摄影讲座英文(最新20篇)

今天我们学校组织我们听交通安全知识讲座，我们都感触很深。让我们深深地懂得；遵守交通法规，珍爱自己生命。

当我们坐在小汽车上是，一定要记得系好安全带。虽说一般没有什么事情，但如果遇到紧急刹车，我们就会撞到头，甚至会飞出去。不怕一万，只怕万一，平时不重视安全带的我，通过警察叔叔给我们看的交通事故的图片和讲解，我就感到我一定要改掉不系安全带的坏习惯，我还要提醒爸爸和妈妈也一样要系好安全带。

我们在公共汽车上，不能把头伸到窗外。我听了一个关于19岁女孩由于把头伸出窗外的死亡事故。虽然我不会这样，但我突然感觉很恐怖，知道一定要提醒大家都遵守交通法规。

我们都要遵守交通信号灯的指示。千万不能闯红灯，要知道；“绿灯可以再等，生命不能重来！”我们应该珍惜生命。

当我们行人要过马路，我们要走斑马线。不要有：“不要紧的，汽车会让我的！”这种思想。同时我们要观察好马路两边的汽车。大家都注意一点，礼让一点，就能减少交通事故的发生了。

是啊！这些交通安全知识，可能有些人知道，有些人不知道。既然大家现在都学习了，那我们就一起遵守交通法规，珍惜自己生命。

一次难忘的讲座

“方素珍阿姨要给我们讲座！”随着一声欢呼，我们走进大礼堂，准备听方素珍阿姨的讲座。

“同学们，我最喜欢做的事就是看书，看有创意的书”，方阿姨说道。有创意的书？我看过绘本书、科技书、童话书、文学书，到底什么书最有创意呢？我瞪大眼睛，目不转睛地看着方阿姨。方阿姨拿出一本绘本，里面讲的是一只小鳄鱼成长的故事。它越长越大，特别是书里面最后一张图片用了“拉伸”的效果，就非常吸引读者了。

听方阿姨说，台北的小朋友也特喜欢阅读有创意的书，还自己亲手制作了呢！你瞧！一只小蝌蚪被他们一拉，瞬间变成了青蛙；青蛙一拉，变成了王子。好神奇呀！

方阿姨还说，写作要有想象力，便问我们：对于“尿布”这个词，你能想到什么？同学们七嘴八舌地议论。有的说“婴儿”，有的说“厂家”。方阿姨给我们看了个广告，广告中却从“尿布”提到了“灰姑娘”，真有“想象力”！

我们纷纷请方阿姨签名，依依不舍地离开大礼堂。这一次讲座时间虽然短暂，但却令我难忘！

[一次难忘的讲座作文500字

Hello, everyone. I’m very happy to stand here to introduce myself. 大家好，很高心站在这里介绍我自己。

My name is Wang Xiaoming. I’m 14 years old, from Zhen Jiang Zhong Shan Road Primary School. It’s a beautiful school, and I love it very much.  我叫XXX。今年14岁。我来自镇江中山路小学，这是一所美丽的学校，我很喜欢它。

I’m a happy and talented boy. I like to make friends with others, and I get on well with my classmates. Basketball is my favorite sport. I always play basketball in my spare time. Through this game, I get many benefits.  我是一个快乐、聪明的男生。我喜欢交朋友，并且我和班上同学相处的很好。篮球是我最喜欢的运动，我经常在空余时间去打篮球。通过这项游戏，我获得了很多有益的东西。

At school, I study Chinese, Math, English, History, and so on. I like all of them. And I’m doing well in my study. I’m interested in learning English very much. I believe that I will do well in future. I won’t let you down.  在学校，我学了语文、数学、英语、历史等课程。我很喜欢这些可能，并且好好学习它们。我很有兴趣学习英语，并且我相信我能学好它。我不会让你失望的。

Thank you for your listening. 感谢您的聆听

人生会面临许多选择，当你正处于十字路口不知道该何去何从时，你将做出如何决择?在现实生活中，有许多人不能明辨是非而选错了道路使自己后悔一生，当然尤其是我们青少年.

