1、Developing ideas Schindlers List is based on the novel Schindlers List by Australian novelist Thomas Kennelly.It is a film directed by Steven Spielberg in1993. The film reappeared the German entrepreneur Oskar Schindler and his wife Emily Schindler in the Second World War protected more than 1200 Je
2、ws from the fascist killing . It was released on November 30, 1993 THE POWER of GOOD “The British Schindler: the life of Nicholas Winton Activity 1 Look at the word cloud and predict what Winton might have done. He might be from Britain. He might have saved frightened Jewish children, whose parents
3、were heartbroken, from the Nazis during World War II and he might have received various honours. l How are most biographies organised? l How should we read biographies? Read the biography, check your prediction and make a timeline about Nicholas Winton. 1931 1938 1954 1988 2014 Which three words wou
4、ld you use to describe Wintons personal qualities? Do you know of any Chinese who have acted in a similar way to Winton? He Fengshan was the Consulate General of China in Austria（中国驻奥地利总领事） from 1938 to 1940.He granted thousands of visas to Jews to help them flee the Nazis. For the most part, he did
5、 not mention the Jews he saved. He passed away in 1997 at the age of 96. Later, people learned about his story and he was given several honorary titles. What do He Fengshan and Nicholas Winton have in common? How do they inspire you? THE POWER of GOOD善行的力量 “The British Schindler: the life of Nichola
6、s Winton “英国辛德勒”:尼古拉斯.温顿的一生 I It is August 1939, and a group of frightened children are boarding a train at Pragues Wilson Station. Their heartbroken parents do not join them. Indeed, they fear they may never see their children again. But they know that their children will live. These are among the
7、669 children, most of them Jewish, that Nicholas Winton will go on to save from death at the hands of the Nazis. 1939年8月，一群心惊胆战的孩子在布拉格的威尔逊车站登上一辆列 车。而他们伤心欲绝的父母却没有上车。他们确实害怕再也见不到 自己的孩子了，可他们知道，孩子们能够活下去。这些孩子大都是 犹太人，他们是尼古拉斯.温顿即将从纳粹手里解救的669名儿童中的 一部分。 2 Nicholas Winton was born on 19 May 1909 in London, to
8、German Jewish parents. The family later took Britsh nationality. On leaving school, Winton worked in banks in Germany and France. He returned to Britain in 1931, where he worked in business. 尼古拉斯.温顿1909年5月19日出生于伦敦，父母是德 裔犹太人。全家后来加入了英国籍。从学校毕业后， 温顿先后在德国和法国的银行工作。1931年，他回到 英国，从事商业工作。 3 In December 1938,
9、afriend asked Winton to come to Prague to aid people who were escaping from the Nazis, In Prague, Winton saw people living in terrible conditions and whose lives were in danger. He decided to help transport children to safety in Britain. He established an office to keep records of the children, and
10、then returmed to Britain to find temporary homes for them. He used donated funds and his own money to pay the 50 pounds per child that the British government required. By August 1939, W inton had saved 669 children. 1938年12月，一位朋友请求温顿前往布拉格帮助那里的人们逃脱纳粹的迫害。 在布拉格，温顿看到人们生活在绝境中，连生命都受到威胁。他决定把孩子们 转移到英国安全的地方。
11、他开设了一个办事处，记录孩子们的信息，然后回到 英国为他们寻找寄养家庭。他用捐款加上自己的钱支付了英国政府向每个孩子 征收的50英镑的费用。截至1939年8月，温顿已经解救了669个孩子。 4 During World War II, Winton served as an officer in Britains Royal Air Force. He left the military in 1954. He then worked for international charities and for various companies. For the most part, he did
12、 not mention the children he saved, and his actions soon disappeared from peoples memories. 二战期间，温顿成为英国皇家空军的一名军官。1954 年他离开了部队，之后在一些国际慈善机构和多家公 司工作过。他很少提及自己救孩子的事情，于是这些 事渐渐淡出了人们的记忆。 5 That all changed in 1988 when his wife Grete found a forgotten jourmal at home. The journal contained photographs and n
13、ames of the children and addresses of the familics that took them in. She sent the jourmal to a newspaper, and that year Winton was seen on the British telev ision rogramume Thats Life. At one point, the host asked people in the audierice to stand up if Nicholas Winton had saved their lives. A shock
14、ed Winton watched as the majority of people rose to their feet. The programme brought his actions to public attention, and Winton became a respected figure around the world. 直到1988年，-切都发生了改变。他的妻子格蕾特在家中发现了- -本被遗忘的日 记。日记本中夹着孩子们的照片，记录着孩子们的名字和寄养家庭的地址。她 把这本日记送到了-家报社。这一年，温顿上了英国的一档电视节目-这就是 生活。节目中，主持人问在场有没有
15、被温顿救过的人，如果有请起立。温顿 震惊地看到在场的大多数人都站了起来。这个节目让温顿的善举为公众所了解， 也让温顿被世界各地的人们所尊敬。 6 Later, Winton received various honours for his achievement, including a knighthood in 2003，and the Czech governments highest honour, the Order of the White Lion, in 2014. 此后，温顿的成就为他赢得了各种各样的荣誉，其中包括 2003年获得的爵士称号，以及2014年获得的捷克政府最高荣 誉一-白狮勋章。 7 Nicholas Winton passed away on 1 July 2015, at the age of 106. As the Chinese saying goes, “A kind-hearted person lives a long life. 尼古拉斯.温顿于2015年7月1日与世长辞，享年106岁。这恰 恰印证了中国的一句古话:仁者寿. Homework Give a talk in honour of Nicholas Winton by following the steps in Activity 4.
