木棉花的英文怎么写（热门20篇）

Husband:

Merry Christmas!

Today is Christmas Eve, we have already made an appointment tonight you

want to accompany me to go shopping mall, to see a movie, but you cut once again

stood me up.

I was the first one to rush out of the office after work today. On the way,

I was wondering whether you would have another task today. I will not be a

lonely Christmas Eve again! Call and ask, "Do you have an assignment?" Just say

you wont stand me up. When I got home, I was surprised to find that you were

still at home, cooking dinner. I was so happy that I didnt know what my name

was. Looking at your busy figure, I am happy, began to fantasize about tonight

we go to the mall shopping, do not stop to call the mall in the activity. I had

my eye on a windbreaker for a long time, but I was reluctant to buy it because

the price was too expensive. On the way back today, I saw that there was a sale

in the shopping mall, so I decided to move it back to my wardrobe. We began to

discuss our schedule for tonight. Im also glad of my good luck today. However,

the truth is cruel, once again proved that I still have to spend Christmas Eve

alone. When we were about to have dinner, your phone rang, and by the

seriousness on your face, I knew that our date would never happen again. You

very guiltily say with me: "wife: we again tomorrow go to the mall ok? Its hard

to say youll get more discounts, more activities and more gifts tomorrow. We

have to go out for a while tonight. If its cold, go to bed early, so dont wait

for me. You eat first, and Ill wash the dishes when I come back." When I asked

you what it was, you promised to keep it a secret. The husband! Im a cop, too.

I have a sense of secrecy. I asked you what? Just to see how dangerous you are.

Why dont you understand? You! What a stupid pig. Im glad you had your head in

the right place, or I dont know how you ended up in the police force.

Husband, to tell the truth, both of us are policemen. I think my working

attitude is not as good as yours, my enthusiasm is not as high as yours, and My

work is not as serious as yours. However, since the second year after my work, I

have been an excellent civil servant every year. Last year, I was also rated as

one of the top ten policemen. But you, dont say an excellent civil servant, you

havent even rated a reward. I dont even know why? In your squadron, you did

more work than anyone else, did the most work (and of course, you were the

youngest), did everything that was dangerous, but at the end of the year you had

nothing. If I were you, Id have a lot of complaints, or Id be like everyone

else, and you wouldnt, youd still be working. Sometimes I have been wondering

whether you are really more "stupid" than others?

Honey, you must remember, you owe me another date. You stood me up again

today, I am very angry, but I hope you are safe. I hope I can see you tonight

before twelve o clock.

What an auspicious word "Silent Night" is! I wish all the policemen a safe

life on Christmas Eve.

The wife book

Dear teachers and dear friends,

Everybody is good!

My name is Lin junhao. Today, I was standing on the platform for the first time, and the first speech was for the class monitor. At this moment, I am very excited and nervous. The class leader is a job that many students yearn for. I need someone who is capable and caring. I believe I have this ability. I have not been a monitor in the second and fourth grade. Do you continue to give me this opportunity? Let my childhood diary to leave the wonderful memory for the whole class to serve. I am enthusiastic and cheerful, love the collective, unite the classmate, have the love. My weakness is that I love playing games and not listening to other peoples advice to me. In the days to come, I will get rid of these problems.

If I succeed as the monitor, I will do the job well with vigorous energy and clear mind. I will hold a series of activities such as recitation, and of course, I will not say much more. I think we should all be doers, not those beautiful words. If I lose the election, I still have many shortcomings, I will continue to improve myself.

Work has trained me, and life has made me. Dale Carnegie said: Dont be afraid to sell yourself. If you think you are talented, you should think you are qualified to take on this or that position. .

Students, trust me, support me, please vote for me, thank you!

Fifth grade: I love games.

