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珍.奥斯汀的名著《傲慢偏见》,其时空背景设定在十九世纪初的英国。书中拘谨的男主角达西先生,外在的表现是傲慢的代表;而很有自己想法的女主角伊丽莎白小姐,则演绎了偏见一词。

故事从彼此互相看不顺眼,后来透过每一次见面时的"激烈沟通",进而发现事实和自己先入为主的观念不同。然后男女主角终于各自改变外在的傲慢,放下偏见的执着,剧情急转直下,演变成对彼此的欣赏和爱慕。书中一连串精彩的对白和戏剧性的情节,令我读得废寝忘食,舍不得放下书本片刻。

在人与人初认识时,第一印象往往是最深刻的。但是我们定论对方的"第一印象"真的正确无误吗?达西先生因为在舞会上怠慢了伊丽莎白小姐,导致她对他产生了偏见。加上后来有心人士制造出来的谎言,使得女主角对男主角的看法深信不疑。我们有时候不也犯了跟伊莉莎白小姐同样的错误,只看得见别人眼中的刺,却看不见自己眼中的梁柱吗?

读完了这本书,我发现其实傲慢与偏见是如影随形的。当我们对某人有了偏见,对待他的态度就会不经意的表现出傲慢。而如果自己经常不自觉的流露傲慢的神情,则他人对我们的偏见也将随之而来。当傲慢遇上偏见,

结果就是互看不顺眼, 事事唱反调, 对人不对事, 甚至变成为反对而反对……等等非理性状况。频道不同的双方也很难有沟通与了解的机会。

别以为我们初中生在日常生活中就不可能出现这种情况。举例来说, 如果有转学生来我们的班级,

很可能因为他对于新环境感到陌生,再加上不擅长与人交际或言谈不当,而让旧生误会对方是自视甚高,或是态度傲慢。而这自以为是,则容易转成对转学生的偏见。当傲慢遇上偏见的结果,往往就是因误解而产生不可抹灭的隔阂。

要避免上述情况发生,唯有放下傲慢的态度, 丢掉偏见的眼光,

以同理心对待。透过互相沟通了解,才能认识真正的彼此。就像是书中的达西先生,虽然外表给人高傲, 自大,

目空一切的印象。但是内心却是善良诚恳且愿意放下身段的,其不固执己见的态度着实令人赞赏。

而伊丽莎白小姐总是"勇敢的表达自己的想法"这一点,

也让我佩服不已。因为我自己在每一次的团体讨论时,总是最安静的一个。即使心中有不同的意见,也因为害怕而不敢表达出来,这是我最应该学习的地方。

要了解一个人就不应该只看表面,而是应该和对方坦诚相待。不用刻意做出讨好的行为,只要表现最真的一面,才有好的互动,才是好的循环。如何与人和睦相处?应对进退如何顾全大体?待人接物如何不伤大雅?遇到摩擦或误解时,如何表达才能化解疑虑?这本书点出的问题,值得深思,耐人寻味,而且是我们初中生必须要好好思考和学习的一门重要功课。

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篇1:傲慢与偏见读书笔记

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傲慢偏见》是一部在文学历史长河中闪烁光芒的著作,平实的题材,生动的形象以及重要的社会意义为本书奠定了极其高的地位。

《傲慢与偏见》是简·奥斯汀的代表作。这部作品以日常生活为素材,一反当时社会上流行的感伤小说的内容和矫揉造作的写作方法,生动地反映了18世纪末到19世纪初处于保守和闭塞状态下的英国乡镇生活和世态人情。

简·奥斯汀是英国女小说家。生于乡村小镇斯蒂文顿,父亲是当地教区牧师。奥斯汀没有上过正规学校,但受到较好的家庭教育,主要教材就是父亲的文学藏书。奥斯汀一家爱读流行小说,多半是庸俗的消遣品。她少女时期的习作就是对这类流行小说的滑稽模仿,这样就形成了她作品中嘲讽的基调。她20岁左右开始写作,共发表了6部长篇小说。1811年出版的《理智与情感》是她的处女作,随后又接连发表了《傲慢与偏见》、《曼斯菲尔德花园》、《爱玛》、《诺桑觉寺》和《劝导》。

《傲慢与偏见》并没有什么波澜起伏的故事情节,描绘的都是生活琐事,平淡的故事中我看到了作者的别具匠心,大量形容词的运用是为人物形象做了铺垫,极其夸张的表现正是人物性格的体现,善于在日常平凡事物中塑造鲜明的人物形象。

《傲慢与偏见》原名《最初的印象》,是奥斯丁的代表作,通过婚姻问题的描写展示了当时英国社会的生活画面。故事围绕贝内特一家几个女儿的婚姻大事展开。从伦敦新搬来的单身汉阔少宾利先生爱上了温柔美貌的大女儿简,他的朋友达西则倾情于二女儿伊丽莎白。由于她听信了年轻军官韦恩的谗言而对达西产生了偏见致使这桩婚姻进行的十分缓慢。经过一连串有趣的周折后,误会终于得以消除。达西克服了傲气,伊丽莎白也克服了对他的偏见,最后两人终成眷属。与此同时,作品还涉及了另外两对青年男女的结合过程,即已是27岁的夏洛特出于寻找归宿找个可以依靠的有钱人遂于柯林斯结婚,莉迪亚一贯轻浮,与韦恩私奔后,经达西搭救而苟合成婚。奥斯丁正是通过对不同婚姻的描写表达自己对建立在互相理解和真诚爱情基础上的婚姻的赞扬和对以门第财产和情欲为基础的爱情的讽刺。在一定程度上,这部小说也反映了当时英国妇女争取婚姻自主的愿望与理想。

作者在本文中塑造了各种人物对婚姻的不同对待,有姐姐简的一波三折,有妹妹的一味追求外表金钱和地位,和夏洛特与柯林斯的无爱婚姻悲剧,他们虽然说都是对伊丽莎白和达西婚姻的陪衬但是足以看出作者想要表达出自己内心的爱情婚姻观,以及对社会风气的批判。

在批判的同时,作者也褒扬着伊丽莎白和达西的婚姻。他们不顾地位差异,尽管一波三折,但是最终的美满结局就是作者所赞扬的。作者呼吁着女性们要有自己的主见,放远眼见,这样才能去主宰自己的一切,才能促成自己美满的生活。在女性不受公平待遇的社会,他的这种呼吁是难能可贵的。

本书中的语言深刻令人深思,代表了作者对封建制度的不满与抨击,如“对不要脸的人,决不能低估了其不要脸的程度。”而另一方面,也表现出作者对美好爱情的歌颂与赞扬:“将感情埋藏得太深有时是件坏事。如果一个女人掩饰了对自己所爱的男子的感情,她也许就失去了得到他的机会。”

《傲慢与偏见》毫无疑问是一篇不朽之作。

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篇2:《傲慢与偏见》英文读后感

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The novel opens with the famous line, "It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.". and ends with two marriages: Jane and Bingleys, as well as Darcy and Elizabeths. Both couples are assumed to live happily ever after.

