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1000做家务的作文英文
全文共 708 字
+ 加入清单Is it good for students to do some housework? Some people think students need not do any housework。 They think the only thing students need do is to study well。 I don’t think so。 It is good for students to do some housework for three reasons。 Firstly, to do some housework can make you independent。 You can’t depend on others all your life。So you should learn to do some housework now。 Secondly, to do some housework can keep you healthy and strong , some hard housework can be regarded as a kind of physical exercise。 Finally, to do some housework can share your parents’ work 。They must be happy if you say” Have a rest , and I will do the housework”So I think it is good for students to do some housework。
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篇1:附:新年贺卡祝福语英文
全文共 620 字
+ 加入清单A happy New Year to you。
祝节日快乐,新年幸福。
Best of luck in the year to come。
愿你在未来的一年里,吉星高照。
Wish all the best wishes for you。
献上最美好的祝愿。
Wish many good wishes for the holidays and the coming year。
新的一年,向你献上最诚挚的祝福。
Wishing you all the blessings of a beautiful Christmas season。
愿你拥有美丽的新年所有的祝福。
May its blessings lead into a wonderful year for you and all whom you hold dear。
万事如意新年美好祝福你及你所爱的万事如意。
To wish you special joy at the holidays and all year。
祝你在节日和新的一年中享有无限的快乐。
Much joy to you in the upcoming year。
愿您在新的一年充满快乐。
Wishing you and your family a very happy new year。
祝福您及全家新年快乐。
We offer New year blessings to you。
我们向您献上新年的祝福!
篇2:平安夜给某某的一封英文信
全文共 3135 字
+ 加入清单My dear:
Please allow me to call you darling for the last time, as I have always
liked to do before. Surprise! Yeah, it was me. It was me writing to you, your
ex-girlfriend. Perhaps you feel very embarrassed or very indifferent, no other
meaning, I just want to write a letter to you, break up half a year to allow me
this trivial selfishness.
I know you are very happy now, but my sudden letter made you feel
unexpected. Last night, my sister and I saw you on the way home, as before the
skin is very white and clean wearing glasses, maybe love men will pay attention
to their own image, you are more neat and clean than before. Riding a bike, you
sit behind a girl. You are very happy, I want to call you, but I dare not, I how
bashful shout, stunned in, so all the way to see you from my line of sight more
and more far. I know, this county is too small, the crowd is too crowded and we
always meet by chance, dear, I love you very much but cant change the reality,
I love you too deep or your love is too shallow love is not firm. Now, only
wish, wish you happy. She, very simple, suitable for your other half. I know
well never be the same again. All I know is that a lot of couples dont make it
and then never get back in touch. But, my dear, if we cant be husband and wife,
cant we even be friends? I remember the first time I saw you, you are very
sunny, and I happened to be depressed at that time. Such me, even friends do not
want to do with you, with a depressed mood love ignore you. But you run every
day after running with me, even if I angry to say you only sad for a while and
then began to take a smile at me. Later in our life, we caught fish, caught
rabbits, visited the beauty of large rape, cherry blossom in the park in full
bloom and fell, I sat in the back of the car and spread my arms and said to fly,
you like to eat sesame ball and I hate it to death, the first time you kissed me
was I severely slap... Honey, I cry every time we turn around. Until the last
time because of the parents of both sides, I know is, you will relentlessly will
insist, but I was too confident, you did not. And I still silly in situ waiting
for you, you left me, give up this relationship, you go, you never look
back.
Dear, I hear that there are five hundred people suitable for me in ones
life. Among them, I am no longer the only one for you. I know, I often say to
myself that it will be ok, as time goes by, our relationship will slowly fade
away. Maybe one day I will be as happy as you are now, dear, but this time is
very long, long trance in my life I think I will never meet the person I love
again, like love you. During the half year of separation, I learned to be used
to loneliness, to look at clouds and clouds, to look at the stars in the sky on
the windowsill at night, and in my spare time, I would hold my friends pet and
walk in the big temple behind your house... Darling, Im looking forward to
meeting you, but Im afraid. I am afraid that your happiness will make my eyes
blindfolded and can not see the world clearly, dear, I know you are very happy,
love a person is to make each other happy, you choose, I respect.