“民以食为天”。食品安全（food safety）指食品无毒、无害，符合应当有的营养要求，对人体健康不造成任何急性、亚急性或者慢性危害。“瘦肉精”事件尘埃未落，“染色馒头”“回炉面包”“牛肉膏”又接踵而来……近期食品安全恶性事件频频出现，监管到底缺失在哪儿？我们还能吃什么？食品安全成为老百姓关心的一个热点问题。请你以普通百姓的身份，给某报社写一稿件，说明这一现象，并提出你的建议。

稿件须包括下列内容：

1） 食品安全问题屡见报道；

2） 分析上述问题产生的原因；

3） 提出应对的措施。

注意：

1）词数不少于100；

2）不可逐条翻译；

3）可适当增加细节，以使文章连贯；

4) 开头以为你写出，不计入总词数。

参考范文：

as is known to all, food is a priority for the common people. recently, however, reports about food problems have often been seen in the newspapers, showing that people have always been concerned about what they eat every day. the reason for this problem is that some of the food producers are too fond of making money, leading to the result that they use whatever will make the food look good or taste better without considering the bad consequences. this is not normal because people just cannot live without eating anything.

so we should take all the measures necessary to forbid the food producers to make food that is not safe enough. laws should be strengthened and the government should have more control over these producers. only when people are no longer worried about whether their food is safe or not can they enjoy a better life.

[与食品安全相关的英文作文

Dear Mother,

Im really sorry about tonight. It was more than nine o clock in the

evening. I still went to my friends house and got to eleven o clock

I knew something big had happened, so I went over and sat down. My mother

cried and scolded me, saying that I had to go out so late and called all the

people I knew on my mobile phone. I was ashamed and I knew I was wrong, but my

mother asked me to tell me where I had gone and tell her the name of that person

and the method of communication

But I dont want to, because now young people dont like their parents to

worry about them, more dont like their friends to worry about me. I know my

mother is worried about me, but I hope you can put your heart at ease with me

because I have grown up.

I have the ability to distinguish the good and bad things and practices,

but in the eyes of parents, I am always a child mother scold me while crying,

eyes red and tears, my heart is so painful, I really know that I was wrong,

should not let my mother worry.

Mom, dont worry about me any more. I have grown up and have my own

privacy. I hope you can respect me.

Cathy,

My dear friend. How is it going? And your family? oh,I really miss you! Mrs Wu is fine too.How do you think your new teacher? Is she or he very kind? And your classmates? Are they friendly to you? Our classmates are miss you too. Cathy, Do you know? I have a new English name, Katrina. How about this name? I like it very much.

Oh,my god! I am very busy now. I have too much homework. I must do it every day. And I have to go to school on Saturday! Oh!yuck! I m very angry and tired. Do you have any English books?I want to read. Because I love English.I am crazy about practicing English.Because English is an international language,all nations are starting lern English now.And you? Do you love English? Ok,I want to sleep. Good bye!

Li Wenzhu

Yesterday was Sunday ,the weather was sunny.And my friends asked me to go to the park with them.We went to the park by bike,and brought some foods and fruits with us .

The park was very quiet ,and we saw many old persons sang songs or dance in it.We looked for a long time .Then we went to see the beautiful flowers and also took some photoes .

At last ,we sat down on the glasses and had a picnic.

We all had a good time yesterday.

Every one faces the problem of choosing an occupation after graduation from college or university, which plays a vital role in his life. An appropriate occupation makes a man work with zest and vigor, as well as contribute to his country.

To make a wise choice, two important things should be taken into consideration. One is the interest, the other, the demands of people and society. Only if the two aspects are connected, can a man show his talent and ability to the best advantage. If the two conflict, the former should be under the latter, for the peoples interests are more important than the individuals.

In regard to my choice in the future, I am fond of learning foreign languages; what is more, with the implementation of the Open-Door Policy, exchange between home and abroad in economy and culture has been growing significantly, thus Im determined to be a qualified interpreter.

