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百万英镑英文读后感
百万英镑英文读后感
百万英镑英文读后感
百万英镑英文读后感1
MarkTwain'sshortstoryof"onemillionpounds"isaverygoodwork.Thearticleonthe"moneyiseverything,""moneyisomnipotent,"theideaofasatire,toexposetheuglyfaceofcapitalistsociety.
"Onemillionpounds"isaboutapoor,honestman,thatis,theheroineofthisstoryhasreceivedapairofbrothers,thelettersenttohiminsideonemillionpounds.Thebrothershadmadeabet,gambling,ifapoor,honestpeoplewhocomeknockingonthedoorreceivedtheonemillionpounds,hewillbewhatkindofresults?
Brotherthathewouldstarvetodeathbecausehecouldnotprovethatthemoneywashisown,willbesubjecttootherpeople'sdoubts,andeventhebanksdonotlethimsavemoney.Hisyoungerbrotherthathewouldleadaverygood,andthereforetheyhavethebrothersofonemillionpoundswillbeloanedtocheckthepoorestpeople,andspent30daysabroad.Didnotexpectthatduringthisperiodoftime,peoplehavetherarefortunesuddenlyrich,hastriedtocozyuptohim,fromthefreefood,buyclothes,freeaccommodation,likeabeggar,liketopleasehim,andcontinuetoimprovehissocialstatusuntiltheexceptionofthehighestoutdoorWangDukeon!
Notonlythat,healsohasbeenagoodwifeand30,000poundsofbankinterest,andfinallyfromtwobrothersgotaverygoodjob.Livedavery,veryhappylife.
Seehere,Iamsoenviousofthe"lucky"theheroine,butatthesametimeIwouldliketo:
peoplereasontocurryfavorwithhim,notjustbecausewhenpeoplevaluemoneytooit?
Worshipofmoneyisshamefulandshouldnotbereapingmore!
Moneyisnotomnipotent,theworldthanmoney,therearemanymoreimportantthings……
百万英镑英文读后感2
MyImpressionsafterReading"TheMillionPoundNote”.
ThistimeIwanttotalkaboutaveryfamousshortstorywrittenbyMarkTwain---------“TheMillionPoundNote”.ReferringtoMarkTwain,youmustfeelfamiliar,becausewemusthavereadhisworksbefore.Istillrememberthearticle“TheBiteEventsontheTrain”inourtextbookwhenI’minthemiddleschool.Whattouchedmemostatthattimewerehisironicwords.Yes,heisagreathumorist,novelist,writerandoratorinAmericainniNeteenthcentury.Duringhis40years’writingcareer,hecreateddozensofshortorlongstories,amongwhich“TheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinn”isofthemostpopularity,whichwaspraisedbyHemingwayas“thefirstrealAmericanliterature”.ButtodayIamintroducinghisanotherwork------TheMillionPoundNote.
ThisstorytellsaboutapoorbuthonestAmericanAdamHenry.WhenhewaswanderinginthestreetofLondon,hewasgivenbytwobillionairesaletter,inwhichhesurprisedlyfounda£1,000,000poundbank-note.Laterhegottoknowthatthetwobillionaireswhowerebrothershadmadeabetabouttheresultsafterhegotaonemillion-poundnoteatonce.Oneofthemthoughtthenotewoundcountfornothingtothepoormanbecausehecouldnotprovethatthemoneywashisownwhiletheotherconsideredjustastheopposite.Dramatically,theplotwentjustoutofmyexpectation.Herrywenttoarestauranttohavedinnerfirst.ThemanagerwasmeantohimatthebeginningbuthisattitudechangedquicklywhenHerrytookoutthenoteandaskedforchange.Facedwithamillionaire,themanagerapologizedagainandagainandobsequiouslytoldHerrythathedidn’tneedtopayforthebillrightnow.SoHerrymanagedtohaveafreedinner.
Thensimilarly,Herrywenttoaclothingshopandgotasuitofclothescostinghimnothing.Liketheplotabove,peoplearecuriousofsucharichmanandtriedeverymeanstocozyuptohim,fromfreefood,freeclothestofreeaccommodation.Atthesametime,hissocialstatuswasbecominghigherandhigherandfinallyhigherthanmostdukes.Apartfromthat,helatergotabeautifulwifeand200,000poundsofbankinterest.Icanimagineabrightfuturewaswaitingforhim.Thewritingstyleofthisstoryissohumorous.MarkTwainusedhyperboledescribinghowourherodefeatedsnobbishnessrepeatedly.WhatIappreciatemostisthedetaileddescriptionofdifferentpeople’sridiculousactionsbeforeonemillionpounds,vivid,funny,ironicandhumorous,whichformsaCaricature.Intermsofthetheme,itisapparentthattheauthorwantedtodenouncetheoverflowingmammonisminthesociety.Evennowitgivesusanimpressivelesson.Yes,Icannotdenytheimportanceofmoneytoapersonwhowantstosurvive.Wewon’tlivewithoutmoney,withwhichwegetfood,clothes,houseandmanyother
Necessities.Butwemustknowthattherearemanythingswhichcan’tbeboughtwithmoneysuchasloveorfriendship.Soinmyopinion,moneymaybeimportanttous,butnotthemostimportant.Weneedtobuildupthecorrectsenseofmoney.AnotherpointIwanttoemphasizeishonesty.Fromtheplot,wecanseethatthereweresomanypeoplethebrotherscouldchoose,sowhyjustHerry?
