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Unit1 

TextA 

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. 

（776words） 

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