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622简爱的英语读后感
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+ 加入清单Oliver Twist one of the most famous works of Charles Dickens’ is a novel reflecting the tragic fact of the life in Britain in 18th century. The author who himself was born in a poor family wrote this novel in his twenties with a view to reveal the ugly masks of those cruel criminals and to expose the horror and violence hidden underneath the narrow and dirty streets in London. The hero of this novel was Oliver Twist an orphan who was thrown into a world full of poverty and crime. He suffered enormous pain such as hunger thirst beating and abuse. While reading the tragic experiences of the little Oliver I was shocked by his sufferings. I felt for the poor boy but at the same time I detested the evil Fagin and the brutal Bill. To my relief as was written in all the best stories the goodness eventually conquered devil and Oliver lived a happy life in the end. One of the plots that attracted me most is that after the theft little Oliver was allowed to recover in the kind care of Mrs. Maylie and Rose and began a new life. He went for walks with them or Rose read to him and he worked hard at his lessons. He felt as if he had left behind forever the world of crime and hardship and poverty. How can such a little boy who had already suffered oppressive affliction remain pure in body and mind? The reason is the nature of goodness. I think it is the most important information implied in the novel by Dickens-he believed that goodness could conquer every difficulty. Although I don’t think goodness is omnipotent yet I do believe that those who are kind-hearted live more happily than those who are evil-minded. For me the nature of goodness is one of the most necessary character for a person. Goodness is to humans what water is to fish. He who is without goodness is an utterly worthless person. On the contrary as the famous saying goes ‘The fragrance always stays in the hand that gives the rose’ he who is with goodness undoubtedly is a happy and useful person. People receiving his help are grateful to him and he also gets gratified from what he has done and thus he can do good to both the people he has helped and himself.
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篇1:《嘉莉妹妹》英语读后感
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+ 加入清单Vivid Heroine
——On Sister Carrie
Carrie was such an ordinary rural girl at the beginning of the story. Sitting on the seat of a bus, she couldn’t help feeling exciting at the sight of the metropolis’ spectacle. She was impressed deeply by large crowd on the avenue, the spacious square or tall buildings.
Far more different from other heroines, Carrie was not a plain pure angel like Snow-white, nor was she brave enough to be a heroine of revolutionist or even a reformer, nor was she so clever as to be a successful career woman who start from scratch.
What attracted her most, after her entering this huge metropolis was the incredible fineries, fashion shoes, smart handbags displaying in the shop windows, the jewellerys shining brightly behind the glass. She dreamed that one day, she could wear all of these, jogging gracefully into the most luxurious hotel with focused sights of admiration.
And this was not merely a dream. Because she had large eyes which can earn others’ sympathy, even love. She had wonderful figure which can win others’ hearts. However, anything she got, anywhere she reached, had not come from her ambition. Things happened, and then she accepted. That’s what she had just done — just to accept willingly from the bottom of her heart. She was not at all an evil woman who would give anything for the fortune or fame. However, she would give uo something for a better life when her instinct defeated her intellect.
That was Carrie, a girl had her own desire, a human being just like many others in the realistic world.
There’s one sentence written in chapter VIII:” When this jangle of free-will instinct shall have been adjusted, when perfect understanding has given the former the power to replace the latter entirely, man will no longer vary.” However, how many people can go that further.
And I want to quote another sentence to wind up my essay:
“In Carrie — as in how many of our wordings do they not? — instinct and reason, desire and understanding, were at war for the mastery.”
篇2:《饥饿游戏》英语读后感
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+ 加入清单The Hunger Games, is written by Suzanne Collins. The central ruling city, named the capitol, holds the hunger games. Every year,the evil Capitol of the nation of Panem forces each of its twelve districts to send a teenage boy and girl to compete in the Hunger Games. The Hunger Games are just a nationally televised event in which Tributes must fight with one another until one survivor remains.
To my surprise, Katniss involved in the hunger games, replaces her sister to play. She moves forward with faith, and finally wins both love and the hunger games. By the way, Katniss and Peeta are the tributes from district 12. Finally, they survive to the end and return home.
In my opinion, the Hunger Games is written mainly against domination. In another word, the hunger games are the product of domination. From the growth of Katniss, I deeply impressed that she is not only minute but also representative and aspirant, for the Hunger Game is not only a game itself as a show, but also the game between the Capitol and other 12 districts. This is a game about domination and revolution. In the Hunger Games, there are many moving scenes. While peeta joins the tributes from the richer districts. However, when he has the opportunity to kill Katniss, he instead saves her from the others. But Rue skilled by another tribute, whom Katniss then kills, Katniss sings to Rue until she dies, which encourages the watching people to chase for freedom and be against domination.
Besides this, I also learn something about hope from the story. Katniss moves all the way forward with hope. She tells peeta in the arena,If we win, we will each get a house in the part of town reserved for Hunger Games’ victors。 She does not give up but does everything she can to increase the possibility of survival. As young adults, we should also have faith in our future. Ups and downs as we may face, none of them is challenging enough compared with the death threat Katniss encounters. Katniss never losed hope. Neither should we.
At the end of Hunger Games, when the couple remain last, the rule changes back. One must kill the other to win. Knowing that the gamemakers would rather have to victors than none, Katniss offer some highly poisonous berries to peeta. Realizing that Katniss and Peeta instead to commit suicide, the gamemakers announce that they both will be victors of the 74th Hunger Games. Katniss is very mature, brave and wise. She is a b role model for young girls with her character"s sacrifice, courage, moral grounding in a world that"s lost its own, and will to fight for what"s right, even if it means sacrificing her own life or sparking a revolution.
Although the reality is cruel for almost every character in the fiction, the positive side of humanity and love is always bright.
篇3:父与子的读后感英语
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+ 加入清单Recently, I read a book, "father and son", which tells the story of urchin, father, and an innocent son.
The book is a work of Russian critical realism. Among them, what impressed me most is the final chapters: father and son later became famous, they just started, very happy, but later, they discovered that others do what they look like and what is not good, so they feel that they are not the one and only the father and son, because this feeling empty son, the father said: "Daddy, I want to go to heaven." Father to son, son of holding hands, non-stop walking, they finally went to heaven, my father became the moon, the son became a star in the end, the author said that if the kids love the father and the son, not every night looking at the sky!
Family, two simple words, but contains the blood and water deep feeling. However, we still have some people around, do not know how to cherish, parents hard to pull you up, and you do not know how to repay, perhaps parents do not seek repayment, but you have a heart of gratitude do not have it? A warm word, a big hug, a deep kiss...... Sometimes the family to erase the happy memories, raised us so many years, whether rich or poor, parents will cherish you, cherish this God given happiness.
Family affection, friendship...... The two indispensable "love", the two contains happiness "love", in this book reflected, also by the author with affectionate ink painting out, let us open the hands, the precious things in our arms!
篇4:老人与海英语读后感及翻译
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+ 加入清单The old man and the sea mainly tells the story: an old fisherman for eighty-four days without fish, met with a giant marlin on the sea. After three days and three nights of struggle, the old man finally killed the big marlin, but he on the way home, but being attacked by a shark, when he returned, the big marlin only fish head fish left.
This story, but tell the immortal hero, although the old man fails, but thats just the sort of strength and a failure of the body, of his confidence and hope that it is impossible to burst. "People are not born for defeat. A man can be destroyed, but can not be one to beat! This is a tough guy spirit!" A very valuable spirit!
《老人与海》主要讲述了:一位老渔夫连续八十四天没有捕到鱼的情况下,在大海上遇到了一条巨大的马林鱼。经过了三天三夜的较量,老人终于杀死了大马林鱼,可他返航的途中 ,却被鲨鱼袭击了,当他返回时,那条大马林鱼只剩下鱼头鱼尾了。
这篇故事,却讲出不朽的英雄的主义,虽然老人失败了,但那只是那种力气和肉体上的一次失败,他的信心与希望是不可能破灭的。“人不是为了失败而生的。一个人可以被毁灭,但是不可以被人给打败!这是硬汉精神!”一种十分可贵的精神!
篇5:顽皮的孩子——安徒生童话故事
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+ 加入清单从前有一位老诗人——一位非常和善的老诗人。有一天晚上,他坐在家里,外面起了一阵可怕的风暴。雨在倾盆地下着;不过这位老诗人坐在炉旁,又温暖,又舒适。
火在熊熊地燎着,苹果烤得咝咝地发响。
“这样的天气,外面的穷苦人身上恐怕没有一根纱是干的了。”他说,因为他是一位心肠非常好的老诗人。
“啊,请开门!我非常冷,衣服也全湿透了。”外面有一个小孩子在叫。他哭起来,敲着门。这时雨正在倾盆地下着,风把所有的窗扉吹得呼呼地响。
“你这个可怜的小家伙!”老诗人说;他走过去把门开了。门口站着一个小小的孩子。他全身没有穿衣服,雨水从他长长的金发上滚下来。他冻得发抖;如果他没有走进来的话,一定会在这样的暴风雨中冻死的。
“你这个可怜的小家伙!”老诗人说,同时拉着他的手。
“到我这儿来吧,我可以使你温暖起来。我可以给你喝一点酒,吃一个苹果,因为你是一个美丽的孩子。”
他的确是很美丽的。他的眼睛亮得像两颗明亮的星星,他的金发虽然有水滴下来,可是卷卷曲曲的,非常好看。他像一个小小的天使,不过他冻得惨白,全身发抖。他手里拿着一把漂亮的弓,但是雨水已经把它弄坏了。涂在那些美丽箭上的色彩全都被雨淋得模糊不清了。
老诗人坐在炉边,把这小孩子抱到膝上,把雨水从他的卷发里挤出来,把他的手放到自己的手里暖着,同时为他热了一些甜酒。这孩子马上就恢复过来了。他的双颊也变得红润起来了。他跳到地上来,围着这位老诗人跳舞。
“你是一个快乐的孩子!”老诗人说。“你叫什么名字?”
“我叫阿穆尔①,”他回答说;”你不认识我吗?我的弓就在这儿。你知道,我就是用这把弓射箭哪!看啊,外面天晴了,月亮也出来了。”
“不过你的弓已经坏了。”老诗人说。
“这倒是很可惜的,”小孩子回答说,同时把弓拿起来,看了一看。“哎,它还很干呢,并没有受到什么损害。弦还很紧——我倒要试它一试!”于是他把弓一拉,插上一支箭,对准了目标,向这位和善的老诗人的心中射去。“请你现在看看究竟我的弓损坏了没有!”他说,大笑了一声,就跑掉了。这小孩子该是多么顽皮啊!他居然向这位老诗人射了一箭,而这位老诗人还把他请进温暖的房间里来,对他非常和善,给他喝最好的酒,吃最好的苹果呢!
这位和善的老诗人躺在地上,哭起来了;他的心中了一箭,他说:“嗨,这个阿穆尔真是一个顽皮的孩子!我要把这事情告诉所有的好孩子们,叫他们当心,不要跟他一起玩耍,因为他会跟他们捣蛋!”
