两篇英文读后感

JaneEyre—ABeautifulSoul（简爱）

JaneEyre,isapoorbutaspiring,smallinbodybuthugeinsoul,obscurebutself-respectinggirl.Afterweclosethecoversofthebook,afterhavingalongjourneyofthespirit,JaneEyre,amarvelousfigure,hasleftussomuchtorecallandtothink:

Werememberhergoodness:forsomeonewholostarmsandblindedineyes,forsomeonewhodespisedherforherordinariness,andevenforsomeonewhohadhurtherdeeplyinthepast.

Werememberherpursuitofjustice.It’slikeacompanionwiththegoodness.Butstill,avirtuouspersonshouldpromotethegoodnessononesideandmustcheckthebadnessontheotherside.

Werememberherself-respectandtheclearsituationonequality.Inheropinion,everyoneisthesameattheGod’sfeet.Thoughtherearedifferencesinstatus、inpropertyandalsoinappearance,butallthehumanbeingareequalinpersonality.

Wealsorememberherstrivingforlife,hertoughnessandherconfidence…

Whenwethinkofthisgirl,whatshegaveuswasnotaprettyfaceoratranscendenttemperamentthatmakeusadmiredeeply,butahugecharmofherpersonality.

Herstorymakesusthinkingaboutlifeandwelearnmuchfromherexperience,atleast,thatisafreshnewrecognitionoftherealbeauty.

Learntoloveandcare（雾都孤儿）

HereIamsittingonacouchalone,thinkingaboutwhatIhavejustfinishedreadingwithtearsofsadnessfillingmyeyesandfireofindignationfillingmyheart,whichrevivedmyexhaustedsoulthathasalreadybeencoveredbythecrueltyandtheselfishnessofthesecularworldforalongtime.ItistrulywhatIfeltafterreadingOliverTwist,writtenbytheprominentBritishauthorCharlesDickens.

Theresonancebetweenmeandthebookmakesmefeelnotonlythekindnessandthewickednessofallthecharactersinthenovel,butwhatthisaloofsocietylacks,andwhatIlackdeepinside.ThesesupremeresourcesI’mtalkingaboutrightnowaresomewhatdifferentfromminerals,oilthatweusuallymention.They’reabstractlikefeelings,andsomekindsofspiritualstimulationthatallofusdesireanxiouslyfromoneanother——loveandcare.

ThosecharitablefigureswhomDickenscreatedinthenovelarereallywhatweneedinlife.Theyshowedloveandcaretoothers,justasthegentlerainfromtheskyfellupontheearth,whichwascarvedintomyheartdeeply.

Mr.Brownlowisonesuchperson.

Theotherdayhehadoneofhiselaboratewatchesstolenbytwoskilledteenagethieves,ArtfulDodgerandCharleyBates,andthoughtnaturallyitwasOliver,whowasanorphanandforcedtolivewithagangofthieves,thathaddoneitbecausehewastheonlyonenearbyafterthethefthadtakenplace.Beingwrathful,hecaughtOliver,andsenthimtothepolicestationwheretheill-tempered,unfairmagistratesworked.Fortunatelyforhim,Oliverwasprovedinnocentbyoneonlookerafterwards.Withsympathy,Mr.Brownlowtooktheinjured,poorOlivertohisownhome.ThereOliverlivedfreelyandgleefullyforsomemonthsasifhewereMr.Brownlow’sownson.Oneday,however,Mr.BrownlowaskedOlivertoreturnsomebookstothebooksellerandtosendsomemoneyforthenewbooksthathehadalreadycollected.ThethiefOliveroncestayedwithkidnappedhim.AfterthathedisappearedinMr.Brownlow’slife.Searchingforawhile,Mr.Brownlowhadtobelievethefactthathehadrunawaywithhismoney.Butdramatically,theycameacrosseachotheragainafewyearslater.Withouthesitation,Mr.BrownlowtookOliverhomeforthesecondtimenotcaringifhehaddonesomethingevil.