Ithinkitwasbecausehewashonest.Whenhegotthenote,whathedidwasn’tuseitrightnowbutreturnittothebrothers.Withoutakindandhonestheart,Herrycouldn’thavebeensuchasuccessfulman.Therearevariousoftempertationalluringusinourlife,Onlybykeepinghonestyandconsciousnessinsidecanwemanagetoresistthem.Tosumup,thisstoryisareallygoodworkofMarkTwain.ThelessonI’velearntfromitmakesmewanttobeanhonestmansincerelyandletsmenottoworshipmoneytoomuch.Ibegintoregretnotreadingitearlier.
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IknewMarkTwainwheniwasamiddleschoolstudent.Inmymemory,thereisanarticleinmyEnglishtextbookthatwrittenbyhim.Atthattime,IpaynoattentiontoMarkTwain.However,iknewmoreabouthimafterIlearnedtheHistoryandAnthologyofAmericanLiterature,heappealstomedearlyanddeeply.Asaresult,Ireadapartofhisnovelsinparttime.HereIwillintroduceMillionPoundstoyou.Beforethat,IwillgivesomeinformationaboutMarkTwaintoyou.Andlast,itcomesmythough.
SamuelLanghorneClemens(November30,1835–April21,1910)wasanAmericanhumorist,satirist,lecturerandwriter,betterknownbythepennameMarkTwain.HewasborninFlorida,MissouriandbroughtupinHannibal,Missouri.Afterhisfather'sdeathin1847,hewasapprenticedtoaprinterandwroteforhisbrother'snewspaper.HelaterworkedasalicensedMississippiriver-boatpilot.TheCivilWarputanendtothesteamboattrafficandClemensmovedtoVirginiaCity,whereheeditedtheTerritorialEnterprise.OnFebruary3,1863,'MarkTwain'wasbornwhenClemenssignedahumoroustravelaccountwiththatpseudonym.Heoftenusesexaggeratedwaystoshowhisirony.
MarkTwainismostnotedforhisnovelsAdventuresofHuckleberryFinn,andTheAdventuresofTomSawyer.Heisalsoknownforhisquotations.Duringhislife,Clemensbecameafriendtopresidents,artists,leadingindustrialistsandEuropeanroyalty.ForIlovetheOneMillionPoundsNotebest,Iwouldintroduceittoyou.
Isthererealfree-lunchintheworld?
Maybethereis!
Andsuchkindof“freelunch”strikesthepoorandhonestyoungmanHenryAdamswhohassurprisinglygotaone-millionbanknotefromthebrothers(Roderick&Oliver)。
Asamatteroffact,thebrothershadmadeabet,ifapoor,honestandcleverpeoplewhocomeknockingonthedoorreceivedtheonemillionpounds,whatwillbehappeningtohislife?
Theelderbrotherthinkthathewouldstarvetodeathbecausehecouldnotprovethatthemoneybelongstohim,willbearousingothers’suspicion,andeventhebanksdonotlethimdepositthemoney.Onthecontrary,theyoungerbrotherbelievesthathewouldliveinaverygoodlife.SothebrotherslendtheonemillionpoundstoHenryAdams,andspent30daysabroad.
Fromthenon,HenryAdamsbecomesabrightfocusofthemoney-prioritysociety.Later,theluckyyoungmanexperiencestwosharplydifferenttreatmentsinthetailorshop.Intheball,peoplefromeverysocialclasstryeverychancetoshowtheirfriendshipandflatterytothenewmillionaire.Adamsneverhasthechancetospendapennybecausenoonecanchangethemillionandheissoonlivinginaluxurioushotelsuite,wearingexpensivesuits.Nooneaskshimtopaybill,theseareforwardedforlaterpayment.HeevengetsthechancetogotothePartythatheldbyDuke.Fortunately,HenrymeetsJaneGriffithsandfallinlovewiththisbeautifulwoman.Healsocomesacrosshisgoodfriend.Themangiveshimsomeadvicetoearnmoney.30dayshaspassed,HenryAdamsaskshisgirlfriendcompanyhimtomeetthebrothers.Outofhisexpectation,hisgirlfriendisthedaughterofoneofthebrothers.Andfinallyhegotaverygoodjobfromthebrother.Andhelivedaveryhappylife.
MarkTwain'sshortstoryof"onemillionpoundsnote"isaverygoodwork.Thearticlesatiresthethoughtsof"moneyiseverything,""moneyisomnipotent,"andexposetheuglyfaceofcapitalistsociety.Asweallknow,therootofthestorywasthebetofthebrothers.Whatisthebetactually?
Wheredoestheattractionofthebanknoteliein?
Asfarasiamconcerned,theOneMillionPoundsNotetakesaninteresting,satiricallookatthehypocrisystemmingfromclassdistinctioninEngland.Englandisacountrywhereclassandwealtharegivenextremesignificance,especiallyamongtherich.Thenovelshowsthehypocrisythatexistedamongthesepeople,howthericharequicktochangefacewhentheyfindoutthatyou'reamanofwealthandhowwithinthenextmomenttheyrevertbacktotheircondescendingselveswhenallwealthislost.ThestorywasbasedonthemainthemebyemphasizingonthehypocrisyoftheupperclasssocietybutatthesametimeitalsocreatesabalancethatpreventsthenovelfrombeingamockeryoftheBrit