Unit 6 All in the past
(Book 4, New Standard English)
Section 1 Lead-in
Activity 1 Historical events
1066 the Norman Conquest
1415 the Battle of Agincourt
1588 the Defeat of Armada
1805 the Battle of Trafalgar
1889-1902 the Boer War
1915-1916 the Battle of Gallipoli
1940 Dunkirk Evacuation
the Battle of Britain
the Blitz
1066: the Norman Conquest
The Norman conquest of England began in 1066 with the invasion of the Kingdom of England by the troops of William, Duke of Normandy from France (later he was called William the Conqueror), and his victory at the Battle of Hastings in the south coast of England.
1415: The Battle of Agincourt
The battle was a major English victory in the Hundred Years' War. King Henry V's victory against a numerically superior French army crippled France and started a new period in the war during which Henry married the French king's daughter and then Henry's son, Henry VI, was made heir to the throne of France.
1588: the Defeat of Armada
1588: the Armada, a Spanish fleet attempting to invade England, was defeated by the army of Elizabeth I. This event had changed the balance of power in the 16th century Europe.
1805: the Battle of Trafalgar
1805: the Battle of Trafalgar, a naval battle in Trafalgar, a aport in south-west Spain was won by the British Admiral Lord Nelson.
1889-1902: the Boer War
1889-1902: the Boer War in South Africa between British and Dutch ttlers (Boers), won by the British.
1915-1916: the Battle of Gallipoli
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1915-1916: the Battle of Gallipoli in Turkey during World War I, between the 中文翻译英文在线翻译Allied Forces (同盟国) and the old Ottoman Empire of Turkey, with support from the Central Forces interesting(协约国), with huge casualtiescompletely (伤亡人数）on both sides.
1940: Dunkirk Evacuation
The British force had to retreat from Dunkirk, a French channel port. All the soldiers were rescued, many by small fishing boats, and this was en as a triumph.
1940: the Battle of Britain
A ries of air battles in World War II, which fought over Britain from prettywomanAugust to October 1940. The British defeated the German air force, and stopped Hitler’s plan to invade the UK.
The Blitz (German: lightning)
The Blitz (German: lightning): the bombing of London in from September 7, 1940 to May 10, 1941 by the German air force during World War II. London was bombed for 76 concutive nights, with more than 1 million hous destroyed or damaged and about 20,000 civilians (平民) killed.
Activity 2 Listening in: Winston Churchill
His multiple identities:
a statesman, an officer in the British Army, a historian, a writer and an artist.
His personality:
•rebellious Nobel Prize winning writer vs. poor academic performance at school
美国大学排名2012•speech impediment vs. an grok>丈夫的英文eloquent speaker
Activity 3 Listening in ---- Winston Churchill’s speech
Which of the lines did Churchill say in a speech?
√(a) I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat.
(b) Ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country.
(c)In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.
Listen & fill in the blanks.
Blood, Toil, Tears and Sweat
nvaMay 13, 1940 First Speech as Prime Minister to Hou of Commons
I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat. We have before us ananthology ordeal of the most grievous kind. We have before us many, many long months of struggle and of suffering.
我所能奉献的唯有热血、辛劳、眼泪和汗水。我们所面临的将是一场极其严酷的考验，将是旷日持久的斗争和苦难。
You ask, what is our policy? I can say: It is to wage war, by a, land and air, with all our might and with all the strength that God can give us; to wage war against a monstrous tyranny, never surpasd in the dark, lamentable catalogue of human crime. That is our policy.
你问我们的政策是什么？我会说我们的政策就是在海、陆、空全面开战，竭尽全力，尽上帝赋予我们的全部力量去战斗，和黑暗的、可悲的人类罪恶史上最穷凶极恶的暴政作战。
You ask, what is our aim? I will answer in one word: victory, victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror, victory, however long and hard the road may be; for without victory, there is no survival.
你问我们的政策是什么？我会说我们的政策就是在海、陆、空全面开战，竭尽全力，尽上帝赋予我们的全部力量去战斗，和黑暗的、可悲的人类罪恶史上最穷凶极恶的暴政作战
Let that be realid; no survival for the British Empire, no survival for all that the British Empire has stood for, no survival for the urge and impul of the ages, that mankind will move forward towards its goal.
我们务必认识到，没有胜利就不复有大不列颠，没有胜利就不复有大不列颠所象征的一切，没有胜利就不复有多少世纪以来的强烈要求和冲动：人类应当向自己的目标迈进
But I take up my task with buoyancy and hope. I feel sure that our cau will not be suffered to fail among men. At this time I feel entitled to claim the aid of all, and I say, "come then, let us go forward together with our united strength."