Elizabeth (Lizzy) Bennet is the core of the family. Elizabeth is the second of Mr. and Mrs. Bennets five daughters, and is an intelligent, bold, attractive twenty-year-old when the story begins. In addition to being her fathers favourite, Elizabeth is characterized as a sensible, yet stubborn, woman. Misled by his cold outward behaviour, Elizabeth originally holds Mr. Darcy in contempt. However, she finds that Mr. Darcy improves on acquaintance, more so than she would expect.

Fitzwilliam Darcy (commonly known as Mr. Darcy) is the central male character and Elizabeths second love interest in the novel. He is an intelligent, wealthy, extremely handsome and reserved 28-year-old man, who often appears haughty or proud to strangers but possesses an honest and kind nature underneath. Initially, he considers Elizabeth his social inferior, unworthy of his attention, but he finds that, despite his inclinations, he cannot deny his feelings for Elizabeth. His initial proposal of marriage is rejected because of his pride and Elizabeths prejudice against him; however, at the end of the novel, after their relationship has blossomed, he is happily engaged to a loving Elizabeth.

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最近读了《傲慢偏见》,颇有感受。本书作者是简·奥斯丁,她是英国小说家,她没有上过正规学校但在父母的.指导下,在她20岁左右开始了写作。从18世纪末到19世纪初,充斥英国文坛的只是“伤感小说”和“哥特小说”,而奥斯丁的小说却破旧立新,一反常规地展现了英国的日常生活和田园风光。

《傲慢与偏见》就以喜剧为结局,讲述了四段婚姻:简与宾利先生的一见钟情,让双方步入爱河;伊丽莎白和达西先生之间存在了许多误会,后来误会化作了理解,加德纳夫妇把伊丽莎白带到了德比郡,二人结为伉俪;而轻浮放荡、爱慕虚荣的莉迪亚和满是虚伪的威克姆草率冲动的在一起,让街坊邻居说尽了闲言碎语;柯林斯与夏洛特仅仅追求物质生活,让贝内特太太头痛不已……

四段婚姻,形成了两种鲜明的对比,前者追求真爱而后者追求物质生活。当然,《傲慢与偏见》中不仅仅批判了后者的愚昧无知,还有上流社会中的太太们思想上的封建:认为只有上等人才配得上自己的儿女、亲人。总是傲睨自若的对待那些无权无势的人,这使得普通百姓总是片面的看待他们,可能他们很善良。但在人们的交往中,普通百姓仍持有对他们的偏见——他们很傲慢!

其实我认为那些无权无势的人的偏见是不错的,倘若那些上层人士放下架子、和善待人,那么不仅仅是简,宾利先生和伊丽莎白,达西先生的婚姻那么顺利,整个社会都会变得和谐!

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如果要用来概括《傲慢偏见》的内容,那就是:由于两种情绪——傲慢与偏见,而凑合了4起有趣的婚姻。如果要用一句话来阐述《傲慢与偏见》隐含的内容,那就是:从与婚姻看社会。开篇的第一句话便点出了小说的主线——婚姻。而且在那时,仿佛越早结婚,家里人就越有面子。而个人的出身、家人的素质,也会对晚辈的婚姻带来极大影响。

全本小说描绘了许多性格各异的人,可谓是社会一个的缩影。有脾气古怪、专横而不懂得人情事理的妈妈,有高傲、理智的达西先生,有温文尔雅的宾利先生和大姐简……而最让我记忆犹新的,就是威克姆先生。

也许你会觉得奇怪,为什么那个虚假的人,会让我觉得记忆犹新?也许正是因为他的虚假吧。他拥有英俊的外表,可内心却不堪入目。在所有的人面前,他戴这一张厚厚的面具——优雅的举止、讨人喜欢的谈吐,这几乎蒙蔽了所有人。你可以认为这是他的一种能耐,但换一个角度来想想,会怎么样呢?

当威克姆在小镇上到处散播谣言,达西先生没有走出来澄清事实;一直被他欺骗的女主角伊丽莎白是怎样知道他真实的一面的?是达西先生那封充满怨气的解释信;当威克姆欠了一屁股的赌债,又和伊丽莎白的妹妹莉底亚私奔时,是达西先生为他还的债,逼迫他与莉底亚结婚。但他对莉底亚的家人却只字不提。现在你明白了吗?为什么威克姆可以蒙蔽别人如此嚣张?对,因为达西先生的大度。因为他的大度,引来的许许多多的误会,以至于他差点就要失去一份真挚的爱情。

在社会中,像威克姆这样的人实在是太多。有些是被生活所迫,有些则是为了一些个人的利益。不论怎样,大家总是戴着面具。社会是需要,可是过于的宽容只会让那些人更加嚣张、无理。面对别人的过错,我们需要宽容、理解。可面对别人无理的行为,既不要“人敬我一尺,我敬人一仗”,也不可“默默无闻”,我们需要的是适当的反抗和解释,正所谓不平则鸣。

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篇5:傲慢与偏见英语读后感

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There is no doubt that Pride and Prejudice is well-known, the book that is written by Jane Austen has an influence on the culture.As far as I’m concerned ,the ending of the fiction is wonderful, Elizabeth and Darcy won their happiness, leading a colourful life .

First of all, let’s learn about the author who is Jane Austen .She was unmarried all her life. She was born in a mid-class family and was brought up in a comfortable environment with harmonious surroundings, so there’s not too many conflicts in her sight neither in her novel. In Pride and Prejudice she talked different ideas about love and marriage through different characters.

Jane Austen disclosed mid-class young ladies’ different ideas of marriage and love through describing the different ways in which the Bennet girls doing with their marriage problems,and this undoubtedly shows the writer’s idea about love and marriage: it’s wrong to get married just for property, wealth and status while neither would it be without caring about those elements.Jane Austen just attached great significance to marriage through her novel

by telling people that marriage should be regarded carefully.