所有的好孩子们——女孩子和男孩子们——听到了他讲的这个故事,都对这个顽皮的孩子有了戒心;然而他还是骗过了他们,因为他非常地伶俐。当大学生听完了课走出来的时候,他就穿着一件黑上衣,腋下夹着一本书,在他们的旁边走,他们一点也没有看出他。于是他们就挽着他的手,以为他也是一个学生呢。过时他就把一支箭射进他们的心里去。当女孩子们到教堂去受“坚信礼”②的时候,他也在后面跟着她们。是的,他老是在跟着人!他坐在戏院里的蜡烛台上,光耀夺目,弄得人们把他当做一盏明灯。可是不久大家就知道完全不是这么一回事。他在御花园里,在散步场上跑来跑去。是的,他从前有过一次射中了你爸爸和妈妈的心啦。你只需问问他们。你就可以听到一段故事。咳,这个阿穆尔真是一个坏孩子;你们决不能跟他有任何来往!他在跟着每一个人。
你想想看,有一次他居然把一支箭射进老祖母的心里去啦。
——不过这是很久以前的事了。那个创伤早已经治好了,但是老祖母一直忘不了它。呸,那个恶作剧的阿穆尔!不过你现在认识他了!你知道他是一个多么顽皮的孩子。
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①阿穆尔(Amor)即希腊神话中的丘比特,是罗马神话中爱情之神。他是一个顽皮和快乐的孩子,经常带着弓和箭。当他的箭射到一个人的心里去的时候,这支箭就燃起爱情的火焰。
②在基督教里面,小孩子受了洗礼以后,到了青春发育期间、一般地都要再受一次”坚信礼”,以加强和巩固他对宗教的信心。受“坚信礼”是进入成人阶段的标记。
篇6:父与子的读后感英语
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+ 加入清单"Father and son" is a humorous cartoon. I have read the book three times.
When I first read the book, my mother heard the laughter coming from the study room. Indeed, the book is very interesting, and father and son often make jokes. For example, "sunset map": his father is a bald. One day, father read a newspaper on the sofa. The son called his companion, and showed him half the bald head of his sofa as a sunset, drawing on the sofa, and adding a picture frame. The father suddenly turned, and the setting sun had eyebrows, eyes, whiskers, ears. Father humor, simple, kind and playful, son smart, naive, cute and naughty, these two characters are very popular with everyone.
The second time I read this book, I felt the deep affection between father and son. One of the comic stories goes like this: the father and his son go to the seaside for a holiday. The son found a lot of pebbles on the beach and threw stones into the sea until he could not find any stones. Father saw, in the evening, pushing the car, over and over to the seaside to transport stones. The second day, the son found a pile of stones piled on the beach, very happy. My father was pleased to see it. I carefully observed fifth cartoons, found his father for his son to transport a pebble, sweat a lot. My father did everything for his son, and his son loved his father. He also made me cry.
When I read the book third times, I went abroad to combine the preface to know that E O Plauen created the father and son in the dark age when the Nazi fascist ruled germany. This warm, touching the cartoons was in the years of turmoil of creation, he is really a positive and optimistic person, is a person who is very loving son. He is a good painter concerned. He did not like some people in order to save life and property and surrender to the Nazis, he boldly created anti Nazi cartoons. But such a master of humour was mercilessly killed by the evil fascist. I think, while we praise the father and the son, we should praise their Creator, egypt. Austria. Rauen.
I read three times "father and son", and every time there was a new discovery. I hope I read every good book.
篇7:乔布斯传英语读后感
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+ 加入清单While Jobs built some of the more venerable brands in the zeitgeist today (Apple, Pixar) and created mobile devices that drive social media use, there’s another insight that emerged over the course of this 600-page journey. It’s what made Steve Jobs Steve Jobs. It’s also a key business skill that’s rarely addressed directly and that is focus. Laser-like, precision focus on what you want and how you can get there. As a young, college drop-out, Jobs worked on an apple-growing commune. His job? Pruning the tree branches so they would grow stronger. In many ways, “the Steve Jobs school of business leadership” is one of understanding focus.Focused Work Teams,Focused Design,Focus on Details,Focus on What’s Next,Focus on Ideas, Not Presentations,Focus on the Customer Experience。
篇8:安徒生童话读书笔记
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+ 加入清单喜欢童话倒并非因为留恋童年,事实上除了个别篇章以外,我从来也没有喜欢过安徒生童话。我印象中,童话是美丽的纯真的,像灰姑娘、睡美人和白雪公主那样的才是童话。但是,不喜欢的东西有时却反而更加影响人的思想。有时回首看过去,我也感觉惊讶,无法衡量在我的人生观和审美观建立的过程中,她给予过我多么重要的启迪,甚至可以和武侠、科学作品鼎足而立。在那个梦想高过一切的五年里,安徒生童话——而不是格林童话——伴随我度过小学二年级开始那些不肯上床睡觉的夜晚。 迄今为止,我也只读过一套安徒生童话,出版时间很早,现在精装的绘有完美彩图的版本,我是看不进去的。应该说,安徒生童话一直没有给过我优美的感觉,也许是因为那些繁体字的晦涩,或者是铅笔画插图的线条,又或者是仿宋体冷硬的字体,也许,是因为那些故事本身。我从来也没有觉得安徒生童话是童话,那些故事中所包含的深沉的生活现实和婉转表达出的含义常常让我不寒而栗——也许不过是我自己想得太多了。但不管怎样,读那些故事时的感觉,无论是带着梦幻的迷茫,还是抱着嫌恶的恐慌,总是难忘。
现在就开始从那篇著名的《海的女儿》,回顾我对安徒生童话的印象吧。《海的女儿》是我常常在幻想中——也就是白日梦——不断重复想象的故事,也许就是从这个故事开始,我模糊地认识了爱情的牺牲精神。因为爱你,所以我敢于去做任何似乎不可能完成的事情,去忍受好像无法忍受的痛苦,去经历超过地狱的苦难。这个理念,在后来的另外一个童话中得到加强——那说的是亲情的牺牲精神——那个拥有11个哥哥的天鹅公主用夜半墓地上采来的荨麻编制衣服的故事。牺牲,是我心目中根深蒂固的伟大的情操。它所包含的对付出的无限放大和对索取的无限缩小,始终像是遥远的光明,吸引我向它前进。我不喜欢利他主义这个词,它有很强的目的性,而牺牲却带有一种空旷的灵性,不可琢磨,神圣而洁净。作为值得纪念的读书笔记第一号我选择了安徒生。
对这个家喻户晓的童话王的名字,我有一种特殊的喜爱和怀念。我的童年非常地寂寞,是埋在书堆中度过的。父母只要把我扔在图书馆,就可以放心地去工作。我也很习惯不与任何人说话,只是不停看书的每一个假期。 看起来很伟大的童年生活吧? 要不是因为我的记忆力极其有限, 或许我现在已经成了天才文学家呢。过去的日子随着砂漏一般的记忆力渐渐流失, 我对绝大部分的文字已经没有印象,但一直以来没有忘记的,就是蜷在外婆家的沙发上读的《安徒生童话精选》。上海译文出版社1994版的这本安徒生实在不能说是适合孩子阅读的书。字很小,每一个段落很长,而且版画般的插图出奇地严肃、恐怖。但难得可贵的是,里面的文章没有经过简化,很严谨地翻译了安徒生的原著。当然,这也增加了阅读的难度,与其说是在读童话,不如说是在读一本古老的文献。 而我却被这种神秘晦涩的气氛迷住了。我大概是全世界唯一一个认为《海的女儿》是恐怖故事的小孩, 插图中阴冷的海底和黑发的美丽公主似乎预言了悲剧的结局;我大概也是唯一一个喜欢《践踏面包的姑娘》的小孩。喜欢的是故事的结局:踩面包的英格化为一只海鸥飞向太阳,雪白、闪亮。 从那以后,不知为什么,我常常能看到一只飞向太阳的白色鸟儿, 它是那样的坚决而无悔,那美丽的幻觉,总是让我有流泪的冲动。
这本安徒生陪伴了我12年,尽管内页已经发黄磨损, 但每一个故事在我脑海中都有一幅精致的图画,《野天鹅》中倒影在白云上的影子,《雪女王》中极光照明的白雪王宫,《老树最后的梦》从云中看到的乐园美景……都被整齐地列在我的心中,随时都能够取出来欣赏。现在,我已经不再是只会读书的小孩子,偶尔也会自己写写无聊的东西。我一直想写出心中的那些美丽画面,但它们就像仙女莫尔甘娜的海市蜃楼花园,无论怎么努力都没法接近。后来我才明白,那心中的图画,是我的梦和想象开始出发的地方,而不是我应该到达的地方。
安徒生,永远是我的阅读和写作的起点,而不是终点。
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篇9:安徒生童话读书笔记作文
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+ 加入清单有人说,童话中的故事都是假的。但是,在我眼里,童话写出了人间的真、善、美,用朴素的语言教我们辩论是非、善恶。《安徒生童话》就是这样的一本好书。
《安徒生童话》是一本童话中的经典,阅读中的极品。我最喜欢的故事是《母亲与死神》。母亲用自己的痛苦,换取孩子永远的幸福。他先后失去了眼睛、头发!这就是童话中的母爱。母爱如山,伟大坚定;母爱如水,温柔细腻。
童话蕴涵的道理,在生活中起重要作用,童话中虽然没直接告诉我们大道理,但我们可以读出做人的原则。童话里的语言生动优美,使我忘掉了自我。随着主人公的心情,我的心情也变化了,我似乎和故事中的人物融为一体了。童话中,可能一句话,一个词语,都会改变我们。
“书”就像是我们的生命,有了书,生命才会绚烂,有了书,生命才会美丽。同学们,一起读书,使自己的生命增添一份绚丽的色彩吧!
