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Unit1
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Pre-readingActivities
FirstListening
1.You'reabouttohearaconversationaboutWinstonChurchill.Beforeyoulisten,takealookatthewordsbelow.Whichdoyouthinkyou'relikelytohearwhenpeoplediscussChurchill?
Then,asyoulistentothetapethefirsttime,circlethewordsyouhear.
primeministerauthorpainterpoliticianWorldWarIromanticfearlessseriouspassionateWorldWarII
SecondListening
Readthefollowingquestionsfirsttoprepareyourselftoanswerthemtothebestofyourability.
2.Whatwastheargumentabout?
Whichsidedoyoubelieve?
3.WhatdoyouknowaboutWinstonChurchillasBritishprimeminister?
Whatabouthispersonality—doyouhaveanyimpressionsofhimasahumanbeing?
WinstonChurchill—HisOtherLife
MarySoames
Myfather,WinstonChurchill,beganhisloveaffairwithpaintinginhis40s,amiddisastrouscircumstances.AsFirstLordoftheAdmiraltyin1915,hehadbeendeeplyinvolvedinacampaignintheDardanellesthatcouldhaveshortenedthecourseofabloodyworldwar.Butwhenthemissionfailed,withgreatlossoflife,Churchillpaidtheprice,bothpubliclyandprivately:
HewasremovedfromtheAdmiraltyandlosthispositionofpoliticalinfluence.
Overwhelmedbythedisaster—"Ithoughthewoulddieofgrief,"saidhiswife,Clementine—heretiredwithhisfamilytoHoeFarm,acountryretreatinSurrey.There,asChurchilllaterrecalled,"Themuseofpaintingcametomyrescue!
"
Onedaywhenhewaswanderinginthegarden,hechanceduponhissister-in-lawsketchingwithwatercolours.Hewatchedherforafewminutes,thenborrowedherbrushandtriedhishand—andthemuseworkedhermagic.Fromthatdayforward,Winstonwasinlovewithpainting.
DelightedwithanythingthatdistractedWinstonfromthedarkthoughtsthatoverwhelmedhim,Clementinerushedofftobuywhateverpaintsandmaterialsshecouldfind.Watercolours,oilpaints,paper,canvas—HoeFarmwassoonfilledwitheverythingapaintercouldwantorneed.
PaintinginoilsturnedouttobeWinston'sgreatlove—butthefirststepswerestrangelydifficult.Hecontemplatedtheblankwhitenessofhisfirstcanvaswithunaccustomednervousness.Helaterrecalled:
"VeryhesitantlyIselectedatubeofbluepaint,andwithinfiniteprecautionmadeamarkaboutasbigasabeanonthesnow-whitefield.AtthatmomentIheardthesoundofamotorcarinthedriveandthrewdownmybrushinapanic.IwasevenmorealarmedwhenIsawwhosteppedfromthecar:
thewifeofSirJohnLavery,thecelebratedpainterwholivednearby.
"'Painting!
'shedeclared.'Whatfun.Butwhatareyouwaitingfor?
Letmehavethebrush—thebigone.'SheplungedintothepaintsandbeforeIknewit,shehadsweptseveralfiercestrokesandslashesofblueontheabsolutelyterrifiedcanvas.Anyonecouldseeitcouldnothitback.Ihesitatednomore.Iseizedthelargestbrushandfelluponmywretchedvictimwithwildfury.Ihaveneverfeltanyfearofacanvassince."
Lavery,wholatertutoredChurchillinhisart,saidofhisunusualpupil'sartisticabilities:
"Hadhechosenpaintinginsteadofpolitics,hewouldhavebeenagreatmasterwiththebrush."
