丘吉尔演讲：NeverGiveUp（英语原文）.docx

精品范文模板 可修改删除撰写人：_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！ NeverGiveUpOctober29,1941HarrowSchoolWhenChurchillvisitedHarrowonOctober29tohearthetraditionalsongsagain,hediscoveredthatanadditionalversehadbeenaddedtooneofthem.Itran:NotlesswepraiseindarkerdaysTheleaderofournation,AndChurchillsnameshallwinacclaimFromeachnewgeneration.ForyouhavepowerindangershourOurfreedomtodefend,Sir!ThoughlongthefightweknowthatrightWilltriumphintheend,Sir!AlmostayearhaspassedsinceIcamedownhereatyourHeadMasterskindinvitationinordertocheermyselfandcheertheheartsofafewofmyfriendsbysingingsomeofourownsongs.Thetenmonthsthathavepassedhaveseenveryterriblecatastrophiceventsintheworld-upsanddowns,misfortunes-butcananyonesittingherethisafternoon,thisOctoberafternoon,notfeeldeeplythankfulforwhathashappenedinthetimethathaspassedandfortheverygreatimprovementinthepositionofourcountryandofourhome?Why,whenIwasherelasttimewewerequitealone,desperatelyalone,andwehadbeensoforfiveorsixmonths.Wewerepoorlyarmed.Wearenotsopoorlyarmedtoday;butthenwewereverypoorlyarmed.Wehadtheunmeasuredmenaceoftheenemyandtheirairattackstillbeatinguponus,andyouyourselveshadhadexperienceofthisattack;andIexpectyouarebeginningtofeelimpatientthattherehasbeenthislonglullwithnothingparticularturningup!Butwemustlearntobeequallygoodatwhatisshortandsharpandwhatislongandtough.ItisgenerallysaidthattheBritishareoftenbetteratthelast.Theydonotexpecttomovefromcrisistocrisis;theydonotalwaysexpectthateachdaywillbringupsomenoblechanceofwar;butwhentheyveryslowlymakeuptheirmindsthatthethinghastobedoneandthejobputthroughandfinished,then,evenifittakesmonths-ifittakesyears-theydoit.AnotherlessonIthinkwemaytake,justthrowingourmindsbacktoourmeetingheretenmonthsagoandnow,isthatappearancesareoftenverydeceptive,andasKiplingwellsays,wemustmeetwithTriumphandDisaster.Andtreatthosetwoimpostorsjustthesame.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.Verydifferentisthemoodtoday.Britain,othernationsthought,haddrawnaspongeacrossherslate.Butinsteadourcountrystoodinthegap.Therewasnoflinchingandnothoughtofgivingin;andbywhatseemedalmostamiracletothoseoutsidetheseIslands,thoughweourselvesneverdoubtedit,wenowfindourselvesinapositionwhereIsaythatwecanbesurethatwehaveonlytoperseveretoconquer.YousanghereaverseofaSchoolSong:yousangthatextraversewritteninmyhonour,whicplimentedbyandwhichyouhaverepeatedtoday.ButthereisonewordinitIwanttoalter-Iwantedtodosolastyear,butIdidnotventureto.Itistheline:Notlesswepraiseindarkerdays.IhaveobtainedtheHeadMasterspermissiontoalterdarkertosterner.Notlesswepraiseinsternerdays.Donotletusspeakofdarkerdays:letusspeakratherofsternerdays.Thesearenotdarkdays;thesearegreatdays-thegreatestdaysourcountryhaseverlived;andwemustallthankGodthatwehavebeenallowed,eachofusaccordingtoourstations,toplayapartinmakingthesedaysmemorableinthehistoryofourrace.第 5 页 共 5 页免责声明：图文来源于网络搜集，版权归原作者所以若侵犯了您的合法权益，请作者与本上传人联系，我们将及时更正删除。