新视野大学英语【第三版】读写教程第三册课文原文及翻译

Unit 1Text A Never, ever give up!永不言弃！1 As a young boy, Britain's great Prime Minister, Sir Winston Churchill, attended a public school calledHarrow. He was not a good student, and had he not been from a famous family, he probably would have beenremoved from the school for deviating from the rules. Thankfully, he did finish at Harrow and his errors there didnot preclude him from going on to the university. He eventually had a premier army career whereby he was laterelected 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 helped motivate his entirenation 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。2 Toward the end of his period as prime minister, he was invited to address the patriotic young boys at his oldschool, Harrow. The headmaster said, "Young gentlemen, the greatest speaker of our time, will be here in a fewdays to address you, and you should obey whatever sound advice he may give you." The great day arrived. SirWinston 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!"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...