Inpainting,Churchillhaddiscoveredacompanionwithwhomhewastowalkforthegreaterpartofhislife.Paintingwouldbehiscomfortwhen,in1921,thedeathofhismotherwasfollowedtwomonthslaterbythelossofhisandClementine'sbelovedthree-year-olddaughter,Marigold.Overcomebygrief,WinstontookrefugeatthehomeoffriendsinScotland—andinhispainting.HewrotetoClementine:
"Iwentoutandpaintedabeautifulriverintheafternoonlightwithredandgoldenhillsinthebackground.Manylovingthoughts....Alas,IkeepfeelingthehurtofMarigold."
Lifeandloveandhopeslowlyrevived.InSeptember1922anotherchildwasborntoClementineandWinston:
myself.Inthesameyear,WinstonboughtChartwell,thebelovedhomehewastopaintinallitsdifferentaspectsforthenext40years.
Myfathermusthavefeltaglowofsatisfactionwheninthemid-1920shewonfirstprizeinaprestigiousamateurartexhibitionheldinLondon.Entrieswereanonymous,andsomeofthejudgesinsistedthatWinston'spicture—oneofhisfirstofChartwell—wastheworkofaprofessional,notanamateur,andshouldbedisqualified.Butintheend,theyagreedtorelyontheartist'shonestyandweredelightedwhentheylearnedthatthepicturehadbeenpaintedbyChurchill.
Historianshavecalledthedecadeafter1929,whenWinstonagainfellfromoffice,hisbarrenyears.Politicallybarrentheymayhavebeen,ashislonelyvoicestruggledtoawakenBritaintothemenaceofHitler,butartisticallythoseyearsboreabundantfruit:
ofthe500-oddChurchillcanvasesinexistence,roughlyhalfdatefrom1930to1939.
PaintingremainedajoytoChurchilltotheendofhislife."Happyarethepainters,"hehadwritteninhisbookPaintingasaPastime,"fortheyshallnotbelonely.Lightandcolour,peaceandhope,willkeepthemcompanytotheendoftheday."Andsoitwasformyfather.
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NewWords
amid
prep.inthemiddleof,among在…之中
*disastrous
a.extremelybad;terrible灾难性的，糟透的
lord
n.（inBritain）titleofsomeofficialsofveryhighrank（英）大臣；大人，阁下
admiralty
n.（theA～）（inBritain）governmentdepartmentinchargeofthenavy（英）海军部
campaign
n.1.aseriesofplannedmilitaryactions战役
2.aplannedseriesofactivities,esp.inpoliticsandbusiness运动
bloody
a.1.veryviolent,withalotofwoundingandkilling血腥的
2.coveredwithblood血污的
mission
n.1.（usu.military）dutyorpurposeforwhichpeoplearesentsomewhere［常指军事］任务
2.天职，使命
privately
ad.1.notpublicly非公开地
2.personally;secretly在涉及私（个）人方面；秘密地
private
a.1.personal;secret私（个）人的；秘密的
2.notpublic非公开的
disaster
n.（a）suddengreatmisfortune灾难，天灾；祸患
*grief
n.afeelingofextremesadness悲哀
*grieve
v.sufferfromgrieforgreatsadness（为…而）悲伤；伤心
retreat
n.1.aplaceintowhichonecangoforpeaceandsafety隐居处
2.撤退；避难
vi.movebackorleaveacenteroffightingorotheractivity撤退；退避
muse,Muse
n.1.（inGreekmythology）oneoftheninegoddessesofpoetry,music,etc.缪斯（希腊神话中司文艺的九位女神之一）
2.aforceorpersonthatinspiressb.towrite,paint,etc.创作灵感
rescue
n.helpwhichgetssb.outofadangerousorunpleasantsituation救助；救援