让我们一起从书中品味丰富的文化,一起从书中感受生活的真谛,一起从书中体会生命的快乐。
安徒生童话读书笔记2
自从我看了《安徒生童话》这本后,令我十分着迷,童话故事十分有趣,十分精彩,从书中我明白了许多道理。这本书的作者是——汉斯·克里斯蒂安·安徒生先生
《安徒生童话》中有一个《白雪公主》的故事:在很久以前,有一位国王,她的妻子生下了一个白白嫩嫩的公主,随后妻子就死了,于是国王又娶了一个妻子,这个妻子有2个女儿,她的心肠恶毒,对白雪公主充满了嫉妒,常常针对她。妻子把白雪公主赶到森林,白雪公主温柔的性格使她在森林里结实了许多的朋友。她们快快乐乐的在一起生活,然而,有一天,妻子知道白雪公主并没有死,就变成为老奶奶,把藏有毒的苹果拿给白雪公主吃,白雪公主吃了,随后就晕倒在地。这时,王子赶来,亲了白雪公主,白雪公主就醒过来了。最后,她们开开心心的生活在一起了
《安徒生童话》中每一个有趣的故事,都让我们明白了道理。还有一个更加有趣的故事——“皇帝的新装”这个故事讲的是有一个傻皇帝被人骗的故事。告诉我们不要因为别人说什么聪明的人能看见这类骗人的话,就硬是说自己能看见,别自己骗自己,有看到就说有看到,没看到就说没看到。《安徒生童话》里不接有这些,还有《海的女儿》、《白雪皇后》、《红舞鞋》、《冰雪公主》、《凤凰》、《拇指姑娘》等更加有趣的故事等着我们去专心致志的阅读。同学们,请你们去阅读这些有趣的故事吧,我相信你们一定会爱上这本书的。你们一定会爱上这本书的。
《安徒生童话》真是一本很好的书呀,里面不仅有精彩的故事内容,还有种种道理呢!
[安徒生童话读书笔记作文
篇10:小王子读后感英语
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+ 加入清单The Little Prince is a book which the author write for his friend Leon Werth.So at the beginning the author said,to Leon Werth when he was a little boy,I will dedicate the book to a child from whom this grown-up grew.All grown-ups were once children.This narrates is lonely ,sad child’s story.The story of the little prince of life with a serious attitude,he diligentiy to clear the crater,pulling the monkey bread tree seedlings.
He lives on a young star.One day he left the star which he lives,starts to travel.He passed though various stars,afterward,he arrived the Earth.And finally returned to his star.In the traveling,the little prince saw the of all forms person in the society confused:king,which loves the vanity person.The drunkard,for put behind ashamed drinks.The industrialist who only likes calculating the astronomy number typemoney.T
hier only common ground in the heart fills the vanity.In the travel,the little prince discovered that,the people are the places which always does not will satisfy oneself lives,they are pursuing happiness with hardship,but actually frequently crudely happily expels from the side.He and the author met each other the desert,they gradually have becoming the best friend.They seek native and move together which we had already lose .
篇11:安徒生童话读后感
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+ 加入清单我读的是“卖火柴的小女孩”,我从中知道,她是一个吃苦耐劳的好孩子。
这是一个冬天的晚上,人家都在家里面吃东西,坐在火旁取暖。而卖火柴的小女孩却穿着简陋的布鞋在雪地里走着,她的手和脚都冻得通红通红。于是,他就坐在一个暗暗的角落里。从自己的包里拿出一根火柴,轻轻地在火柴盒上擦了一下,突然,她自己变得暖和起来,可每一次擦亮火柴,每一次又会被大风吹灭。小女孩哭了,但她不敢回家,就一直在角落里,孤苦伶仃的。当她把最后一根火柴擦亮,她的生命也就走到了尽头,她的灵魂被她的奶奶带到了天堂。这时候,我被深深地打动了。
我想:现在生活条件是那么的好,而我们却不珍惜。就连童话里的许多人物,都是那么珍惜自己所处的环境,而我们却是那么的浪费。我们现在是过着衣来伸手,饭来张口的生活,根本不用我们去挣钱,根本不用我们去劳作,所以我们认为一切都是应有的,我们根本就不在乎!
因此,我们一定要好好学习,珍惜我们现在的生活条件。我们现在不好好学习,就不会有好的明天。如果我们不把学习当回事,我们就对不起父母,更对不起自己!我们要学习童话故事里吃苦耐劳的农夫,而不是学习贪婪无度的渔夫妻子。故事里许多人物都经历过困苦的磨历,我们要在光明和快乐中越飞越高,飞到我们幸福的彼岸。这是我们一个共有的愿望,这是我们对新一代的希望在她当时所处的生活条件下,这就是痴心妄想,从来不可能的。她只有把一切愿望都寄托在上帝的身上。但上帝是怎样的呢?他也不灵。这就是时代带给她的思想所带来的局限,也是他作为一个同情人民的作家的苦恼。
篇12:《雾都孤儿》英语读后感精选
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+ 加入清单《雾都孤儿》中主人公的英文名字为Oliver Twist,而Twist其英文意思是“扭曲,曲折,使苦恼”,这暗示着主人公Oliver的一生很坎坷,要经历很多的痛苦。在这个对社会进行抗议的情节剧式的小说中,奥利弗被当作一个主人公,其目的不是要触动我们的文学敏感性,而是要打动我们的情感。以下是小编带来的雾都孤儿英文读后感,希望对你有帮助。
The author who himself was born in a poor family wrote this novel in his twenties with a view to reveal the ugly masks of those cruel criminals and to expose the horror and violence hidden underneath the narrow and dirty streets in London. The hero of this novel was Oliver Twist, an orphan, who was thrown into a world full of poverty and crime. He suffered enormous pain, such as hunger, thirst, beating and abuse.
While reading the tragic experiences of the little Oliver, I was shocked by his sufferings. I felt for the poor boy, but at the same time I detested the evil Fagin and the brutal Bill. To my relief, as was written in all the best stories, the goodness eventually conquered devil and Oliver lived a happy life in the end.
One of the plots that attracted me most is that after the theft, little Oliver was allowed to recover in the kind care of Mrs. Maylie and Rose and began a new life. He went for walks with them, or Rose read to him, and he worked hard at his lessons. He felt as if he had left behind forever the world of crime and hardship and poverty. How can such a little boy who had already suffered oppressive affliction remain pure in body and mind? The reason is the nature of goodness.
I think it is the most important information implied in the novel by Dickens-he believed that goodness could conquer every difficulty. Although I don’t think goodness is omnipotent, yet I do believe that those who are kind-hearted live more happily than those who are evil-minded.
篇13:初中英语作文读后感
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+ 加入清单Scarlett , a very personality figures ,the two mans she love ,neither does she know about.To her, I was pelled to admire, admire duhougan. her strong and brave, admire her to lay down in the environment, farm workers previously suffered education, admire her to disregard the munity to create their own expression of the cause .She is in the whole story, all a person full of fighting will full of vitality . I appreciated most , it is this " Tomorrow is another day of hers. " . Promising forever, full of fighting will , will never give up, never desperate. I think Im moved by her.So, whenever I meet difficulty, the mood is not good, I will tell oneself : " Tomorrow is another day. " Gone with the Wind is absolutely a good book that is worth sampling repeatedly, the characters are graceful , the plot rises and falls, exciting boldly and unconstrainedly, though the subjective factor because of the author among them , the appraisal on U.S.A.s Civil War is not objective and overall, but as to angle of literature, this one fine piece of writing generation definitely absolutely, worth visiting.建宁二年
篇14:巴黎圣母院英语读后感
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+ 加入清单"Notre Dame de Paris" is one known far and wide romantic faction strength which Victor Hugo writes . I take advantage of this summer vacation free time, read this great work.
Notre Dame cathedrals story, actually was one at that time social epic poem, since brimmed with really. Friendly. Beautiful, also the flow selfish desire and is false. Regardless of is good beautiful Asmelada ,or has the ugly semblance, Cacimodo with one pure mind, they represent the great amount the lower level populace which suppresses; Perhaps is sinister Coloud, he is appears by the theocracy face, all load bearing one kind of authors ponder.The author in this work, for with the clown, was beautifully friendly and wickedly does the best annotation, or take above three people as the example, the rebel Asmelada has the beautiful semblance and the chaste good mind, as well as pitiful destiny, but Cacimodo, he withstood destiny deceive nicely, the innermost feelings is his misery is graver, but Coloud maintained the benighted social rights and interests, he had brutally. Void mind and evil passion. Good person physique hateful, but the evil person actually says the appearance shore however, bright set off, social unfair manifest.
But the article result also is when the opposition society until criticism: All beautiful is good all swallows by the might and the evil, the lower level peoples weak strength in under the king power rule, in the benighted society, only can be reduced to ashes. Was palatial Notre Dame cathedral, how many world tragedy testimony once, in Hugo the novel, he as if had the life breath, he sheltered Asmelada ,exposed Coloud the crime, regret the populace attack the magnificent feat which dark actually heroically devoted……
Another the question which is worth pondering is: Who is the hero? Asmelada or Cacimodo? I think all is not, but is in the article by the Louis 11 rank smell of blood suppression rather for sacreficed the populace gate, Asmelada with Cacimodo is not in them the representative, Asmelada is loves with the beautiful symbol, Cacimodo not many represents is unfortunate and the pain. But they, all suffer a tragic middle ages ignorant evil forces devastate, one each one painful soul is bleeding, flows the tear. Merely is Notre Dame cathedrals above engraves " the destiny "? They are in middle ages France, despotism sacrificial victim.
The entire story rich tragic color, the plot intense is moving, exciting. Author Hugo through " Notre Dame cathedral " this story, but also disclosed at that time the dark societys essence to the people. This fascinating story likes that Ccimodo clocks sound equally shocks several generation of readers minds.
篇15:安徒生童话集读书笔记
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+ 加入清单暑假里我读了一些课外书,什么《水浒传》、《三国演义》、《鲁滨逊漂流记》和《安徒生童话》等,其中我最喜欢看的是《安徒生童话》。
一天,我幸运地借到了一本《安徒生童话》,它就像一块磁铁似的把我深深地吸引住了,使我忘掉了自己,忘掉了周围的一切。看着、看着,我仿佛闯进了一个神奇的童话世界。那儿有小如拇指的小矮人、有会唱歌的夜莺、还有那善良、温柔、充满爱心的豌豆公主……
看着、看着,我又仿佛走进了一个大雪纷飞的夜晚。那是一个圣诞节的夜晚,是一个伸手不见五指的夜晚,街道上死一般的寂静。隐约的我看见了一个瘦弱、矮小的身影蹒跚地向我走来。那是一个披散着一头美丽金发的小女孩。她衣衫褴褛,睁着一双大大的眼睛,脸和嘴被冻得发紫了,冻僵的小手里还紧紧地攥着一束火柴,嘴里不断地喊着:“卖火柴,谁要火柴……”回答她的只有无情的风雪。她赤着脚在冰冷的雪地里走着,好不容易找到一个墙角蜷缩着,进行她的幻想。她点燃了手中的火柴,微弱的火光照亮了她那稚嫩的脸颊。一根、二根、三根以至全部,她想留住食物、留住和蔼慈祥的奶奶……
看到这里我心里在想,为什么这个世界如此冷酷无情呢!我们生活在社会主义国家里是多么幸福啊!我们衷心感谢伟大的党和优越的社会主义制度。
篇16:哈克贝利费恩历险记英语读后感
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+ 加入清单Huckleberry Finn was a great literary work published in 1885 and written by Mark Twain. One of the most positive things about the book would be that the reading level is not very advanced and that it shows us a glimpse of the past. Along with the reading level not being very advanced, the book itself is extremely well thought out, and brings the stories, characters, and imagery to life. One of the negatives is the amount of cursing that takes place throughout the book. This is a negative because it is at a children"s reading level and it does not add any literary value to the book as a piece of history. The ugly but I believe necessary part of the book is the use of the n-word. This is a necessary part of the book because it shows to our children and everyone the meaning behind the word. If anything it makes the reader more understanding of the troubles that the slaves when though and understand the meaning of the word a little more deeply.