Happy Christmas Eve!
Bless you!
篇3:大学生新学期计划英文
全文共 1559 字
+ 加入清单Although I’m still a freshman in this new semester, I’ve learned a lot from the past few months. I chose English as my major because I extremely love this subject so that I will continuously devote myself into it. Maybe I’ve got not bad gradeslast term and it indeed inspired me to get more progress in the future. But what I know is that it’s still a long way to achieve my ultimate goal and I need to make great efforts. My dream is to be a translator, especially a simultaneous interpreter, but I knew it’s not easy to realize due to my limited knowledge now. So I need to work step by step.
Now it comes to my recent goals. Firstly, to be honest, I’m not good at oral English and English listening, I have to take a great deal of practice. What I plan is listening to the MP3 in order to imitate the foreigners’ accent and speak more in English. At the same time, I will do a lot of News dictation and English listening and comprehension to improve my skills. Secondly, to prepare the CET4 and the 2014National English Contest for College Students, I intend to memorize all the words in my vocabulary book within two or three months and finish my exercise books. Thirdly, I want to maintain my academic of my specialized course or do more better than ever before by working harder. Finishing my assignments and notes is what I need to insist on every day.
Just like the old saying goes, “Nothing is impossible to a willing heart”. I have a strong belief that I can realize my dream as long as I persist in it and study hard with plenty of time and patience.
篇4:阿甘正传英文的观后感
全文共 1143 字
+ 加入清单Mr. A Gan has his own perseverance, keeping on running without of any reason, JUST RUNS. He said: “Man has t look forward, and never encumbered by foretime. I thank thats the meaning of my running.” Say goodbye to foretime and dont stay in-place. Although so many people in the world are used to follow others and few people can stick to one thing, Mr. A Gan does and becomes “GOD”. There is another character Captain Dan. Dan lost his legs in Vietnarm War. He said that his fate is death in war. However, Mr. A Gan saved him and let him be alive. After losing legs, Dan was decadent and disgusted with life, complaining that A Gan shouldnt save him. When he adjusted his mind, living on fishing with A Gan, he started to enjoy the wonderful life and thank A Gans help. The movie is intended to tell people that life is wonderful by this character. Rainbow is always after cloud. The key point is that whether we have a good mind and an opportunity to ourselves to change bad situation. The movie is also sent such a message to us: do well what we should do, and life will return us well. There will be a miracle if only there is perseverance.
篇5:什么是幸福的英文
全文共 1923 字
+ 加入清单What is happiness? Happiness is "the mother line, wandering clothing" kind of warm love;
What is happiness? Happiness is "if suddenly spring night, the trees of pear blossoms" that the vitality of life.
What is happiness? Can not tell, and the Tao is endless
Happiness is a mystery. If you ask one thousand people to answer it, there will be one thousand answers.However, in my eyes, happiness is just a state of mind, no matter big or small, as long as you feel happy, this is happiness.For me now, reading a good book is happiness.When the spring sun begins to bloom its light, when the vigorous grass clamoring for new life, when the soft breeze swept the calm lake, happiness is beside you.Move a deck chair, that a good book, you can relish into another world, one only you know how to study abroad network world, there is no noise, no pressure, no trouble.This book is not as many people know, not very philosophical, do not deliberately choose, as long as you love, as long as it can make you cry, make you laugh, you think, this is a good book, which is specific to your happiness, at least I think so.Everyone is anxious for happiness, and everyone is feeling happy.Sometimes happiness is very far away, but sometimes it is near at hand.
Dedication is happiness, giving is happiness, getting is happiness, enjoying is happiness......Sometimes, a word of blessing, an understanding of the eyes, will give others happiness.Is the feeling of happiness, or life, we live in this world, every day running continuously, even running, chasing, secular, rather than spiritual needs.Fabulously rich people may not find happiness; the right to tilt to one side of the people, not necessarily find happiness.Happiness and happiness, after all, are not money and power, but a kind of peace and quiet in the bottom of my heart.We must not miss the beautiful scenery and the happiness at hand.
Check.This is happiness.What about you?