Then, let’s get close to story.The details is that Mr. Bennet is an English gentleman with an estate in Hertfordshire. He has five unmarried daughters but no sons while his inheritance must be inherited by a male, so Mrs. Bennet has been keen to seek husband for her daughters with great enthusiasm.

One day the Bennets had a new neighbor called Bingley who was a wealthy bachelor and followed be the target of Mrs. Bennet. At a ball Bingley fell in love with Jane Bennet who’s the oldest daughter of the Bennets. Bingley’s friend Darcy also came to the ball and struck the sights, many girls liked him while he thought all of them couldn’t suit his preference, including Elizabeth. Mr. Darcy always shows others a impression of pride, having found this Elizabeth began to hate Mr. Darcy.

Before long Darcy fell in love with Elizabeth Bennett because of her lovely behavior, while Elizabeth is disgusted by his pride and has a prejudice about him. The official Wickham was welcomed by the villagers, and Elizabeth also took a shine to him. Wickham told someting about darcy,which increased Eli’s prejudice about Mr. Darcy. At

another ball Mr. Darcy invited Elizabeth to dance with him, but Eli refused him. Eli’s elder male cousin Mr. Collin came to Hertfordshire to inherit the Bennetts property by rules, he wanted to marry with one of the Bennets. Having known that Jane was already engaged with Mr. Bingley, he asked Elizabeth to marry him but was seriously rejected. At last he proposed to Charllote who was Eli’s friend.

Mr. Collins was good at flattering and he got the pastorate with the help of Lady Catherine. Once his family was invited to Rosings Garden by Lady Catherine. Elizabeth also went there with Mr. Collin and Charllote. There she met Mr. Darcy who’s Lady Catherine’s nephew.Then Mr. Darcy came to the Collins’ and confessed his love for Elizabeth, of course he was rejected impolitely.

Afterwards Mr. Darcy wrote a letter to Eli in order to remove her misunderstandings of him. Elizabeth’s uncle and aunt were also impressed by Mr. Darcy’s politeness. Gradually Eli’s prejudice of Mr. Darcy disappeared. Eventually they became couple.

In my opinion ,on the one hand,I think Elizabeth has personality ethic which caused her independent idea about love and marriage and in consequence she earned a happy

life. There’re also Eli’s sisters’ love stories served as contrasts to the female subject’s ideal marriage, such as Charlotte and Collin’s life: they do had a luxury life, but there’s no real love between them and this kind of marriage is surely a tragedy of society.On the other hand,Darcy is brave ,he did do his best to pursuit his love.

As a matter of fact,everyone has shortcomings ,after reading the story ,I did realize that we should find our advantages and disadvantages by ourselves.Moreover,it’s necessary for us to try our best to get over shortcomings.I am aware that we ought to get along with others with the same attitude.The right that seeking for happiness is equal for everyone.therefore,we should value the things that we have,and cherish the chances.

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十八世纪的英国,社会上社会上流行的感伤小说的内容和矫揉造作的写作方法,而有一本书,它的作者用着最真实的语言,生动地反映了18世纪末到19世纪初处于保守和闭塞状态下的英国乡镇生活和世态人情——《傲慢偏见》。

故事主要以发生在那个时代的四门婚姻为主题,其中最主要的,自然是发生在女主角伊丽莎白·班纳特与男主角费茨威廉·达西之间的爱恨情仇。伊丽莎白是个勇于追求爱情、漂亮聪明、坚强可爱的中产阶级女子。故事主要以她对达西先生从一开始的厌恶到尊敬,再到爱慕为线索,也穿插了在几个发生在她身边的幸福或不幸的婚姻。

十八世纪,大英帝国正处于国家发展的巅峰时期,而奥斯丁却把视线关注在英国乡间,她以朴实的文笔描写出乡村里的各种爱恨情仇以及人们的心理变化和情感。当时英国乡间的生活在作者看来是惬意悠闲的,纯朴中包含平凡自然,但是整个英国社会的影响力始终波及着乡村,如势利、炫耀、虚荣和对婚姻的看法。

看了这本书后我想了很多,不仅是当时人们对婚姻的评判标准,还有他们对爱情的理解。在当时的社会,婚姻结缔的幸福条件就是男方有丰厚的家产,女方有不错的嫁妆,这样的婚姻就会被众人羡慕。可是这样的结合真的会给人们带来精神上的满足吗?诚然,这样的婚姻类似于一种资产合并,以钱作为婚姻的基础,在我看来是不明智而且可笑的。“什么是爱情”,这个问题似乎当时的大部分人都不能真正理解其实对于这样的社会状况,或许会有那么一些人在心里默默地反抗。所以我佩服伊丽莎白敢恨敢爱的性格,她能正视自己内心的想法而不被物质生活冲昏头脑,我想这样的人真的很可贵,在我看来,她便是那个时代的勇士。

最令我感动的情节是书中伊丽莎白在搞清楚之前对达西的误会后她所表现出来的坚持。看过这本书的人都了解,伊丽莎白消除对达西的偏见后,他们对彼此产生了日益增长的感情,而伊丽莎白对这份感情的坚持和风雨无阻的与之同行,是令人感动的。

很多时候,我们都会忽略事实的真相,因而对一个人一件事产生错误的注解。所以我们应该学会正确的判断和耐心的摸索,这样,或许我们能看到一些很美好的人。

只有了解才会有改变,当偏见化成真诚,那便是最幸福的时刻。

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篇7:《三国演义》英文读后感

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导语:《三国演义》是中国四大名著之一。下面是yuwenmi小编为大家整理的优秀英语读后感,欢迎阅读与借鉴,谢谢!

Recently I have read a famous Chinese classical novel-The romance of the Three Kingdoms and I felt benefit a lot. Let me tell you about my feelings.

The romance of the Three Kingdoms is one of the four great Chinese master pieces. It was written by Luo Guanzhong, who was born in 1330. It describes nearly 200 characters and tells the story from the late Eastern Han dynasty to the unified of Jin dynasty.

The minute I started to read this book, I was deeply impressed by the sentence at the beginning of the novel: "The empire, long divided, must unite; long united, must divide." It is so philosophical. It reflected the main history of the Three Kingdoms, from the rebellion of the Yellow Turbans to the replacement of the division of the country into Three Kingdoms (Wei, Shu and Wu) by the Jin Dynasty. In these periods, it showed a lot of heroic deeds, and what the heroes did had made a brilliant history. In this novel, the hero I admire mostly is Guan Yu, the general of Shu.

