投降的无畏勇气，为他赢得了美名。他非凡的决心，不仅激励了整个民族，还鼓舞了全世界。 Toward?the?end?of?his?period?as?prime?minister,?he?was?invited?to?address?the?patriotic?youngboys?at?his?old?school,?Harrow.?The?headmaster?said,Young?gentlemen,?the?greatest?speakerof?our?time,?will?be?here?in?a?few?days?to?address?you,?and?you?should?obey?whatever?soundadvice?he?may?give?you.?The?great?day?arrived.?Sir?Winston?stood?up,?all?five?feet,?five?inchesand?107?kilos?of?him,?and?gave?this?short,?clear-cut?speech:Young?men,?never?give?up.?Nevergive?up!?Never?give?up!?Never,?never,?never,?never! 在他首相任期即将结束时，他应邀前往母校哈罗公学，为满怀报国之志的同学们作演讲。校长说：“年轻的先生们，当代最伟大的演说家过几天就会来为你们演讲，他提出的任何中肯的建议，你们都要听从。”那个激动人心的日子终于到了。温斯顿爵士站了起来——他只有 5 英尺 5 英寸高，体重却有 107 公斤。他作了言简意赅的讲话：“年轻人，要永不放弃。永不放弃！永不放弃！永不，永不，永不，永不！” Personal?history,?educational?opportunity,?individual?dilemmas?-?none?of?these?can?inhibit?astrong?spirit?committed?to?success.?No?task?is?too?hard.?No?amount?of?preparation?is?too?longor?too?difficult.?Take?the?example?of?two?of?the?most?scholarly?scientists?of?our?age,?AlbertEinstein?and?Thomas?Edison.?Both?faced?immense?obstacles?and?extreme?criticism.?Both?werecalled?slow?to?learn?and?writ