英语演讲原文：热血、汗水和眼泪 (温斯顿·丘吉尔)

热

血、汗水和眼泪

（ 温斯

顿·

丘吉

尔

）

Blood, Sweat and Tears

Winston Churchill May 13, 1940

英

汉对

照

On Friday evening last I received from His Majesty 1 the

mission to form a new administration. It was the evident will

of Parliament and the nation that this should be conceived on

the broadest possible basis and that it should include all

parties. I have already completed the most important part of

this task. A war cabinet has been formed of five members,

representing, with the Labor 2 , Opposition 3 and Liberals,

the unity 4 of the nation. It was necessary that this should

be done in one single day on account of the extreme urgency

and rigor 5 of events. Other key positions were filled

yesterday. I am submitting a further list to the King tonight. I

hope to complete the appointment of principal Ministers

during tomorrow. The appointment of other Ministers usually

takes a little longer. I trust when Parliament meets again this

part of my task will be completed and that the administration

will be complete in all respects. I considered it in the public

interest to suggest to the Speaker that the House should be

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summoned today. At the end of today's proceedings 6 , the

adjournment 7 of the House will be proposed until May 2l

with provision for earlier meeting if need be. Business for that

will be notified to M. P. 's at the earliest opportunity. I now

invite the House by a resolution to record its approval of the

steps taken and declare its confidence in the new

government. The resolution:

formation of a government representing the united and

inflexible 8 resolve of the nation to prosecute 9 the war

with Germany to a victorious 10 conclusion.

administration of this scale and complexity 11 is a serious

undertaking 12 in itself. But we are in the preliminary Phase

of one of the greatest battles in history. We are in action at

any other points-in Norway and in Holland-and we have to

be prepared in the Mediterranean 13 . The air battle is

continuing, and many preparations have to be made here at

home. In this crisis I think I may be pardoned if I do not

address the House at any length today, and I hope that any

of my friends and colleagues or for mer colleagues who are

affected 14 by the political reconstruction 15 will make all

allowances for any lack of ceremony with which it has been

necessary to act. I say to the House as I said to Ministers who

have joined this government, I have nothing to offer but

blood, toil 16 , tears and sweat. We have before us an ordeal

17 of the most grievous kind. We have before us many, many

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months of struggle and suffering. You ask, what is our policy?

I say it is to wage war by land, sea and air. War with all our

might and with all the strength God has given us, and to

wage war against a monstrous 18 tyranny never surpassed

in the dark and lamentable 19 catalogue of human crime.

That is our policy. You ask, what is our aim? I can answer in

one word, It is victory. Victory at all costs-victory in spite of all

terrors- victory, however long and hard the road may be, for

without victory there is no survival. Let that be realized. No

survival for the British Empire, no survival for all that the

British Empire has stood for, no survival for the urge, the

impulse of the ages, that mankind shall move forward toward

his goal. I take up my task in buoyancy and hope. I feel sure

that our cause will not be suffered to fail among men. I feel

entitled at this juncture 20 , at this time, to claim the aid of

all and to say,

our united strength.

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热

血、 汗水和眼泪

温斯

顿·

< br>丘吉

尔

1940

年

月

13

日

上星期五晚上，我奉陛下之命，

组织

新的一届政府。

按国

会和国民的意愿，新政府

显

然

应该

考

虑

建立在尽可能广泛的基

础

上，

应该

兼容所有的党派。

我已

经< /p>

完成了

这项

任

务

的最主要的部分。

战时

内

阁

已由五人

组

成，包括工党 、反

对

党和自由党，

这

体

现

了

举

３

国

团结

一致。

由于事

态

的极端

紧

急和

严

峻，新

阁

政府

须

于一天

之内

组

成，其他的关

键岗

位也于昨日安排就

绪

。今晚

还

要向国王呈

报

一份名

单

。我希望明天就 能完成几位主要大臣的任命。

< /p>

其余

大臣

们

的任 命照例得晚一些。我相信，在国会下一次召开

时

，任命