This book was great, a masterpiece for the lack of words to describe how entirely wonderful it is. The book was a great classic, the only reason that I did read it is because we have to read a classic for school, however, now that I have read it I realize that it was a great book. I would read this book two or three times, and I do not like reading books again. The book was really able to portray the idea of childhood innocence and foolishness in the book, especially the end. I thought that this book was really an eye opener for people who may think that life is not worth living or maybe derpessed. Because, as you can see, Huck was a young boy who had an alcoholic father who beat him all the time, even kidnapped him after he was adopted by other people. Huck even decided to run away from his father, yet he is still a young, fun loving kid in the end, especially when Tom reveals to him how the whole trip was just a game. The only thing I have to say against the book is that it did seem a little racist with its words, however maybe this is just how they talked in that time period? Overall a great read that I highly reccomend.
篇17:虎妈战歌英语读后感
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+ 加入清单I have recently read Battle Hymn of Tiger Mother published by The Penguin Press in 2011. This autobiography was written by the Chinese American woman Amy Chua, a tenured professor in Yale Law School. She causes a sensation because her strict but unique parenting which brings excellent performance of her two daughters.
This autobiography tells the course of Amy Chua how she raised the two daughters in Chinese parenting way. It is divided into three parts. At the first part, it gives some introductions of the two daughters, the family. And in the second and third parts, the writer tells more details in the process of raising her two different daughters and the difficulties she was confronted in the process, and most importantly the success the daughters achieved in music which brought Amy Chua pride as well as the whole family.
To some extent, I don’t like Amy’s parenting in some aspects. In my opinion, she deprived the nature of children and pushed too much pressure on their children, especially on Lulu who was under the shadow of her excellent elder daughter—Sophia. While I was reading the third part in the rebellion part, I couldn’t control my own emotion, I felt what Lulu felt and even hated against her selfish and autocratic mother. I couldn’t understand why Amy didn’t let Lulu get up from sit, for water, not even to go to the bathroom when Lulu just wanted a rest during the long hours’ practice of violin. She made Lulu practice violin all day during the family’s vacation abroad. She spoiled the vacation by letting the other family members waiting the practice. She was unreasonable.
But next what I do is to admire her.
There is an old Chinese saying “property can never last for three generations”。 But Amy Chua did change it! Her parents came to U.S and suffered a tough life at the very beginning. They taught Amy math and piano in an extreme strict way when she was a kid. Under the influence of her parents, now Amy is frugal and pretty strict with her daughters and herself. They are the valuable points of her. Although she is so extreme on her parenting, she has the advisable ideas that the parents and the parents to be to learn.
Firstly, as parents, they couldn’t ignore their children and put all focus on their job. There is no excuse for not concerning their children. Except supervising her daughters, Amy Chua has to give lessons in university, write books and handle the family chores. She is so busy, but she doesn’t ignore the daughters.
Secondly, parents should be strict with their children especially when they are kids because kids lack of self-control. They should not indulge their children in internet or sleepovers.
Thirdly, parents should master some skills in parenting. As a matter of fact, there are so many Chinese parents who are strict with their children with no avail of success. Success can’t be totally copied, because some parents ignore the skills in parenting. When their children don’t follow their will or perform well enough to satisfy them, they will lose their temper and even beat their children, yes, of course, Amy Chua will be mad but she won’t beat her daughters, in this condition, she will be sober and wait until her daughters perform well enough. She learnt some music knowledge in her children’s class and supervised them patiently. She knew where to correct the mistakes and gave the children extraordinary success.
Tiger mother aroused a big heat in parenting and threw such an important issue for us to think about. Battle Hymn of Tiger Mother gives us really some enlightenment. Anyway, that’s a really unique experience in reading this book.
篇18:傲慢与偏见英语读后感
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+ 加入清单Pride and Prejudice ", a novel a pleasure to behold, a beautiful and moving story.
The article describes a number of daughters Bo Nate story. Ji-an eldest daughter, gentle kind-hearted, beautiful Keren, Bentley and rich kids at first sight, but at the crucial moment has brought a twist. Second daughter, Elizabeth, Qingli intelligent, ambitious, assertive, consistent with the property of the nobility million youth met Darcy. Can be as arrogant Darcy eccentric, Elizabeth for his prejudice are serious, they love but refuse to recognize the obvious, but also continue to hurt each other with words, but fortunately dispelled the last mistake, married lovers.
Reading this novel, I have benefited greatly. In our people, there are many very modest, but there are some arrogant people. These arrogant people who sometimes annoying, they have eyes in the head long, others are dismissive. Indeed, the arrogance is a shortcoming in the environment to develop a character.
Chinese children from an early age by their parents as holding typical "little emperors." If so has been from small to large, how could it not arrogant? So I think that we should not be arrogant people who have prejudices, but the more soul-searching myself, to see if they have not arrogant, after their own things to learn to no longer allow parents to worry about, tired.
As the book said: "Heart of pride in everyone. As long as we have so a little bit of strength, they will feel especially great. But pride and vanity while the same meaning, but in real terms in different kinds of self-pride is a feeling,Vanity will need to involve other people overestimate their own, so people have a pride without vanity, which is justifiable.
篇19:安徒生童话故事--海的女儿
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+ 加入清单在海的远处,水是那么蓝,像最美丽的矢车菊花瓣,同时又是那么清,像最明亮的玻璃。然而它是很深很深,深得任何锚链都达不到底。要想从海底一直达到水面,必须有许多许多教堂尖塔一个接着一个地联起来才成。海底的人就住在这下面。
不过人们千万不要以为那儿只是一片铺满了白砂的海底。不是的,那儿生长着最奇异的树木和植物。它们的枝干和叶子是那么柔软,只要水轻微地流动一下,它们就摇动起来,好像它们是活着的东西。所有的大小鱼儿在这些枝子中间游来游去,像是天空的飞鸟。海里最深的地方是海王宫殿所在的处所。它的墙是用珊瑚砌成的,它那些尖顶的高窗子是用最亮的琥珀做成的;不过屋顶上却铺着黑色的蚌壳,它们随着水的流动可以自动地开合。这是怪好看的,国为每一颗蚌壳里面含有亮晶晶的珍珠。随便哪一颗珍珠都可以成为皇后帽子上最主要的装饰品。
住在那底下的海王已经做了好多年的鳏夫,但是他有老母亲为他管理家务。她是一个聪明的女人,可是对于自己高贵的出身总是感到不可一世,因此她的尾巴上老戴着一打的牡蛎——其余的显贵只能每人戴上半打。除此以外,她是值得大大的称赞的,特别是因为她非常爱那些小小的海公主——她的一些孙女。她们是六个美丽的孩子,而她们之中,那个顶小的要算是最美丽的了。她的皮肤又光又嫩,像玫瑰的花瓣,她的眼睛是蔚蓝色的,像最深的湖水。不过,跟其他的公主一样,她没有腿:她身体的下部是一条鱼尾。
她们可以把整个漫长的日子花费在皇宫里,在墙上生有鲜花的大厅里。那些琥珀镶的大窗子是开着的,鱼儿向着她们游来,正如我们打开窗子的时候,燕子会飞进来一样。
不过鱼儿一直游向这些小小的公主,在她们的手里找东西吃,让她们来抚摸自己。
宫殿外面有一个很大的花园,里边生长着许多火红和深蓝色的树木;树上的果子亮得像黄金,花朵开得像焚烧着的火,花枝和叶子在不停地摇动。地上全是最细的砂子,但是蓝得像硫黄发出的光焰。在那儿,处处都闪着一种奇异的、蓝色的光彩。你很容易以为你是高高地在空中而不是在海底,你的头上和脚下全是一片蓝天。当海是非常沉静的时候,你可瞥见太阳:它像一朵紫色的花,从它的花萼里射出各种色彩的光。
在花园里,每一位小公主有自己的一小块地方,在那上面她可以随意栽种。有的把自己的花坛布置得像一条鲸鱼,有的觉得最好把自己的花坛布置得像一个小人鱼。可是最年幼的那位却把自己的花坛布置得圆圆的,像一轮太阳,同时她也只种像太阳一样红的花朵。她是一个古怪的孩子,不大爱讲话,总是静静地在想什么东西。当别的姊妹们用她们从沉船里所获得的最奇异的东西来装饰她们的花园的时候,她除了像高空的太阳一样艳红的花朵以外,只愿意有一个美丽的大理石像。这石像代表一个美丽的男子,它是用一块洁白的石头雕出来的,跟一条遭难的船一同沉到海底。她在这石像旁边种了一株像玫瑰花那样红的垂柳。这树长得非常茂盛。它新鲜的枝叶垂向这个石像、一直垂到那蓝色的砂底。它的倒影带有一种紫蓝的色调。像它的枝条一样,这影子也从不静止,树根和树顶看起来好像在做着互相亲吻的游戏。
她最大的愉快是听些关于上面人类的世界的故事。她的老祖母不得不把自己所有一切关于船只和城市、人类和动物的知识讲给她听。特别使她感到美好的一件事情是:地上的花儿能散发出香气来,而海底上的花儿却不能;地上的森林是绿色的,而且人们所看到的在树枝间游来游去的鱼儿会唱得那么清脆和好听,叫人感到愉快。老祖母所说的“鱼儿”事实上就是小鸟,但是假如她不这样讲的话,小公主就听不懂她的故事了,因为她还从来没有看到过一只小鸟。
“等你满了十五岁的时候,”老祖母说,“我就准许你浮到海面上去。那时你可以坐在月光底下的石头上面,看巨大的船只在你身边驶过去。你也可以看到树林和城市。”
在这快要到来的一年,这些姊妹中有一位到了十五岁;可是其余的呢——晤,她们一个比一个小一岁。因此最年幼的那位公主还要足足地等五个年头才能够从海底浮上来,来看看我们的这个世界。不过每一位答应下一位说,她要把她第一天所看到和发现的东西讲给大家听,因为她们的祖母所讲的确是不太够——她们所希望了解的东西真不知有多少!