PerhapsmostofuswouldfeelconfusedaboutMr.Brownlow’sreaction.Butasamatteroffact,thisisjustthelessonweshouldlearnfromhim.JesussaidintheBible.“Forgivenotseventimes,butseventy-timesseven.”Whyisthat?Becauseforgivenessisourabilitytoremovenegativethoughtsandneutralizethemsoourenergymaybespentondoingwhatwecameherefor.Wecannotmoveforwardinourfutureifpastissuescloudourthinking.StopputMr.Brownlowintothelistofyourmodels.Alwaysgivepeopleasecondchancenomatterwhattheymighthavedone.That’salsoasubstantialpartoflovingandcaringothers.

CharlesDickenssaid:“Lovemakestheworldgoaround.”Theseimmortalwordshaveinspiredandwillkeeponinspiringustochantthemelodyofloveandtosaytheprayerofcareforevermore.Letus,therefore,enjoylifeandtreatotherpeoplelovingly.Theseprinciplesaretherootsandfoundationsofbeliefssupportingthisarticleandourmissiontogether.

PrideandPrejudice（傲慢与偏见）

ManypeoplesimplyregardPrideandPrejudiceasalovestory,butinmyopinion,thisbookisanillustrationofthesocietyatthattime.Sheperfectlyreflectedtherelationbetweenmoneyandmarriageathertimeandgavethepeopleinherworksvividcharacters.

Thecharactershavetheirownpersonalities.Mrs.Bennetisawomanwhomakesgreateffortstomarryoffherdaughters.Mr.Bingleyisafriendlyyoungman,buthisfriend,Mr.Darcy,isaveryproudmanwhoseemstoalwaysfeelsuperior.EventhefivedaughtersinBennetfamilyareverydifferent.Janeissimple,innocentandneverspeaksevilofothers.Elizabethisaclevergirlwhoalwayshasherownopinion.Marylikesreadingclassicbooks.(Actuallysheisapedant.)Kittydoesn’thaveherownopinionbutlikestofollowhersister,Lydia.Lydiaisagirlwhofollowsexoticthings,handsomeman,andissomehowalittleprofligate.WhenIreadthebook,Icanalwaysfindthesamepersonalitiesinthesocietynow.ThatiswhyIthinkthisbookisindeedtherepresentativeofthesocietyinBritaininthe18thcentury.

ThefamilyofgentlemaninthecountrysideisJaneAusten’sfavouritetopic.Butthislittletopiccanreflectbigproblems.ItconcludesthestratumsituationandeconomicrelationshipsinBritaininhercentury.Youcanfindthesefromtheverybeginningofthisbook.

Austenleftthisproblemforustothink.ThegeniusofJaneAustenliesinthisperfectsimplicity,thesimplicitythatreflectsbigproblems.AlthoughAustenwasonly21whenshewrote“PrideandPrejudice”,hersharpobservationofsociallivesmakesthestyleofthisbooksurprisinglymatureandlively.Theplotsinherworksarealwaysverynatural.Thedevelopmentoftheplotisasinevitableasaprobleminmathematics.IthinkthedepthofPrideandPrejudiceisthereasonthatmakesthisbookprominentandclassic.Today,herbookstillcanbetheguidetellingustheeconomicrelationshipsbothathertimeandinmoderntime.

LeaveDeadManIsland（亡灵岛）

Carolwasonceahappyandsunshinygirl.Butafterherfatherdiedinaplanecrash,shebecamebadandtookdrugs.Shehadsecretsinherheartanddidn’twantotherstoknowthem.WhenCarolwenttoanisland,shefoundthehosthadabiggersecretthanhers:hehadkilledagirlinacarcrash.Soheneededanislandtohidehimself.

ThisisthestoryinDeadMan’sIsland.

Ithinkeverybodyhasdonesomethingwrongandwantstokeepthesecretsinhisorherheart.Butdoyouknow,evenifwecanescapefromothers’eyes,wecan’tescapefromourownhearts.

Ihadbeentoldastorylikethis:Awomanfeltillandshewenttoseeadoctor.Thedoctorexaminedhercarefullyandtoldthewoman,‘Thereisatumorinyouruterus.You’dbettertakeanoperationimmediately.’Thewomanagreed.

