1、 1ppt课件Outline Brief introduction Family background Education Military service Political career Famous saying2ppt课件Winston Churchill Birthday: Nov.30 1874 Jan.24 1965 Birthplace: Britain Social position: British politician、militarist、orator 、 writer and artist3ppt课件Family background Churchill was bo
2、rn in a noble family. His father, Lord Randolph Churchill, was a charismatic politician who served as Chancellor of the Exchequer(财务大臣). His mother, Jennie Jerome, was an American socialite（美国名媛）.4ppt课件Education He was educated at three independent schools：St. Georges School、Brunswick School、Harrow
3、School. Independent and rebellious by nature, Churchill generally had a poor academic record in school, for which he was always punished. So,in1893, his father sent him to Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (英国桑赫斯特皇家军事学院).5ppt课件Military service In 1895, Churchill traveled to Cuba to observe the Spanis
4、h fight the Cuban guerrillas.His job was to write an article about guerrillas.Because of this article,he got his first medal. Since then, Churchill fell in love with writing. Also, in Cuba he acquired a taste of Havana cigars(哈瓦那雪茄), which he would smoke for the rest of his life.6ppt课件 In 1896, he w
5、as transferred to Bombay（孟买）, British India， where he wrote his first book:The Story of the Malakand Field Force 马拉坎德野战军纪实 In 1898，he was transferred to Egypt, where he wrote:The River War河上的战争 On 12 October 1899, the Second Boer War between Britain and the Boer Republics broke out and he obtained a
6、 commission to act as war correspondent(战地记者) for The Morning Post. But he and his accompanies were captured by Boers. Later, Churchill escaped from the prison camp which made him a minor national hero at that time, because he is the only one escaped. Since then, he began his political career.7ppt课件
7、political careeryearspositions19051908Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies19081910President of the Board of Trade19101911Home Secretary19111915First Lord of the Admiralty19151917Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster19171919Minister of Munitions19191921Secretary of State for War&Air19211922Secret
8、ary of State for the Colonies19241929Chancellor of the Exchequer19291939the wilderness years8ppt课件yearsposition19391940First Lord of the Admiralty19401942Leader of the House of Commons10 May 1940 27 July 1945Prime Minister of the United Kingdom&Minister of Defence19451951Leader of the Opposition26 O
9、ctober 1951 7 April 1955Prime Minister of the United Kingdom19511952Minister of Defence9ppt课件WW Churchill was the leader of British in WW.He delivered a lot of speeches to improve peoples confidence to fight fascist. His first speech as prime minister was the famous saying: I have nothing to offer b
10、ut blood, toil, tears, and sweat. An American visitor reported in late 1940 that Everywhere I went in London people admired Churchills energy, his courage, his singleness of purpose. People said they didnt know what Britain would do without him. He was obviously respected. 10ppt课件Famous sayings Neve
11、r, never, never give in!永不，永不，永不屈服！ Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.成功不要紧，失败不致命。继续前行的勇气，才最可贵。 Destiny is not a matter of chance, it is a matter of choice; it is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved. 命运不靠机缘，而是靠你的抉择。命运不是等来的，而是
12、争来的。 We are all worms, But I do believe that I am a glow worm. 我们都是小虫。但我是发着光的小虫。11ppt课件 History will be kind to me for I intend to write it.历史对我不错，因为都是我写的。 A man is about as big as the things that make him angry.从让一个人生气的事情大小就能看出一个人的价值。 we shall fight in France, we shall fight on the seas and oceans,
13、 we shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the air, we shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender.
14、12ppt课件13ppt课件artist14ppt课件15ppt课件the wilderness years In 1929, Churchill became isolated from Conservative leaderships because of different views on protective tariffs and Indian Home Rule. He was at the low-point in his career. He spent much of the next few years concentrating on his writing: Marlborough: His Life and Times马尔巴罗的生平与时代and A History of the English Speaking Peoples英国民族史16ppt课件Main works The Story of the Malakand Field Force 马拉坎德野战军纪实 The River War河上的战争 Marlborough: His Life and Times马尔巴罗的生平与时代 The Second World War第二次世界大战 A History of the English-Speaking Peoples英国民族史17ppt课件
