SAT写作素材27：Winston Churchill :His Other Life
<p> <span word="SAT">SAT</span>写作素材27：<span word="Winston">Winston</span> <span word="Churchill">Churchill</span> :<span word="His">His</span> <span word="Other">Other</span> <span word="Life">Life</span></p><p> <span word="My">My</span> <span word="father">father</span>, <span word="Winston">Winston</span> <span word="Churchill">Churchill</span>, <span word="began">began</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="affair">affair</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="painting">painting</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> 40<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="amid">amid</span> <span word="disastrous">disastrous</span> <span word="circumstances">circumstances</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="First">First</span> <span word="Lord">Lord</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Admiralty">Admiralty</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1915, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="deeply">deeply</span> <span word="involved">involved</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Dardanelles">Dardanelles</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="shortened">shortened</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bloody">bloody</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="war">war</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mission">mission</span> <span word="failed">failed</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="loss">loss</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="life">life</span>, <span word="Churchill">Churchill</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="price">price</span>, <span word="both">both</span> <span word="publicly">publicly</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="privately">privately</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="removed">removed</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="admiralty">admiralty</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="effectively">effectively</span> <span word="sidelined">sidelined</span>.</p><p> <span word="Overwhelmed">Overwhelmed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="catastrophe">catastrophe</span><span word="I">I</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="die">die</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="grief">grief</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="wife">wife</span>, <span word="Clementine">Clementine</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="retired">retired</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Hoe">Hoe</span> <span word="Farm">Farm</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="retreat">retreat</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Surrey">Surrey</span>. <span word="There">There</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Churchill">Churchill</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="recalled">recalled</span>, <span word="The">The</span> <span word="muse">muse</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="painting">painting</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="rescue">rescue</span>!</p><p> <span word="Wandering">Wandering</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="garden">garden</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="chanced">chanced</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="sister">sister</span>-<span word="in">in</span>-<span word="law">law</span> <span word="sketching">sketching</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="watercolors">watercolors</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="watched">watched</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="minutes">minutes</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="borrowed">borrowed</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="brush">brush</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tried">tried</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="muse">muse</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="cast">cast</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="spell">spell</span>!</p><p> <span word="Churchill">Churchill</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="experiment">experiment</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="oils">oils</span>. <span word="Delighted">Delighted</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="distraction">distraction</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="dark">dark</span> <span word="broodings">broodings</span>, <span word="Clementine">Clementine</span> <span word="rushed">rushed</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="whatever">whatever</span> <span word="paints">paints</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="find">find</span>.</p><p> <span word="For">For</span> <span word="Churchill">Churchill</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="seemed">seemed</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="contemplated">contemplated</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="unaccustomed">unaccustomed</span> <span word="nervousness">nervousness</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="blameless">blameless</span> <span word="whiteness">whiteness</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="canvas">canvas</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sky">sky</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="described">described</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="gingerly">gingerly</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="mixed">mixed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="blue">blue</span> <span word="paint">paint</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="palette">palette</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="infinite">infinite</span> <span word="precaution">precaution</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mark">mark</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bean">bean</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="affronted">affronted</span> <span word="snow">snow</span>-<span word="white">white</span> <span word="shield">shield</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="moment">moment</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sound">sound</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="motor">motor</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="drive">drive</span>. <span word="From">From</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="chariot">chariot</span> <span word="stepped">stepped</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gifted">gifted</span> <span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Sir">Sir</span> <span word="John">John</span> <span word="Lavery">Lavery</span> .</p>
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