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I have a love for my father, and a happy and warm home.

My father has a wide range of interests! Like to go, play badminton, play golf, &hellip, &hellip, and I like to play weiqi best. Every Saturday and Sunday, with me “ kill ” a set.

My mother said that daddy is the sun, mother is the moon, and I am the star. Our family is a permanent combination of galaxies, forever and ever. Father is a huge pillar, support the family, and work hard forever.

My father works in Zhejiang, Wenzhou, and manages a factory. There are twenty days in a month in Wenzhou, ten days in Kunshan. I will cherish this ten days, dad will try to play chess with me, take me out to play.

My fathers birthday is coming. I wish him a happy birthday! Good health！

This winter vacation, I with my parents to the eastern suburbs Xuelianshan ski skiing.

I decided to try on the flat and smooth, usually the legs move freely at the moment but butingshihuan, like lead, good effort! I use the poles support body to move forward to slide, rows of sliding scars white snow, I feel very proud. But there was the highest hillside in the blue sky that tested me, and I was nervous and worried.

Well, I decided not to think about, or act at once! But my mother patted me on the shoulder, remind me not to entertain, skiing is about strength and skill. My heart suddenly in his throat, I dont want to be badly bruised! Thought, I decided to walk down the slide, each time you start to slide down choice from the bottom of the slope, and gradually decline of heightening slope, finally goes directly to the top.

No way, modaobuwukanchaigong! Put on a huge set of heavy snowshoes, skis, I step by step carefully from the top to the bottom of the slope to walk. And finally to walk, Im tired of a sudden fall in the snow, just put your skis and poles, a throw, dont want to slip! I really want to eat a meal, sleep, but just not hard in vain? I dont want to be a bear, being laughed at, and he stood up, choose a little gradient slide down the slope. Although the hand and arm is very tired, but I am not discouraged, I finally from the hillside slowly sliding down the bottom of the well.

Carrying my skateboard race again and again, the biting wind let my face is frozen, snow like tens of thousands of needle sharp as a chip on my face, but I dont care so much. I slip side side to memorize the action essentials, suddenly I slipped to the bottom of the slope. Ah, skiing is so exciting, I cant imagine that skiing was so wonderful!

So I learned to skiing slowly and slowly, and I finally dared to slide down the top of the hillside. In a process of gliding, I like a swallow in the wind like light, like an arrow as agile, distant trees quickly back to my ears, soft bottom beckoning me. I succeeded in conquering the high and steep slope!

How happy I was that day, I finally learned to skiing!

My name is Pat and Im from Taiwan. Right now, Im a student. I study very hard every day. I like going to school because Im eager to learn. I enjoy learning English. Its my favorite class. I like to make friends and I get along with everyone. This is the introduction I give whenever I meet new people. It tells people a little bit about me and about what I like to do.

我的名字是派特，我来自台湾。我现在是学生。我每天都很用功念书。我喜欢上学，因为我渴望

学习。我喜欢学英文。那是我最喜欢的课程。我喜欢交朋友，而且我和每个人都处得很好。这就是我每次认识新的人时，所作的自我介绍。它可以告诉别人一点关于我的事，还有我喜欢做什么。

Good morning, everyone! My Name is Lu Xin. I am so happy to stand in front of you to introduce myself. I am thirteen years old. I graduated from the No.1 Primary School of our city. I like reading books and playing badminton. I hope we can take exercises after class. Besides, I like watching movies and listening to pop music. I am sure there are some classmates have the common interests with me. Therefore, we can communicate with each other. In primary school, I did well in Chinese but math is not so good. I hope I can make progress in middle school. I am very excited to be a classmate of you and I hope we can make progress and have good days together.

Dear new and old customers

hello!

On the occasion of the coming of the new year of 2014, with gratitude, all

the staff of SJ express their sincere wishes and heartfelt thanks to you and

your family for your support and trust in SJ!

Nine years of wind and rain journey, witnessing the growth, progress and

development of SJ. Todays SJ company has developed into a leading enterprise in

Chinas industrial cleaning products industry integrating production,

processing, R & D, distribution and marketing promotion! We are grateful to

the society, which has given us the opportunity and environment for our survival

and development; we are grateful to our customers, which is your support and

cooperation all the time, and timely market information feedback, so that SJ

products have successfully won the consumer group and market in the process of

upgrading. We know well that the development and growth of SJ are inseparable

from your attention, trust, support and participation. We are honored to be able

to form a cooperative partner with respected customers to achieve mutual benefit

and win-win situation and common development. In the future, we will continue to

forge ahead and create higher and sustainable value for you.

Thank you again for your cooperation and trust, and wish you good health!

