新视野大学英?/p>
3
第三版课文翻?/p>
Unit 1 The Way to Success
课文
A
Never, ever give up!
永不言弃!
As a young boy, Britain's great Prime Minister, Sir Winston Churchill, attended a
public school called Harrow. He was not a good student, and had he not been from a
famous family, he probably would have been removed from the school for deviating
from
the
rules.
Thankfully,
he
did
finish
at
Harrow
and
his
errors
there
did
not
preclude
him
from
going
on
to
the
university.
He
eventually
had
a
premier
army
career
whereby
he
was
later
elected
prime
minister.
He
achieved
fame
for
his
wit,
wisdom,
civic
duty,
and
abundant
courage
in
his
refusal
to
surrender
during
the
miserable dark days of World War II. His amazing determination helped motivate his
entire nation and was an inspiration worldwide.
Toward
the
end
of
his
period
as
prime
minister,
he
was
invited
to
address
the
patriotic
young
boys
at
his
old
school,
Harrow.
The
headmaster
said,
"Young
gentlemen, the greatest speaker of our time, will be here in a few days to address you,
and you should obey whatever sound advice he may give you." The great day arrived.
Sir Winston stood up, all five feet,
five inches
and 107 kilos of him, and gave this
short, clear-cut speech:
"Young men, never give up. Never give up! Never give up!
Never, never, never, never!"
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?/p>
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,?/p>
总算从哈罗毕业了?/p>
在那里犯下的错误并没影响到他上大学?/p>
后来?/p>
他凭着军旅
生涯中的杰出表现当选为英国首相?/p>
他的才思?/p>
智慧?/p>
公民责任感以及在二战?/p>
苦而黑暗的时期拒绝投降的无畏勇气,
为他赢得了美名?/p>
他非凡的决心?/p>
不仅激
励了整个民族,还鼓舞了全世界?/p>
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?/p>
?/p>
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?/p>
?/p>
那个激动人心的日子终于
到了?/p>
温斯顿爵士站了起?/p>
—?/p>
他只?/p>
5
英尺
5
英寸高,
体重却有
107
公斤?/p>
他作了言简意赅的讲话:
?/p>
年轻人,要永不放弃。永不放弃!永不放弃!永不,
永不,永不,永不?/p>
?/p>
Personal
history,
educational
opportunity,
individual
dilemmas
-
none
of
these
can inhibit a strong spirit committed to success.
No task is too hard. No amount of
preparation is too long or too difficult. Take the example of two of the most scholarly
scientists
of
our
age,
Albert
Einstein
and
Thomas
Edison.
Both
faced
immense
obstacles and extreme criticism. Both were called "slow to learn" and written off as
idiots
by
their
teachers.
Thomas
Edison
ran
away
from
school
because
his
teacher
whipped him repeatedly for asking too many questions. Einstein didn't speak fluently
until he was almost nine years old and was such a poor student that some thought he