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1、BBCLEARNINGENGLISH6MinuteEnglishThetwosidesofChurchillNB:Thisisnotaword-for-wordtranscriptNeilHello.Welcometo6MinuteEnglish.I'mNeilandwithmeisMike.Hello,Mike.MikeHello.NeilNow,todaywe'retalkingaboutsomeoneyoumighthavereadaboutinhistorybooks:WinstonChurchill–theBritishpri
2、meministerduringtheSecondWorldWarwhoiswell-knownthroughouttheworld.WinstonChurchill,Britishprimeminister1940-1945and1951-1955Weshallfightonthebeaches,weshallfightonthelandinggrounds,weshallfightinthefieldsandinthestreets.Weshallfightinthehills.Weshallneversurrender!MikeA
3、h,neversurrender,inotherwords,neversubmittoyourenemy.IrememberreadingaboutthisspeechthatChurchillgaveinJune1940,whenFrancewasbeinginvadedbytheforcesofNaziGermany.NeilYes,andthisshowsthespiritofthisveryfamousleaderstilladmiredtothisday.SomuchsothathereintheUKwearemarkingt
4、he50thanniversaryofWinstonChurchill'sdeath.MikeHewasacontroversialfigurewasn'the,Neil?Controversial–itmeanspeoplehavedividedopinionabouthim.NeilYeshewasquiteacontroversialfigure.You'lllearnmoreabouthiminthisprogrammeaswellassomenewwords.Butfirst,asever,I'dliketoaskyouaqu
5、izquestion,Mike.MikeOkay,I'mready!6MinuteEnglish©BritishBroadcastingCorporation2015bbclearningenglish.comPage1of5NeilDoyouknowalotaboutChurchill?MikeIthinkIdo,yes.NeilOkay.We'llseeaboutthat.WhichofthesefactsaboutWinstonChurchillisfalse?Now,isit:a)HewontheNobelPeacePrize.
6、b)HetriedthreetimesbeforepassingexamstotheMilitaryAcademy.c)Hewasawriterandapainter.MikeIthinkit's(a).IthinkhewonaNobelPrizebutIthinkitwasLiterature,notPeace.NeilWell,we'llseeattheendoftheprogramme.Now,let'stalkaboutChurchill.MikeYouknowwhat,Neil,manypeoplethinkChurchill
7、hasalottoteachsomeoftoday'spoliticians.Hewasverydetermined,inotherwords,hewaspersistent.WhenChurchillbelievedinanidea,hedidn'tgiveupeasily.NeilYes.TheMayorofLondonBorisJohnsonseesanothergoodqualityinBritain'swartimeleader.Hesaysthere'sonethingtoday'spoliticiansdothatChur
8、chilldidn't.Whatwasit?Howdidhedealwithissues?BorisJohnson,MayorofLondonIt'sanillusiontothinkthathewasag