英文读书笔记the old man and the sea 《老人与海》
the old man and the sea is one of hemingway's most enduring works.told in language of great simplicity and power,it is the story of an old cuban fisherman,down on his luck,and his supreme ordeal——a relentless,agonizing battle with a giant marlin far out in the gulf stream.here hemingway recasts,in strikingly contemporary style,the classic thene of courage in the face of defeat,of personal triumph won from los.written in 1952,this hugely successfully novella confirmed his power and presence in the literary world and played a huge part in his winning the 1954 nobel prize for literature. the novel is very famous in the world, so lot of people like this novel. we also studied it in our chinese class, hemingway's novel are always interesting i like his novel much, also in his novel we can learn a lot by his meanings. it’s really a good novel for people to read.
第二篇
《双城记》
after reading "a tale of two cities" "a tale of two cities" is one of dickens's most important representative works.the novel profoundly exposed the society contradiction before the french revolution,intensely attacks the aristocratic social clais dissolute and cruel,and sincerely sympathizes with the depressed classes.the novel also described many magnificent scenes like the revolt people attacked bastille and so on,which displayed people's great strength.
the novel has portrayed many different people. doctor manette is honest and kind but suffers the persecution actually ， lucie is beautiful and gentle ，charles is graceful and noble，lorry is upright and honest ，sydney is semblance of indifferent, innermost feelings of warm,unconventional but also selfleand lofty，miprois straightforward and loyal，evremonde brothers are cruel and sinister......the complex hatred is hard to solve, the cruel revenge has made more hatreds, loves rebirth in the hell edge,but take the life as the price.
as an outstanding writer,in dickens's work,the language skill is essential.each kind of rhetoric technique,like the analogy,the exaggeration,the contrast,the humorous,and the taunt are handled skillfully,and the artistry of the work is also delivered the peak."a tale of two cities" has its difference with the general historical novel, its character and the main plot are all fictionalizes.with the broad real background of the french revolution,the author take the fictional character doctor manette's experience as the main clue,interweaves the unjust charge, upholstery and so many techniques,causes the structure integrity and strictness,the plot winding anxious and rich of theatrical nature,it displayed the remarkable artistic skill.the style "a tale of two cities" is solemnity and melancholy,fills indignantion,but lacks the humor of the early works.
