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1、丘吉尔肖像将登2016新版英镑SirWinstonChurchillwillfeatureonthenewdesignofabanknotewhichwillentercirculationin2016,theBankofEnglandhasannounced.英国中央银行英格兰银行宣布，英国前首相温斯顿·丘吉尔的肖像将登上2016年发行的新版英镑。LuisaBaldinihasaclose-uplookatthenotedesign Thewartimeleader'simageisplannedtofeatureon
2、thereverseofthenew£5note,togetherwithoneofhismostcelebratedquotations. Churchillwaschosenowingtohisplaceas"aherooftheentirefreeworld",saidBankgovernorSirMervynKing. Thecurrentfaceofthe£5noteissocialreformerElizabethFry.'Trulygreatleader' Awiderangeofhistoricalcha
3、ractersappearsonthereverseofBankofEnglandbanknotes,withElizabethFrytheonlywomanamongthecurrentcrop. TheBankofEnglandgovernorhasthefinalsayaboutwhoappearsonabanknote,althoughthepubliccanmakesuggestions.ThelatestadditionhasbeenannouncedbySirMervynatChurchill'sforme
4、rhomeofChartwell,inWesterham,Kent.3 "OurbanknotesacknowledgethelifeandworkofgreatBritons.SirWinstonChurchillwasatrulygreatBritishleader,oratorandwriter,"SirMervynsaid. "Abovethat,heremainsaherooftheentirefreeworld.Hisenergy,courage,eloquence（口才，雄辩）,witandpublicse
5、rviceareaninspirationtousall." Currentplans,whichtheBanksaidmightbereviewed,areforChurchilltoappearonthenew£5notetobeissuedin2016. Securitymeasures Thedesignincludesaportraitoftheformerprimeminister,adaptedfromaphotographtakenbyYousufKarshon30December1941.Heisthe
6、onlypoliticianfromthemoderneratofeatureonabanknote. Theartworkwillalsoinclude: Churchill'sdeclaration"Ihavenothingtoofferbutblood,toil,tearsandsweat"whichcameinaspeechintheCommonson13May1940 AviewofWestminsterandtheElizabethTowerfromtheSouthBank TheGreatClockshow
7、ingthreeo'clock-theapproximatetimeoftheCommonsspeech AbackgroundimageoftheNobelPrizeforliterature,whichhewasawardedin1953 SirMervynsaidthatthiswasanappropriatechoicegiventhecountry'seconomicdifficulties. "WedonotfacethechallengesfacedbyChurchill'sgeneration.Butwe
8、haveourown,"hesaid. "Thespiritofthosewordsremainsasrelevanttodayasitwastomyparents'generationwhofoughtforthesurvivalofourcountryandfreedomunderChurchill'sleade
