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1、BeYeMenOfValor“BeYeMenOfValor”Ye=【古英语】“您”的意思;Valor=英勇,勇猛IspeaktoyouforthefirsttimeasPrimeMinisterinasolemnhourforthelifeofourcountry,ofourempire,ofourallies,and,aboveall,ofthecauseoffreedom.AtremendousbattleisraginginFranceandFlanders.TheGermans,byaremarkablecombinationofair
2、bombingandheavilyarmoredtanks,havebrokenthroughtheFrenchdefensesnorthoftheMaginotLine,andstrongcolumnsoftheirarmoredvehiclesareravagingtheopencountry,whichforthefirstdayortwowaswithoutdefenders.Theyhavepenetrateddeeplyandspreadalarmandconfusionintheirtrack.Behindthemthereare
3、nowappearinginfantryinlorries,andbehindthem,again,thelargemassesaremovingforward.There-groupmentoftheFrencharmiestomakeheadagainst,andalsotostrikeat,thisintrudingwedgehasbeenproceedingforseveraldays,largelyassistedbythemagnificenteffortsoftheRoyalAirForce.solemn=严肃的;raging=猛
4、烈地继续下去;Flanders=佛兰德斯(中世纪欧洲一伯爵领地,包括现比利时的东佛兰德省和西佛兰德省以及法国北部部分地区);armored=武装的;MaginotLine=马其诺防线(事实上,法语指“LigneMaginot”,是以当时法国的国防部长AndréMaginot的名字来命名的),是一条混凝土的防线和障碍物,横亘在法国北部,其设计的目的是用来防御德国军队的入侵;columns=纵队;ravaging=蹂躏;penetrated=入侵;intheirtrack=在他们的途中;infantry=步兵;lorries=9/9BeYeMenO
5、fValor【英】卡车(【美】=truck);re-groupment=重新集结;makeheadagainst,andalsotostrikeat=试图切断敌人的行军队形并进行痛击;intrudingwedge=入侵的势力Wemustnotallowourselvestobeintimidatedbythepresenceofthesearmoredvehiclesinunexpectedplacesbehindourlines.IftheyarebehindourFront,theFrencharealsoatmanypointsfight
6、ingactivelybehindtheirs.Bothsidesarethereforeinanextremelydangerousposition.AndiftheFrenchArmy,andourownArmy,arewellhandled,asIbelievetheywillbe;iftheFrenchretainthatgeniusforrecoveryandcounter-attackforwhichtheyhavesolongbeenfamous;andiftheBritishArmyshowsthedoggedendurance
7、andsolidfightingpowerofwhichtherehavebeensomanyexamplesinthepast–then,asuddentransformationofthescenemightspringintobeing.retain=保持;recovery=痊愈;counter-attack=反攻;doggedendurance=顽强的忍耐(力);solidfightingpower=强大的战斗力;transformation=转变;springintobeing=开始Itwouldbefoolish,however,t
8、odisguisethegravityofthehour.Itwouldbestillmorefoolishtoloseheartandcourage