大学英语读书笔记 Sherlock Holmes and Watson（共8页）4800字.docx

大学英语读书笔记 Sherlock Holmes and Watson（共8页）4800字.docx

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大学英语读书笔记SherlockHolmesandWatson

　　thoughtsgivenbysherlockholmesandtheduke’sson.

　　writteninthefirstchapterofthebookprideandprejudiceisanextraordinarysentenceofwhichevenapersonwhohashadonlyabrieflookuponthebookwillnotfailtoreceiveadeepimpression-itisatruthuniversallyacknowledgedthatasinglemaninpossessionofagoodfortunemustbeinwantofawife.intermsofsherlockholmes,we’dbetteralterthesentenceinto“itisafactuniversallyacceptedbyreadersthroughouttheworldthatanexcellentbookinpossessionofourfamousdetectivesherlockholmesisundoubtedlyamasterpieceofalltimes.”perhapsthisisoneofthemostobviousexplanationsfortheunrivaledpopularityof“holmesseries”inthefieldofdetectivestories.overwhelmedbytherecommendationsprovidedbymyfriends,idecidedtotakealookonthissherlockholmesandtheduke’ssonoriginallypublishedbyoxforduniversitypress.

　　asawhole,thisbookisaboutacaseconcerningtheduke’smissingson.arthur,theduke’sson,wasfoundoutinacertainmorningtohavedisappeared,accompaniedwithwhichwasalsothedisappearanceofthegermanteacher.theschoolmasterdr.huxtablethenturnedtothefamousdetectiveofthetimesherlockholmesforhelp.realizinghowtoughandimportantthecaseis,holmesimmediatelymadeuphismindtoacceptthecaseandfolloweddr.huxtablebacktomackletonbytrain.havingformedaroughideaaboutthewholematter,holmesprobedintothecaseimmediatelyandhadacarefulinvestigationoftheentireareashortlyafterthearrival,duringtheprocessofwhichhediscoveredthebodyofthegermanteacherheidegger.finally,primarilyduetohisprominentabilityasadetective,hemanagedtounravelthemysteryandobtainedthetwelvethousandpoundspromisedbytheduke.

　　havingoncestartedreadingthisfiction,iwascompletelyimmersedinthemysteriousstorypresentedbythebook.asthesayinggoes,“wellbegun,halfdone”.atthebeginningofthestory,justlikemanyotherdetectivestories,theauthorgivesusabriefdescriptionoftheconditionbythewordsofaclient.however,unlikeotherones,thisstoryfirstdelineatestheclient’sstrangebehavioratlengthtoindicatetheseverityoftheincidentinordertoattractthereaderstocontinuereadingit.asisknowntoall,vividdepictionisessentialtodetectivestoriessinceitcanhelpthereadersunderstandeachfigure’scharacteristicsandvisualizethescenes,thusmakingthestorymoreauthenticandattractive.therefore,tryingtopresenta“realworld”tohisreadership,sirarthurconandoyle,authoroftheoriginal“holmesseries”,hasskillfullyarrangedtheplotsofthewholestoryfromtheperspectiveofdr.watson,acharacternotsospecializedindiscoveringthetruthhiddenbehindtheenigmatichappeningsasholmesbutsoloyaltosherlockhomesasafriendthathealwaysaccompaniesholmeswhereverhegoes.inthisway,heelaboratelydepictedeverysceneandcharacterinthebook,apartfromthespecialstart,theendingofthewholestory,beingdramaticbutreasonable,iscertainlyanoutstandingone.afterall,excepttheauthorhimself,whoknowsthattheduke’sseeminglyordinarysecretaryisinfacttheduke’sbastard?

inaddition,whoknowsthatthedukeactuallyhasalreadybeenacquaintedwiththewholethingbeforeholmessolvesthiscomplicatedproblem?

yet,surprisingasitis,thisendingseemssonaturalthatitfitsalltheplotsofthestoryperfectlywell.whileenjoyingthiswonderfulstory,icoulddonothingbutadmirethewonderfuldesignofthismasterpieceaswellastheauthor’sgorgeouswritingskill.closingmyeyes,icaneven“see”thestoryhappeningjustlikewatchingafilm.notuntilthendidiunderstandwhythejapanesecartoonfilmdetectiveconanusedthis“conan”asthenameofitshero.

　　asfarasiamconcerned,nothingismoreadmirableandsurprisingintheherosherlockhomesthanhisprofoundknowledgewhichhascertainlyassistedhimalotwhenhewasstudyingthecase.takethebicycletyresforinstance,holmesactuallyiscapableofrecognizing42differentvarietiesofbicycletyres.what’smore,accordingtohisotherstories,holmeshasstudieddifferentkindsofnewspapers,cigarettes,people’sfootprintsandotherspecialthingsaswell.therefore,heseemstohavethemasteryofanythingrelevanttothecaseshedealswith.exceptforhisillimitableknowledge,holmesalsospecializesinarrangingthefactsinorderandthenfindingthefactleadinghimtoagreatdiscoveryoreventhetruthitself.fromhisspeaking“everymysteryhasananswer”,wecanreadilyshapetheimpressionofamanwithgreatintelligenceandinflexiblewill.inthiscase,aftergettingridofunrelatedfacts,sherlockhomeseventuallygraspedtheclueanddiscoveredtheamazingfact.