Happy family! Prosperous career!

To all partners and riders:

How do you do!

It is such a delight to have friends coming from afar. Five years of wind

and rain, five years of love, all the way hard song!

In the course of development in the past year, I would like to thank every

partner and the vast number of riders for their support! Every little progress

and small success of our company can not be separated from your attention,

trust, participation and support.

Your attention and trust give us the greatest impetus to progress; your

participation and support are the source of our success.

There are thousands of friends in the world. We have not been fully

recognized as far as possible, but we have been working hard. Although we cant

achieve the consistency of all peoples needs, we are also constantly

innovating. In the course of running this marathon, I have encountered many

hardships and setbacks. Thank you very much for your understanding and

tolerance. Every time you participate and support, we are very excited and make

us keep forging ahead. Every brand is our motivation and encouragement. With

you, you will be prosperous forever.

We hope that in the years to come, we can continue to get the attention and

support of our friends. We will continue to provide you with the most sincere

service. We cherish the hard won friendly cooperative relationship with you. If

there is any deficiency, please do not hesitate to criticize. We will try our

best to do better!

Finally, I would like to thank Yueqis hardworking partners for their hard

work and hard work in this year. Perseverance; keep up; fight for 20_.

On the occasion of the lunar year of the monkey, Yueqi wishes you all good

health, family harmony, good luck, rich money!

Sincerely

Salute!

1．词语选择的重要性

在The Right Word at the Right Time的“序言”中，编者对词语选用的重要性作了一个很好的比喻：“Using the right word at the right time is rather like wearing appropriate clothing for the occasion：

it is a courtesy to others，and a favor to yourself-a matter of presenting yourself well in the eyes of the world."

显然，说话或写文章时用词适当比穿着适当难度大得多，因而也具有更大的重要性。在我国，古人写文章时常为一个词语的选用具思苦想，因而有“语不惊人死不休”的说法。

成语“一字值千金”也说明了选择词语的极端重要性。有时“一字之差”造成令人遗憾的败笔，或招致成千上万的经济损失。这些反面的教训也告诉我们必须重视词语选用的问题。

2．词语选择的可能性

实际上，我们每个人的脑子里都有了一个或大或小的词库，只要我们肯去发掘，往往可以得到更好的表达方式。这是我们做好词语选用的主观条件。

从客观条件广看，我们有各种类型的词典和参考书，只要我们平时多翻译、多阅读，写作时勤查考，就会在词语选用上不断进步。当然，一部好词典也不会毫无缺点，更难以面面俱到，因此在这里我们应牢牢记住著名英国作家、评论家和辞书编纂家Johson的话：

A suichu fireworks, energy-saving - signature

With the sound of familiar firecrackers in the ear, the taste of the year became thicker and thicker. The eyes see, the ears hear, the nose smells full of jubilation.

Spring Festival comes, we are very happy, all families have attached to the couplet, and the word "Fu", "Fu Fu" is the meaning of "blessing". With regard to the origin of "Spring Festival", there is a kind of legend that there was a kind of beast called "year" in ancient times of China. "Year", head long antennae, ferocious abnormality. Long years of deep seabed, each to a specific day (which is now the new years Eve) to climb the shore, devouring livestock harm human life. Therefore, every new years Eve, people help the aged and the young stockaded village fled to the mountains, to avoid "year" damage. One year on New Years Eve, the old man begged from the village. The villagers rush to a scene of panic, no one cares about him, only village as an old woman gave the old man some food, and urged him to speed up the mountain to avoid "year", the old man pulled up to the mustache smiled: "if her mother let me stay at home one night, I have to years away." The old woman continued to persuade the old man to laugh without saying.

So there must be fireworks in the Spring Festival

The fireworks in the sky diversiform dressed in brightly coloured, "fireworks into the sky", "bang" sound exploded, the sky suddenly become colorful, the faint powder is like colorful flower blooming. But the drama is not long. The fireworks are fading slowly from the sky until they disappear. Over there, a shock silver light caught my attention, and it sprayed and sprayed up. Falling back then jumped out of the silver, like pearls falling from the sky to tens of thousands of people, very beautiful feeling; snapping, snapping, the deafening sound of firecrackers is certain! The noisy sound is enough to add a lot of joy to the 2013.

There is a warm fire, burning, and intensified, the orange flames rolling up and down, as if calling what, like dancing in joy. People, things, China, the Spring Festival is becoming more and more intense, bringing 2013 new weather!

The Spring Festival rich in the rich years, the rich people.

How do you define loneliness? I often walk alone, should I call myself a

lonely girl?

