丘吉尔《英语国家史略》英文PrefaceWord下载.docx
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丘吉尔《英语国家史略》英文Preface@#@Preface@#@Itisnearly20yearsagothatImadethearrangementswhichresultedinthisbook.Attheoutbreakofthewaraboutamillionwordsweredulydelivered.Ofcourse,therewasstillmuchtobedoneinproofreadingwhenIwenttotheAdmiraltyonSeptember3.1939.Allthiswassetaside.During6yearsofwar,andanevenlongerperiodinwhichIwasoccupiedwithmywarmemoirs,thebookslumberedpeacefully.ItisonlynowwhenthingshavequieteneddownthatIpresenttothepublicAHISTORYOFTHEENGLISH-SPEAKINGPEOPLES.@#@Iftherewasneedforitbefore,thathascertainlynotpassedaway.ForthesecondtimeinthepresentcenturytheBritishEmpireandtheUnitedStateshavestoodtogetherfacingtheperilsofwaronthelargestscaleknownamongmen,andsincethecannonsceasedtofireandthebombstoburstwehavebecomemoreconsciousofourcommondutytothehumanrace.Language,law,andtheprocessesbywhichwehavecomeintobeingalreadyaffordedauniquefoundationfordrawingtogetherandportrayingaconcertedtask.IthoughtwhenIbeganthatsuchaunitymightwellnotablyinfluencethedestinyoftheworld.CertainlyIdonotfeelthattheneedforthishasdiminishedinanywayinthetwentyyearsthathavepassed.@#@Onthecontrary,thethemeoftheworkhasgrowninstrengthandreality,andhumanthoughtisbroadened.VastnumbersofpeopleonbothsidesoftheAtlanticandthroughouttheBritishCommenwealthofNationshavefeltasenseofbrotherhood.Anewgenerationisathand.Manypracticalstepshavebeentakenwhichcarryusfar.ThinkingprimarilyoftheEnglish-speakingpeoplesinnowayimpliesanysenseofrestriction.Itdoesnotmeancanalizingthedevelopmentofworldaffairs,nordoesitpreventtheerectionofstructureslikeUnitedEuropeorothersimilargroupingswhichmayallfindtheirplaceintheworldorganizationwehavesetonfoot.Itratherhelpstoinvestthemwithlifeandtruth.ThereisagrowingfeelingthattheEnglish-speakingpeoplesmightpointafingershowingthewayifthingswentright,andcouldofcoursedefendthemselves,sofarasanyofushavethepower,ifthingswentwrong.@#@Thisbookdoesnotseektorivaltheworksofprofessionalhistorians.ItaimsrathertopresentapersonalviewontheprocesseswherebyEnglish-speakingpeoplesthroughouttheworldhaveachievedtheirdistinctivepositionandcharacter.IwriteaboutthethingsinourpastthatappearsignificanttomeandIdosoasonenotwithoutsomeexperienceofhistoricalandviolenteventsinourowntime.Iusetheterm“English-speakingpeoples”becausethereisnootherthatappliesbothtotheinhabitantsoftheBritishIslesandtothoseindependentnationswhoderivetheirbeginnings,theirspeech,andmanyoftheirinstitutionsfromEngland,andwhonowpreserve,nourish,anddevelopthemintheirownways.@#@ThisfirstvolumetracesthehistoryoftheEnglish-speakingpeoplesfromtheearliesttimestotheeveoftheEuropeandiscoveryoftheNewWorld.ItconcludesuponthefieldofBosworth,thelastbattleofthetumultuousEnglishMiddleAges.Theyearis1485,andanewdynastyhasjustmountedtheEnglishthrone.SevenyearslaterColumbuslandedintheAmericas,andfromthisdate,1492,anewerainthehistoryofmankindtakesitsbeginning.@#@Ourstorycentersinanisland,notwidelysunderedfromthecontinent,andsotiltedthatitsmountainsliealltothewestandnorth,whilesouthandeastisagentlyundulatinglandscapeofwoodedvalley,opendowns,andslowrivers.Itisveryaccessibletotheinvader,whetherhecomesinpeaceorwar,aspirateormerchant,conquerorormissionary.Thosewho@#@Dwelttherearenotinsensitivetoanyshiftofpower,anychangeoffaith,orevenfashiononthemainland,buttheygivetoeverypractice,everydoctrinethatcomestoitfromabroaditsownpeculiarturnandimprint.AprovinceoftheRomanEmpire,cutoffandlefttosinkorswiminthegreatconvulsionoftheDarkAges;@#@reunitedtoChristendom,andalmosttornawayfromitoncemorebytheheathenDane;@#@victorious,united,butexhausted,yielding,almostwithoutresistance,totheNormanConqueror;@#@submerged,itmightseem,withintheaugustframeworkofCatholicfeudalism,wasyetcapableofreappearingwithanindividualityofitsown.NeitheritscivilizationnorspeechisquiteLatinnorquiteGermanicitpossessesabodyofcustomwhich,whateveritsultimatesourcesmaybe—folkrightbroughtfrombeyondtheseasbyDanes,andbySaxonsbeforethem,maximsciviljurisprudencecalledfromRomancocks—isbeingweldedintooneCommonLaw.ThisisEnglandinthethirteenthcentury,thecenturyofMagnaCarta,andofthefirstParliament.@#@AswegazebackintothemistsoftimewecanveryfaintlydiscernthemenoftheOldStoneAge,andtheNewStoneAge;@#@thebuildersofthegreatmegalithicmonuments;@#@thenewcome
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