"A man of enormous height, nine spans tall, with a two-foot-long beard flowing from his rich, ruddy cheeks. He had glistening lips, eyes sweeping sharply back like those of the crimson-faced phoenix, and brows like nestling silkworms. His stature was imposing, his bearing awesome." This is Guan Yus appearance. He was called as hero not only because of his handsome looking, but because of his precious characters.

He is the embodiment of loyalty, wisdom and bravery. Once, when Guan Yu was having a battle with Cao Cao (the Master of Wei), he lost connection with Liu Bei(the Master of Shu), and finally he had to surrender because Liu Beis family was with him. Cao Cao appreciated Guan Yus talents, he provided a fabulous palace and lots of money to Guan Yu. Despite Guan Yu was taken good care of in the Cao Cao’s camp, but his heart was still with the Liu Bei’s camp. He had never given up looking for his master. As soon as he got the news of Liu Bei, Guan Yu had forced five passes and slew six captains, finally he found his master. His behavior showed not only his loyalty to his master but also his bravery.

Admittedly, Guan Yus death is also a lamentable. Because of his complacency, he looked down on the army of Wu, lost Jingzhou (an important City), finally, he flopped, and was killed by his personal enemy.

With his personal likes and dislikes, regardless of the consequences, it led to the disruption of the alliance between Wu and Shu, the whole situation was changed greatly.

Guan Yu’s lesson tells us: No matter how talented you are, you’d better remain modest and be humble.

This is a great novel that depicts the countless legendary stories. We can learn not only the characters of the heroes, but also the political and military strategies. It is a best way to experience the profound Chinese ancient culture. Tiancheng(Daniel)Dai

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最近我读了一本著名的中国古典小说>,我觉得受益匪浅。让我告诉你我的感受。

三国演义是中国四大名著之一。这是罗贯中写的,他出生于1330。它描述了近200个字,讲述了从东汉晚期到金朝统一的故事。

从我开始读这本书的那一刻起,我就对小说开头的一句话印象深刻:“帝国,长期分裂,必须团结;长期团结,必须分裂。”。它反映了三个王国的主要历史,从黄巾起义到国家部门更换成三个王国(魏、舒、吴)由晋。在这些时期,它表现了许多英雄事迹,英雄们做了辉煌的历史。在这部小说中,我最敬佩的英雄是舒将军关羽。

一个身材高大,身高九米,长着一二英尺长胡须的男人从他那红润红润的脸颊上流出。他有着闪亮的嘴唇,眼睛像深红色的凤凰一样深深地向后扫着,眉毛像刚开花的蚕。他的身材很高,他的举止令人敬畏.“这是关羽的样子。他之所以被称为英雄不仅是因为他英俊的外表,而是因为他珍贵的品格。

他是忠诚、智慧和勇敢的化身。有一次,当关羽和曹操(魏的主人)发生战斗时,他失去了与刘备(舒的主人)的联系,最后他不得不投降,因为刘备的家人和他在一起。曹操欣赏关羽的才华,他为关羽提供了一座华丽的宫殿和很多钱。尽管关羽在曹操的营地里得到了很好的照顾,但他的心仍然在刘备的营地里。他从未放弃寻找他的主人。关羽一听到刘备的消息,就强行传了五关,打死了六个上尉,最后他找到了他的主人。他的行为不仅表现出他对主人的忠诚,而且表现了他的勇敢。

诚然,关羽的死也是悲惨的。因为他的自满,他看不起吴的军队,失去了荆州(一个重要的城市),最后,他失败了,并被他的仇人杀死。

他不顾个人好恶,不顾后果,导致吴与舒的同盟破裂,整个局面发生了重大变化。

关羽的教训告诉我们:无论你多么有天赋,你最好保持谦虚和谦虚。

这是一部描写无数传奇故事的伟大小说。我们不仅可以学习英雄人物,而且可以学习政治和军事战略。是体验博大精深的中国古代文化的最佳途径。田成(丹尼尔)

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篇8:傲慢与偏见阅读感想800字

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十八世纪的英国,社会上流行的感伤小说的内容和矫揉造作的写作方法,而有一本书,它的作者用着最真实的语言,生动地反映了18世纪末到19世纪初处于保守和闭塞状态下的英国乡镇生活和世态人情——《傲慢偏见》。

故事主要以发生在那个时代的四门婚姻为主题,其中最主要的,自然是发生在女主角伊丽莎白·班纳特与男主角费茨威廉·达西之间的爱恨情仇。伊丽莎白是个勇于追求爱情、漂亮聪明、坚强可爱的中产阶级女子。故事主要以她对达西先生从一开始的厌恶到尊敬,再到爱慕为线索,也穿插了在几个发生在她身边的幸福或不幸的婚姻。

十八世纪,大英帝国正处于国家发展的巅峰时期,而奥斯丁却把视线关注在英国乡间,她以朴实的文笔描写出乡村里的各种爱恨情仇以及人们的心理变化和情感。当时英国乡间的生活在作者看来是惬意悠闲的,纯朴中包含平凡自然,但是整个英国社会的影响力始终波及着乡村,如势利、炫耀、虚荣和对婚姻的看法。

看了这本书后我想了很多,不仅是当时人们对婚姻的评判标准,还有他们对爱情的理解。在当时的社会,婚姻结缔的幸福条件就是男方有丰厚的家产,女方有不错的嫁妆,这样的婚姻就会被众人羡慕。可是这样的结合真的会给人们带来精神上的满足吗?诚然,这样的婚姻类似于一种资产合并,以钱作为婚姻的基础,在我看来是不明智而且可笑的。“什么是爱情”,这个问题似乎当时的大部分人都不能真正理解其实对于这样的社会状况,或许会有那么一些人在心里默默地反抗。所以我佩服伊丽莎白敢恨敢爱的性格,她能正视自己内心的想法而不被物质生活冲昏头脑,我想这样的人真的很可贵,在我看来,她便是那个时代的勇士。

最令我感动的情节是书中伊丽莎白在搞清楚之前对达西的误会后她所表现出来的坚持。看过这本书的人都了解,伊丽莎白消除对达西的偏见后,他们对彼此产生了日益增长的感情,而伊丽莎白对这份感情的坚持和风雨无阻的与之同行,是令人感动的。

