高级英语第一册lesson5SpeechonHitler'sInvasionoftheU.S.S.R.求课后习题答案：CommentonChurchill'sspeech原文：WhenIawokeonthemorningofSunday,the22nd,thenewswasbroughttomeofHitler'sinvasionofRussia.Thischange
高级英语第一册lesson5SpeechonHitler'sInvasionoftheU.S.S.R.
求课后习题答案：CommentonChurchill'sspeech
原文：WhenIawokeonthemorningofSunday,the22nd,thenewswasbroughttomeofHitler'sinvasionofRussia.Thischangedconvictionintocertainty.Ihadnottheslightestdoubtwhereourdutyandourpolicylay.Norindeedwhattosay.Thereonlyremainedthetaskofcomposingit.IaskedthatnoticeshouldimmediatelybegiventhatIwouldbroad-castat9o'clockthatnight.PresentlyGeneralDill,whohadhasteneddownfromLondon,cameintomybedroomwithdetailednews.TheGermanshadinvadedRussiaonanenormousfront,hadsurprisedalargeportionoftheSovietAirForcegroundedontheairfields,andseemedtobedrivingforwardwithgreatrapidityandviolence.TheChiefoftheImperialGeneralStaffadded,"Isupposetheywillberoundedupinhordes."
Ispentthedaycomposingmystatement.TherewasnottimetoconsulttheWarCabinet,norwasitnecessary.Iknewthatweallfeltthesameonthisissue.Mr.Eden,LordBeaverbrook,andSirStaffordCripps–hehadleftMoscowonthe10th–werealsowithmeduringtheday.
ThefollowingaccountofthisSundayatChequersbymyPrivateSecretary,Mr.Colville,whowasondutythisweekend,maybeofinterest:
"OnSaturday,June21,IwentdowntoChequersjustbeforedinner.Mr.andMrs.Winant,Mr.andMrs.Eden,andEdwardBridgeswerestaying.DuringdinnerMr.ChurchillsaidthataGermanattackonRussiawasnowcertain,andhethoughtthatHitlerwascountingonenlistingcapitalistandRightWingsympathiesinthiscountryandtheU.S.A.Hitlerwas,however,wrongandweshouldgoallouttohelpRussia.WinantsaidthesamewouldbetrueoftheU.S.A.
Afterdinner,whenIwaswalkingonthecroquetlawnwithMr.Churchill,herevertedtothistheme,andIaskedwhetherforhim,thearchanti-Communist,thiswasnotbowingdownintheHouseofRimmon.Mr.Churchillreplied,"Notatall.Ihaveonlyonepurpose,thedestructionofHitler,andmylifeismuchsimplifiedthereby.ItHitlerinvadedHellIwouldmakeatleastafavourablereferencetotheDevilintheHouseofCommons.'
Iwasawokenat4a.m.thefollowingmorningbyatelephonemessagefromtheF.O.totheeffectthatGermanyhadattackedRussia.TheP.M.hadalwayssai