Nowadays, it’s a common phenomenon that college students fall in love with

others because they cannot stand loneliness. In my point of view, I believe that

people with a strong will to finish something won’t feel lonely. Many people

feel lonely when they are boring, nothing to do. That is to say, if we have many

things to do, work hard for our dreams, live a meaningful life, we won’t feel

lonely. Our dreams will accompany with us.

In my opinion, I think people who don’t know what they want are lonely,

because they have no destinations in their life. They are lonely in soul. So I

don’t consider I am a lonely person, because I have dreams, I have best friends

on my road to succeed. To a conclusion, there is no doubt that lonely in soul is

real lonely.

Travel security, is not only related to his own life and safety, also respect others life to reflect, it is to build the harmonious societys important factors. Through the flow traffic, "loving the life, safe travel" eight words in my mind appears more prominent. Mention travel security, it is hard to let a person think of traffic safety. In daily life, traffic safety always around us. As long as you travel with traffic safety, and hit the idea. An absent-minded, when walking when crossing the street when a fluke, drive a violation, is only a little oversight, all these will make a life is transient.

Fly xuan wheels will mercilessly devoured the pedestrians life.

Ever seen a story:

"national every 6 minutes will have one person died of a wheel under". This is not true.

Bitter facts once again give us was a wake-up call: "civilized journey, civilization walk". Modern traffic developed although has brought people endless facilities, but also increased a lot of security lapses. Someone once said traffic accident for "modern social traffic war", traffic accidents like an invisible killer, lurking in the road waiting for illegal illegal person appear. Therefore, people should learn to protect themselves, make a civilized journey, civilization walk habit.

"Human life only have once," "the most precious is life", the blood tragedy told we must abide by traffic regulations, accomplish truly "loving the life, safe travel".

Safe travel, builds the good traffic running environment for the harmonious societys construction unconscious, and building a harmonious society and to the construction of traffic safety hold up a blue sky. This is a win-win wisdom. As an ordinary pupil, abide by traffic regulations, maintain traffic order is we should have the social morality. "Civilization walk, to construct harmonious", this requires each citizen starts from oneself, from small start, let "peace avenue" more unimpeded!

现在把妈妈接过来这边工作了，自己的心里也就放心了许多，至少在这边，她不用那么辛苦，顶着烈日在田间干活，晒的手脱皮。每次过年回家，看着她瘦小的身体，心里都很不是滋味。去年年底刚接妈妈出来的时候，总是会想着带她去哪里哪里玩，买什么好吃的给她，有时间就陪她逛逛街，看看别人跳广场舞。在她的眼里一切都是那么的新鲜，好奇。但随着时间的推移，慢慢的我也就没有那么有耐心了，因为在我的眼里，那些对于我来早已没有什么兴趣。很少陪她出去逛街，陪她去看广场舞。她下班一回家冲完凉就躺在床上休息了，我也很少和她坐在一起聊聊天，谈谈心。有时间也是一个人坐在房间里玩玩电脑，看下电视。妈妈不喜欢看电视，也许并不是不喜欢，是她不想浪费电，每次叫她看的时候她都不看，她说她宁愿躺在床上休息一下。

因为时间的关系，每次听到妈妈的唠叨自己心里就很烦躁，都会打断她的话，对她说：我已经不是小孩子了，有些事我都懂，你不用操心。她明白我不耐烦了，就一个人坐在那里不说话。渐渐的和妈妈的话语变得少了，因为一说起来她就会有说不完的话，有时候一件事她会说两遍。我总是和她说，你一个人没事的时候就多出去走走，省的每天上完班就在家里呆着，多没意思呀，出去心情也会好许多。但每次她都只是点点头，却从来没有一个人出去过。我问她为什么，她说一个人出去多没有意思呀，还不如呆在家里。

有时候陪她出去逛街买衣服，她都只是看看，一提帮她衣服就马上变脸。她说衣服有得穿就好了，买那么多干嘛，浪费钱。我拿她也就没有什么办法了，为了她不在我的耳边继续念叨，我也只能顺着她的意了。日子久了，看着妈妈天天穿着那两件衣服，自己也觉得心里很过意不去。无奈我只能选择先斩后奏的办法，自己偷偷在网上挑选适合妈妈穿的衣服，这样她也就那我没什么办法了。虽然刚开始会责怪我乱花钱，但是我知道她的心里肯定很高兴。偶尔提起陪她出去逛街看广场舞的时候她都高兴的像个小孩子，妈妈喜欢热闹，看到人多的地方她都会挤进去看一下有什么新鲜事。每次，看着妈妈一个人早早的就躺在床上睡觉了，心里就很愧疚，在想，现在妈妈在自己的身边，可是我却很少抽时间来陪陪她，如果把自己空余的时间用来陪陪妈妈，哪怕是听听她的唠叨，她也会很开心的。是呀，有些人想多陪陪自己的父母，却只能等到过年回家的时候。可我呢，家人在自己身边都不懂得好好的珍惜！