很多时候,我们都会忽略事实的真相,因而对一个人一件事产生错误的注解。所以我们应该学会正确的判断和耐心的摸索,这样,或许我们能看到一些很美好的人。

只有了解才会有改变,当偏见化成真诚,那便是最幸福的时刻。

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篇9:傲慢与偏见阅读感想800字

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傲慢的达西和带有偏见的伊丽莎白,因门第与财富的差距一开始没有走一起。然而,在傲慢与偏见之外,达西改变了过去骄傲自负的神态,伊丽莎白消除了对他的误会与偏见,两人从此缔结了美满姻缘。

傲慢与偏见之外,是俩人在各方面的平等,是俩人真正客观认识对方,是美好的结局。

走出傲慢与偏见,走出世俗的禁锢,才发现世界原来如此美好。

贝多芬走出了尘世的喧嚣,在音乐的国度尽情跳跃;居里夫人走出了名利的纷犹,在科学的世界中迈出了更深远的步伐;陶渊明走出了世俗的黑暗,在自由的南山中悠然采菊……

走出去,人生就此改变,世界就此焕发意义。走出去,走出世俗,走出名利,走出保守,走出套子…..走出去,在人生中轻松徜徉,嗅着人间芬芳。

出于保守和闭塞的状态下,人性难以自由的发展,导致自我真正的意愿和想法被桎梏。相当于自己的社会生活被社会和世俗所安排。若不走出原来设定好的套子,那么从你一出生,你的命运就已被安排。这样的恶性循环之下,生活将变得毫无意义,你存在的意义就只在于按照正确轨道运行。你存在的意义,只在于你存在。

从“子承父业”到“大众创业”,从“按经验去做”到“改革”,从“父母之命”到“自由恋爱”等,越来越多的人“脱离”了原定轨道,向着自己的方向发展。

然而过早地或不正确地脱离,还会导致悲剧发生。在《傲慢与偏见》中不正确脱轨的事例也屡见不鲜。伊丽莎白的妹妹莉迪亚与军官威科姆的私奔,致使全家人深遭诟骂,导致其所有的姐姐妹妹都无法出嫁。现实生活中,童星过早过度地参加娱乐性活动,过分成熟的装束、语言遭到网友“炮轰”。童星们暴露在众目睽睽之下,被反复炒作,发酵,成为人们津津乐道的八卦。他们早早地超过同龄人接触社会,过早离开了“温室”,在聚光灯下展示自我、生活。

走出去,正确、适时地走出去,避开食古不化的轨道,踏上前往美好未来的征程。走出去,不让感情沉睡,不让思想灰暗,不让心灵死寂。生命在行走中才有高度。既然江河东去,时光流逝,我们的脚步就不能停下。那么,走出去吧!

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篇10:《哈姆雷特》英文读后感范文

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Shakspere (wrong spelling) created Hamlet--a man with wisdom and courage .In order to revenge on his uncle for killing his father, he pretented (spelling mistake) to be mad and suffered a series of misery. On the contrary, we can also say that Hamlet is rude and selfish for he did not think twice before his revenge . if (Capitalize "If" since it is the beginning word of the sentence.) a country has no king, how can a country keep alive (You need a question mark here since it is a question.) So, every thing has two sides, the bright side and adumbral side. Every time we make a decision we have to think twice.

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Be careful with your spelling, grammar, and punctuation. Too many uncessary mistakes.It is good that you looked at both the dark and bright sides of Hamlet. Thats quite objective and convincing.

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篇11:《狂蟒之灾》英文读后感

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导语:《狂蟒之灾》在蜿蜒流长的亚马逊河流域的雨林深处,生活着古老而神秘的舒尔族。他们与世隔绝,以食人蛇为叩拜图腾。围绕着舒尔族人的传说和秘密让雨淋之外的人们振奋不已。下面是yuwenmi小编为大家整理的优秀英语读后感,欢迎阅读与借鉴,谢谢!

Every preconceived notion audiences might have about "Anaconda" is correct. This supposed serpentine shocker features doomed adventurers wading through murky water while a deadly snake approaches and "Jaws"-like music throbs. The plot retraces a formula employed by countless predecessors to kill off its supporting characters in a predictable sequence. And theres the bad guy with the foreign accent, and the requisite romance between handsome anthropologist and shapely journalist. Its all here, as is an ironic comfort in watching such a well-worn tale from the dark side.

Dr. Steven Cale (Eric Stoltz) is heading down the Amazon in search of an undocumented Indian tribe. Joining him is Terri Flores ("Selenas" Jennifer Lopez), a filmmaker charged with recording Dr. Cales quest. Ten minutes into their voyage, snaky Paul Sarone (Jon Voight) jumps aboard and commandeers the boat to begin a Captain Ahab-style hunt for his gigantic underwater nemesis: the titular anaconda upon whose nonexistent shoulders this movie rests. Despite satisfactory performances from the cast, the films human characters remain secondary to this nasty snake and the special effects that created it.

Scary, this movie isnt. The faux serpent, albeit an impressive creature, looks wholly unrealistic as it zips through water and air like a Saturday morning cartoon character. And such schlocky touches as the anacondas penchant for regurgitation are more gross (and funny) than frightening. What chills there are spring more from standard stalk-and-startle techniques than from the creepy characteristics associated with snakes. Director Luis Llosa ("The Specialist") shot "Anaconda" in Brazil, and the tropical setting imbues his movie with much-needed authenticity and cinematic richness. Llosa advances the story at an absorbing clip that never bores the audience, and he wisely eschews any high-minded discourse about good and evil. As cheesy, predictable horror flicks go, "Anaconda" squeezes considerable life from its limited aspirations.

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篇12:格列佛游记英文读后感

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one of the most interesting questions about gullivers travels is whether the houyhnhnms represent an ideal of rationality or whether on the other hand they are the butt of swifts satire. in other words, in book iv, is swift poking fun at the talking horses or does he intend for us to take them seriously as the proper way to act? if we look closely at the way that the houyhnhnms act, we can see that in fact swift does not take them seriously: he uses them to show the dangers of pride.

first we have to see that swift does not even take gullver seriously. for instance, his name sounds much like gullible, which suggests that he will believe anything. also, when he first sees the yahoos and they throw excrement on him, he responds by doing the same in return until they run away. he says, "i must needs discover some more rational being," even though as a human he is already the most rational being there is. this is why swift refers to erasmus darwins discovery of the origin of the species and the voyage of the beagle-to show how gulliver knows that people are at the top of the food chain. but if lemule gulliver is satirized, so are the houyhnhnms, whose voices sound like the call of castrati. they walk on two legs instead of four, and seem to be much like people. as gulliver says, "it was with the utmost astonishment that i witnessed these creatures playing the flute and dancing a vienese waltz. to my mind, they seemed like the greatest humans ever seen in court, even more dextrous than the lord edmund burke" . as this quote demonstrates, gulliver is terribly impressed, but his admiration for the houyhnhnms is short-lived because they are so prideful. for instance, the leader of the houyhnhnms claims that he has read all the works of charles dickens, and that he can singlehandedly recite the names of all the kings and queens of england up to george ii. swift subtly shows that this houyhnhnms pride is misplaced when, in the middle of the intellectual competition, he forgets the name of queen elizabeths husband.

