Section Vocabulary and Reading， Reading Practice we dont want war.DDay2 To our astonishment，just two days after we had received our confidential orders to join the DDay landing troops，and after a day fighting and seeing many of my friends killed by the enemy， we found ourselves outside a peaceful village in France.It was so sudden，after the mess and confusion of war on the beach.It was late afternoon，and the sun was setting on a perfect country scene of farm buildings，a main street，a few shops，a garage and a church.But we hesitated because we were aware that there might still have been enemy soldiers.Our lieutenant told Private Kowalski and me to advance and check the village.As we entered the main street，a young woman on a tractor drove out of the garage，saw us and called out something in French.Immediately five men came out of the bar，and two more from a farmyard，holding guns.I took off my helmet and yelled，“American！Put your guns down！”They gathered round us，shouting and shaking our hands.Some women appeared and kissed us.We soon understood that the enemy had abandoned the village，so Kowalski went back to the others to let them know it was safe. I walked into a barbershop and stroked my chin，to show I needed to shave. The barber had a magnificent moustache，which he used wax to keep in shape. He filled a tin with cold water，and took out a razor from a drawer. He used a leather sharpener on the razor，and then gave me the best shave I had had in years.Finally he picked up a pair of scissors and a comb，and cut my hair.When the rest of our company arrived, they unloaded their baggage and bedding while the villagers brought out some jars of wine，and laid a table in the middle of the street，which they then covered with plates of potatoes and carrots， ham and sausages.Someone shouted“Cheers！”in English and we all drank to liberation and to the French constitution.Some of our boys had never tasted wine before，and spat it out，thinking it was vinegar.We gave stockings to the women，which they loved，and in return，they gave us perfume for our girlfriends. I was too ashamed to admit that I was too young to have a girlfriend. But the villagers treated us like heroes，and for a brief moment，I felt that all the fear and danger had been worthwhile. But I also remembered my friends who had died earlier that day，and wondered if they would have agreed.Winston Churchills Speeches Winston Churchill is well known as a statesman ，politician and as the British Prime Minister during most of the Second World War.He is especially famous for his speeches which many believe made people even more determined to defeat the enemy.Many of these speeches contained lines which are remembered even today.Churchill made one of his greatest speeches in 1940，when he was invited to become Prime Minister of Britain，and the leader of a new government.The country had been at war for over eight months，and he knew that it would suffer many great defeats before it would begin to win the war.So on 13 May 1940 he promised the House of Commons: “I would say to the House， as I said to those who have joined the Government ，I have nothing to offer but blood，toil，tears and sweat.”A month later，the Germany army had advanced across northern Europe，and the British Army had retreated to the coast of the English Channel.The only escape was to cross the sea back to England. Hundreds of small boats set out from ports on the English coast to bring back the soldiers from the beaches of Dunkirk in France. But Churchill encouraged people that this was only a temporary defeat in a speech which included the words，“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.”On 18 June 1940，Churchill gave another fine speech when he drew attention to the courage of everyone defending Britain.“In years to come， ”he said，“.men will say，This was their finest hour.”, 在1940年9月7日下午4点，348架德国战战斗机开始 在伦伦敦上空扔(drop)炸弹弹(bomb)。袭击袭击 持续续了两 个小时时。两个小时时之后，又一组飞组飞 机到达了。第 二次袭击袭击 一直持续续到第二天凌晨430。在接下来 的57天伦伦敦每天都有爆炸并且袭击袭击 持续续到第二年 。这这些袭击袭击 就是有名的闪电战闪电战 (源于德语单词语单词 Blitzkrieg，意思是“闪电战闪电战 ”)。这这次轰轰炸行动动 (campaign作战战行动动)一直持续续到1941年的5月。 在最严严重的一次事件中，一枚炸弹弹毁掉一所用来 防范空袭袭的学校，造成450人死亡。后来，多达 20万的伦伦敦人在地铁铁站(station)里找到躲躲避炸弹弹 的避难难所。地铁铁站的门门已被锁锁上，人们们不得不弄 断门门上的铁链铁链 (chain)才得以进进入。拯救大兵瑞恩(1998) 詹尼卡特的一篇评论评论 ，15岁岁拯救大兵瑞恩是由斯蒂芬斯皮尔伯格导导演 的一部电电影。两个主要人物是汤汤姆汉汉克斯饰饰演 的上尉约约翰米勒和马马特达蒙饰饰演的大兵詹姆斯 瑞恩。詹姆斯瑞恩是被卷入第二次世界大战战的(一个 家庭中)第四个兄弟。他的三个哥哥已经牺经牺 牲了，其中两个牺牺牲于诺诺曼底D日登陆陆，另一个牺牺牲于 另一战场战场 的战战斗中。他们伤们伤 心的母亲亲在同一天 收到了她的所有死去儿子的消息。美军军决定派一 组组人到法国境内去努力寻寻找第四个兄弟。一名奥 马马哈海滩战滩战 役的英雄和幸存者上尉米勒被选选 去带领这带领这 支八人的拯救队队伍。 电电影开篇用了30分钟连续钟连续 (sequence)上演诺诺曼底 登陆时陆时 的情景，可能是电电影中关于战战争的最暴力 的场场景(image影像)。我们们看到了战战争的恐怖、混 乱(chaos)和无辜(senseless无意义义的)生命的伤伤亡 。拯救大兵瑞恩是一部令人难难忘的反战电战电 影，也是一个关于勇敢(courage)和牺牺牲(sacrifice)的故事。斯皮尔伯格创创作了许许多好电电影，但他从来没有制作过过像这样这样 一部带带有一个强烈寓意的电电影。这这个寓意很简单简单 我们们需要和平