Britannia rues the waves 英国海军的统治

BritanniaRuestheWavesAndrewFergusonNeilAndrewFergusonNeilbornonMay211949Scottishjournalistandbroadcaster.Hehasrichexperiencesinbothnewspaperandtelevisionactivities.Hehasgreatachievementsduringhiscareer.AndrewFergusonNeilNeilcurrentlyworksfortheBBC,presentingthelivepoliticalprogrammessuchas:TheSundayPolitics,ThisWeekonBBCOneDailyPoliticsonBBCTwoHealsoanchors(主持)BBC'sStraightTalkWithAndrewNeilandmakesdocumentaries.EarlyLifeNeilwasborninPaisley,Renfrewshire.NeilattendedtheUniversityofGlasgow.Whilethere,heeditedthestudentnewspaper,theGlasgowUniversityGuardiananddabbledinstudenttelevision.Aftergraduation,Neilbrieflyworkedasasportscorrespondentforlocalnewspaper,thePaisleyDailyExpress,beforeworkingfortheConservativePartyasaresearchassistant.In1973,hejoinedTheEconomistasacorrespondentandwaslaterpromotedaseditorofthepublication'ssectiononBritain.ActivitiesandachievementsNeilwaseditorofTheSundayTimesfrom1983until1994.Neilregardsthenewspaper‘srevelationofdetailsofIsrael’snuclearweaponsprogramin1986ashisgreatestscoop(独家新闻)asaneditor.HeusephotographsandtestimonyfromformerIsraelinucleartechnicianMordechaiVanunu.ActivitiesandachievementsIn1988healsobecamefoundingchairmanofSkyTV（英国空中电视台）Promotesinglechannelsatelliteservice(卫星服务)intoafourchannelnetworkinlessthanayearTheSkyTVmerged(吞并)BSB(BritishSatelliteBroadcasting英国卫星广播公司)in1990undertheleadofNeilandthenewcompanywascalled“BSkyB”.AcquiringBSB‘shealthieradvertisingcontractsandequipmentapparentlysolvedtheirshortageofsatellitedishes(卫星天线).ThismadeBSkyBoneofthemostprofitableandsuccessfultelevisioncompaniesinEuropenow.ActivitiesandachievementsDuringthisperiod,healsobroughtTheSimpsonstoBritishtelevision.ActivitiesandachievementsNeil(centre)withSkyNewsanchorAdamBoulton(left)in2013ActivitiesandachievementsAswellasNeil‘snewspaperactivities,hehasalsomaintainedatelevisioncareer.Duringthe1990sNeilfrontedpoliticalprogrammesfortheBBC(DispatchBoxonBBCTwoandtheinterviewshowIsThisYourLife?)inearly2003NeilhasbeenthepresenteroftheBBCOne’sweeklypoliticalroundupshow,ThisWeek,andco-presenterofDailyPoliticswhichbroadcastsaboutParliamentsits(开会).ActivitiesandachievementsInNovember2004,itwasannouncedthatNeilwastobecomechiefexecutiveofTheSpectator.HebecamethechairmanofPressHoldingsinJuly2008.NeilservedasLordRectoroftheUniversityofSt.Andrewsfrom1999–2002.PersonalLifeApassionatefollowerofcricket,NeilisamemberofMaryleboneCricketClub.Neilhasnevermarriedand,althoughhehas14godchildren,hehasnochildrenofhisown.TheEconomistType:weeklynewsmagazineOwner:theEconomistGroupFounder:JamesWilsonFounded:inSeptember1843Political:LiberalismHeadquarter:WestminsterLondonU.KMainOpinionsTheEconomistgenerallysupportsfreetrade,globalization,andfreeimmigration.Thenewsmagazinefavoursacarbontaxtofightglobalwarming.Thepaperhasalsosupportedliberalcausesonsocialissuessuchasrecognitionofgaymarriages,legalizationofdrugs,criticizestheU.S.taxmodelinarecentissue,EditorialAnonymity(编辑匿名)Articlesoftentakeadefiniteeditorialstanceandalmostnevercarryabyline（署名）.Noteventhenameoftheeditorisprintedintheissue.Itisalong-standingtraditionthataneditor'sonlysignedarticleduringhistenureiswrittenontheoccasionofhisdeparturefromtheposition.Theeditorssaythisisnecessarybecausecollectivevoiceandpersonalitymattermorethantheidentitiesofindividualjournalistsandreflectsacollaborativeeffort.EditorialAnonymity(编辑匿名)Inseveralcertaincircumstances:①whennoblepersonareinvitedtocontributeopinionpieces.②whenjournalistsof“theEconomist”compilespecialreport.(专题报道)③fortheYearinReviewspecialedition.BritanniaRuestheWavesMainlytalkaboutthelatelydeclineoftheBritishmerchantnavy,andthevariousreasonsforthisdecline.RuleBritanniaAfamousnavysongGenerallyrecognizedtodayastheofficialmarchoftheRoyalNavy.ItwaswrittenbyJamesThomsonandsettomusicbyDr.ThomasArnein1740.LyricsWhenBritainfirst,atheaven’scommand,Arosefromouttheazuremain,Thiswasthecharter,thecharteroftheland,Andguardianangelssangthestrain.RuleBritannia!Britanniarulethewaves.Britonsnever,never,nevershallbeslaves.当不列颠在世界之初由造物主安置于蔚蓝大海之上的时候就已向这片土地的众神契誓，誓将与众神一起永远守护大陆统治吧！不列颠尼亚！统治这片汹涌的海洋！不列颠人永远都不会被奴役！RuleBritanniaMeaningBritannia:nowpoetic,GreatBritainortheBritishIslandsBritanniarulesthewaves:Britainisproudofbeingthelordofthesea.“Rule”or“Rue”Britainissorrythatshelostherdominanceonthehighseas.Britainwasproudofbeingthelordoftheseaforlongtime,butsheregretsthatshenolongerenjoysanavalsupremacy.Thismethodisalsodescribedas“Parody”ThankYou!By安芮影2014.4.26