swifts satire of the houyhnhnms comes out in other ways as well. one of the most memorable scenes is when the dapple grey mare attempts to woo the horse that guenivre has brought with him to the island. first she acts flirtatiously, parading around the bewildered horse. but when this does not have the desired effect, she gets another idea: "as i watched in amazement from my perch in the top of a tree, the sorrel nag dashed off and returned with a yahoo on her back who was yet more monstrous than mr. pope being fitted by a clothier. she dropped this creature before my nag as if offering up a sacrifice. my horse sniffed the creature and turned away." it might seem that we should take this scene seriously as a failed attempt at courtship, and that consequently we should see the grey mare as an unrequited lover. but it makes more sense if we see that swift is being satiric here: it is the female houyhnhnm who makes the move, which would not have happened in eighteenth-century england. the houyhnhm is being prideful, and it is that pride that makes him unable to impress gullivers horse. gulliver imagines the horse saying, sblood, the notion of creating the bare backed beast with an animal who had held mr. pope on her back makes me queezy .

a final indication that the houyhnmns are not meant to be taken seriously occurs when the leader of the houynhms visits lilliput, where he visits the french royal society. he goes into a room in which a scientist is trying to turn wine into water (itself a prideful act that refers to the marriage at gallilee). the scientist has been working hard at the experiment for many years without success, when the houyhnmn arrives and immediately knows that to do: "the creature no sooner stepped through the doorway than he struck upon a plan. slurping up all the wine in sight, he quickly made water in a bucket that sat near the door" .

he has accomplished the scientists goal, but the scientist is not happy, for his livelihood has now been destroyed. swifts clear implication is that even though the houyhnhmns are smart, they do not know how to use that knowledge for the benefit of society, only for their own prideful agrandizement.

throughout gullivers travels, the houyhnhms are shown to be an ideal gone wrong. though their intent might have been good, they dont know how to do what they want to do because they are filled with pride. they mislead gulliver and they even mislead themselves. the satire on them is particularly well explained by the new born houyhnhm who, having just been born, exclaims, "with this sort of entrance, what must i expect from the rest of my life!" .

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篇13:关于《麦琪的礼物》英文读后感

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"The gift of the magi" tells a story like this: in order to buy a platinum fob chain for her husband as a Christmas gift, his wife, sold a head of show hair. And her husband for the same purpose, sold the ancestral gold watch for his wife bought a set of combs. Although each others gift lost use value, but they get more important things than feelings, love, is priceless.

After reading it, I ask: arent rich couple, but it can in the ordinary day make such a remarkable thing: for the sake of each other, regardless of their completely. It is because they love each other, so would do such extraordinary things. By contrast, how much I pay for others? In life, I always for a little dispute, with others, haggle over every ounce, finally do more harm than good, bad credibility instead, why dont I learn from them, care about each other, and what is bad? I should really reflect on yourself.

"Lover one constant love", only care about each other and love each other, for the sake of others, the world wouldnt be so indifferent and cold.

麦琪的礼物》讲述了一个这样的故事:为了给丈夫买一条白金表链作为圣诞礼物,妻子卖掉了一头秀发。而丈夫出于同样目的,卖掉了祖传的金表给妻子买了一套发梳。尽管彼此的礼物都失去了使用价值,但他们从中获得比情感更重要的东西——爱,却是无价的。

读完之后,我深有感触:一对并不富有的夫妇,却能在平凡的一天做出这样一件不平凡的事情:为对方着想,完全不顾自己。正是因为他们互相爱着对方,所以才会做出这样不平凡的事情。相比之下,我为别人付出的又有多少呢?在生活中,我总是为了一点小纠纷,与别人针锋相对,斤斤计较,最后得不偿失,反而坏了信誉,我何不学学他们,互相关心,又有什么不好呢?我应该认真反思自己。

“爱人者人恒爱之”,只有互相关心、互相关爱,为他人着想,世界才不会这么冷漠、无情了。

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篇14:安妮日记英文读后感

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I just finished reading the English "Annie diary. This is my first time to see the book. The first time I see in elementary school, English. At that time, still cant read, feel nothing. And now, it seems, has deep deep feeling.

Anne frank a jewish girl. She could and ordinary girl live a happy life, but her parents to be hiding in the attic. (www.lz13.cn)Little Annie all hide in the attic of dark, avoiding the Nazis killing. She couldnt close to nature, and friends to play like before. In the shadow of death, Annie only a diary to a torrid every day. For her diary as her friends, she can only rely on and talk to a friend. She is in her diary written a lot of racial discrimination, silent, more is to the outside world, to nature yearning, for life.

From her diary, I could imagine that she was helpless, fear, but more calm and calm. This is a great girl.

After reading the "Annie diary, my heart is very heavy. The Nazi racism, destroying much like Anne as innocent lovely child. War is abhorrent, it lets the human experience is destined unscathed.

Thanks to "Annie diary, let people see war, let people to think ugly, go for unfortunate people mourn.

Let history repeat, dont ever ask world peace.

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篇15:傲慢与偏见英语读后感

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I have read some parts of this nover when I was about thirteen years old,but the book was really too thick for me to read over patiently.It’s a pity that I haven’t finished it till now.But fortunately, I have watched the movie “Pride and Predudice”directed by an American film studio several months ago.

The simple but pure plot,the wonderful song,the classical custume, the luxury ball,the scene full of amorous feelings from the British country,the beatiful and stubborn actress,all of these moved me deeply.Mr. Darcy,the actor of the nover,a nobleman from the uper-classes in England,because of this , he has an inborn superiority that he looks down at every person from the lower-classes .

He don’t like neither their life style nor their way to think.Elizabeth,the actress of the nover,an obstinate,wise young girl from the lower-classes of the country.She dosen’t like anyone who is constumelious,she hates the spurs from the pride men. By these, you know,there’er lots of conflicts between them,but at last,Darcy and Elizabeth,the two different even opposite youngsters fall love .That’s very incredible.

