unit1-neverevergiveup课文翻译资料讲解.pdf

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 fa mous family, he probably would havebeenremoved from the school for deviating fro m therules. Thankfully, he did finish at Harrow and hiserrors there did notpreclude hi m from going on tothe university. He eventually had apremier armycareerwhereby h e was later elected prime minister.Heachieved fame forhis wit, wisdom, civic duty, a nd abundant courage in his refusal tosurrender during the miserable dark days of Worl d War II. His amazing determination helpedmotivate his entire nation and was an insp iration 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 patr iotic youngboys at his old school, Harrow. The headmaster said,Young gentlemen, th e greatest speakerof our time, will be here in a few days to address you, and you shoul d obey whatever soundadvice he may give you. The great day arrived. Sir Winston st ood up, all five feet, five inchesand 107 kilos of him, and gave this short, clear-cut spe ech:Young men, never give up. Nevergive up! Never give up! Never, never, never, ne ver! 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 ca n inhib