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1、温斯顿·丘吉尔“他们最光辉的时刻”温斯顿·丘吉尔“他们最光辉的时刻”WinstonChurchill“THEIRFINESTHOUR”June18,1940WinstonChurchill“THEIRFINESTHOUR”June18,1940Ispoketheotherdayofthecolossalmilitarydisas-terwhichoccurredwhentheFrenchHighCom-mandfailedtowithdrawthenorthernarmiesfromBelgiumatamomentwhenth
2、eyknewthattheFrenchfrontwasdecisivelybrokenatSedanandontheMeuse.Thisdelayentailedthelossoffifteenorsix-teenFrenchdivisionsandthrewoutofactionthewholeoftheBritishExpeditionaryForce.OurarmywereindeedrescuedbytheBritishNavyfromDunkirk,butonlywiththelossofalltheircannon
3、,vehiclesandmodernequipment.Thislossinevitablytooksomeweekstorepair,andinthefirsttwooftheseweekstheBattleofFrancehadbeenlost.NowIputallthisaside.Iputitontheshelffromwhichthehistoriansmayselecttheirdocu-mentsinordertotelltheirstory.Wehavetothinkofthefutureandnotofthe
4、past.TherearemanywhowishtoholdaninquestupontheconductofthegovernmentandofParlia-mentduringtheyearswhichleduptothiscatas-trophe.Theywishtoindictthosewhowerere-sponsiblefortheguidanceofouraffairs.Thisalsowouldbeafoolishandperniciousprocess.Therearetoomanyinit.Leteachm
5、ansearchhisconscienceandsearchhisspeeches,asIfrequentlysearchmine.OfthisIamquitesure,thatifweopenaquarrelbetweenthepastandthepresentweshallfindthatwehavelostthefuture.ThemilitaryeventswhichhavehappenedinFranceduringthelastfortnighthavenotcometomewithanysenseofsurpri
6、se;indeed,IindicatedafortnightagoasclearlyasIcouldtotheHouse,thattheworstpossibilitieswereopenandImadeitperfectlyclearthatwhateverhappenedinFrance,itwouldmakenodifferencetotheresolveofBritainandtheBritishEmpiretofighton,ifneces-saryforyears,andifnecessaryalone.Wehav
7、eunderarmsatthepresenttimeinthisislandover1,250,000men.Behindthesewehavethelocaldefensevolunteers,numbering500,000,onlyaportionofwhom,however,arearmedwithriflesorotherfirearms.Wehaveincorporatedintoourdefenseforceamassofweaponsandweexpectverylargeaddi-tionstothesewe
8、aponsinthenearfuture.Inpreparation,weintendtocallup,drillandtrain,furtherlargenumbersatonce.WealsohavetheDominionarmieshere.TheCanadiansha
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