In fact,we are always pride and think something in our mind but not right,we assess the others only depend on their background or their color of skin , we hide our true heart and pretend ,we dispise the others without any reason……But why don’t we ask ourselves in our heart or mind: what do we feel in fact? What do we need in fact? What do we hate and love in fact? Why not express our real feelings at once?Why not chase the happy we really want ?

If we can go through the hindrances that set by ourselves,if we can express the true feelings we have and say it out loudly and clearly to somebody we want to tell with, if we can give up the contumely and spurns which block us to get long well wigh the others wo love,if we can live together harmony and sincere, if ……If that day really comes,the love will come too.

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篇16:傲慢与偏见电影观后感

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傲慢偏见这部电影中,我很喜欢达西先生,他是一个很呆板中有着羞涩,傲慢中有着可爱的人。然而我想在这部片子中我最印象深刻的是伊丽莎白了。

伊丽莎白无疑是幸运的,除了她自身的优秀与自尊,她对爱情与婚姻的态度都决定着她的不凡,她能够坚守自己对爱情的渴望。对于一个女性而言,她拥有着天真率直以及理智自尊自爱,最重要的更是她的傲骨,她拒绝collins,这不仅是一种勇气也是一种对自身优秀的肯定。优秀的女人会被仰慕,被欣赏,有时也会被贬低,就如鲁迅先生捧与挖中说的一样,压下去,捧起来。虽然很多女性都有了觉醒,但依旧是不够的,对于剩女这个身份,很少有女性欣然接受,但正是剩下了,才是优秀中的优秀,毕竟男性不愿娶一个过于优于自己的女性,无论压还是捧,都不愿娶。

伊丽莎白的确是幸运的,如果自身的优异来源她本身,那么他父亲如此的了解她,也赞同她,就的确是一种运气了。我自始至终都认为班纳特先生最喜欢的一定是这个自信可爱聪明的二女儿,他开明,睿智,虽然有时迫于伊丽莎白母亲的施压,但关键时刻,重要之事,他都会做出最正确的判断,伊丽莎白拒绝collins的之后,他说,如果你不嫁给他,你会和你妈妈绝交。但是,如果你嫁给他,我就会给你绝交。当时真心爱死这个开明的父亲了,可爱,还有点冷幽默。

然而最庆幸的更是MRDary的存在,因为自己的优秀是自己决定的,有长者爱护是比较好得到的,然而要找一个欣赏自己,接受自己的伴侣确实一件难事,这让我想到人生下来就是注定孤独的,因为思想注定是孤独的,世界上没有两个完全相同的人,思想也没有,那么再是知音也不可能完全接纳理解自己。所以能找到一个比较相似(我指的不完全是性格,更多的是人生观价值观世界观诸如此类)的人,也是很不容易的,有的恋人当年爱的死去活来,最后还是一句不合适分手,要融入对方的世界其实很难,尤其是你陌生甚至带有一点排斥的世界。

达西是傲慢的,带有偏见的,伊丽莎白也是如此,正是这样有些相似,再加上价值观也没什么缺陷,于是他们幸福的在一起了,然而并不是所有的伊丽莎白都找的到配得上她的人,灰姑娘的外表高贵的心,这些公主有很多剩了下来。

相信自己,永远没有错。不愿委屈,不仅是孤高,更是爱护自己,自尊自爱自立自强不息。

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篇17:《假如给我三天光明》英文读后感

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Today I have read Helen Keller’s “Three Days to See”.I have read this article in the chinese teaching material when I was in high school.This article impressed me.It told me how lucky we are.We should aprrecaite that we are healthy.Healthiness is riches.So today I read this article again.Whenever I read this article,compare with Helen Keller,I think we should treasure our life,god has given us sight so we can see a lot of good things,so we can know how beautiful this world is,so we can know how wonderful we can live in our coloreful life.

Helen Keller,blind and deaf from infancy.Stricken with a serious illness at the age of nineteen months,Keller survived from the illness but was left permanently unable to see and hear.In this article,three day of sight,we can see,how precious it was as for Helen Keller.What would you want to look at if you had only three days of sight?Helen gives her answer in this famous essay.I always think that people can realize the importance of the sight and sound only after they have personally expericenced the dark and silence life.Darkness would make him more appreciative of sight,silence would teach him the joys of sound.

This short story tell people how Keller take advantage of having the privileges to see,hear,and speak.Some people,unfortunately,are blind,deaf,and mute.These unfortunate people take more time to appreciate life and they are always waiting for the miracle all their life.The author,Helen Keller,is one of such person who is blind,deaf,and mute.She strongly believes that people,who are fortunate to have such senses,take life for granted.She also strongly believes these people should live in the fullest,meaning,accomplish lifes when they can do this today,do not leave it for tomorrow.

One can die at any moment,no matter how healthy or in what physical shape he is.As for this,Helen came across many instances.She had asked her friend what she had seen after taking a walk through the woods,and her friend replied,“Nothing in particular.” Her friend gave she this answer,because her friend become accustomed to see the routine of their surroundings,and her eyes only can be attracted by startling and spectacular things.I think if we only have sight for 3 days we will give another answer.

I appreciate Hellen Keller.Her life is a miracle,she stronly face the difficulties which can detroy one’s mind of living.Her life is a tragedy,but the world in her heart is full of love.Her spirit will encourage all of us,forever.

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篇18:双城记英文读后感

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The tale of two cities is a historical story, one of Dickens’ long fictions.The background to the novel is the revolution of France .It portrayed a brutal and bloody story , but it also contained love and friendship.

In the novel, Dickens sarcastically described a typical cruel nobleman—marquis of Evermonde . When he was young he and his brother stole a countrywoman by force and killed her family .What’s worse , he used his power to imprison Dr Manette , a kind and honest man who knew all the things they had done and wanted to disclose their crimes . In order to hide their crimes. Marquis of Evermonde and his brother threw Doctor Manette into prison for 18 years . During these 18 years,Doctor Manette lost his freedom and suffer a great in spirit .

I felt unthinkable that Marquis of Evermonde and his brother killed people just as easily as they killed chickens. They deprived other people’s freedom as they liked and they thought it was normal and unremarkable. They had never realized that they had done something wrong or something improper. Because their nature was cruel and evil, like demons. There is an old saying which means: People who commit too many crimes will kill themselves. After all, there is justice in the world. The demons can’t be rampant forever. Because the world will not forgive them. They will pay their lives for their crimes. Let’s see the consequence of the Marquis,’’He lay there like a stone with a knife pushed into his heart.” I think it was just what he ought to gain and it is a real exciting scene.