[以选择职业为题的英文作文

There has been a long time since I came back from Hainan―wowhainan is such a wonderful place that I will never forget it .It‘s really a good place where gave me a rather good impression. I feel so wonderful during the journey as I have experienced a lot of things for the first time.

In January 7th ---the first day of my journey the fluttering snowflakes diffused over Changzhou. I first took the train to shanghai then took the plane to Hainan in Pudong airport. Although it’s my second time to take plane I felt even more excited than the first time. When flying I found that I was flying over the cloud of different types and colors. The sky is also brighter and clearer than that I had ever seen. Soon we arrived in Meilan airport in Haikou the climate is totally different from that in Changzhou It was warm there and we could see coconut trees everywhere.

After 3 days competition I went to BoAo where is famous for its forum. It was my first time to experience the sea and the beach in the sunshine. When sitting on the cruise I could clearly see the ocean waves pushing the windows of the cruise. It seemed that I was surrounded by the waves and the crystal water. I felt as if a fish which had been living in the sea happily. Then we land on the beach. The sand on the beach was so soft that it was cosy to lie on the beach. I tried searching for the shells on the beach but failed. The beach was totally different from what I heard before as there was nothing except footsteps on the beach. In the afternoon I played football on beach and scored a goal with my new friends from all around China. It was really interesting and challenging.

The next day I went to Haikou. I first visited the tomb of Hairui an officer in Qing dynasty who was famous for rectitude. I think he should be the role model of every person. In the afternoon I went to the geological park of volcano. A lot of stones of different shapes came into views. When arriving the top of the park it seemed that the while city was under my view. Also I had seen plenty of interesting and rare types of the plants. I also got into a small hole in the park it is said that the hold was exactly the original hole where maqma came from. But the volcano had stopped from erupting for thousands of years.

I can’t forget this trip not only does it give me a lot of joy knowledge and good memory but also it give me a chance to make friends with people from different fart in China. By enjoying the excellent scenery I think I have fallen in love with this beautiful city. I will cherish this experience.

I have a round face egg, a pair of flexible eyes, long black hair, small mouth, long eyelashes. Height is not high, not short, this is also of medium height.

I am an optimistic child, the bad mood, through their own adjustment, will be much better, good mood will come to me, even if the parents criticized me, I am optimistic. I will seriously think about whether I have done something wrong, because my grades have fallen, so my parents criticized me. Then I must take every exam seriously. Did something wrong, criticized by family or teacher, said I have what is not good, to correct. Im going to accept it and do better. Know yourself, comfort yourself, and be optimistic about everything.

Sometimes, I got good grades in exams, and I would happily tell them to my parents. Sometimes, grades, test error more, I will face to happy, the next test on the line a little better. Once, after the three unit, the teacher said something easier, the teacher would say, "who is wrong, stand up."." I stood up with the other students, and at that time I felt that all eyes were focused on me. Although I am optimistic, but people always have unhappy time. I stood there, with my head down, not daring to lift. I was nervous, for fear that the teacher would criticize me. Standing for a moment, the teacher told us to sit down, so I couldnt lift my spirits in the whole class. I was in a terrible mood. Good mood soon came to my side, the bell rang, the eye exercises, exercises when I thought I was wrong, I was wrong, in fact, if I had been more careful if not wrong, next time I will correct the error, to prove to the teacher. Think, think, feel a lot better, after class, and I happily play with the students up.

I like to be friends with others, and I also make friends easily. If someone or I cant be a friend because of a little trifle, and destroy the friendship of a friend, then dont be a friend. In less than a day, we were reconciled for something. To be friends is to keep each other in trust, and that friendship will last forever.

I am very optimistic, not a teacher criticized a sentence, not happy all day. Even if Im unhappy, its mostly a class. Optimistic people are always happy.

