丘吉尔演讲赏析(全英文)

WhenitcomestothelanguagefeaturesandthegreatsentencesofChurchill’sspeech,Ihavealotofthingstosay.First,greatsentences.Infact,oneofthemostspecialfeatureiscomparison.Churchillusealotofcomparisonsinthisarticletoemphasizehismainthoughtandmakehisspeechmoreinfectious.Suchasthesituations10monthsagoandnow,thenormalpeopleandtheBritish,andsoon.Then,quotation.HequoteKipling'swordsmeetwithTriumphandDisaster.Andtreatthosetwoimpostorsjustthesame.Heusethisbriefsentencetoexpoundandemphasizehisownideal,“Trytobebravewhenyoufaceeverythingandnevergivein.”Finally,repetition.Thebestexampleisthetitleandtopicsentence,”Nevergivein,nevergivein,never,never,never.”Heuseaseriesof“Never”toexpresshisfeelingandappealeveryonetokeepthisfaith.Second,suitablediction.Churchillusealotofthought-provokingandmotivationalwordstomakepeoplebeguntothinkdeeplyandachievehisgoalofencouragement.Forexample,heuse,“upsanddowns”todescribethesituationoftheenemy.Why?Hewanttoletpeopleknowthedifficultiestheyhavetofaceandencouragethemtobemorebrave.Third,clearstructure.Thestructureofthisspeechisclear.Churchillusethefirstparagraphtoexplainhispurposeofcominghere.Then,innextfourparagraph,hetoldusthestrictsituation10monthsago,andcompareditwithtoday'ssituation.Finally,inparagraphsixtoeight.Heappealedpeople.Donotletusspeakofdarkerdays:letusspeakratherofsternerdays.Inthisspeech,myfavoriteparagraphis,Nevergivein,nevergivein,never,never,never,never-innothing,greatorsmall,largeorpetty-nevergiveinexcepttoconvictionsofhonorandgoodsense.Neveryieldtoforce;neveryieldtotheapparentlyoverwhelmingmightoftheenemy.Therearesomereasons.First,itisthethesissentenceofthewholespeechanditrevealsChurchill'sgoaltogivethisspeech.Second,ithasgreatinflammatory.WhenIreadthisparagraphIfeelveryexcitedandanxious.Ifeelasifmybloodhaveburned.Third,thesesentencesshowusakindofspiritwhichmakepeoplebecomeafraidnothinganddotheirbest.