The Marquis’ death was just the beginning of people’s resistance to the nobleman. Gradually more and more people joined in the revolution. One after another nobleman were sentenced to death and their heads were cut down . However, some innocent people were implicated in the revolution. Charles Darney was one of them He was the nephew of Marquis of Evermonde. To the opposite of his uncle, Darney was a kind and independent young man.

Dickens spoke highly of kindness mercy and love in the novel too. This is the other thone of the novel when Doctor Manette was released from prison. It was his daughter Lucie who took care of him and helped him return to normal. During this time, Dr manette and Lucie knew Charles Darney and Sydeny Carton, the two young man fell in love with Lucie at the same time . At last, Lucie married Chares Darney .Dr Manette accepted Darney as his son-in-law although he knew that Darney was the nephew of the man who threw him into prison for18 years. This is the love between father and daughter. And Sydeny Carton , the very great man ,loved Lucie deeply. He promised Lucie that he would do everything for her happiness. He did it truely ,he sacrificed himself instead of Darney who looked the same as him. This is love for lovers . This is the most wonderful thing in the world. It also reminds us that no matter how no matter when there is true love existing. At the end , Lucie, Dr Manette and Darney arrived in England safely.

The tale of two cities is different from other historical fictions. Its characters and main plots are fictional under the real background of the revolution of France. The author made the experience of the fictional charactor Dr Manette as the main clue.The plots are complicated, and they are flexuous and dramatic. The structure is complete and rigorous.

Dickens had dear love and hate. He praised those who ought to be praised and attacked those who ought to be attacked. The motivation of the novel maybe just warn the English dominators. But I think we can learn something meaningful from the tale of two cities.

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篇19:《假如给我三天光明》英文读后感

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Recently,I read Helen Kellers autobiography "If I give a bright day," I am emotionally.

"If I give a bright day," a book in between the lines,all filled with Helen.Qin Kais passion for life,shes warm attitude towards the people of the world should value the present exhortation to all.She has three days to the bright hope to experience this world,so that all who are familiar with her,Helen.Qin Kai would like to see is too many things too much,but this is just a beautiful beautiful dream.

"Suffering is a stepping stone for the genius……" is the suffering created by Helen.Qin Kai strong character.She as a blind deaf people with disabilities has a more than ordinary peoples psychological health.She can feel with their own,can imagine the scene,expressing their desire for knowledge and sincere love for humanity.She warned his personal feelings of others,the psychological health of human beings is the most basic conditions for success,a healthy physical and psychological health of the people did not,is not a cause of achievement.Mental health of the people,although physical disability is not complaining about fate,and the desire not to accept other peoples mercy,they will with a strong self-determination at the other side of the ideal.

A philosopher once said:"courageous resides in the soul,rather than a strong body." This is the true portrayal of Helen.Helen with a strong heart,eventually rising in the face of adversity,is physically disabled-no residue.The sound of my medical students,it has good conditions for learning,but not for lack of perseverance and resilience.Therefore,the article gave me the biggest inspiration is:

First,to complete every thing.A celebrity once said:"What is not easy?the daily is not easy to do things every day,do persist.What is not simple is not simple to have done everything the best."

Second,there must be optimistic and uplifting good mentality.Helen and the huge blow to the face of difficulties,not Yuantianyouren,but with an optimistic attitude to face up to get their confidence.Below is a story,illustrates this point.Two results of a scholar,Beijing Gankao,Ganlu the middle of the night,the team event of mourning,and the coffin Cajianerguo,the former very worried,that this is not a good sign.The latter would like to:coffin coffin,another official earnings.Therefore the latter examinations of the champion.While the former is Bangshangwuming,this story can be more optimistic that the upward good mentality,is an important factor in the success.

I have this good book to do my mentor,I believe I will live beyond the day more colorful.

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篇20:汤姆叔叔的小屋英文读后感

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Joy depicts the crisis of faith that overes Rabbi Banish of Komarov, who, having buried his four sons and two daughters. Only through the mercy of the God he has denied, manifest in a radiant vision of the dead Rebecca, his beloved youngest daughter, is the rabbi’s belief restored. The sense of wonder and the touch of heavenly joy that linger after the vision dissolves convince Rabbi Banish of the folly of judging God’s actions by human standards. The rabbi has interpreted the apparent tragedy of his children’s premature deaths as evidence of God’s alienation, forgetting that God is by definition inscrutable. That God’s purpose transcends man’s ability to prehend it is made clear to the expiring rabbi when the family dead approach his deathbed with arms outstretched to enfold him among them. For theirs is the kingdom of heaven to which a loving God has called them; and their deaths have evidenced not God’s wrath but his grace.

A version of Rabbi Banish’s deathbed revelation appears to Rabbi Nechemia in Something Is There. At twenty-seven he is already racked by the doubts that torment Rabbi Banish. So shaken is his belief in God that he deserts his rabbinical post in provincial Bechev for the flesh-posts of Warsaw. Although the prostitutes, unclean food, and shady business dealings which he witnesses there hold no attraction for the erstwhile rabbi, they intensify his revulsion from the world created by God and therefore his alienation from God himself. Unlike Rabbi Bainish, whose intimations of immortality and consequent rededication to God precede his radiant deathbed vision, Rabbi Nechemia cannot allay his doubts until the very moment of death, when a light he never knew was there flickered in hid brain.

While his dying words—something is there—resolve his crisis of faith, they e too late to affect the spiritual renewal attained by Rabbi Banish. No explicit promise of immortality, let along of salvation, attends Rabbi Nechemia’s vision. Perhaps grace is accorded Rabbi Banish because his doubt is triggered by devastating personal losses, and withheld from Rabbi Nechemia because his despair is the bitter fruit of idle speculation about the unknown. Whatever the reason, relatively few of Singer’s characters are granted at the moment of death the transcendent vision of unity between man and God that appears to Rabbi Banish in Joy. For the fortunate few, release from time into eternity is affected by a divine visitation which obliterates distinctions between past and present, living and dead.

These kinds of characters are lost in their world because of the seducement of the material world. They doubt their formal faith and gradually give up what they believed. But after they have experienced so much hardship, they realize that they cannot adapt to the life of the outer world so they regress to the former life with formal faith. They realize the importance of God and they begin to think seriously about the relationship between man and God. At last they find their right way of their life.

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