When cellphone became popular many years ago, parents and school at first

banned students to take cellphone into classroom, but now, even the small child

has owned a cellphone. The use of cellphone cant be banned. For students, they

get used to keeping cellphone at hand, but the overuse of it can be blamed to

their parents. Some parents dont set good examples for their children. When

they are together, they just leave cellphones to kids and let them kill the

time. If they show the beautiful scenery around and teach kids to appreciate the

world. Then cellphone wont take up their time.

Yruesday January lst Sunny

Its New Years Day today. This morning when I got up, I heardsomebody

singing a love song. It was mum! Ifelt very strange because Iknew mum didnt

enjoy popular songs. And I didnt think it was suitable formy middle-aged mother

to sing any love songs. Whats more, dad wasfollowing what mum was singing.

"What had happened to them?" Then Inoticed a box with a small card on the table.

I got close to it carefully andunderstood then. As a matter of fact, it was

their 15th marriage anniversarytoday. Thats why they were so happy. When seeing

their happiness, I alsofelt happy.

Dear Charlie,

Kindly excuse me for my not being able to see you off at the airport this

Saturday as I have promised.

A major business partner of our company will be attending an important

conference in Xiamen this weekend, and my boss finally chooses me to accompany

him there to negotiate about a new transaction. I have just been informed of

this plan and am happy about the decisionthis is an opportunity to both display

and enhance my abilities, so I am afraid I cannot be present at the airport.

Pursuing study overseas is an essential step in the accomplishment of your

dream. How I wish I could have the chance to share with you my personal feelings

and suggestions before you are away! I hereby send you a gift to wish you good

luck. Please forgive me.

Cordially,

Li Ming

Certificate

(80)Lu Zi, No. 2140

This is to certificate that Mr. Zhao Dong holds a diploma issued to him in July, 1980 by Liaoning University (Diploma No. 058) and that we have carefully checked the seal of the university and the signature by President Zhou Yongrong.

Jinan Notary Public Office

Liaoning Province

The People?s Republic of China

Notary: Fang Hongjian

May 2, 2001

宝贝，看到你快乐成长，我们由衷感到：无论我们经历了多少艰辛，都是值得的.

Baby, saw joyfully grows to you, we heartfelt felt: Regardless of we experienced how many to be difficult, all was is worth

妈妈有三个愿望：一是你爸爸顺利工作；二是家人都健康；三是你快快长大。

Mother has three desires: One is your daddy smoothly works; Two is the family members is all healthy; Three is you grows up in a big hurry

我的孩子，不要胆怯 ，不要回头 ，勇敢的迈开脚步向前走吧！

My child, do not have to be timid, do not have to turn head, brave starts to walk the footsteps to walk to front!

孩子，你知道吗？当你出生的那一刹那，妈妈就感到是世界上最幸福的人！

The child, you knows? When you are born that flash, mother felt is in the world the happiest person!

孩子 ，妈妈没有离开你 ，妈妈就藏在你黑黑的眼瞳里。

The child, mother has not left you, mother on Tibet in you black eye pupil.

孩子，你的到来点亮了妈妈的生命 ，为妈妈的生活赋予了全新的意义。

The child, your arrival has lightened mother’s life, has entrusted with the brand-new significance for mother’s life.

孩子，可要记住 ，哭泣的时候 ，妈妈就在这里等着你。

Child, but must remember, sobs, mother is waiting for you in here

幸福和欢乐与你同在。

Wishing every happiness will always be with you.

愿快乐幸福永伴你左右。

May the joy and happiness around you today and always.

上帝忘记给我翅膀，于是我用幻想飞翔……

God forgets to give me wings, then I hover with illusion ……

幸福像糖果化成了一片，甜蜜了我的童年

Happy and like of candy becomes the one, sweet my childhood

幸福在时光的隧道里穿梭……

Shuttle back and forth in the happy tunnel in time ……

Dear Santa Claus,

I am writing to you only in order to fulfil the task assigned by the

school.