她们谁也没有像年幼的那位妹妹渴望得厉害,而她恰恰要等待得最久,同时她是那么地沉默和富于深思。不知有多少夜晚她站在开着的窗子旁边,透过深蓝色的水朝上面凝望,凝望着鱼儿挥动着它们的尾巴和翅。她还看到月亮和星星——当然,它们射出的光有些发淡,但是透过一层水,它们看起来要比在我们人眼中大得多。假如有一块类似黑云的东西在它们下面浮过去的话,她便知道这不是一条鲸鱼在她上面游过去,便是一条装载着许多旅客的船在开行。可是这些旅客们再也想像不到,他们下面有一位美丽的小人鱼,在朝着他们船的龙骨伸出她一双洁白的手。
现在最大的那位公主已经到了十五岁,可以升到水面上去了。
当她回来的时候,她有无数的事情要讲:不过她说,最美的事情是当海上风平浪静的时候,在月光底下躺在一个沙滩上面,紧贴着海岸凝望那大城市里亮得像无数星星似的灯光,静听音乐、闹声、以及马车和人的声音,观看教堂的圆塔和尖塔,倾听叮当的钟声。正因为她不能到那儿去,所以她也就最渴望这些东西。
啊,最小的那位妹妹听得多么入神啊!当她晚间站在开着的窗子旁边、透过深蓝色的水朝上面望的时候,她就想起了那个大城市以及它里面熙熙攘攘的声音。于是她似乎能听到教堂的钟声在向她这里飘来。
第二年第二个姐姐得到许可,可以浮出水面,可以随便向什么地方游去。她跳出水面的时候,太阳刚刚下落;她觉得这景象真是美极了。她说,这时整个的天空看起来像一块黄金,而云块呢——唔,她真没有办法把它们的美形容出来!它们在她头上掠过,一忽儿红,一忽儿紫。不过,比它们飞得还要快的、像一片又自又长的面纱,是一群掠过水面的野天鹅。它们是飞向太阳,她也向太阳游去。可是太阳落了。一片玫瑰色的晚霞,慢慢地在海面和云块之间消逝了。
又过了一年,第三个姐姐浮上去了。她是她们中最大胆的一位,因此她游向一条流进海里的大河里去了。她看到一些美丽的青山,上面种满了一行一行的葡萄。宫殿和田庄在郁茂的树林中隐隐地露在外面;她听到各种鸟儿唱得多么美好,太阳照得多么暖和,她有时不得不沉入水里,好使得她灼热的面孔能够得到一点清凉。在一个小河湾里她碰到一群人间的小孩子;他们光着身子,在水里游来游去。她倒很想跟他们玩一会儿,可是他们吓了一跳,逃走了。于是一个小小的黑色动物走了过来——这是一条小狗,是她从来没有看到过的小狗。它对她汪汪地叫得那么凶狠,弄得她害怕起来,赶快逃到大海里去。可是她永远忘记不了那壮丽的森林,那绿色的山,那些能够在水里游泳的可爱的小宝宝——虽然他们没有像鱼那样的尾巴。
第四个姐姐可不是那么大胆了。她停留在荒凉的大海上面。她说,最美的事儿就是停在海上:因为你可以从这儿向四周很远很远的地方望去,同时天空悬在上面像一个巨大的玻璃钟。她看到过船只,不过这些船只离她很远,看起来像一只海鸥。她看到过快乐的海豚翻着筋斗,庞大的鲸鱼从鼻孔里喷出水来,好像有无数的喷泉在围绕着它们一样。
现在临到那第五个姐姐了。她的生日恰恰是在冬天,所以她能看到其他的姐姐们在第一次浮出海面时所没有看到过的东西。海染上了一片绿色,巨大的冰山在四周移动。
她说每一座冰山看起来像一颗珠子,然而却比人类所建造的教堂塔还要大得多。它们以种种奇奇怪怪的形状出现;它们像钻石似的射出光彩。她曾经在一个最大的冰山上坐过,让海风吹着她细长的头发,所有的船只,绕过她坐着的那块地方,惊惶地远远避开。不过在黄昏的时分,天上忽然布起了一片乌云。电闪起来了,雷轰起未了。黑色的巨浪掀起整片整片的冰块,使它们在血红的雷电中闪着光。所有的船只都收下了帆,造成一种惊惶和恐怖的气氛,但是她却安静地坐在那浮动的冰山上,望着蓝色的网电,弯弯曲曲地射进反光的海里。
这些姊妹们中随便哪一位,只要是第一次升到海面上去,总是非常高兴地观看这些新鲜和美丽的东西。可是现在呢,她们已经是大女孩子了,可以随便浮近她们喜欢去的地方,因此这些东西就不再太引起她们的兴趣了。她们渴望回到家里来。一个来月以后,她们就说:究竟还是住在海里好——家里是多么舒服啊!
在黄昏的时候,这五个姊妹常常手挽着手地浮上来,在水面上排成一行。她们能唱出好听的歌声——比任何人类的声音还要美丽。当风暴快要到来、她们认为有些船只快要出事的时候,她们就浮到这些船的面前,唱起非常美丽的歌来,说是海底下是多么可爱,同时告诉这些水手不要害怕沉到海底;然而这些人却听不懂她们的歌词。他们以为这是巨风的声息。他们也想不到他们会在海底看到什么美好的东西,因为如果船沉了的话,上面的人也就淹死了,他们只有作为死人才能到达海王的官殿。
有一天晚上,当姊妹们这么手挽着手地浮出海面的时候,最小的那位妹妹单独地呆在后面,瞧着她们。看样子她好像是想要哭一场似的,不过人鱼是没有眼泪的,因此她更感到难受。
“啊,我多么希望我已经有十五岁啊!”她说。“我知道我将会喜欢上面的世界,喜欢住在那个世界里的人们的。”
最后她真的到了十五岁了。
“你知道,你现在可以离开我们的手了,”她的祖母老皇太后说。“来吧,让我把你打扮得像你的那些姐姐一样吧。”
于是她在这小姑娘的头发上戴上一个百合花编的花环,不过这花的每一个花瓣是半颗珍珠。老太太又叫八个大牡蛎紧紧地附贴在公主的尾上,来表示她高贵的地位。
“这叫我真难受!”小人鱼说。
“当然咯,为了漂亮,一个人是应该吃点苦头的,”老祖母说。
哎,她倒真想能摆脱这些装饰品,把这沉重的花环扔向一边!她花园里的那些红花,她戴起来要适合得多,但是她不敢这样办。“再会吧!”她说。于是她轻盈和明朗得像一个水泡,冒出水面了。
当她把头伸出海面的时候,太阳已经下落了,可是所有的云块还是像玫瑰花和黄金似地发着光;同时,在这淡红的天上,大白星已经在美丽地、光亮地眨着眼睛。空气是温和的、新鲜的。海是非常平静,这儿停着一艘有三根桅杆的大船。船上只挂了一张帆,因为没有一丝儿风吹动。水手们正坐在护桅索的周围和帆桁的上面。
这儿有音乐,也有歌声。当黄昏逐渐变得阴暗的时候,各色各样的灯笼就一起亮起来了。它们看起来就好像飘在空中的世界各国的旗帜。小人鱼一直向船窗那儿游去。每次当海浪把她托起来的时候,她可以透过像镜子一样的窗玻璃,望见里面站着许多服装华丽的男子;但他们之中最美的一位是那有一对大黑眼珠的王子:无疑地,他的年纪还不到十六岁。今天是他的生日,正因为这个缘故,今天才这样热闹。
水手们在甲板上跳着舞。当王子走出来的时候,有一百多发火箭一齐向天空射出。
天空被照得如同自昼,因此小人鱼非常惊恐起来,赶快沉到水底。可是不一会儿她文把头伸出来了——这时她觉得好像满天的星星都在向她落下,她从来没有看到过这样的焰火。许多巨大的太阳在周围发出嘘嘘的响声,光耀夺目的大鱼在向蓝色的空中飞跃。这一切都映到这清明的、平静的海上。这船全身都被照得那么亮,连每根很小的绳子都可以看得出来,船上的人当然更可以看得清楚了。啊,这位年轻的王子是多么美丽啊!当音乐在这光华灿烂的夜里慢慢消逝的时候,他跟水手们握着手,大笑,微笑……
夜已经很晚了,但是小人鱼没有办法把她的眼睛从这艘船和这位美丽的王子撇开。
那些彩色的灯笼熄了,火箭不再向空中发射了,炮声也停止了。可是在海的深处起了一种嗡嗡和隆隆的声音。她坐在水上,一起一伏地漂着,所以她能看到船舱里的东西。可是船加快了速度:它的帆都先后张起来了。浪涛大起来了,沉重的乌云浮起来了,远处掣起闪电来了。啊,可怕的大风暴快要到来了!水手们因此都收下了帆。这条巨大的船在这狂暴的海上摇摇摆摆地向前急驶。浪涛像庞大的黑山似地高涨。它想要折断桅杆。
可是这船像天鹅似的,一忽儿投进洪涛里面,一忽儿又在高大的浪头上抬起头来。
小人鱼觉得这是一种很有趣的航行,可是水手们的看法却不是这样。这艘船现在发出碎裂的声音;它粗厚的板壁被袭来的海涛打弯了。船桅像芦苇似的在半中腰折断了。
后来船开始倾斜,水向舱里冲了进来。这时小人鱼才知道他们遭遇到了危险。她也得当心漂流在水上的船梁和船的残骸。
天空马上变得漆黑,她什么也看不见。不过当闪电掣起来的时候,天空又显得非常明亮,使她可以看出船上的每一个人。现在每个人在尽量为自己寻找生路。她特别注意那位王子。当这艘船裂开、向海的深处下沉的时候,她看到了他。她马上变得非常高兴起来,因为他现在要落到她这儿来了。可是她又记起人类是不能生活在水里的,他除非成了死人,是不能进入她父亲的官殿的。
不成,决不能让他死去!所以她在那些漂着的船梁和木板之间游过去,一点也没有想到它们可能把她砸死。她深深地沉入水里,接着又在浪涛中高高地浮出来,最后她终于到达了那王子的身边,在这狂暴的海里,他决没有力量再浮起来。他的手臂和腿开始支持不住了。他美丽的眼睛已经闭起来了。要不是小人鱼及时赶来,他一定是会淹死的。
她把他的头托出水面,让浪涛载着她跟他一起随便漂流到什么地方去。
天明时分,风暴已经过去了。那条船连一块碎片也没有。鲜红的太阳升起来了,在水上光耀地照着。它似乎在这位王子的脸上注入了生命。不过他的眼睛仍然是闭着的。
小人鱼把他清秀的高额吻了一下,把他透湿的长发理向脑后。她觉得他的样子很像她在海底小花园里的那尊大理石像。她又吻了他一下,希望他能苏醒过来。
现在她看见她前面展开一片陆地和一群蔚蓝色的高山,山顶上闪耀着的白雪看起来像睡着的天鹅。沿着海岸是一片美丽的绿色树林,林子前面有一个教堂或是修道院——她不知道究竟叫做什么,反正总是一个建筑物罢了。它的花园里长着一些柠檬和橘子树,门前立着很高的棕榈。海在这儿形成一个小湾。水是非常平静的,但是从这儿一直到那积有许多细砂的石崖附近,都是很深的。她托着这位美丽的王子向那儿游去。她把他放到沙上,非常仔细地使他的头高高地搁在温暖的太阳光里。
钟声从那幢雄伟的白色建筑物中响起来了,有许多年轻女子穿过花园走出来。小人鱼远远地向海里游去,游到冒在海面上的几座大石头的后面。她用许多海水的泡沫盖住了她的头发和胸脯,好使得谁也看不见她小小的面孔。她在这儿凝望着,看有谁会来到这个可怜的王子身边。
不一会儿,一个年轻的女子走过来了。她似乎非常吃惊,不过时间不久,于是她找了许多人来。小人鱼看到王子渐渐地苏醒过来了,并且向周围的人发出微笑。可是他没有对她作出微笑的表情:当然,他一点也不知道救他的人就是她。她感到非常难过。因此当他被抬进那幢高大的房子里去的时候,她悲伤地跳进海里,回到她父亲的宫殿里去。
她一直就是一个沉静和深思的孩子,现在她变得更是这样了。她的姐姐们都问她,她第一次升到海面上去究竟看到了一些什么东西,但是她什么也说不出来。