时间在他们的脸上刻下了斑班皱纹，用他们的画笔把一根根黑发染成了白发。岁月却不会为今天而停留。岁月也不会再让我们的父母变的年轻，留给他们的时间却随着每一个明天在减少。他们的养育之恩，我们拿什么回报？我们唯一能做的是在你闲下来的时候，多陪陪他们，和他们聊聊工作，聊聊家事，陪他们出去走走，也许就是那么简单不过的事情，他们也会很开心！人们常说的老来福，其实那个福就是我们子女的孝顺，及时行孝，每一个明天都有可能把我们的父母从我们的身边带走，而这个带走是永恒的不复。到时候就算你有多么的痛心疾首又有什么用呢？不要等到子欲孝而亲不在的时候才醒悟过来自己失去了什么。

The winter snow, you see, the garden tree branches hung a silver necklace, grass stems on a sparkling pearl. In the field, the wheat has been covered with a thick layer of cotton padded jacket. (-)

A naughty child in the snow in the snowman, snowball fights, throwing snowballs.

Ah! Its the snow that makes the winter wind white.

Dream is a beautiful word. I like it very much. I think everyone has a eternal dream.Because dream is important for us.

My dream is to be a teacher. Because teacher can teach students. And teach themknowledge. When I see their smile, I will be happy. Our teacher are kind to us. So Iwill be kind to my students. Our teacher often and we make fun of. We loved to playjokes on our teacher, too .I think teacher is a good job. Because it’s very interesting.If I want to be a teacher when I grow up, I must study hard. I often read Englishbooks. And in all the subject, I like English the best. So I am becoming an Englishteacher.

This is my dream. Although it’s very small and impossible, I believe as long as Iwork hard at it, I will be realized. Then what is your dream?

译文：

梦想是一个美丽的词藻。我非常喜欢它，我认为每个人都应该有一个永恒的梦想，因为梦想对我们很重要。

我的梦想是当一名老师。因为老师可以教学生们知识。当我看到他们的笑脸，我一定会很开心。我们的老师对我们很友善，所以我自然也会善待我的学生。我们的老师经常和我们开玩笑，我们也很喜欢和他们开玩笑。我想，教师是一份不错的工作，因为它的确很有趣。如果我长大想成为一名老师，我必须努力学习。我经常读英文类图书，在所有科目里，我最喜欢英语。所以我想当一名英语老师。

这就是我的梦想，虽然很微不足道，也不太可能实现，但是我相信只要努力就一定会实现的，这就是我的梦想。

[我的理想_英文作文1000字

During the festival, each family would light firecrackers and paste up Spring Festival couplets, and the relatives and friends would send New Years greetings go each other to wish everything smoothly in the new year.

过年的时候，每家都放鞭炮，贴春联。亲戚朋友之间要相互拜年，预祝在新的一年里事事顺利。

The Chinese people love to stick couplets on the Spring Festival, which are also written on red paper.

春节时，中国人喜欢贴春联，春联也是用红纸写的。

Spring scrolls, also known as spring posts, are poems written on red rice paper to celebrate the New Year.

春联，也叫“春贴”，是人为庆祝春节在红色纸上写下的诗句。

During the Spring Festival,every family pastes the Spring Festival couplets on their doors to express sincere blessings and good wishes.

（春节期间，每家每户都在门口张贴春联以表达真诚美好的祝愿。）

Since its first appearance in the 15th century in the courts of European royalty, ballet has become one of the most loved forms of dance. One of the most beloved ballets is “Swan Lake.” First performed in Russia in 1895, it continues to thrill audiences around the world today.

The word “ballet” itself is French, and comes from the Italian word ballo, meaning “a dance.” Ballet dancing, as we know it today, is a result of influences from many countries.  Italy, France, Russia, England, and America have all contributed important elements to this style of dance.

Highly technical, ballet is always performed to music and often tells a story. Though learning this style of dance is a difficult process, the results on stage are magical. The graceful moves display the body in the most elegant and beautiful manner possible.

Good morning, everyone! I am glad to be here for this interview. First, let me introduce myself to you. My name is Qin Jiayin. I was born on April 23, 1981. I am a local person.I am graduating from Jilin Normal University this June. I major in Chinese literature. I hope I could get the opportunity to finish my postgraduate courses in Jilin University which I have desired for a long time. I have the confidence because I have such ability! I am a girl who is fervent, outgoing and creative. At the same time, I think I am quick in mind and careful in everything. I am looking forward to my postgraduate studies and life. I will soon prove that your decision of choosing me is the wisest. Thank you for giving me such a valuable opportunity!