Whenthedoctorcutopenthewoman’sabdomen,hegotsuchabigsurprise—therewasababyintheuterus,notatumor.Thedoctorwassweatingallover.

‘Whattodo?Takeoutthebaby,ortoldthewoman’shusbandthatitwasjustatumor?’‘But…Iamadoctor!’Hethought.

Atlast,thedoctorsewedupthewoman’sabdomen.Whenhetoldthewoman’shusbandthetruth,themandidn’tmoveforawhile.Butthen,themanjumpedtothedoctor,shoutingathim.Hewassoangryandwantedtohitthedoctor.

Aftertheaccident,afriendofthedoctor’saskedhim‘Whydidyoudoso?Ifyoutookoutthebaby,nooneknows.’

‘ButIknow!’saidthedoctor.

Ihaveaverysimilarexperience.ThatwasaMonday,Iwascleaningtheclassroomafterschool.John,myfriendcameuptome.Hewaslookingformymathsteacher.Buttheteacherhadbeenafterwork.SoItoldJohntocomeagainthenextday.Isaidtomyself,ifImetthemathsteacher,IwouldtellhimthatJohnhadbeenlookingforhim.

WhenIwasonmywayhome,Ijustlookedattheground,thinkingaboutsomething.Atthatmoment,mymathsteachercametowardsmeandpassedby.WhenIrealizedthat,itwastoolate.Theteacherhadgonefaraway.

Atnight,whenIwaslyingonthebed,mybrainwasfullofthethinghappenedintheafternoon.Thenextday,Johnwouldfindthemathsteacherandnotthinkaboutme,justasnothinghappened.ButIfeltsorryforJohn.Iwantedtodosomethingforhim,butIdidn’t.Nobodyknewwhatmyideawas,butIknew.

Manythingslikethedeadmanontheisland.Afterthecrash,hemadehimself‘dead’andhidontheisland.Maybe,hemadeothersforgetthecrash,forgethimself,buthecouldn’tforget.Healwaysfeltremorsefulandlockedhimselfinhishearthouse.

Whatothersthinkisnotimportant,weshouldlistentoourselves.

Ithinkeveryonemayfacesadthings,likerelatives’death,missingthegoodhighschool,losingyourbestfriends.Sometimeswefeelcrossandoftenask‘WhydoestheGoddothistome?’

Toletoneselffeelbetter,wemaybedomorewrongthings.Buthappyandfreetimeistransient.Afterthat,wewillhaveourselves,hatelife,hateeverybody.

Wewanttoforget,butcan’t.moreandmoresecretsarehiddeninhearts.Wecloseourwindow,anditisdarkinside.Olddaysfollowusforever,howwewantedthe‘man’inthepastcandie.Nothingmatters.Sadnessisfilledinourbody.Welivejustlikeadeadman.

Escapingcandonothing.Beginninganewlifeisthemostimportant,takesadnessbutlivestrongly.

WhenCarolleftDeadManisland,Ithinksheknewthisall.Thehostinfluencedher.Don’tberemorsefulanymore,facenewlife,nohiding,nogivingupthebeautifullife,showtheworldarealself.

LeaveDeadMan’sIsland,letabunchofsunshinegetintoyourhearthouse.

Hamlet（哈姆雷特）

Shakspere(wrongspelling)createdHamlet--amanwithwisdomandcourage.Inordertorevengeonhisuncleforkillinghisfather,hepretented(spellingmistake)tobemadandsufferedaseriesofmisery.Onthecontrary,wecanalsosaythatHamletisrudeandselfishforhedidnotthinktwicebeforehisrevenge.if(CapitalizeIfsinceitisthebeginningwordofthesentence.)acountryhasnoking,howcanacountrykeepalive(Youneedaquestionmarkheresinceitisaquestion.)So,everythinghastwosides,thebrightsideandadumbralside.Everytimewemakeadecisionwehavetothinktwice.

Comment:

Becarefulwithyourspelling,grammar,andpunctuation.Toomanyuncessarymistakes.

ItisgoodthatyoulookedatboththedarkandbrightsidesofHamlet.Thatsquiteobjectiveandconvincing.