I know that your list of naughty children is empty, your list of good

children is empty, your life is a capital emptiness, you dont understand my

trouble.

See you later.

Im not telling you my real name.

Tea is a kind of fragrance and with a variety of flavor drink. Smell, pure and fresh and tangy, drink it, first a little bitter but is another kind of sweet savor. My fathers day is like the a cup of strong tea...

My fathers day is a cup of fragrant tea has experienced various process made the tea. Tea, need to go through a variety of processes: picking, stirring, drying..... Are made after a careful step by step process to finally make the tea. And my father is the man who experienced many hardships, he has a wealth of experience, he is like a cup of strong tea, he experienced many twists and turns to eventually become a successful person. The first cup of tea need to carefully taste slowly, to taste the sweet tea, I need to get to know the fathers day to know his bitter bitterness.

My fathers day is a cup of tea looks seemingly calm, but there is a little bitter taste tea, too. My fathers day in other peoples eyes may be a man of humor, he often in front of other people very happy, but in my eyes he is very sad, he always to work hard for the mother and I went to, he wanted us to be happy. He never put his own distress in front of outsiders and difficulty, looks very stable, but he always bury sadness in the heart, a person to bear. Seemingly calm is like a cup of forks mild, but may be cold.

有两则关于同一条英语谚语Blood is thicker than water的译例。其一是“清水不浓血却浓”，其二是“血浓于水”。从字面上看，上述两则译例译得固然不错，似无可厚非。译文读起来很顺，又比较易懂，但读后似有不知所云之感。

这是因为译文的形象没能准确地传达出这条谚语的喻义来。

Longman Dictionary of English Idioms（p.28）上对这条谚语的解释是“The relationship between people of the same family is stronger than other，relationships”因此，这则谚语似可以借用汉语中一句俗语“亲不亲一家人”来译更能表达出“属于同一血缘关系的一家人比别人更亲近一些”的寓意。

语言是文化的表现形式。谚语同文学作品、诗歌一样是语言的精华。英语谚语是富于色彩的语言形式，一般具有生动形象、喻义明显、富于哲理的语言特征。在一定程度上，英语谚语反映了英语民族的文化特点。因此，翻译英语谚语时，仅仅以语言之间词汇的同义性（等价性）为前提，寻求对等的表现是不够的。译者须较多运用汉语的表现手段，力求能再现英语谚语的语言风格和丰富内涵。只有多注意英语谚语字面以外所特有的语言内涵色彩，才能使译文讽喻得当，宜于说理，又不失原来谚语所具有的语言形象。

某些英语谚语和汉语成语、俗语在表现形式和含义方面是一致的或基本一致的。汉译这些英语时，可惜用与其喻义相同或相近的成语或谚语及俗语直接对译。这样不但可以比较好地保持原文的神韵和形式，又使译文易于为读者或听者接受。如：

Pride comes before a fall．骄兵必败。

Amiss is as good as a mile.差之毫厘，失之千里。

Two is company，but three is none.两个和尚抬水吃，三个和尚无水吃。

Walls have ear.隔墙有耳。

Enough is as good as a feast．知足常乐。

有些英语谚语虽然在语言习惯和文化背景方面和其相对的汉语谚语之间存在着某些差异，而且所比喻的事物并不一样，但他们的喻义却相互吻合，而且表达方式也很相似，汉译这些英语谚语时，常常需要“易其形式，存其精神”，即采用形象近似的汉语成语意译。这样可使译文既喻义明显，又含而不露，且可再现原文所具有的语言效果，容易达意。如：

Two can play the game.孤掌难鸣。

Newbroom sweeps clean.新官上任三把火。

Speak of the devil，and he appears.说曹操，曹操到。

The grass is greener on the other side of the hill．这山望着那山高。

Putting the cart before the horse.本末倒置。

有些英语谚语意在言外，语言含蓄，寓意深刻。如果仅从字面意义直译成汉语，而不领会原文的具体含义及其效果，译文势必平淡无味。这样既不能表达意思，又有损于原文的语言形象和丰富内涵。因此，在翻译时，应在汉语中寻找那些与原文喻义相同或效果相似的成语、谚语或俗语来表达，则会使译文形象生动，准确达意。试比较下列各译例。