Reasons for taking postgraduate exams:

First of all, I love my major. Chinese literature is the symbol of the start of Chinese literary modernization. It plays an important part in modernization of our citizens’ thoughts. What’s more, modern literature is very close to our daily life and it can deeply reflect the styles and features of our society. I am fascinated by the great masters’ refreshing or warm or profound styles as well. But I am not easily satisfied with such superficial knowledge. I hope I could have a better understanding in modern literature by studying further. This is a very important reason for me to take the postgraduate exams.

Next, I love the feeling in the university. It is full of youthful spirit. And I am deeply attracted by the scholarly atmosphere. And the most important, it’s my great honor to open my ears to your teaching.Finally, I want to talk about a very practical problem. That is my dream of becoming a teacher in the university. I want to realize my dream and make myself to be a well-qualified person. I think the postgraduate studies can eich my knowledge and make me competent in my future job.That’s my simple and clear reasons why I took the postgraduate exams.My university:

I’m graduating form Jilin Normal University this June which has a history of 50 years. It shares many same characteristics with Jilin University. Both of them have a refreshing and scholarly atmosphere. Four years’ studying there made me an independent, optimistic and strict girl.

I appreciate the education my university gave me.

Thank you for your time!

My friends name is — — Zhu Yun

Shes pretty, imagine the jewel like eyes, red lips, like lipstick like a hand, supple hair, pull, wow! Like doing this huge slide, it slipped down. It is not only beautiful, but also very fond of reading.

As the saying goes good “ having read more than ten thousand books, writing if there is god. &rdquo: she is such a little girl, his academic record is very good, so we must learn from him, oh, come on, go to the door of knowledge.

This is my family。My father is thirty—five。He likes play soccer，but he can’t play it very well。He is in a swimming club。My mother doesn’t like sports very much but she often watch them on TV。She likes music very much。She can sing and dance。She can play the guitar and she can play it very well。I like sports ang music very much。So I want to join a music club and a sports club。We have a happy family。

[我的家庭英文作文80字

Many classmates ask me about my plan for summer holiday. How I wish I could have a colorful and fruitful holiday, so I have decided to do a part-time job during the summer vacation. On the one hand, I can earn some pocket money by doing a part-time job. I can spend them freely, because they are earned by myself. On the other hand, I can accumulate some practical experience by doing a part-time job. They can’t be learned in the class or from text books. Besides, I will go over my study and do some preview. I don’t want to waste the summer holiday.

Dear Dad:

You have worked hard!

In the past, I am always afraid to you and positive dialogue. Every time something was always afraid to tell you. Because when you face the total serious. Today to take this opportunity to say something to you whispering. Xiao network composition

Dad, every weekend, I was always the time you have to close the arrangement. Mathematical Olympiad morning composition class in the afternoon there are English classes in Cambridge. I would like to be able to dominate his time, eager to recognize friends, community awareness.

In addition, the father, you will recall that I am sick of it? That, when they travel to swim because a lot of times, the sublingual gland, where a number of issues, the doctors said an operation to be cured.

After the surgery, you work hard day and night for me, I‘m hungry, you always give me to bring food from home; in my sleep, you always watch my side, I fear what Thing; in my heart the cried, you always comfort and uncle along with me, encouraged me; at a time when I eat, you always looked at me quietly aside. But I know where you are busy at the time that I look at the ah! You can even to me, but gave up in the hands of a large business! I do, when the test of time is not actively cooperate so that you are concerned, here, an son tell you I am sorry.

Heart of Thanksgiving, thanks to his father. Dad, this time in the mid-term exam, I did not enter the top ten. Well, I love you: I have to eat what you do to me; stationery to what you told me to buy. No matter what I want, as long as you can buy it, it would definitely be available, and then I gave.

This is what the world can pay off,

Our English Teacher Our English teacher， Ms Huang， came to our school in 1970.

She has been an English teacher for more than 30 years.

She works hard and has been a model teacher for many years. She is kind and friendly to us after class， but She is rather strict with us in class.

She always encourages us to speak and read more English.

She often says，"Practice makes perfect." She is good at teaching and tries her best to make every lesson lively and interesting.

She often gives us slide shows， teaches us English songs and helps us to put on short English playS. She is not only our teacher but also our friend.

We all respect and love her. Tomorrow she is going to attend an important meeting， at which she will be given a medal for her advanced deeds.

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