篇6:我的理想_英文作文1000字
全文共 1056 字
+ 加入清单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
篇7:英文描写人物的段落
全文共 771 字
+ 加入清单My mother has a pair of keen eyes which can speak.With her eyes,she observed my mood,gave me courage and made me strong.Therefore,I could face difficulties.
When I was a baby learning to walk,my mother always lent me a hand and encouraged me to get up while I fell down.
As I finally threw myself into her arms,her eyes smiled with praise.Later as I grew up,I met with more difficulties.But whenever I was frustrated,my mothers eyes always gave me hope and encouragement.Once I failed in exams,my mother encouraged me to find out the reasons.
Instead of blaming me she pushed me to do better.At last I overcame the difficulty.Now I have grown up and become more independent,but whenever I come across setbacks,my mothers eyes are always with me encouraging me wherever I go.
篇8:保护环境英文
全文共 596 字
+ 加入清单Water is used in homes, in farming, and in manufacturing. The water used by the people comes from oceans, lakes, rivers, and streams. Many water sources are becoming polluted.
People are throwing things into the water. Factories are dumping waste materials into the water. Cities are dumping sewage into the water. Some water sources have become so badly polluted that the water cannot be made fit to use.
Would you like to drink water that came from a source that had been so badly mistreatedNow is the time that we should take up our responsibility to protect our environment from being polluted.
篇9:关于世界水日的英文作文
全文共 1925 字
+ 加入清单When it comes to the protection of water, People may know about the importance of doing it, but few people know about that March 22 is the world water day. The world water day aims to call up people’s attention to protect the fresh water and enhance the people’s awareness of water crisis. In China, the government stipulates that the last week of March is the Chinese water week. The main theme of this year is water and energy.
当提到保护水资源时,人们都知道其重要性,但是只有少数人知道每年的3月22日是世界水日。世界水日旨在号召人们保护水资源和让人们意识到水资源的紧缺的危机。在中国,政府规定3月的最后一周为“中国水周”。今年世界水日的主题是“水与能源”。
Due to water, the living being can exist on earth. Water sustains human life and the environment. But with the rapid development of human society, the fresh water can hardly meet the needs of people in some areas. According to the least data, more than one billion people can not have clean fresh water. What’s worse, the surface and groundwater pollution is increasing rapidly. The main reason of water shortage is the rapid growth of population. People use different ways to get water, the water sources are being stretched to their limits. Another reason is that some factories pour dirty water into the rivers or lakes and make pollution. Thus there is less pure fresh water on the earth.
因为水,世界上的生物才得以生存。水维持了人类的生命和所生存的环境。但是随着人类社会的快速发展,淡水已经很难满足人们的需求了。根据最新的调查显示:超过10亿人喝不到干净的水。更加糟糕的是,地表和地下水污染也日趋严重。缺水的主要原因是人口的快速增长。人们用不同的方式去开采水资源,使其接近匮乏的边缘。其他原因是一些工厂直接把污水排放到河流和湖泊里面,导致了淡水被污染。因此,地球上的水资源越来越少。
It needs international cooperation and worldwide awareness to solve the problems of water shortage. Every ordinary people should realize the importance of water protection and save water. The government should take some effective measures to protect the water. Such as build more systems to clean-up the water, and collect the rainwater. Only in these ways, we can sustain our life.
解决水资源短缺的问题需要全球的合作和提高人们的环保意识。让每个普通人明白了解到保护水的重要性。政府理应采取有力措施来保护水资源。例如建造更多的净化水系统,收集雨水等等。只有这样,我们才能生存下去。
[关于世界水日的英文作文
篇10:我决定写一封信向他道歉英文
全文共 422 字
+ 加入清单Dear Mr. Brown,
Much to my regret,I was unable to keep my engagement to meet you at the
park gate. I fear you are displeased at my failing to keep my promise, but I
trust you will forgive me. Let me explain. My mother suddenly fell sick early
yesterday morning, and I had to send her to hospital.
I shall be gladif you will kindly write and tell me when and where we may
meet again. I hope to see you soon.
YoursSincerely,
Li Ming
篇11:下雪打雪仗英文作文
全文共 1986 字
+ 加入清单Winter, quietly came to earth, he blows the whole world blown into powder loaded jade puzzle, he blow down feather-like snow, he blow to the peoples favorite winter, festive atmosphere permeated people heart.
