英语读书报告.doc

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Abookreportconsistsofthreemainparts:

（1）informationabouttheauthorandhistimes,（10-20%oftotalwords）

（2）asummaryofthebook（20%-30%oftotalwords）.Usually,itiswritteninthepresenttense,

（3）commentsonthebook.（50-70%ofwords）

Youropinionisthemostimportantpartofthereport.Itmaybeeitheryourimmediatereactiontothebookorajudgmentbasedonfurtherstudy.Ineithercase,youropinionshouldbedefiniteandclear.Itshouldbesupportedwithfacts.Youwillwanttocommentoncharacterizations,plot,andrecurringthemes.Compareorcontrastittootherbooksyou’veread.Thediscussionshouldofcoursecenteronthecontentofthebook,buttheauthor’swritingstyleandtechniquesofpresentation,ifinteresting,canalsobetouchedupon.

总字数：

500字以上

Deadline：

第一篇在第7周末；

第二篇在第14周末。

题目统一为:

ABookReportof+书名，如：

ABookReportofThirty-NineSteps

内容的三个部分可以分开写，但不要出现1，2，3字样。

英文中没有书名号,书名的实词首字母大写，虚词首字母不用大写，但开头第一个单词无论实词虚词首字母都大写。

英语省略号为三点。

常见的表达法：

简写本:

simplifiedversion/abbreviatedversion

故事大意如下:

Thegistofthestoryisasfollows

主人公:

leadingrole/leadingcharacter/hero/heroine

以……为背景Itissetontheeveof…/Itissetonthebackgroundthat…

下面是一篇样本：

ABookReportofTheSunAlsoRises（小三，加粗，居中）

姓名：

学号：

成绩：

Anintroductiontotheauthor小四，timesnewrome,加粗

ThebookiswrittenbyErnestMillerHemingway,whooncesailedtoEuropetoserveasavolunteerfortheRedCrossduringWorldWar.Onthefront,Hemingwaysufferedaseriousinjury.Thisincidentprovidedtheinspirationforhisnovel.Afterreturningfromthewar,in1921,hebeca小四，timesnewrome,1.5倍行距

metheEuropeancorrespondentfortheTorontoDailyStarandmovedtoParis.There,HemingwaybecamefriendswithsomefamousprominentexpatriatewritersandartistslivingpostwarParis.Hemingway’sreputationbegantogrowbothasajournalistandasanauthoroffiction.HisnovelTheSunAlsoRises,publishedin1926,establishedhimasoneofthepreeminentwritersofhisday.

Plotsummary

TheSunAlsoRisessetinParis,itdescribesthelivesofsomeso-calledLostGeneration,whooncefoughtandworkedintheWorldWarI.Afterthewar,theysufferedgreatmoralandpsychologicalaimlessness.

Therearethreemaincharactersinthenovel.JakeisanAmericanveteranofWorldWarⅠworkingasajournalistinParis,whereheandhisfriendsengageinanendlessroundofdecadentdrinkingandparties.AlthoughJakeisthemoststableofhisfriends,hestruggleswithanguishoverhisloveforLadyBrettAshley,hisimpotence,andthemoralvacuumthatresultedfromthewar.Infact,LadyBrettAshleylovesJake,butsheisunwillingtocommittoarelationshipwithhimbecauseitwillmeangivingupsex.OneofJake’sfiends,Cohn,isquitetakenwithBrett,andhegetsangrywhenJaketellshimthatBrettplanstomarryMike.Brettisunwillingtocommitfullytoanyofthemenwhobecomeinfatuatedwithher,thoughshehasaffairswithanumberofthem.Intheend,Jakeseemstohavereachedamorerealisticappreciationoftheirsituationaswellashisown.

MyComments

Beforethenovelopens,Hemingwayquotestwoepigraphs.Thefirstoneis“Youareallthelostgeneration”.Theotheroneis“Theworldendures,andthesuncontinuestoriseandsetdespitetheinevitablepassageofeachhumangenerationintodeath”.Thesetwoepigraphsproducesanambivalenttone.Ontheonehand,thereishope,becausetherewillbeanewgenerationaftertheaimlessgenerationthatpopulatesTheSunAlsoRises,Ontheotherhand,thereisbitterirony,sinceeverygenerationislost,inonesensebecause,eachgenerationwilleventuallydie.

Inthisnovel,HemingwayportraysthelivesofLostGeneration,thegroupofmenandwomenwhoseearlyadulthoodwasconsumedbyWorldWarI.ThishorifickconflictinWar,setnewstandersfordeathandimmorality.Itshatteredmanypeople’sbeliefsintraditionalvaluesoflove,faith,andmanhood.Withouttheselong-heldnotionstorelyon,theirlivesbecomeaimless.

NearlyallofJake’sfriendsarealcoholics.Wherevertheyhappentobe,theydrink,usuallytoexcess.Often,theirdrinkingisaformofescaptiom.DrunkennessallowJakeandhisfriendstoendurelivesseverelylackinginaffectionandpurpose.Howeveralcoholfrequentlybringsouttheworstintheirmentalandemotionalturmoil.

ThecoversationsamongJakeandhisfriendsarerarelydirectorhoest.Theirfriendshipisfalse.Theyhidetruefeelingsbehindamaskofcivility.Althoughthelegacyofthewartomentsthemall,theyareunabletocommunicatethistorment.Theycantalkaboutthewaronlyinanexcessivelyhumoursortritefashion.Themomentsofhonest,genuinecommunicationgenerallyariseonlywhenthecharactersarefeelingtheirworst.Expressionsoftrueaffection,ontheotherhand,arelimitedalmosttoalloftheircoversations.

AlthoughHemingwayneverexplicitlystatesthatJakeandhisfriends’livesareaimless,orthatthisaimlessnessisaresultofthewar.Instead,heimpliestheseideasthroughhisportrayalofthecharacters’emotionalandmentallives.Thesestandinstarkconrasttothecharacters’surfaceaction.Jakeandhisfriends’constantcarousingdoesnotmakethemhappy.Veryoften,theirmerrymakingisjoylessanddrivenbyalcohol.Atbest,itallowsthemnottothinkabouttheirinnnerlivesoraboutthewar.Althoughtheyspendnearlyalloftheirtimepartyinginonewayoranother,theyremainsorrowfulorunfulfilled.Hence,theirdrinkinganddancingisjustafutiledistraction,apurposelessactivitycharacteristicofawandering,aimlesslife.

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