由于这方面的原因，学校为我们组织了一节法制教育课.这对于我们来说真可畏谓意义重大.

我认真地听完了这次报告会的内容，给我的感触很深.做这个报告会的是三位正在服刑的人员，不仅如此，他们都是拥有自己美好青春的三位年轻青年.他们为我们讲述了自己是如何走上这条不归路的，又是如何的后悔与失去自由的无奈和悲哀.

他们用自己犯的过错来警示我们——这些正处于美好青春年华的少男少女们，这些正享受着生活的美好与自由的可贵的我们，告诉我们要从小树立省法律意识，遵纪守法，要学法

懂法

守法，做一个社会上的好公民。同时还告诉我们要慎重交友并无论处于何时何地都不忘父母对我们的恩情.这是一个处于失去自由的天空的人发自内心的悔恨和领悟.他们想把这些道理传达给拥有自由的我们。这对于我们来说是有很大的启发，甚至震撼着我们的心灵可以产生心灵的震撼.。

听完这节课，我想这对于我以后的人生道路起着巨大的作用.它给了我许多真理和启发，告诉我要想成才必先学会做人，我会一直受用!

听了今天的报告，我感觉未成年人违法犯罪为什么呈上升趋势，主要是他们法律意识淡薄，有的不懂法，还有的不知怎样做是对的，怎样做是错的;什么是自己应有的权利，什么是自己应尽的义务。没能真正理解遵纪守法的重要意义，不能在社会行为中自觉地运用法律知识来规范自己的言行。要培养未成年人的自觉法律意识，首先应组织未成年人系统学习法律，多形式组织未成年人学习新《宪法》

《刑法》 《刑诉法》和《社会治安处罚条例》等法律条文，在社会行为中自觉地运用法律知识来规范自己的言行。用法律武器与一切违法犯罪的现象作斗争。

My name is ---. Im--- years old. I come from +某地.Im in Class--- ,Grade ---.Im a sunny girl or boy. I love my teachers ,classmates and my family.

There are four people in my family.They are my father,my mother,my brother and I. My father is a teacher .He works in a middle school .My mother is a doctor.She works in the hospital. They love their work. They work very hard. My brother is a student too . We study in the same middle school. He studies very hardly.

My favorite sport is palying football .After school, I often play football with my friends. Also I like to make friends with all of you. If you like , you can call me and send email to me, my mailbox is …….@163.com.

That’s all. Thank you!

Gulangyu — A fairyland in the world

Gulangyu is a small island of Xiamen. It’s like a garden on the water. Cars and buses are not allowed to drive there, which makes the island so quiet that music played on the piano and violin can be heard.

Here the sky and the sea clearly meet on the horizon. When standing at the top of the Sunshine Rock, you can see much of the landscape of Xiamen, and when standing at its foot, you can gaze at the beautiful garden that surrounds it.

Gulangyu produces bananas, coconuts, sugar cane and so on. The people here, warm, simple and hardworking, are making every effort to make the island more beautiful and they hope to welcome more visitors in the future.

Such is Gulangyu, a beautiful and inviting island, where a warm welcome awaits.

My Favorite Holiday

我最喜欢的节日

My favorite holiday is New Year. It is a very important festival in Chinese culture. In fact, its the highlight of the year. Everyone returns home for a family reunion. We have a big feast and chat about all the things that have happened in our lives. People also visit each other. We exchange gifts and good wishes for the next year.

我最喜欢的节日是新年。在中国文化中，新年是一个非常重要的节日。事实上，它是一年中最好的（日子）。每个人都回家与家人团聚。我们有一个比较大的盛会并且（与他人）畅聊所有发生在我们生活中的事。人们总是互相拜访。我们交换礼物和来年的祝福。

New Year is especially fun for kids. Thats because we get

presents and treats, including red envelopes filled with money. But we never forget that this holiday is a time to give thanks. We feel grateful for our family and the things that we have. Finally, we think about the future and the great year ahead. 对孩子来说，新年是一个特别快乐（的日子）。因为我们可以得到礼物和乐趣，这其中就包括红包。但我们从未忘记新年是一个给予（他人）感恩的日子。我们对家人以及拥有的事物感恩。最后，我们考虑未来和美好的新一年。