"Ah! What a beautiful snow ah!" I can not help but shout out from the bottom of my heart! He looked up at the snowflakes floated down rustled. I opened my mouth, to block that of drift snow, a piece of icy cold snow into water droplets flow down the cheeks down, so I feel the winter cold beauty. Its beauty, beauty is not empty, is that the fascinating, beautiful, people revel in this snowy.
After school, ho! What a magnificent snow, the earth after the snow covered with snow everywhere, has become crystal fairy-tale world. Rows of trees are proudly blooming garden trees "Silver Flower" in the sunshine shining white light moving, I like entering a fairy tale snow let me reluctantly, but the leaves of willow branches off the light, side dropped a lot of exquisitely carved silver bullion child. Really "suddenly, such as spring night, the Trees of pear blossoms," Yeah! That silver bullion containing child like pear is put open, seems to have emerged a spring scenery, like a dulcimer wonderful Qinming. Jade crumbs that have fallen children, swayed the sun flashing colorful colors dress up with this wonderful world. Magpie branches have been intoxicated by snow this truer among motionless stopped for a long time, it really looks like a handsome man fly, gradually from the white world slowly disappeared. Snow is beautiful for me, but more particularly, many children "toy." Snowball fights, snowmen, skiing etc ...... I tempted to participate in our hospital in the snow battle game, a fierce battle snow the upcoming game.
After the winter quietly complete their mission, in the arteries of Mother Nature cohesion, until the time of spring, and then nourish new life, dedicated to the world a more splendid spring, so that our country more beautiful exotic beauty.
篇12:给舍友过生日英文作文
全文共 1045 字
+ 加入清单On Saturday afternoon, my tenth birthday, I invited many friends.
My sister and I make up hair, and when my sister and I finish, we wait for 7:30. In the waiting, I think time passed very long ah! I waited and waited until 7:30. My mother and aunt sent me to the chicken with my sister and my sister. My mother said, "you two are waiting here. Ill go get the cake with my aunt." My sister and I are waiting for our friends to come, "ah! Duan yunwen." "Cried the sister. After that, hu also came. After a while, zhang wanqian and li xin arrived. My friend has finally arrived. Mother and aunt came with the cake, and my sister and I opened the box for the cake. "oh, how can we only put white cream on the cake?" I shouted. "You see," said the mother, "I have brought the tools for making the cake, so my husband, who is called cake, only has white cream." I thought about it, and it was good, and I laughed. "You must do it quickly," said the aunt.
We finally did it, although not good-looking, but also we created to do, we are so happy that day!
篇13:旅游的初中英文作文
全文共 648 字
+ 加入清单A Trip to Beijing
My American friend Tom and I went to Beijing by plane last summer.
On the first day,we visited the Palace Museum and Tiananmen Square. The next day,we climbed the Great Wall. We took lots of photos. Although we felt tired,it was a fantastic experience. The third day we relaxed. Then we had the Beijing roast duck for lunch. I think it is the most delicious food in the world. Tom is interested in Chinese culture,so we drank tea and saw Beijing Opera in Lao She Teahouse in the evening. Finally,we did some shopping and flew back to Guilin.
The trip to Beijing was short,but it was wonderful. Tom said that he would never forget it.
篇14:冬天来了英文作文
全文共 624 字
+ 加入清单The cold winter is coming and the weather is getting colder. I also observed the change in winter.
In winter, the leaves falling down, like a butterfly with beautiful dancing light falling, withered grass mother as to the earth covered with a layer of soft and golden altar rugs, only have wintersweet flower defying cold standing on the tree brave facing the cold wind to their training like a mighty soldier standing in the team, keep training hard.
In the cold winter, people also change, people wear thick hats, wear soft gloves, wear long scarves and put on warm. A thick down jacket.
There are too many changes in winter!
篇15:描写秋天的英文LookingforAutumn
全文共 532 字
+ 加入清单Its September. Autumn is coming. But where is autumn? I am told that the sky looks higher with few clouds in autumn. I raise my head and look at the sky. It makes no difference with the sky in summer. And trees around are still green. Then I come to the fields. I find the corn in the ear. Apple trees nearby are fruiting well. The harvest season is coming. I jumped with joy. This is autumn. I found it!