有好多晚上和早晨,她浮出水面,向她曾经放下王子的那块地方游去。她看到那花园里的果子熟了,被摘下来了;她看到高山顶上的雪融化了;但是她看不见那个王子。
所以她每次回到家来,总是更感到痛苦。她的唯一的安慰是坐在她的小花园里,用双手抱着与那位王子相似的美丽的大理石像。可是她再也不照料她的花儿了。这些花儿好像是生长在旷野中的东西,铺得满地都是:它们的长梗和叶子跟树枝交叉在一起,使这地方显得非常阴暗。
最后她再也忍受不住了。不过只要她把她的心事告诉给一个姐姐,马上其余的人也就都知道了。但是除了她们和别的一两个人鱼以外(她们只把这秘密转告给自己几个知己的朋友),别的什么人也不知道。她们之中有一位知道那个王子是什么人。她也看到过那次在船上举行的庆祝。她知道这位王子是从什么地方来的,他的王国在什么地方。
“来吧,小妹妹!”别的公主们说。她们彼此把手搭在肩上,一长排地升到海面,一直游到一块她们认为是王子的宫殿的地方。
这宫殿是用一种发光的淡黄色石块建筑的,里面有许多宽大的大理石台阶——有一个台阶还一直伸到海里呢。华丽的、金色的圆塔从屋顶上伸向空中。在围绕着这整个建筑物的圆柱中间,立着许多大理石像。它们看起来像是活人一样。透过那些高大窗子的明亮玻璃,人们可以看到一些富丽堂皇的大厅,里面悬着贵重的丝窗帘和织锦,墙上装饰着大幅的图画——就是光看看这些东西也是一桩非常愉快的事情。在最大的一个厅堂中央,有一个巨大的喷泉在喷着水。水丝一直向上面的玻璃圆屋顶射去,而太阳又透过这玻璃射下来,照到水上,照到生长在这大水池里的植物上面。
现在她知道王子住在什么地方。在这儿的水上她度过好几个黄昏和黑夜。她远远地向陆地游去,比任何别的姐姐敢去的地方还远。的确,她甚至游到那个狭小的河流里去,直到那个壮丽的大理石阳台下面——它长长的阴影倒映在水上。她在这儿坐着,瞧着那个年轻的王子,而这位王子却还以为月光中只有他一个人呢。
有好几个晚上,她看到他在音乐声中乘着那艘飘着许多旗帜的华丽的船。她从绿灯芯草中向上面偷望。当风吹起她银白色的长面罩的时候,如果有人看到的话,他们总以为这是一只天鹅在展开它的翅膀。
有好几个夜里,当渔夫们打着火把出海捕鱼的时候,她听到他们对于这位王子说了许多称赞的话语。她高兴起来,觉得当浪涛把他冲击得半死的时候,是她来救了他的生命;她记起他的头是怎样紧紧地躺在她的怀里,她是多么热情地吻着他。可是这些事儿他自己一点也不知道,他连做梦也不会想到她。
她渐渐地开始爱起人类来,渐渐地开始盼望能够生活在他们中间。她觉得他们的世界比她的天地大得多。的确,他们能够乘船在海上行驶,能够爬上高耸入云的大山,同时他们的土地,连带着森林和田野,伸展开来,使得她望都望不尽。她希望知道的东西真是不少,可是她的姐姐们都不能回答她所有的问题。因此她只有问她的老祖母。她对于“上层世界”——这是她给海上国家所起的恰当的名字——的确知道得相当清楚。
“如果人类不淹死的话,”小人鱼问,“他们会永远活下去么?他们会不会像我们住在海里的人们一样地死去呢?”
“一点也不错,”老太太说,“他们也会死的,而且他们的生命甚至比我们的还要短促呢。我们可以活到三百岁,不过当我们在这儿的生命结束的时候,我们就变成了水上的泡沫。我们甚至连一座坟墓也不留给我们这儿心爱的人呢。我们没有一个不灭的灵魂。我们从来得不到一个死后的生命。我们像那绿色的海草一样,只要一割断了,就再也绿不起来!相反地,人类有一个灵魂;它永远活着,即使身体化为尘土,它仍是活着的。它升向晴朗的天空,一直升向那些闪耀着的星星!正如我们升到水面、看到人间的世界一样,他们升向那些神秘的、华丽的、我们永远不会看见的地方。”
“为什么我们得不到一个不灭的灵魂呢?”小人鱼悲哀地问。“只要我能够变成人、可以进入天上的世界,哪怕在那儿只活一天,我都愿意放弃我在这儿所能活的几百岁的生命,”
“你决不能起这种想头,”老太太说。“比起上面的人类来,我们在这儿的生活要幸福和美好得多!”
“那么我就只有死去,变成泡沫在水上漂浮了。我将再也听不见浪涛的音乐,看不见美丽的花朵和鲜红的太阳吗?难道我没有办法得到一个永恒的灵魂吗?”
“没有!”老太太说。“只有当一个人爱你、把你当做比他父母还要亲切的人的时候:只有当他把他全部的思想和爱情都放在你身上的时候;只有当他让牧师把他的右手放在你的手里、答应现在和将来永远对你忠诚的时候,他的灵魂才会转移到你的身上去,而你就会得到一份人类的快乐。他就会分给你一个灵魂,而同时他自己的灵魂又能保持不灭。但是这类的事情是从来不会有的!我们在这儿海底所认为美丽的东西——你的那条鱼尾——他们在陆地上却认为非常难看:他们不知道什么叫做美丑。在他们那儿,一个人想要显得漂亮,必须生有两根呆笨的支柱——他们把它们叫做腿!”
小人鱼叹了一口气,悲哀地把自己的鱼尾巴望了一眼。
“我们放快乐些吧!”老太太说。“在我们能活着的这三百年中,让我们跳和舞吧。
这究竟是一段相当长的时间,以后我们也可以在我们的坟墓里①愉快地休息了。今晚我们就在宫里开一个舞会吧!”
那真是一个壮丽的场面,人们在陆地上是从来不会看见的。这个宽广的跳舞厅里的墙壁和天花板是用厚而透明的玻璃砌成的。成千成百草绿色和粉红色的巨型贝壳一排一排地立在四边;它们里面燃着蓝色的火焰,照亮整个的舞厅,照透了墙壁,因而也照明了外面的海。人们可以看到无数的大小鱼群向这座水晶官里游来,有的鳞上发着紫色的光,有的亮起来像白银和金子。一股宽大的激流穿过舞厅的中央,海里的男人和女人,唱着美丽的歌,就在这激流上跳舞,这样优美的歌声,住在陆地上的人们是唱不出来的。
coc1①上回说人鱼死后变成海上的泡沫,这儿却说人鱼死后在坟墓里休息。大概作者写到这儿忘记了前面的话。coc2
在这些人中间,小人鱼唱得最美。大家为她鼓掌;她心中有好一会儿感到非常快乐,因为她知道,在陆地上和海里只有她的声音最美。不过她马上又想起上面的那个世界。
她忘不了那个美貌的王子,也忘不了她因为没有他那样不灭的灵魂而引起的悲愁。因此她偷偷地走出她父亲的宫殿:当里面正是充满了歌声和快乐的时候,她却悲哀地坐在她的小花园里。忽然她听到一个号角声从水上传来。她想:“他一定是在上面行船了:他——我爱他胜过我的爸爸和妈妈;他——我时时刻刻在想念他;我把我一生的幸福放在他的手里。我要牺牲一切来争取他和一个不灭的灵魂。当现在我的姐姐们正在父亲的官殿里跳舞的时候,我要去拜访那位海的巫婆。我一直是非常害怕她的,但是她也许能教给我一些办法和帮助我吧。”
小人鱼于是走出了花园,向一个掀起泡沫的漩涡走去——巫婆就住在它的后面。她以前从来没有走过这条路。这儿没有花,也没有海草,只有光溜溜的一片灰色沙底,向漩涡那儿伸去。水在这儿像一架喧闹的水车似地漩转着,把它所碰到的东西部转到水底去。要到达巫婆所住的地区,她必须走过这急转的漩涡。有好长一段路程需要通过一条冒着热泡的泥地:巫婆把这地方叫做她的泥煤田。在这后面有一个可怕的森林,她的房子就在里面,所有的树和灌木林全是些珊瑚虫——一种半植物和半动物的东西。它们看起来很像地里冒出来的多头蛇。它们的枝桠全是长长的、粘糊糊的手臂,它们的手指全是像蠕虫一样柔软。它们从根到顶都是一节一节地在颤动。它们紧紧地盘住它们在海里所能抓得到的东西,一点也不放松。
小人鱼在这森林面前停下步子,非常惊慌。她的心害怕得跳起来,她几乎想转身回去。但是当她一想起那位王子和人的灵魂的时候,她就又有了勇气。她把她飘动着的长头发牢牢地缠在她的头上,好使珊瑚虫抓不住她。她把双手紧紧地贴在胸前,于是她像水里跳着的鱼儿似的,在这些丑恶的珊瑚虫中间,向前跳走,而这些珊瑚虫只有在她后面挥舞着它们柔软的长臂和手指。她看到它们每一个都抓住了一件什么东西,无数的小手臂盘住它,像坚固的铁环一样。那些在海里淹死和沉到海底下的人们,在这些珊瑚虫的手臂里,露出白色的骸骨。它们紧紧地抱着船舵和箱子,抱着陆上动物的骸骨,还抱着一个被它们抓住和勒死了的小人鱼——这对于她说来,是一件最可怕的事情。
现在她来到了森林中一块粘糊糊的空地。这儿又大又肥的水蛇在翻动着,露出它们淡黄色的、奇丑的肚皮。在这块地中央有一幢用死人的白骨砌成的房子。海的巫婆就正坐在这儿,用她的嘴喂一只癫蛤蟆,正如我们人用糖喂一只小金丝雀一样。她把那些奇丑的、肥胖的水蛇叫做她的小鸡,同时让它们在她肥大的、松软的胸口上爬来爬去。
“我知道你是来求什么的,”海的巫婆说。“你是一个傻东西!不过,我美丽的公主,我还是会让你达到你的目的,因为这件事将会给你一个悲惨的结局。你想要去掉你的鱼尾,生出两根支柱,好叫你像人类一样能够行路。你想要叫那个王子爱上你,使你能得到他,因而也得到一个不灭的灵魂。”这时巫婆便可憎地大笑了一通,癫蛤蟆和水蛇都滚到地上来,在周围爬来爬去。“你来得正是时候,”巫婆说。“明天太阳出来以后,我就没有办法帮助你了,只有等待一年再说。我可以煎一服药给你喝。你带着这服药,在太阳出来以前,赶快游向陆地。你就坐在海滩上,把这服药吃掉,于是你的尾巴就可以分做两半,收缩成为人类所谓的漂亮腿子了。可是这是很痛的——这就好像有一把尖刀砍进你的身体。凡是看到你的人,一定会说你是他们所见到的最美丽的孩子!你将仍旧会保持你像游泳似的步子,任何舞蹈家也不会跳得像你那样轻柔。不过你的每一个步子将会使你觉得好像是在尖刀上行走,好像你的血在向外流。如果你能忍受得了这些苦痛的话,我就可以帮助你。”
“我可以忍受,”小人鱼用颤抖的声音说。这时她想起了那个王子和她要获得一个不灭灵魂的志愿。
“可是要记住,”巫婆说,“你一旦获得了一个人的形体,你就再也不能变成人鱼了,你就再也不能走下水来,回到你姐姐或你爸爸的官殿里来了。同时假如你得不到那个王子的爱情,假如你不能使他为你而忘记自己的父母、全心全意地爱你、叫牧师来把你们的手放在一起结成夫妇的话,你就不会得到一个不灭的灵魂了。在他跟别人结婚的头一天早晨,你的心就会裂碎,你就会变成水上的泡沫,”
“我不怕!”小人鱼说。但她的脸像死一样惨白。
“但是你还得给我酬劳!”巫婆说,“而且我所要的也并不是一件微小的东西。在海底的人们中,你的声音要算是最美丽的了。无疑地,你想用这声音去迷住他,可是这个声音你得交给我。我必须得到你最好的东西,作为我的贵重药物的交换品!我得把我自己的血放进这药里,好使它尖锐得像一柄两面部快的刀子!”