我最盼望的日子——春节终于来到了，因为在这喜庆的节日里，我们小孩子有好东西吃，有新衣服穿，有压岁钱花，有小伙伴玩？？最让我感到快乐的还是给乡亲们拜年了。

大年初一的三四点钟，我就迫不及待地催爸爸起来了。（我们这里的风俗是新年第一天有家里的男主人放开门鞭和烧团圆饭）好不容易等到喝完团圆茶后，我就找了几个方便袋迫不及待地准备出发了。妈妈开玩笑地说：“家里买了这么多好吃的，还不够你这只馋猫吃的！”唉！老妈，你怎会懂得儿子的心思呢，我这不是给乡亲们拜年，为他们送上新春祝福吗！我一溜烟跑到了村子的西头，与早已等候在那里的小伙伴汇合，便开始给乡亲们拜年了。

我首先来到了李叔叔家，李叔叔是个农民，靠种植大棚蔬菜走上了财富之路。我恭祝他：“新春万事顺！蔬菜长得旺，价格一路长！”乐得李叔叔连忙塞红包，盛情难却，只好收了。我又来到了瓦工张叔叔家，他们一家正在喝茶，我祝他们：“身体健康！万事如意，钱财如砖砌墙，越摞越高！”王阿姨听了合不拢嘴，给了我满满一捧糖果。接着我又来到了杨奶奶家，祝她老人家“身体健康，万寿无疆！越活越精神 ！ ”她一高兴竟然笑掉了假牙，我也跟着乐开了怀。就这样，我挨家挨户给乡亲们送上了新春的祝福。我的口袋里塞满了红包，带来的方便袋也都装的满满的。

拜年结束后，我和小伙伴们汇合，一起来到了徐爷爷家，徐爷爷是个老革命战士，他的四个哥哥都在抗日战争中光荣牺牲了，他也因为战争而失去了一条腿，没能成家，今年九十几岁的徐爷爷，孤苦伶仃地瘫坐在床上，我和小伙伴们给他拜完年后，将自己红包里的钱都给了他，一共有两千多元。我们还将袋子里的花生瓜子糖果分了类，放在徐爷爷的床上。徐爷爷感动得热泪盈眶，不住地感谢我们。其实我们才应该感谢徐爷爷这样的老革命战士，没有他们的抛头颅洒热血，哪有我们今天如此安定幸福的生活。

寒假结束了，庆祝春节的活动也接近了尾声，我觉得拜年是我在春节中做的最有意义的一件事。

My most anticipated day —— the Spring Festival finally came， because in this festival， we children have good food to eat， new clothes to wear， lucky money to spend， and little friends to play。 What makes me happy is to give the people a new year。

At the three or four oclock of the first day of the year， I could not wait to hurry Dad up。 Our custom is on the first day of the new year， when the owner of the family opens the door and sells the rice， so I cant wait to finish the reunion tea。 After that， I find several convenient bags and I cant wait to get ready to go。 Mom jokingly said： "the family bought so many delicious， you are not the only cat to eat！" Oh！ Mom， how can you understand the mind of the son， I dont give the people a new year to give them a new years blessing！ I went to the village of West swiftly， and had been waiting there buddy confluence， began to give folks pay New Years call。

I first came to Uncle Lis house。 Uncle Li was a farmer， and he went on the road of wealth by planting vegetables in the shed。 I wish he： "spring maestro！ The vegetables grow well and the price is long！ " Uncle Li was hastily stuffed envelopes， shengqingnanque， had received。 I went to the Mason Zhang Shushu home， they are a cup of tea， I wish them good health。 "！ Good luck in everything， money such as the brick wall， the more the higher the stack！" Aunt Wang was grinning， gave me a full of candy。 Then I went to Yang grandmother， wish her good health， a long life "！ The more alive the more spiritual！ " She was happy off teeth， I also follow the music open arms。 In this way， I sent my family from door to door to the people of the new year。 My pocket is full of red envelopes and all the handy bags are full。