九月,秋天来了。可秋天在哪里呢?人们经常说,秋天天高云淡。树叶都凋零了,一片萧条的景象。我抬起头,望望天,天空并没有什么变化。树叶仍绿油油的。于是我来到田野,我发现玉米已经抽穗了,附近的苹果树硕果累累。收获的季节来临了。我高兴地跳了起采,我终于找到秋天了!
篇16:感冒请假条英文
全文共 358 字
+ 加入清单dear mr/mxxx:
todaim writing to you to ask for a five-daleave, for ive got cold last night with carlessness.
thimorning mmother took me to see the doctor,who told me to stain bed for some days. so i am versorrto be absent from school, especiallyour interesting lessons. ill be sure to make up for the missed lessonafter i recover from the illness.
yourever,
xxx.
篇17:太阳英文
全文共 1699 字
+ 加入清单An October Sunrise 十月的日出
I was up the next morning be fore the October sunrise, and away through the wild and the woodland. The rising of the sun was noble in the cold and warmth of it peeping down the spread of light, he raised his shoulder heavily over the edge of grey mountain and wavering length of upland. Beneath his gaze the dew-fogs dipped, and crept to crept to the hollow places; then stole away in line and column, holding skirts, and clinging subtly at the sheltering corners where rock hung over grassland, while the brave lines of the hills came forth, one beyond other gliding.
The woods arose in folds, like drapery of awakened mountains, stately with a depth of awe, and memory of the tempests. Autumn’s mellow hand was upon them, as they owned already, touched with gold and red and olive, and their joy towards the sun was less to a bridegroom than a father.
Yet before the floating impress of the woods could clear it self, suddenly the gladsome light leaped over hill and valley, casting amber, blue, and purple, and a tint of rich red rose; according to the scene they lit on, and the curtain flung around; yet all alike dispelling fear and the cloven hoof of darkness, all on the wings of hope advancing, and proclaiming, “God is here!” then life and joy sprang reassured from every crouching hollow; every flower, and bud and bird had a fluttering sense of them; and all the flashing of God’s gaze merged into soft beneficence.
So, perhaps, shall break upon us that eternal morning, when crag and chasm shall be no more, neither hill and valley, nor great unvintaged ocean; but all things shall arise, and shine in the light of the Father’s countenance, because itself is risen.
篇18:致一封信英文小学
全文共 883 字
+ 加入清单20 March 2006
Dear Sir,
I was very interested in your advertisement in todays edition of The Evening Post and I should like to apply to be a member of the Amazon Expedition team.
I am twenty-three years old and have an honors degree in Botany from Bath University. Since leaving university I have been working in a research laboratory but my contract comes to an end in six weeks. I would particularly like to join the expedition for the opportunity it would give me to study the plant life of the area.
I enjoy several outdoor activities including rowing and rock climbing and I consider myself to be both fit and healthy enough to undertake such an expedition.
If you would like me to attend an interview, I would be able to come at any time convenient to you, (J1) my employers have agreed to give me time off for the purpose.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Yours faithfully,
Lily Ma
篇19:有关于选择的英文作文
全文共 1308 字
+ 加入清单Nowadays,with the rapid development of our society,almost all the graduates have to face a choice:to get a job first or to find the job you like first?As far as I am concerned,the graduates should get a job first and then choose the job they like.The reasons can be listed as follows:
First of all,for many students,even they themselves don’t know what kind of job they want to choose.For these students,to get a job first can help them find out their favorite job through trying different work.What’s more,the graduates are all under great employment pressure.There are thousands of graduates need to find their jobs every year.So if the graduates don’t get their jobs as soon as they leave the school,they will miss the best chance to get a job.Last but not least,one can accumulate experience and broaden horizons in his or her first job.It’s certain that these experiences will contribute to future job.As the famous saying goes “One should apply theory to practice.”,students should apply what they have learned in class to their jobs,thus enhancing their working skills.
Above all,nowadays under the greater employment pressure,the graduates should get a job first and then to choose the job they like.Since students can have a better understanding of what they like and gain experience in the first job.
篇20:温斯顿·丘吉尔:生活侧记-名人传记英文故事
全文共 4543 字
+ 加入清单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。