“不过,如果你把我的声音拿去了,”小人鱼说,“那么我还有什么东西剩下呢?”
“你还有美丽的身材呀,”巫婆回答说,“你还有轻盈的步子和富于表情的眼睛呀。
有了这些东西,你就很容易迷住一个男人的心了。唔,你已经失掉了勇气吗?伸出你小小的舌头吧,我可以把它割下来作为报酬,你也可以得到这服强烈的药剂了。”
“就这样办吧。”小人鱼说。巫婆于是就把药罐准备好,来煎这服富有魔力的药了。
“清洁是一件好事,”她说;于是她用几条蛇打成一个结,用它来洗擦这罐子。然后她把自己的胸口抓破,让她的黑血滴到罐子里去。药的蒸气奇形怪状地升到空中,看起来是怪怕人的。每隔一会儿巫婆就加一点什么新的东西到药罐里去。当药煮到滚开的时候,有一个像鳄鱼的哭声飘出来了。最后药算是煎好了。它的样子像非常清亮的水。
“拿去吧!”巫婆说。于是她就把小人鱼的舌头割掉了。小人鱼现在成了一个哑巴,既不能唱歌,也不能说话。
“当你穿过我的森林回去的时候,如果珊瑚虫捉住了你的话,”巫婆说,“你只须把这药水洒一滴到它们的身上,它们的手臂和指头就会裂成碎片,向四边纷飞了。”可是小人鱼没有这样做的必要,固为当珊瑚虫一看到这亮晶晶的药水——它在她的手里亮得像一颗闪耀的星星——的时候,它们就在她面前惶恐地缩回去了。这样,她很快地就走过了森林、沼泽和激转的漩涡。
她可以看到她父亲的官殿了。那宽大的跳舞厅里的火把已经灭了,无疑地,里面的人已经入睡了。不过她不敢再去看他们,因为她现在已经是一个哑巴,而且就要永远离开他们。她的心痛苦得似乎要裂成碎片。她偷偷地走进花园,从每个姐姐的花坛上摘下一朵花,对着皇官用手指飞了一千个吻,然后他就浮出这深蓝色的海。
当她看到那王子的宫殿的时候,太阳还没有升起来。她庄严地走上那大理石台阶。
月亮照得透明,非常美丽。小人鱼喝下那服强烈的药剂。她马上觉到好像有一柄两面都快的刀子劈开了她纤细的身体。她马上昏了。倒下来好像死去一样。当太阳照到海上的时候,她才醒过来,她感到一阵剧痛。这时有一位年轻貌美的王子正立在她的面前。他乌黑的眼珠正在望着她,弄得她不好意思地低下头来。这时她发现她的鱼尾已经没有了,而获得一双只有少女才有的、最美丽的小小白腿。可是她没有穿衣服,所以她用她浓密的长头发来掩住自己的身体。王子问她是谁,怎样到这儿来的。她用她深蓝色的眼睛温柔而又悲哀地望着他,因为她现在已经不会讲话了。他挽着她的手,把她领进宫殿里去。
正如那巫婆以前跟她讲过的一样,她觉得每一步都好像是在锥子和利刀上行走。可是她情愿忍受这苦痛。她挽着王子的手臂,走起路来轻盈得像一个水泡。他和所有的人望着她这文雅轻盈的步子,感到惊奇。
现在她穿上了丝绸和细纱做的贵重衣服。她是宫里一个最美丽的人,然而她是一个哑巴,既不能唱歌。也不能讲话。漂亮的女奴隶,穿着丝绸,戴着金银饰物,走上前来,为王子和他的父母唱着歌。有一个奴隶唱得最迷人,王子不禁鼓起掌来,对她发出微笑。
这时小人鱼就感到一阵悲哀。她知道,有个时候她的歌声比那种歌声要美得多!她想:
“啊!只愿他知道,为了要和他在一起,我永远牺牲了我的声音!”
现在奴隶们跟着美妙的音乐,跳起优雅的、轻飘飘的舞来。这时小人鱼就举起她一双美丽的、白嫩的手,用脚尖站着,在地板上轻盈地跳着舞——从来还没有人这样舞过。
她的每一个动作都衬托出她的美。她的眼珠比奴隶们的歌声更能打动人的心坎。
大家都看得入了迷,特别是那位王于——他把她叫做他的“孤儿”。她不停地舞着,虽然每次当她的脚接触到地面的时候,她就像是在快利的刀上行走一样。王子说,她此后应该永远跟他在一起;因此她就得到了许可睡在他门外的一个天鹅绒的垫子上面。
他叫人为她做了一套男子穿的衣服,好使她可以陪他骑着马同行。他们走过香气扑鼻的树林,绿色的树枝扫过他们的肩膀,鸟儿在新鲜的叶子后面唱着歌。她和王子爬上高山。虽然她纤细的脚已经流出血来,而且也叫大家都看见了,她仍然只是大笑,继续伴随着他,一直到他们看到云块在下面移动、像一群向遥远国家飞去的小鸟为止。
在王子的宫殿里,夜里大家都睡了以后,她就向那宽大的台阶走去。为了使她那双发烧的脚可以感到一点清凉,她就站进寒冷的海水里。这时她不禁想起了住在海底的人们。
有一天夜里,她的姐姐们手挽着手浮过来了。她们一面在水上游泳,一面唱出凄怆的歌。这时她就向她们招手。她们认出了她;她们说她曾经多么叫她们难过。这次以后,她们每天晚上都来看她。有一晚,她遥远地看到了多年不曾浮出海面的老祖母和戴着王冠的海王。他们对她伸出手来,但他们不像她的那些姐姐,没有敢游近地面。
王子一无比一天更爱她。他像爱一个亲热的好孩子那样爱她,但是他从来没有娶她为皇后的思想。然而她必须做他的妻子,否则她就不能得到一个不灭的灵魂,而且会在他结婚的头一个早上就变成海上的泡沫。
“在所有的人中,你是最爱我的吗?”当他把她抱进怀里吻她前额的时候,小人鱼的眼睛似乎在这样说。
“是的,你是我最亲爱的人!”王子说,“因为你在一切人中有一颗最善良的心。
你对我是最亲爱的,你很像我某次看到过的一个年轻女子,可是我永远再也看不见她了。
那时我是坐在一艘船上——这船已经沉了。巨浪把我推到一个神庙旁的岸上。有几个年轻女子在那儿作祈祷。她们最年轻的一位在岸旁发现了我,因此救了我的生命。我只看到过她两次:她是我在这世界上能够爱的唯一的人,但是你很像她,你几乎代替了她留在我的灵魂中的印象。她是属于这个神庙的,因此我的幸运特别把你送给我。让我们永远不要分离吧!”
“啊,他却不知道我救了他的生命!”小人鱼想。“我把他从海里托出来,送到神庙所在的一个树林里。我坐在泡沫后面,窥望是不是有人会来。我看到那个美丽的姑娘——他爱她胜过于爱我。”这时小人鱼深深地叹了一口气——她哭不出声来。“那个姑娘是属于那个神庙的——他曾说过。她永不会走向这个人间的世界里来——他们永不会见面了。我是跟他在一起,每天看到他的。我要照看他,热爱他,对他献出我的生命!”