People who live in glass houses should not throw stones.如译成“住在玻璃房子里的人，不应扔石头”不如译成“己有过，勿正人”或“责人必先责己”。

In fair weather prepare for the foul．如译成“晴天要防阴天”，不如译成“有备无患”或“居安思危”或“未雨绸缪”。

Murder will out．如译成“谋杀终必败露”，不如译成“纸包不住火”。

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread．如译成“愚者敢闯天使不敢去的地方”，不如译成“初生牛犊不怕虎”。

One cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs.如译成“想吃煎蛋卷，就得打鸡蛋”，不如译成工“有得必有失”或甚至可以引申为“不破不立”。

如果所要翻译的谚语喻义清新，形象逼真，按其字面直译其意，就能表达出原文的喻义来，则可直译。这样做既能较完整地保存原文的表达方式，且又可丰富我们自己的语言文化，一举两得，请看下面的译例。

God helps those who help themselves.上帝帮助那些自己帮助自己的人。或“自助者天助之”。

Money is the root of all evil．金钱是万恶之源。

An empty sack cannot stand upright．空袋立不直。

Do as you would be done by. 以你所期望的别人待你的方式待人。

这与另一谚语： Don’t do unto others what you don’t want others do unto you.“己所不欲勿施于人”很相似。

Money talks.钱能通神。

有些英语谚语常常采用对称的修辞手段。使用这一修辞手段的目的在于加强语势，宜于说理，读后有心悦诚眼之感。汉译这些谚语时，应适当注意保持其修辞色彩，以便体现原文的表达方式。如：

You may take a horse to the water， but you can’t make it drink．

如果按字面译成，“你可以把马牵到河边去，但不能叫它饮水”至少是没有充分体现这句谚语本身所具有的强烈对比色彩。从语法分析的观点看，在这个句子里，情态动词may和can虽然都表示“可能”的，但在含义上有所不同。这里may表示“事实上的可能性”，而can则表示“逻辑上的可能性”。并列连词but使前后两个分句意义相反，对比色彩强烈。在这种情况下，译文也必须力求对偶整齐，前后呼应，形成对照。如将此句译作“牵马河边易，逼它饮水难”或“老牛不喝水，不能强按头”会更好些。

总之，即使像谚语这样孤立的语句，翻译时也需尽一番揣摩切磋之功，否则译文就可能与原文“貌合神离”，文不达意。译事艰辛也许正在于此。

When I was a child, I often go to the countrysidegrandpaAnd every time meetgrandpaUp the hill cutting wood fire, always call me catch a pine beetle bugs eat for me, that is my most memorable childhood memories.

Pine is a kind of insect growth in pine tree trunks, special bugs suck their pine juice, white and tender, the section connecting section, look quite like home keep growing tracks.

Outside the public is surrounded by hills, trees on the hill.Grandpa every time up the hill cutting wood, will cut a few pine tree in the yard.Over a period of time, the trunk dry, grandpa will take out saw saw pine trees into section by section, and then split with an axe.Grandpa every split a pine tree, I will together with gusto up to, take a look at whether there is delicious pine worm in it.Found a pine tree, I have a warm, happy to jump and jump again: "grandpa, there are bugs!Here is the worm!Come on!Quick pick it out!"Grandpa put down the ax, gladly picked up a bug that trees, a hard knock on the ground, oh!The points in a white slightly yellow bugs drops on the ground, I cant wait to put the bugs in the prepared already in the bag, and then continue to look for a worm...

