高级英语第一册Unit5SpeechonHitler39;sInvasionoftheUSSR.doc

Unit5 Speech on Hitlers Invasion of the U.S.S.R. Winston S .Churchill? 1. U.S.S.R.: the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (the Soviet Union, Russia) 苏维埃社会主义共和国联盟 When I awoke on the morning of Sunday, the 22nd, the news was brought to me of Hitlers invasion of Russia. This changed conviction into certainty.二十二日星期天早晨，我一醒来便接到了希特勒入侵苏联的消息。这就使原先意料中的事变成了无可怀疑的事实。“rouse someone from sleep (唤醒某人)”. Awaken is used especially in literature (尤用于文学作品). Awaken and Waken are much more formal (Awaken and waken要正式得多). eg: He crept in trying not to waken his wife. (creep: 悄悄地缓慢行进，蹑手蹑脚地移动 crept, crept) eg: The sound wakened him up. eg: She was awakened by the sound of the door opening. eg: He wakened (wakened up, awakened) when I entered. ②Wake (woke, woken) and Awake (awoke, awoken) are more often used as intransitive verbs. Wake (Waken) can be used with “up”. eg: He woke up (awoke) when Ientered. eg: He was never to be woken up for anything. (P78 : less common) eg: The sound woke him up. eg: The sound awoke him. (less common) ③Awake can be used as an adjective. eg: He is wide awake.他毫无睡意。 ④Awake and Awaken are often figuratively (比喻地) used to mean “to realize”(意识到). eg: They haven’t woke up (awoke, awakened) to the seriousness of the situation. 他们没有认识到形势的严重性。 eg: The national spirit awoke (was awakened). ⑤wake up to sth.: to become aware of sth; to realize sth.意识到，认识到 ⑥awaken (sb.) to ath.: to become aware or to make sb. aware of sth. and its possible effects or results （使）察觉到，意识到，醒悟到 3. This changed conviction into certainty: If you have conviction you have great confidence in your belief or opinion. 同义释句：In the past it was just my belief that Hitler would soon attack the Soviet Union; but now it was no longer a belief, it had become a fact. conviction: [k?nvik??n] a very firm and sincere belief (It usually implies previous doubt or uncertainty.) 确信 eg: It is my conviction that some of you do not study hard enough.我深信某些学生没有努力学习。 eg: Churchill spoke in full