现在大家在传说王子快要结婚了,她的妻子就是邻国国王的一个女儿。他为这事特别装备好了一艘美丽的船。王子在表面上说是要到邻近王国里去观光,事实上他是为了要去看邻国君主的女儿。他将带着一大批随员同去。小人鱼摇了摇头,微笑了一下。她比任何人都能猜透王子的心事。
“我得去旅行一下!”他对她说过,“我得去看一位美丽的公主,这是我父母的命令,但是他们不能强迫我把她作为未婚妻带回家来!我不会爱她的。你很像神庙里的那个美丽的姑娘,而她却不像。如果我要选择新嫁娘的话,那未我就要先选你——我亲爱的、有一双能讲话的眼睛的哑巴孤女。”
于是他吻了她鲜红的嘴唇,摸抚着她的长头发、把他的头贴到她的心上,弄得她的这颗心又梦想起人间的幸福和一个不灭的灵魂来。
“你不害怕海吗,我的哑巴孤儿?”他问。这时他们正站在那艘华丽的船上,它正向邻近的王国开去。他和她谈论着风暴和平静的海,生活在海里的奇奇怪怪的鱼,和潜水夫在海底所能看到的东西。对于这类的故事,她只是微微地一笑,因为关于海底的事儿她比谁都知道得清楚。
在月光照着的夜里,大家都睡了,只有掌舵人立在舵旁。这时她就坐在船边上,凝望着下面清亮的海水,她似乎看到了她父亲的王宫。她的老祖母头上戴着银子做的皇冠,正高高地站在王宫顶上;她透过激流朝这条船的龙骨了望。不一会,他的姐姐们都浮到水面上来了,她们悲哀地望着她,苦痛地扭著她们白净的手。她向她们招手,微笑,同时很想告诉她们,说她现在一切都很美好和幸福。不过这时船上的一个侍者忽然向她这边走来。她的姐姐们马上就沉到水里,侍者以为自己所看到的那些白色的东西,不过只是些海上的泡沫。
第二天早晨,船开进邻国壮丽皇城的港口。所有教堂的钟都响起来了,号笛从许多高楼上吹来,兵士们拿着飘扬的旗子和明晃的刺刀在敬礼。每天都有一个宴会。舞会和晚会在轮流举行着,可是公主还没有出现。人们说她在一个遥远的神庙里受教育,学习皇家的一切美德。最后她终于到来了。
小人鱼迫切地想要看看她的美貌。她不得不承认她的美了,她从来没有看见过比这更美的形体。她的皮肤是那么细嫩,洁白;在她黑长的睫毛后面是一对微笑的、忠诚的、深蓝色的眼珠。
“就是你!”王子说,“当我像一具死尸躺在岸上的时候,救活我的就是你!”于是他把这位羞答答的新嫁娘紧紧地抱在自己的怀里。“啊,我太幸福了!”他对小人鱼说,“我从来不敢希望的最好的东西,现在终于成为事实了。你会为我的幸福而高兴吧,因为你是一切人中最喜欢我的人!”
小人鱼把他的手吻了一下。她觉得她的心在碎裂。他举行婚礼后的头一个早晨就会带给她灭亡,就会使她变成海上的泡沫。
教堂的钟都响起来了,传令人骑着马在街上宣布订婚的喜讯。每一个祭台上,芬芳的油脂在贵重的油灯里燃烧。祭司们挥着香炉,新郎和新娘互相挽着手来接受主教的祝福。小人鱼这时穿着丝绸,戴着金饰,托着新嫁娘的披纱,可是她的耳朵听不见这欢乐的音乐,她的眼睛看不见这神圣的仪式。她想起了她要灭亡的早晨,和她在这世界已经失去了的一切东西。
在同一天晚上,新郎和新娘来到船上。礼炮响起来了,旗帜在飘扬着。一个金色和紫色的皇家帐篷在船中央架起来了,里面陈设得有最美丽的垫子。在这儿,这对美丽的新婚夫妇将度过他们这清凉和寂静的夜晚。
风儿在鼓着船帆。船在这清亮的海上,轻柔地航行着,没有很大的波动。
当暮色渐渐垂下来的时候,彩色的灯光就亮起来了,水手们愉快地在甲板上跳起舞来。小人鱼不禁想起她第一次浮到海面上来的情景,想起她那时看到的同样华丽和欢乐的场面。她于是旋舞起来,飞翔着,正如一只被追逐的燕子在飞翔着一样。大家都在喝采,称赞她,她从来没有跳得这么美丽。快利的刀子似乎在砍着她的细嫩的脚,但是她并不感觉到痛,因为她的心比这还要痛。
她知道这是她看到他的最后一晚——为了他,她离开了她的族人和家庭,她交出了她美丽的声音,她每天忍受着没有止境的苦痛,然而他却一点儿也不知道。这是她能和他在一起呼吸同样空气的最后一晚,这是她能看到深沉的海和布满了星星的天空的最后一晚。同时一个没有思想和梦境的永恒的夜在等待着她——没有灵魂、而且也得不到一个灵魂的她。一直到半夜过后,船上的一切还是欢乐和愉快的。她笑着,舞着,但是她心中怀着死的思想。王子吻着自己的美丽的新娘:新娘抚弄着他的乌亮的头发。他们手搀着手到那华丽的帐篷里去休息。
船上现在是很安静的了。只有舵手站在舵旁。小人鱼把她洁白的手臂倚在舷墙上,向东方凝望,等待着晨曦的出现——她知道,头一道太阳光就会叫她灭亡,她看到她的姐姐们从波涛中涌现出来了。她们是像她自己一样地苍白。她们美丽的长头发已经不在风中飘荡了——因为它已经被剪掉了。
“我们已经把头发交给了那个巫婆,希望她能帮助你,使你今后不至于灭亡。她给了我们一把刀子。拿去吧,你看,它是多么快!在太阳没有出来以前,你得把它插进那个王子的心里去。当他的热血流到你脚上上时,你的双脚将会又联到一起,成为一条鱼尾,那么你就可以恢复人鱼的原形,你就可以回到我们这儿的水里来;这样,在你没有变成无生命的咸水泡沫以前,你仍旧可以活过你三百年的岁月。快动手!在太阳没有出来以前,不是他死,就是你死了!我们的老祖母悲恸得连她的白发都落光了,正如我们的头发在巫婆的剪刀下落掉一样。刺死那个王子,赶快回来吧!快动手呀!你没有看到天上的红光吗,几分钟以后,太阳就出来了,那时你就必然灭亡!”
她们发出一个奇怪的、深沉的叹息声,于是她们便沉入浪祷里去了。
小人鱼把那帐篷上紫色的帘子掀开,看到那位美丽的新娘把头枕在王子的怀里睡着了。她弯下腰,在王子清秀的眉毛上亲了一吻,于是他向天空凝视——朝霞渐渐地变得更亮了。她向尖刀看了一跟,接着又把眼睛掉向这个王子;他正在梦中喃喃地念着他的新嫁娘的名字。他思想中只有她存在。刀子在小人鱼的手里发抖。但是正在这时候,她把这刀子远远地向浪花里扔去。万子沉下的地方,浪花就发出一道红光,好像有许多血滴溅出了水面。她再一次把她迷糊的视线投向这王子,然后她就从船上跳到海里,她觉得她的身躯在融化成为泡沫。
现在太阳从海里升起来了。阳光柔和地、温暖地照在冰冷的泡沫上。因为小人鱼并没有感到灭亡。她看到光明的太阳,同时在她上面飞着无数透明的、美丽的生物。透过它们,她可以看到船上的白帆和天空的彩云。它们的声音是和谐的音乐。可是那么虚无缥缈,人类的耳朵简直没有办法听见,正如地上的眼睛不能看见它们一样。它们没有翅膀,只是凭它们轻飘的形体在空中浮动。小人鱼觉得自己也获得了它们这样的形体,渐渐地从泡沫中升起来。
“我将向谁走去呢?”她问。她的声音跟这些其他的生物一样,显得虚无缥缈,人世间的任何音乐部不能和它相比。
“到天空的女儿那儿去呀!”别的声音回答说。“人鱼是没有不灭的灵魂的,而且永远也不会有这样的灵魂,除非她获得了一个凡人的爱情。她的永恒的存在要依靠外来的力量。天空的女儿也没有永恒的灵魂,不过她们可以通过善良的行为而创造出一个灵魂。我们飞向炎热的国度里去,那儿散布着病疫的空气在伤害着人民,我们可以吹起清凉的风,可以把花香在空气中传播,我们可以散布健康和愉快的精神。三百年以后,当我们尽力做完了我们可能做的一切善行以后,我们就可以获得一个不灭的灵魂,就可以分享人类一切永恒的幸福了。你,可怜的个人鱼,像我们一样,曾经全心全意地为那个目标而奋斗。你忍受过痛苦;你坚持下去了;你已经超升到精灵的世界里来了。通过你的善良的工作,在三百年以后,你就可以为你自己创造出一个不灭的灵魂。”
小人鱼向上帝的太阳举起了她光亮的手臂,她第一次感到要流出眼泪。
在那条船上,人声和活动又开始了。她看到王子和他美丽的新娘在寻找她。他们悲悼地望着那翻腾的泡沫,好像他们知道她已经跳到浪涛里去了似的。在冥冥中她吻着这位新嫁娘的前额,她对王子微笑。于是她就跟其他的空气中的孩子们一道,骑上玫瑰色的云块,升人天空里去了。
“这样,三百年以后,我们就可以升入天国!”
“我们也许还不须等那么久!”一个声音低语着。“我们无形无影地飞进人类的住屋里去,那里面生活着一些孩子。每一天如果我们找到一个好孩子,如果他给他父母带来快乐、值得他父母爱他的话,上帝就可以缩短我们考验的时间。当我们飞过屋子的时候,孩子是不会知道的。当我们幸福地对着他笑的时候,我们就可以在这三百年中减去一年;但当我们看到一个顽皮和恶劣的孩子、而不得不伤心地哭出来的时候,那未每一颗眼泪就使我们考验的日子多加一天。”
篇20:英语读后感
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+ 加入清单Everyone should have a belief in his heart about life, beauty, and noble humanity. This is what Gump told me, who is a true man full of courage ,love, and sincerity in my mind.
Life is a box of chocolate and we can never know what it is inside before we open it. Just as Mrs Forrest put it, everyone has a destiny. As for Gump, he was thought to be a perfect fool since he was young. While, after watching the movie, I can not help but admire this young guy because of his braveness to deal with obstacles, his consistence to love and his devotion to friendship. Stupid he might seem to be, Gump gave a meaningful lesson to us who are what called more intelligent people.
Born as a boy with natural defects, Gump eventually accomplished plenty of achievements which we ordinary people can not approach. With a plain thought and natural optimism, Gump just did what he was good at, running as fast as he could, struggling toughly against destiny with all the facilities he had been given. To our surprise, he eventually graduated from college, got a military medal, became one of the best pingpong players around America and even owned a huge shrimp company. Astonishing and unbelievable as it was, those miracles did happen sometimes. Who says that great success only belongs to those
with super talents? In my opinion, those who endeavor to make their best also deserve applause and respect. Let us run towards the new sun and embrace everyday with hope and we can make a difference.
To tell the truth, I can not help but shed tears several times when I watch the moving scene where Gump rushed into dangerous forest again and again to save his battle companions. What great selfless devotion Gump showed us! Unfortunately, Bubble, one of the best friends of Gump died in the battle field, which left a great grief to Gum. While, after retiring from military service, Gum kept his promise and purchased a big shrimp ship in order to finish Bubble’ dream. Meanwhile, he also provided financial support to Bubble’ family. First Lieutenant Dan, a staunch soldier, who lost his two legs in Viet Nam , abandoned himself in the abyss of despair. Nevertheless, Gump still supported him and finally help him make peace with God. Gump told us that genuine friendship needs nothing but love and sincerity.
Life is like a feather which drifts randomly in the swing of wind and there are quite some things we can not determine. But what we can do is traveling as far as we can with a genuine belief for courage, love and sincerity .If so, when time flied and all things fade away someday, the fragrance of our mellow life will last forever, just like what Gump did.