Splitting up trees, returned home, grandpa put worms on a piece of blank paper, and then onruralCall fire Tong heating tool on baking...Ten minutes later, the pine tree insects that peculiar smell in the house was in the open, I cant help but swallow saliva!Grandpa will worm turned over, a bowl with buckles, continue to bake.A moment later, the worm already baked sweet and crisp, connect body to golden yellow, I excitedly cried: "insects baked at last!"I grabbed a baked insects into the mouth, sweet, crisp, immediately, baked insects that unique taste in my mouth has been diffuse throughout the body, this is the tip of the tongue on the delicious!

Grandpa told me, pine worm is rich in protein, but also for digestion, eat can strengthen physical health!Catch insects, eating worms became my childhood is the happiest, the most happy thing.

I do not know the reason why some people want to get up late。 They will

never have the opportunity to enjoy (of enjoying) the fresh air and calmness of

the morning。 This is indeed a quite regrettable thing。To rise early is a good

habit (which) we should cultivate。 Why? Because the best time when we can pursue

our studies is in the morning。 In addition， early rising is also good to our

health。 I hope that everybody our knows the reason why we must rise early。

ome time ago, my cousin gave me a pet dog named Niuniu, this puppy is very cute, with long, curly hair on the head, wearing a brown bow, staring watery eyes staring ahead, a foreign lady temperament.

Niuniu is fun. She shakes hands with people. Shes a very intelligent puppy. As long as you say you shake hands and pat his paws, hell lift your paws and shake hands with you. Which one do you want to hold, it will lift?.

This is my pet dog, Niu Niu. I like it very much.

My father, Winston Churchill, began his love affair with painting in his 40s, amid disastrous circumstances. As First Lord of the Admiralty in 1915, he was deeply involved in a campaign in the Dardanelles that could have shortened the course of a bloody world war. But when the mission failed, with great loss of life, Churchill paid the price, both publicly and privately. He was removed from the admiralty and effectively sidelined.

Overwhelmed by the catastrophe — “I thought he would die of grief,” said his wife, Clementine —he retired with his family to Hoe Farm, a country retreat in Surrey. There, as Churchill later recalled, “The muse of painting came to my rescue!”

Wandering in the garden one day, he chanced upon his sister-in-law sketching with watercolors. He watched her for a few minutes, then borrowed her brush and tried his hand. The muse had cast her spell!

Churchill soon decided to experiment with oils. Delighted with this distraction from his dark broodings, Clementine rushed off to buy whatever paints she could find.

For Churchill, however, the next step seemed difficult as he contemplated with unaccustomed nervousness the blameless whiteness of a new canvas. He started with the sky and later described how “very gingerly I mixed a little blue paint on the palette, and then with infinite precaution made a mark about as big as a bean upon the affronted snow-white shield. At that moment the sound of a motor car was heard in the drive. From this chariot stepped the gifted wife of Sir John Lavery .”

“ ‘Painting!’ she declared. ‘But what are you hesitating about? Let me have the brush — the big one.’ Splash into the turpentine, wallop into the blue and the white, frantic flourish on the palette, and then several fierce strokes and slashes of blue on the absolutely cowering canvas.”

At that time, John Lavery— a Churchill neighbor and celebrated painter— was tutoring Churchill in his art. Later, Lavery said of his unusual pupil: “Had he chosen painting instead of statesmanship, I believe he would have been a great master with the brush.”

In painting, Churchill had discovered a companion with whom he was to walk for the greater part of the years that remained to him. After the war, painting would offer deep solace when, in 1921, the death of the mother was followed two months later by the loss of his and Clementine’s beloved three-year-old daughter, Marigold. Battered by grief, Winston took refuge at the home of friends in Scotland, finding comfort in his painting. He wrote to Clementine: “I went out and painted a beautiful river in the afternoon light with crimson and golden hills in the background. Alas I keep feeling the hurt of the Duckadilly (Marigold’s pet name).”