After I pay New Years call， and buddies joined together at Home Xu Xu Grandpa， grandpa is an old revolutionary soldier， his four brothers are in the Anti Japanese war in the glorious sacrifice， he also because of the war and lost a leg， could not get married this year， 90 year old Xu Grandpa， lonely and helpless to sit down on the bed， and my buddies to him after， his money gave him a total of two thousand yuan。 We also classified the peanut melon candy in the bag and put it on Grandpa Xus bed。 Grandpa Xu was moved to tears and thanked us。 In fact， we should thank the old revolutionary soldiers such as Grandpa Xu， without their throwing head and blood， which has our life so stable and happy today。

The winter holiday was over， and the celebration of the Spring Festival was close to the end。 I think it was one of the most meaningful things I did during the Spring Festival。

Dear Father Christmas,

So my friend has asked me to write to you... I have to confess its been

hard to know what to say. Mainly because like most adults I feel preposterous

asking anything of you because our time with you is surely done. Now we get our

own presents, control our own fates, take responsibility for our own actions,

and live in the world we have created... so its not for us to turn around and

plead for your help with the environment, the migrant crisis, the NHS,

education, food banks, human rights, fundamentalism and wars. Though God knows

we need all the help we can get with all these man-made problems and more.

And its not that you arent compassionate and full of joy. Youre great.

In spite of you being changed into different colours for corporations and being

bastardised to represent materialism gone mad - despite probably originating in

some season based pagan druid ritual a million thought miles from requests for

spontaneously combusting hoverboards... Kidadults cynically pointing this out

after having their moment of belief in you are wasting everyones precious time.

Because you are not for them. You are for the children. Children who need some

magic in a world where the borders between innocence and responsibility, playful

imagination and cold, adult obstacles are continually shrinking.

This is what Id like to ask you to help with. A little more time for

children to be children. Stretch the moment of magic and playfulness. Distract

them from the realities of a world gone mad so that they can laugh with their

breath rather than sob with their tears. Especially those caring for family

members, or suffering illness, hunger or poverty. Especially those hiding in

buildings as bombs rain down, or being handed shaking with fear or cold into a

boat to escape environmental disaster or war. Please help to light up their

worlds with a moment of joy and hope.

When I think about it youve got it tough this year... And when I really

think about it Im not sure that asking you for a lightsaber and getting one

(not that I ever did by the way) is equatable with controlling the space time

continuum and making the good of childhood last a little longer.

But you do inspire wonder and awe amongst those that write you letters and

go to sleep hoping there might be a new object in their possession come dawn.

You inspire good behaviour and, at least in my memory, some desperate last

minute attempts to redeem bad behaviour so as not to be overlooked. Spare a

thought too for those millions who want to write to you but through illiteracy

cant. Hear their words and help to give them the time and chance to learn how

to read and write so they can better their lives and escape their impoverished

beginnings.

I feel a little sorry for you. And I guess Ive done exactly what I said I

wouldnt... Asked you to help with adult problems and solve some of the greatest

worries we have for our children. I promise to leave some extra port and mince

pies for you!

Lots of love

Benedict

亲爱的圣诞老人：

我的朋友叫我写信给你……我真的不知道该对你说什么。主要因为跟大部分成年人一样，我觉得跟你要东西似乎很荒谬，因为我们和你已经没有交集了。如今我们自己给自己买礼物，掌控自己的命运，为自己的行为负责，并且生活在我们自己创造的世界里……所以我们没有理由找你帮忙解决这些问题，比如环境问题、移民危机、NHS医保系统、教育、食物银行、人权、原教旨主义和战争。尽管上帝知道，我们需要各种援助去解决这些人为的危机和麻烦。

我并不是说你没有同情心或不乐观。你很伟大。尽管你被各种大公司篡改的面貌全非;被妖魔化以代表那疯狂的拜金主义——简直像异教徒的仪式那样，每到这个季节就要用礼物填满欲望，比如那种可能会自燃的悬滑板。那些童心未泯的成年人竟然生气地认为你是在浪费每个人的宝贵时间，却忘了他们自己也曾相信你。因为你不属于成年人，而是属于孩子们的。孩子们需要一些魔力，因为这个世界上，天真与责任、欢乐的想象力与冷漠以及成人障碍之间的界限正在不断的缩小。

