The Nazis’ dismembering of Czechoslovakia in 1938 made the sincerity of Hitler’s ambitions all too clear. But it was only after the invasion of Poland the following year that Churchill was appointed First Lord of the Admiralty, and he became Prime Minister only after the invasion of France in 1940, when Britain stood alone.
纳粹1938年肢解捷克斯洛伐克的行为使得希特勒的野心暴露无疑。但直到第二年闪击波兰之后丘吉尔才被任命为海军大臣，随后在1940年德军挥师入侵法国之后才升任首相，可那时的英国已经完全陷入孤立了。