Historians have called the decade after 1929, when the Conservative government fell and Winston was out of office, his wilderness years. Politically he may have been wandering in barren places, a lonely fighter trying to awaken Britain to the menace of Hitler, but artistically that wilderness bore abundant fruit. During these years he often painted in the South of France. Of the 500-odd canvases extant, roughly 250 date from 1930 to 1939.

Painting remained a joy to Churchill to the end of his life. “Happy are the painters,” he had written in his book Painting as a Pastime, “ for they shall not be lonely. Light and color, peace and hope, will keep them company to the end of the day.” And so it was for my father.

我的父亲，温斯顿·丘吉尔，在他四十多岁时开始迷恋上绘画，当时环境异常恶劣。那是在1915年，任海军大臣的他，积极投身于在达达尼尔海峡的一场战役中，这场战役本可以缩短那段血雨腥风的世界大战。但由于遭受失败，伤亡惨重，丘吉尔于公于私都付出了代价。他被从海军部调离且实则坐起了冷板凳。

在灾难的折磨下——他的妻子克莱门廷说：“我想他会痛苦而死，”——他携家带口来到萨利郡的一处乡间静居霍·华姆。在那儿，丘吉尔后来回忆道，“是绘画中的冥思拯救了我！”

一天他在花园散步时，偶然看到他的弟媳在用水彩作画。他观察了几分钟，然后向她借了画笔并一试身手。他的专注仿佛给他施了魔法！

丘吉尔很快就决定试试去画油画。看到他从阴暗的忧郁思中解脱出来，克莱门廷非常开心，她赶忙去买所有能买到的颜料。

然而，迈出下一步似乎有些困难，因为丘吉尔看到一块新画布的洁白无暇时感到无所适从和为难。他先从天空画起，后来他描述如何“非常谨慎地在调色板上加入一点儿蓝色调，然后以万分的小心，在这块被蓄意冒犯的雪白的防护板上点上豌豆大的一笔。这时，传来一阵驾驶机动车的马达声。约翰·拉威利先生才华出众的太太从这辆车中姗然而下。

“‘在画画呀！’她高声说着。‘可你还在犹豫什么呢？给我那支笔——那支头号的。’只见松油飞溅，她在蓝白颜料间挥毫泼墨，在调色板上龙飞凤舞，接着在吓得发皱的油画布上用力东戳西捣几下蓝色。”

那时，约翰·拉威利——丘吉尔的邻居，也是一位有名的画家—正教丘吉尔学画。后来提及他的这位特殊的学生，拉威利说：“倘若他选择绘画而不是从政，我相信他会是位绘画大师的。”

在绘画中，丘吉尔找到了能陪他度过余生大部分时光的知已。战后，在1921年，母亲刚去世两个月，他和克莱门廷就失去了他们深爱着的三岁女儿玛丽戈尔德，这时作画给了他一些安慰。在痛苦的打击下，温斯顿来到苏格兰朋友们的家中以求得安慰，用绘画来解脱自己。他在给克莱门廷的信中说：“我出外画了一条夕阳下美丽的溪流，背后映衬着晚霞的群山。唉，达克迪莉（玛丽戈尔德的昵称）使我的苦痛总是挥之不去。

史学家把1929年后的十年，也就是保守党政府垮台而温斯顿下台的时间，称为他的荒凉岁月。政治上，他一直在举步维艰的处境中徘徊，是一个孤独的勇士在努力唤起受到希特勒威胁的国人，但在艺术上他在那荒凉岁月却硕果累累。这些年他经常在法国南部作画。在现存的500多张油画中，大约250张是1930至1939年间的作品。

绘画给丘吉尔带来了乐趣直到他的人生尽头。在他所著的《画中的消遣》里说：“画家其乐融融，因为他们不会孤独。光与色，和平与希望，会始终伴随他们。”我父亲就是这样一个人。

[温斯顿·丘吉尔:生活侧记-名人传记英文故事