这才是我想求你援助的。让孩子们的童年更长久些吧。延长那充满魔力与乐趣的时刻。让孩童们忽略这疯狂又现实的世界，让他们拥有欢笑而非流泪。尤其是那些过早需要承担家庭责任或身患疾病的孩子们，又或者是那些遭受饥饿与贫穷的孩子们。尤其是那些躲在位于枪林弹雨的建筑中、或者是那些怀着恐惧与寒冷不断颤抖、被塞进船里以逃离灾难和战争的孩子们。请你用希望和欢乐照亮他们的世界。

当我想到今年你处境艰难时……当我仔细思考，我不确定这样是否合理：即找你要一把光剑(虽然我并不曾得到过)来控制时空介质，从而使得美好的童年时光再久一点。

但对于那些给你写信、期待着你会在天明前送给他们礼物而入睡的孩子们，你带给他们好奇和敬畏。你激发了善行，至少在我的记忆中，一些孩子在最后一刻试图弥补过错，以避免因此受罚。还希望你体谅一下数百万想跟你写信却不会写字的人。请你倾听他们的声音，给他们时间和机会去学习读书和写字，这样他们就可以过上更好的生活，逃离贫困的处境。

我对你感到一丝歉意。我好像做了我明明说自己不会做的事……我希望你能帮忙解决成年人造成的麻烦，缓解我们对孩子的某些担忧。我保证，我会给你留超多肉馅饼的!!

满满的爱

本尼迪克特

Dear Emily,

Im glad to learn that youre interested in China. Im more than happy to introduce you more of China. China, being one of the four ancient civilizations, has a long history and therefore there are many places of ancient sites. Besides, China has a vast region hence many beautiful natural sceneries are found in China as well. And due to the long history and vast area, there are in total 56 races living harmoniously with huge populations in China. China has not only ancient sites and sceneries, also she has modern metropolitans such as Hong Kong and Shanghai which attracts millions of travelers each year As an old saying, talking is nothing more than seeing. I hope you can come and visit China yourself and view these beautiful sceneries with your own eyes.

Yours Sincerely,

Hua Li

今天，我们学校来了一位老前辈，给我们上了一堂特殊的课，给我们更详细地阐述了社会主义核心价值观。这是我们全中国人民奋斗的方向。

我们少先队员是祖国的希望和未来，肩上承担着建设祖国的重任。我们要刻苦学习，不断增长知识，努力提高自身素质，为了祖国的未来而作出努力。那么我们如何践行社会主义核心价值观呢？

首先我们要记住老师和父母的要求。在学校，老师指出了你的错误时，你一定要听从老师的教育，并记在心中，让自己不要再同样的错误，做一个有用的人。在家中，父母是我们生活中的一盏指明灯，时时刻刻引导我们前行。我们应以他们为榜样从细节成就自己。

小事成就大事，细节成就完美。我们要从身边做起，从小事做起。从小培养自己文明举止的好习惯。在学习和生活中严格要求自己，不向困难低头，勇往直前。

我们要有远大的理想。“少年志，则过志。”“少年强，则国强。”我们要认真学习科学文化知识，建立明确的个人目标，持之以恒，奋发向上。我们要热爱祖国，热爱社会主义，热爱中国共产党，拥护党的政策，把建设祖国视为己任，好好学习。

我的梦想是成为一名设计师，与祖国同梦；与祖国奋力前进，绘制祖国明天的美好蓝图。

I was so excited when i entered the college. For so many years, I worked hard to achieve this dream and finally i made it. Everything seemed fresh and curious to me. I was so pleased that I would enjoy my college life soon.

when i was in high school, I had to study all the time and hardly had spare time to do what i wanted to.Besides, I had to focus on my textbooks and doing exercise again and again. Therefore, I had little time to read magazines and novels and watch TV. what was worse, I couldnt play with my friends a lot, which I couldnt stand the most. In a word, all i did in high shool should be considered for the College Entrance Examination. dedecms.com

However, my college life is totally different from the life in high school.I can arrange my time freely. I spend most of my time reading in the library, where I can open my eyes and broaden my mind.In my free time, I also join some clubs,where i can make a lot of friends of different majors. My teachers in college are so kind and knowledgeable that they not only teach us knowledge but also how to be a person and how to get on with others. In addition, there are more opportunities for me to improve myself.

