Winston Churchill “At four o’clock this morning, Hitler attacked and invaded Russia. All his usual formalities of perfidy were observed with scrupulous technique. A non-aggression treaty had been solemnly signed and was in force between the two countries. No complaint had been made by Germany of its non-fulfillment. Under its cloak of false confidence, the German armies drew up in immense strength along a line which stretched from the White Sea to the Black Sea. And their air fleets and armoured divisions, slowly and methodically. took up their stations. Then suddenly, without declaration of war, without even an ultimatum, the German bombs rained down from the sky upon the Russian cities. The German troops violated the Russian frontiers.
And an hour later, the German ambassador, who ’til the night before was lavishing his assurances of friendship-almost of alliance-upon the Russians, called upon the Russian Foreign Minister to tell him that a state of war existed between Germany and Russia. Thus was repeated, on a far larger scale, the same kind of outrage against every form of signed compact and international faith which we had witnessed in Norway, in Denmark, in Holland, in Belgium. And which Hitler’s accomplice and jackal Mussolini, so faithfully imitated in the case of Greece. All this was no surprise to me. In fact, I gave clear and precise warnings to Stalin of Stalin of what was coming. I gave him warnings, as I have given warnings to others before. I can only hope that these warnings did not fall unheeded. All we know at present is that the Russian people are defending their native soil, and that their leaders have called upon them to resist to the utmost. ”
The Russian danger is therefore our danger and the danger of the United States. Just as the cause of any Russian fighting for his hearth and home is the cause of free men and free people in every quarter of the globe. Let us learn the lessons already taught by such cruel experience. Let us re-double our exertion and strike with united strength while life and power remain.”
注释： formalities：形式，手段，伎俩 perfidy：背信弃义，背叛 scrupulous：严格认真的 in force 有效，在有效期中。 cloak：斗篷;伪装 methodically：有条理地 ultimatum：最后通牒 violated：侵犯 ambassador：大使 lavish：慷慨地给予 alliance：联盟，同盟 accomplice：同谋，帮凶 jackal：走狗，爪牙 unheeded：被忽视的 utmost：最远的，极度的，最大的 hearth and home 家园 exertion：尽力，努力
中文对照： 今天凌晨4时，希特勒已进攻并侵入俄-国。他所有形式的狡诈与不忠都被极其审慎地记录下来。德俄曾签署了互不侵犯条约，并互相遵守着。德国在不履行条约之前也没有过任何抱怨。在虚伪的诺言掩护下，德国纠集大量兵力，布置在从波罗地海到黑海的战线上。他们的大机群、装甲师也缓慢而又有序地进入阵地。然后，突然间，没有宣战，甚至没有最后通牒，德国的炸弹突然在俄-国城市的上空雨点般地落下，德国-军队已侵犯到俄-国边境。一小时后，德国大使拜见俄-国外交部长，称两国已处于战争状态。而正是这位大使，昨夜还在大放厥词地向俄-国人保证友谊和结盟。在很大程度上，这种不顾协约和国际信誉的暴行，是德军在挪威、丹麦、荷兰、比利时等国的暴行，以及希特勒的同党及走狗墨索里尼在希腊对其行为忠实模仿的重演。对于这一切，我都没有什么诧异。事实上，我曾清楚明确地警告过斯大林将要发生的事情。我提醒他，就像我提醒别的国家一样。我只能期望这些警告没有完全落空。现在我们所知道的是俄-国人民正在为保卫祖国而战，他们的领袖正在号召他们全力抵抗外来侵略。 …… 因此，俄-国的危险就是我们的危险，就是美国的危险;为保卫家园而战的俄-国人民的事业，就是世界各地自由人民和自由民族的事业。 让我们从如此残酷的经历中吸取教训吧!趁生命和力量尚存之际，让我们加倍努力，团结奋战吧!
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