vt.救助；救援
sister-in-law
n.sisterofone'shusbandorwife姑子；姨子；嫂子；弟媳
sketch
v.makeaquick,roughdrawing（ofsth.）素描，速写
n.素描，速写
watercolo（u）r
n.水彩（颜料）；水彩画
magic
n.魔法，法术
a.有魔力的
*distract
vt.（from）take（one'smind,sb.）offsth.转移（注意力）;使转移注意力
*canvas
n.1.apieceofstrongheavyclothusedforanoilpainting帆布画布
2.acompletedoilpainting油画
*contemplate
vt.lookatinaseriousorquietway,oftenforsometime（默默地）注视，凝视
blank
a.1.withoutwriting,printorothermarks空白的
2.expressionless；withoutunderstanding无表情的；茫然的
unaccustomed
a.notused（tosth.）;notusual（对某物）不习惯的；不寻常的
accustomed
a.regular;usual惯常的，通常的
hesitantly
ad.notdoingsth.quicklyorimmediatelyforone'suncertaintyorworryaboutit犹豫不决地
infinite
a.extremelygreatindegreeoramount;withoutlimitsorend无限的；极大的
precaution
n.1.carefulness防备，预防
2.anactiontakentoavoidsth.dangerousorunpleasant预防措施
bean
n.豆；蚕豆
motorcar
n.acar汽车
alarm
vt.excitewithsuddenfearoranxiety使惊恐；使忧虑
n.1.asuddenfeelingoffearoranxiety惊恐；忧虑
2.awarningofdanger警报
plunge
vi.（into,in）1.rushsuddenlyanddeeplyintosth.投身于
2.suddenlyfallinaparticulardirection纵身投入；一头扎入
fierce
a.1.angry,violentandcruel暴怒的；凶猛的；残酷的
2.（ofheat,strongfeelings）verygreat强烈的
*slash
n.alongsweepingcutorblow砍；挥击
vt.cutwithlongsweepingforcefulstrokes；moveorforcewiththiskindofcuttingmovement砍，砍击；猛挥
absolutely
ad.completely；withoutconditions完全地；绝对地
*terrify
vt.fillwithterrororfear恐吓，使惊吓
*wretched
a.veryunhappyorunfortunate不幸的；可怜的
victim
n.sb.orsth.hurtorkilledasaresultofotherpeople'sactions,orofillness,badluck,etc.牺牲者，受害者；牺牲品
*fury
n.1.awildlyexcitedstate（offeelingoractivity）狂热；激烈
2.（astateof）verygreatanger狂怒
artistic
a.1.of.concerningartorartists艺术的；艺术家的
2.madewithinventiveskillorimagination富有艺术性的
companion
n.mate;onewhoassociateswithoraccompaniesanother同伴；伴侣
beloved
a.muchloved;darling深爱的；亲爱的
overcome
vt.1.（oftenpass.）（by,with）（offeelings）takecontrolandinfluenceone'sbehavior［常被动］（感情等）压倒，使受不了
2.winavictoryover;defeat克服；战胜
*refuge
n.（aplacethatprovides）protectionorshelterfromharm,dangerorunhappiness避难（所）；庇护（所）
alas
int.acryexpressinggrief,sorroworfear唉（表示悲伤、忧愁、恐惧等）
*revive
v.1.regainstrength,consciousness,life,etc.；bring（sb.orsth.）backtostrength,consciousness,life,etc.（使）复苏；（使）重振活力
2.becomeactive,popular,orsuccessfulagain恢复生机；复兴；重新流行
glow
n.afeelingofwarmthorpleasure热烈
vi.emitasoftlight发光
amateur
a.&n.（apersonwhois）notprofessional业余（水平）的（运动员、艺术家等）
entry
n.1.apersonorthingtakingpartinacompetition,race,etc.参赛一员
2.entrance;theactofenteringortherighttoenter进入；进入权
*anonymous
a.（ofaperson）withnameunknown；（ofaletter,painting,etc.）writtenorcreatedbyanunidentifiedperson名字不详的；匿名的
disqualify
vt.makeordeclareunfit,unsuitable,orunabletodosth.取消…的资格；使不适合；使不能
rely
vi.（on,upon）1.havetrustorconfidence（in）信任；信赖
2.dependwithfulltru
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