I believe college life is an important stage in my life. In college, i can learn how to learn by myself, how to get on with others, how to live independently.College provides me with a stage where i can show myself and be myself.

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Last Saturday,with all my classmates and teachers,I went on a trip to the nature park .We departed from school at about half past seven and spent about 40 minutes travelling to our destination.When we first entered into the park,all of us were shocked by the natural beauty and the hamonized ecosystem of the park.Then,happily we were playing games on the sand; swimming in the pool and taking with our friends on the grassplot.After lunch break,our programs were continued with an contest of story narating held and each of us was immerging within the funny stories We left the part at about 5 oclock,and unitl now,most of us are still haunted by the beautiful memory of that trip.

我们每个教师和上周六，与同学，我去旅行的自然公园。我们离开学校在大约一半过去七花了大约40分钟前往目的地。当我们第一次进入公园，所有人都感到震惊的自然美和和谐生态公园。然后，快乐我们玩游戏的沙;游泳池和带着我们的朋友的草地。在午餐休息时间，我们的计划是继续比赛的故事narating举行的浸入式的有趣的故事我们离开的部分大约5点钟，和现在，大多数人仍闹鬼的美丽记忆的那次旅行。

星期天的生活总是老套，上午做作业，下午看电视，晚上预习功课，从来没有什么新鲜的事情，可是今天不一样。

爸爸一早就把我从梦中叫醒，他笑着说：“豆豆，早上我教你学摄影，作业下午再做吧！”“啊！太高兴了”我欢呼着从床上一跃而起。学摄影！多新鲜！爸爸的照相机平时连一下都不让我碰，今天却让我使用多高兴呀！我拉着爸爸的手，蹦蹦跳跳来到了医院外科大楼的草坪上。

啊！这里真美啊！嫩草给大地披上绿色的地毯，花儿随着微风的吹拂，自由的摆动着，外科大楼在蓝天白云的衬托下，显得更加雄伟壮观。

爸爸快你站好，我就给您在这里拍一张相吧！我摆弄好了照相机，右手的食指放在快门上，做好了照得准备。

爸爸微笑着一动不动，他问我：“摄影有这么容易？”

“这——”我回答不上来了，因为看见别人摄影时就是按一下快门就行了。

“哈哈”爸爸爽快的笑了，说道：“在室外拍照，除了拍好人相，还要选择好背景。”

我的镜头正对着大楼的一排排窗口，人以为这个背景就像一个鸟笼前，我从照相机的镜面上看到了这样的景象，傻眼了，真是看起来容易，做起来难呀！

爸爸接过照相机，拉我到草地上，指着照相机上的有关部件，给我讲起摄影的简单常识，什么光圈呀！速度呀！距离呀！曝光呀！以及如何选择、如何调节呀等等，原来摄影还有这么多的学问，哪有我当初想的那么简单啊！

在爸爸的指导下，我选好镜头，定好距离，调好光圈，把稳照相机，屏住气，咔嚓，咔嚓，拍了好几张照片，回到家里，我和爸爸忙着在暗室里冲洗，忙的汗不一会就下来了显影、定影，画面终于慢慢的，慢慢的显现出来了，看着飘在清水里的这些杰作不仅哈哈大笑起来，这一张爸爸成了顶天立地的英雄汉，那一张外科大楼被我削去了一节------看着我拍的照片爸爸也笑了，爸爸夸奖我说：“毕竟是第一次摄影吗！不错”。

[ 第一次学摄影作文

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

What is the taste of home? Before I lodge in school dormitory, I never think of this question. But, now I know what the taste of home is as I have lived in school for a month. I miss the delicious food cooked by my mother and her endless chatter. My father sits in the middle of the hall watching TV. The fight between my two younger brothers and the ice cream in the refrigerator make me feel warm. All these make a house a family. And it is the taste of home in my mind.

什么是家的味道?在我住校前，我从来没有想过这个问题。但是，如今在我已经住校一个月后我知道什么是家的味道了。我想念我妈妈做的美味食物了，还有她喋喋不休的唠叨声。爸爸坐在客厅中间看电视。两个弟弟的打闹声还有冰箱里的冰淇淋都让我觉得很温暖。所有这些都使得一个房子成为一个家。这些就是我心目中家的味道。

July 18

I have rested for a week. I began to feel bored. So I went out with my

friends. They are my best friends in the middle school. We didn’t go to

someplace special. We just saw the other. We had lunch together. While we were

having lunch, we were still talking about the new school and new friends.

7月18日

我已经休息了一个星期。我开始觉得无聊。所以我与朋友出去。他们是我最好的朋友在中学。我们没去在某处特别。我们看见了其他。我们共进午餐。虽然我们吃午饭，我们仍然谈论新学校和新朋友。

Dear parents,

“You always say that I am naive. In your eyes, I am always the little girl who will never grow up”. This is my favorite song and also the sound from the bottom of my heart. You made me feel so lucky to be your child. But I find our hearts getting further apart as time goes by.

You strictly forbid me to do entertaining activities even if I finished my homework, such as watching TV or playing computer games. Based on this, I couldn’t get any grade less than A. It is said that genius only means hard-working all one’s life. But I think combining exertion is the best way for learning.

The most important thing to me was that I feel frustrated for having few friends to confide in due to your strict rules. I can’t have a play date, participate in a school play or even choose my own extracurricular activities. Who will accept such a boring and troublesome person? I am just an ordinary girl who can’t stand loneliness, so I always feel contradictory.

On the one hand, I’m grateful to have you in my life, to disappoint you was the least I would do. On the other hand, what you asked for me made me felt like a puppet rather than a real person. I appreciated your efforts to pull me away from a self-indulgent life, but your obsessively extravagant strictness has pushed me into an isolated and insensible one. I need a little freedom so that I will concentrate on something I really interested in.

Father and mother, these words were hid in my deep heart for a long time. I love you, and I believe if you change some harsh rules. I will have a wonderful life.

Best wishes.

Yours, daughter

Youth comes only once in a lifetime, therefore, it is important that we

should not waste those years in idleness and bad living.

This is also the time when our memories are best.We are able to learn more

during this time than when we become older. During our younger years, we have

the enthusiasm to set high goals for ourselves. We also try to overcome

obstacles which are placed in our way.

If we realize how precious youth is, we will be fulfilled when we are young

as well as when we are older. If we waste our youth, we will spend the rest of

our lives wishing we could be young again.

Dear Mother,

How are you these days? How is your work going?

Mom, I know that I have done a lot of sorry for you since I was a child, but

you never beat me and scolded me, instead, you reasoned with me.

Once, you and dad took me to the store to buy clothes, the lamplight shine,

there there are many beautiful clothes, all of a sudden I didnt concern about

the small store in a saw a white dress, the dress with a picture of a man

holding a little girl, little girl holding a womans picture, are there beside

the picture of a bunch of pink small butterfly in dance. I wanted the dress so

badly that I ran to you and said, "Mommy, mommy, do you see that white dress? I

want that dress!" You go over and look at the price tag. A: wow! This dress

costs a thousand dollars! You shook your head. I see you dont buy for me, use

"cry", while crying also on the ground roll. I had no choice but to buy the

dress.

Mother I want to say to you: "Sorry!" I have acted in love with you many

times since I was a child, but you always bought me what I wanted with a smile.

I know that you have worked hard for this money. So, here, I say to you:

"Sorry!"

Mom, I know how much you have given to our family over the years. Behind your

success are always a lot of difficulties around you, but you are not afraid of

difficulties, you overcome the difficulties. Mom, I hope you will pay more

attention to your health in the future!

Finally, I wish my mother a long life and a successful job!

Your child: