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A Christmas CarolBy Charles DickensCharles Dickens, the greatest representative of English critical realism, generally considered the greatest novelist of the Victorian period. He was born on Feb. 7, 1812. At the age of 10 his families were forced t o move into debtors’ prison. When he was 15 years old, he became an apprentice in a law firm and later a civil court judge clerk and then a newspaper reporter stationed in parliament. He had many difficulties during his childhood. However, these experiences enriched his life, at the same time, supporting many writing materials for his writing. He had only a few years school life. But thanks to assiduous self-study he became a famous writer. Dickens is a prolific writer and created a large number of classical works by his hard work and talent. He is a key representative of 19th century British literary realism. Charles Dickens dies by stroke on June 9, 1870 and he was buried at Westminster Abbey in the Poet’s corner.A Christmas Carol is one of the most famous works of Charles Dickens. The story is about Ebenezer Scrooge, a lonely old man who has given up on everything in the world except his money and his selfish. Ebenezer Scrooge is a businessman who is so stingy and odd that he even doesn’t want to give one more coal to his poor clerk to make a fire, and even on Christmas Eve, he refuses his nephew’s invitation. That night, Scrooge is visited by the ghost of his former business partner Jacob Marley who had died seven years prior on Christmas Eve and is now forced to spend his afterlife carrying heavy chains that were forged from his own greedy ways. Marley warns Scrooge that he will suffer an even worse fate if he does not repent and foretells that he will be haunted by three ghosts that will help guide him.The first ghost is the Ghost of Christmas Past, which shows Scrooge the visions of his own past that take place on or around the Christmas. It makes us and Scrooge understand how he became the avaricious man he is now. During the visit of the firstghost, we could see that Scrooge was a poor boy having spent much of his childhood neglected by his father over the holidays at boarding school until he was finally brought home by his loving sister Fan, who died prematurely after giving birth to his nephew, Fred. Later he began a successful career in business and money lending, and became engaged to a woman named Belle. Unfortunately, she called off the engagement when he began to grow obsessed with accumulating his own wealth. Scrooge is unable to bear having to witness these events again because it makes him feel more lonely and silly. If he ever stopped his business thinking back for a few second, could he have not been a bitter man. Memories are a gift of the past. Nice memories can make you happy, and at the same time, painful memories can keep you awake. We can benefit from the past. Nice memories can make you happy and even the painful memories which we hate or maybe we don’t want remember can warn us not to make the same mistake.The second ghost is the Ghost of Christmas Present which shows Scrooge the happiness of his fellow men on Christmas Day. And Scrooge is touched by the Cratchits’ sickly young son Tiny Tim. He is dismayed to learn from the ghost that Tim may not have much time to live. Scrooge is ashamed and sad to hear his own spoken by the ghost, "If his life does not change soon, he will die before next Christmas. What does that matter? There are too many people in the world, so it's a good thing if some of them die. From his expression, we can find that he is still a kind man essentially. It is the money, the root of all evil, making him become a miser and lose happiness.The last spirit shows Scrooge his future that he has died: Fred and his wife are elated to inherit Scrooge's wealth. Scrooge's maid is shown to have robbed him, and the men who attended his funeral had only gone for free lunch. Tiny Tim is also shown to have died, leaving Bob Cratchit and his family to mourn him on Christmas. Scrooge regrets about his past, shames about his present, and now, he is afraid about his future. But you can still put the brakes on this thing. Scrooge is able to make up. Finally, he becomes a changed man who embodies the spirit of Christmas andenjoys a happy Christmas. The story concludes with Scrooge living the rest of his life as a second father to Tiny Tim, and as a changed man who embodies the spirit of Christmas.We need to learn from the past and use it for the future. Money is an indispensable component of life but it will not always bring happiness. A Christmas Carol rethinks the relation among people, convincing readers that human beings should be kind to each other. Being kind to other people will bring people's kindness back to you. Happiness does not lie in what you have gained but what you have dedicated. Maybe that's the spirit of Christmas.The World is FlatBy Tomas T. FriedmanThomas T. Friedman graduated from the Oxford University. Now he is the New York Times columnist and the only one journalist who had won three Pulitzer prizes. He writes articles about international affairs twice a week for the New York Times column. His articles are often reprinted by more than seven hundred newspapers around the world. He is proficient in Hebrew and Arabic. He gets five honorary doctorates at the universities of the United States. He is also a visiting professor at Harvard University, together with the former Harvard University President Lawrence summers and others to open a "global" course. Of course he is also one of the best-selling authors around the world. Before The World is Flat was published Thomas T. Friedman was already recognized one of the most influential journalists in the United States. After The World is Flat was published his influence has not just limited to the United States."One mark of a great book is that it makes you see things in a new way, and Mr. Friedman certainly succeeds in that goal," the Nobel laureate Joseph E. Stiglitz wrote in The New York Times reviewing The World Is Flat in 2005. In this new edition, Thomas L. Friedman includes fresh stories and insights to help us understand the flattening of the world. Weaving new information into his overall thesis, and answering the questions he has been most frequently asked by parents across the country, this third edition also includes two new chapters–on how to be a political activist and social entrepreneur in a flat world; and on the more troubling question of how to manage our reputations and privacy in a world where we are all becoming publishers and public figures.The World Is Flat is a bestselling book about the economic globalization in the current world, providing people with pleasure as well as knowledge about theeconomic globalization. The world is bulldozed by ten bulldozers and then people of different complexion have equal chances in the competition. In this book, Thomas L. Friedman illustrates a problem which everyone may be experiencing but has never thought over or realized: The world is changing significantly. Science and technology, politics and economical revolution are removing all kinds of barriers, making the world become much flatter. As a result, the environment of competition is becoming fairer and the chances people get are also becoming much more equal. These points of view all lead people to think about how to face the globalized revolution and how to adjust themselves to meet this revolution.In this book, Thomas T. Friedman describes a major change in the contemporary world. The progress of science, technology and communications such as lightning fast, can make people around the world an unprecedented close to each other. India and China create the explosive growth of the wealth. The author through its special interpretation of the complex foreign policy and economic issues, explain how the world become flat in the 21st century. What the trend means for countries, companies, society and individuals? How can the government and organizations accept the trend? Why should government accept this trend? And why the terrorists still want to do such things.In fact, The World Is Flat is not a very solid book about economy. It uses simple words, famous examples and hot spots which everyone must face to talk about the conditions of globalization and the effects brought by it. The author describes the process and reason of the world becoming flat in his unique perspective and divides the globalization into three phrases. In the book, he takes a lot of hot spots as examples and introduces many appealing markets and hottest jobs. Countries including China, India and some top companies and institutions in the world are described as important roles in the flatting world. When he puts all these together, he reveals an occurring change – the trend of globalization. With those motivations, the world is consequently becoming flat.The World Is Flat is attractive because of a simple but powerful concept: The world isflat. This concept, to some extent, also goes with the flow of the world development. At the same time, this book subtly grasps the most cutting-edge development of the Internet. Thus, when a lot of people read this book, they feel awed by the contents and think that they need to learn more to update their current knowledge. Of course I also think I need to learn more to update my current knowledge in order to keep pace with the times. I think The World Is Flat is a great book thought I don’t understand something about this book it still makes me see things in a new way and know the world in a new way.。

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英语读书报告优秀5篇英语读书报告格式篇一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 class is 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 selfless and lofty，Miss Pross is 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, love and revenge three independences but also incident cross-correlation stories together,the plot is criss-crossed,and the clue is complex.The author use insert narrates,foreshadowing,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.英语读书报告篇二The lousy driftage of strand of record 》I like to read the adventure novel specially, among them leaving for me impressive would be 《the lousy driftage of strand of record 》。

基督山伯爵英文读书报告

Book Report on The Count of Monte Cristo学生姓名袁守业专业英语班级学号121011102学院外国语学院About the authorAlexandre Dumas(1802-1870), distinguished with his son, also known as Alexandre Dumas, père, was a French famous romantic writer. Many of his historical novels of high adventure, including The Count of Monte Cristo, The Three Musketeers, Twenty Years Afters The Vicomte de Bragelonne etc left readers a deep impression. There is no doubt that he is a prolific writer ,including plays and magazine articles, he published works totaled more than 100,000 pages. He is regarded as the king of popular novel. In 2002, his grave was moved to Pantheon where buried the most influential French great man for the world.About Dumas’birth, I think it’s a bittersweet. His family are French nobleman, but his grandmother was a black slave whose family name is “Dumas”. So Dumas has a quarter of black bloods which made him subject to discrimination in all of his whole life.After his fame, he became very luxurious. He spent nearly two 200,000 francs building a new gothic Monte Cristo castle where entertaining friends and mistresses, and he also called himself “The Count of Monte Cristo”. Spending money like water makes him gradually get lots of debts. In his old ages, he was very poor and he auctioned off his castle to fulfill debts. His last mistress was a American actress who died in acting accidental, it made Dumas very sad and after buried her, he came to his son’s home, then he said “ I came here to waiting for death ”. Half month later, he died at the age of sixty eight.About Dumas’ novel, there are two typical features. The first one is that his novels always chose a real historical event as background. Dumas once said: “what is history ? It is the nail that used to hang novels.”So his novels was always called historical adventurous novel. The second is the complex exciting arrangement of the plot which is the soul and the charm of Dumas’ novels.About the storyThe story of The Count of Monte Cristo can be divided into two parts in my opinion.The first part: The Count of Monte Cristo begins with the arrival of a ship in Marseilles, France, a young sailor named Edmond Dantes came out and he ispromised to be the captain by the owner Morrel because the original captain is death. During the sailing, their captain falls ill. They stopped for help at a nearby island, which happens to be where Napoleon Bonaparte is in hiding. Bonaparte pulls aside Edmond and asks him to deliver an "innocent letter" to an old friend in Marseilles, France. Edmond agrees, as that is the price for the use of Napoleon's physician. But there are two people, M.Danglars, who is jealous of Dantes ’ trust of Morrel, and the another one is the cousin of Dantes’fiancee, Fernand, who loves Dantes’fiancee Mercedes. They set Dantes to prison during the Dantes and Mercedes’ wedding. The procurator, Villefort, who's father is the man Edmond was to deliver the letter to, thrown him into The Chateau D'if. After six years of imprisonment in the Chateau D'if, Dantes is on the verge of suicide when he befriends the The Mad Priest Faria, a fellow prisoner whom he hears trying to tunnel his way to freedom. Over the course of the next eight years, Faria comes to give Dantes an extensive education in language, culture, and science. He also explains to Dantes how Danglars, Fernand, and Villefort would each have had their own reasons for wanting Dantes in prison. Knowing himself to be close to death, Faria tells Dantes the location of a treasure on the island of Monte Cristo. Finally, Dantes escaped and found the treasure. Returning to Marseilles, Dantes learns that his father died of starvation during his imprisonment, but before embarking on his efforts for revenge, he first helps several people who were kind to him before his imprisonment. He helped Morrel’family and send Caderoussea a diamond in return. Then Dantes throw away all warm sentiments from his heart and became The Count of Monte Cristo and dedicate himself to revenge.The second part: Returning as the rich Count of Monte Cristo, Dantes takes revenge on the three men responsible for his unjust imprisonment: Fernand, now Count Morcerf and Mercedes' husband; Danglers, now a baron and a wealthy banker; and Villefort, now procureur--all of whom now lived in Paris. After a series of schemes, he finally successfully revenged to the three people. Fernand, suicide with extreme fear and despair; Villefort, his wife and son’s death drive him to mad. But in the process of revenging Danglers, some innocent people died unexpectedly which makes The Count of Monte Cristo feels guilty, and also makes him change his mind that leaving Danglers alive.The Reason Why I Read the BookIn my middle-school time, my Chinese teacher asked me to read some foreignworld famous books. I respected her and then I went to book store. I remembered that I bought two books Father Goriot by Balzac and A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens. But I failed in reading the whole book. It’s too boring and I can’t understand why they are talking with each other in a strange way at that time. And after a period of time ,when my teacher asked me about her homework (reading some foreign books) , I admitted that I can’t stand those boring foreign books, it’s a torment for me. Then, I still remembered what she said then “So, you should go to find some Dumas’books and take a look”. It was the first time that I have heard Dumas’ book, I began to read The Three Musketeers which was very exciting and I felt my heart beating with the main character D'Artagnan. And I became a fan of Dumas.About this book report, I hesitate for a long time because although The Count of Monte Cristo is my favorite book, it is not written by a English-speaker writer after all. But finally I made up my mind because I really like this book and I really want to say something about it, That’s why I choose this book to read, to be honest, I began to read The Count of Monte Cristo in Chinese before. Lately, I tried my best to finish the English version.Some features of The Count of Monte CristoComplex plot settingThe most typical feature of the book is the artful winding plot. Edmond Dantes should have had a glorious future--to be a caption of a ship, with his fiancee to marry him soon. But under the surface on happiness,there was a conspiracy.A man called Fernand who also wanted to marry Mercedes designed a trap for Dantes with another man called Danglars wanting to become the caption instead of Dantes. Later, Villefort became the judge in the trial. As the case relates to his personal interest by chance, Dantès was thrown into the prison though he had done nothing wrong. Behind this conflicts, we found that Dumas’excellent talent of plot setting. Actually the plots was full of coincidences, if Dantes’case didn’t meet Villefort, he would be released at once, if he didn't meet Faria in the prison, he would never know the truth of all, and he would never become The Count of Monte Cristo. But these “ if ” s didn't seem forced and unnatural. This is what the perfect plot setting is.The change of characters’ personalityAt the beginning of story , Dantes is a 19-years-old big boy who didn't have much social experiences, just like a contemporary college student. We can see a simple, brave, optimistic sailor, and he treat everyone that he meet enthusiastically. There is a typical conversation showed his young and pure mind in chapter one. When the owner told him “ you did very right, Dantes, to follow Captain Leclere's(original captain) instructions, and touch at Elba, although if it were known that you had conveyed a packet to the marshal, and had conversed with the emperor, it might bring you into trouble.”“How could that bring me into trouble, sir? ” asked Dantes; "for I did not even know of what I was the bearer; and the emperor merely made such inquiries as he would of the first comer. But, pardon me, here are the health officers and the customs inspectors coming alongside.”And then, Dantes walk away and forget it completely. The background of The Count of Monte Cristo is during the period of The Bourbon Restoration, at that time politics is sensitive. But Dantes didn't realized what he had get from Elba would change his life at allThe growth of a hero must experienced most unbelievable pain and despair. Dantes is no exception. He was set to prison when he was 19 years old, and escaped from prison when he was 33 years old. Fourteen-years darkest life is enough for the change of Dantes. His personality changed from “ I love everyone ” to “ I love ones who loves me，I hate ones who hates me.” He thanked the people who helped him or his father sincerely selflessly, and punished the people who do hurt him and his father cruel and coldly. The count does not kill his enemies directly. He brilliantly uses their vices and weaknesses against them. The hatred made him became crafty, negative and cold--blooded. Caderousse's basic greed is turned against him, while Danglars loses the only thing that means everything for him. Fernand is deprived of the one thing that he had never earned his honor. After his revenge of Villefort, his mind changed again, he began to think if he is right when he faced the bodies of Villefort. It is the main cause that makes him finally forgave Danglars.The whole change of The Count give readers a true comprehensive deep impression of Dantes’ life. Not only the Dantes has changed, but also the other people changed a lot. Fernand, one of manly negative character in the book also changed in particular. He has been transformed "from the brave and honest Spaniard with a sharp sense of honour . . . to the Parisian aristocrat whose life seems to have been dedicated to a series of betrayals.”Which shows that There is never anything honest orhonorable about Fernand. Another obvious change of figure is Dantes’Ex-girlfriend Mercedes, on the beginning of the story, she is just a adolescent girl in a quiet and sleeping fishing village, waiting for her lover Dantes sailors sailing back, waiting for a beautiful wedding. But after many years, that beautiful pure happy girl has replaced to a respected kindly melancholy mother. It brings reader a huge visual impact and a keenly sadness.The most impressive partIn the end of the book The Count left and said:“ There is neither happiness nor misery in the world, there is only the comparison of one state with another, nothing more. He who has felt the deepest grief is best able to experience supreme happiness. We must have felt what it is to die, Morrel, that we may appreciate the enjoyments of living. Live, then, and be happy, beloved children of my heart, and never forget that until the day when God shall deign to reveal the future to man, all human wisdom is summed up in these two words, Wait and hope.”This part gives me a deep impression not only because it is the ending of a fantastic story, but also it conclude a philosophy meaning. The one who didn't experienced happiness would never know the feeling of misery, the one who didn't experienced misery would never know the feeling of happiness. Fortunately or .unfortunately, Dantes experienced both of them. What he said tells us a principle: never give up. When we lost in a time of tribulation, do not be dejected, to believe that light, I believe a comeback; When we were unfairly treated, do not complain, just accept it, to believe that Heaven is there, sooner or later, will be the final judge. If wealthy people without hope, in addition to the rest of the stink of money can only be a tragedy, but even if we have nothing, as long as there is hope, then people will be hard to beat.Some disadvantages of booksDumas is not perfect, there are some limitations existed in his mind. One is the persistence of revenge. Revenge is the core and the clue of the whole book，and it seems right in the book. But is revenge really a right way to save Dantes? The answer is surely “ no ”. From the book we can also find the same answer--Does Dantes feel happy during the process of revenge？No, he is not happy, he keeps living under a pressure, living in a dark world. At the final quarter of story. The plot against Villefort is so complicated that even Monte Cristo loses control of it, resulting in doubt foreign to his nature and remorse that he will not outlive. He even can’t face Haidee’s love to him until all of his revenges are over. It was the time when he really feel happy and satisfied since he became the Count of Monte Cristo.Another typical limited feature is advocating “money is everything”. What is the basic of Dantes’revenge? It is Money, come from Abbe Faria. All of his plans of revenge built with money. And the whole book seems give us a idea that if you have money,you could do everything you want, even change illegality to legality, change injustice to justice. It reflect a worship of money, Many literary critics think it as the worst theme of the book. But in my opinions, I think it’s just a way that Dumas used to develop the plots in this book, after all this is a romantic novel.What I have learned From the bookFirstly, I think I know the revenge is not a good way to save yourself. Dantes was happy when he is a sailor, but he became unhappy when he is The Count although he succeed in making revenge to his enemies. When the revenge is over, he forgave one of his enemy, the Dantes came back again with his happiness. So from this part, we know that when you meet misery, revenge could not beat it, only forgiveness could. Martin Luther King have ever said the same truth in the textbook: “For though violence you may murder a murderer but you can't murder murder. Through violence you may murder a liar but you can't establish truth. Through violence you may murder a hater, but you can't murder hate. Darkness cannot put out darkness. Only light can do that.” Revenge can built another revenge, only forgiveness can kill it justlike darkness can create darkness, only light can put it out.It was the reason why I insist on abolition of the death penalty after reading the book. Death penalty is a kind of revenge actually. When the murder was sentenced to death, it gives the relatives of victim some comfort which is so small compared with the pains they have suffered, but it gives the relatives of murder a misery which is too big to accept. So the death penalty should be abolished for it can't comfort the pain but makes more.About the endingThe story begins with the arrival of Dantes ,ends with Dantes’ left with his lover. I think it also showed us a important truth: The end is another beginning.What kind of life would Dantes chose after that? In my opinions, maybe being a sailor is the best chose, but the sailing is not for any company, but for himself, for Haidee. They left together, and I’m sure they will be married because at the end of book, after all the revenge, Haidee have clearly claimed her mind: being with Dantes or death, which deeply moved Dantes. I’m so happy that he found his true love finally. But the happiest thing is that he get freedom again, a real freedom since being imprisoned, a freedom to do what he want to do; a freedom to go where he want to go;a freedom to chose a kind of life; a freedom to began with another romantic exciting wonderful adventure.成绩: 评语：。

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英文读书报告范文2010年01月23日星期六 10:171. 简爱Oliver Twist, one of the most famous works of Charles Dickens’, is a novel reflecting the tragic fact of the life in Britain in 18th century.The author who himself was born in a poor family wrote this novel in his twenties with a view to reveal the ugly masks of those cruel criminals and to expose the horror and violence hidden underneath the narrow and dirty streets in London.The hero of this novel was Oliver Twist, an orphan, who was thrown into a world full of poverty and crime. He suffered enormous pain, such as hunger, thirst, beating and abuse. While reading the tragic experiences of the little Oliver, I was shocked by his sufferings. I feltfor the poor boy, but at the same time I detested the evil Fagin and the brutal Bill. To my relief, as was written in all the best stories, the goodness eventually conquered devil and Oliver lived a happy life in the end. One of the plots that attracted me most is that after the theft, little Oliver was allowed to recover in the kind care of Mrs. Maylie and Rose and began a new life. He went for walks with them, or Rose read to him, and he worked hard at his lessons. He felt as if he had left behind forever the world of crime and hardship and poverty.How can such a little boy who had already suffered oppressive affliction remain pure in body and mind? The reason is the nature of goodness. I think it is the most important information implied in the novel by Dickens-he believed thatgoodness could conquer every difficulty. Although I don’t think goodness is omnipotent, yet I do believe that those who are kind-hearted live more happily than those who areevil-minded.For me, the nature of goodness is one of the most necessary character for a person. Goodness is to humans what water is to fish. He who is without goodness is an utterly worthless person. On the contrary, as the famous saying goes, ‘The fragrance always stays in the hand that gives the rose’, he who is with goodness undoubtedly is a happy and useful person. People receiving his help are grateful to him and he also gets gratified from what he has done, and thus he can do good to both the people he has helped and himself.To my disappointment, nowadays some people seem to doubt the existence of the goodness in humanity. They look down on people’s honesty and kindness, thinking it foolish of people to be warm-hearted. As a result, they show no sympathy to those who are in trouble and seldom offer to help others. On the other hand, they attach importance to money and benefit. In their opinion, money is the only real object while emotions and morality are nihility. If they cannot get profit from showing their‘kindness’, they draw back when others are faced with trouble and even hit a man when he is down. They are one of the sorts that I really detest.Francis Bacon said in his essay,‘Goodness, of all virtues and dignities of the mind, is the greatest, being the character of the Deity, and without it,man is a busy, mischievous, wretched thing, no better than a kind of vermin.’That is to say a person without goodness is destined to lose everything. Therefore, I, a kind person, want to tell those ‘vermin-to-be’ to learn from the kind Oliver and regain the nature of goodness.2.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 class is dissolute and cruel,and sincerely sympathizes with the depressed classes.The novelalso 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 selfless and lofty，Miss Pross is 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'swork,the language skill isessential.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, love and revenge three independences but also incident cross-correlation stories together,the plot is criss-crossed,and the clue is complex.The author use insertnarrates,foreshadowing,upholstery and so many techniques,causes the structureintegrity 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 andmelancholy,fills indignantion,but lacks the humor of the early works.3.老人与海This year summer vacation, I read the American well-known writer Hemingway's novel " old person and sea ". I extremely admire in the novel the senior fisherman's will, he let me understand one person certainly must have relentless spirit, only then could obtain successfully.The novel description is one year near sixty years of age senior fisherman,when alone goes to sea in one fishing, fished one big fish, actually did not pull. The senior fisherman socialized several days after the fish, only then discovered this was the big marlin which one surpassed the oneself fishing boat several fold, although knew perfectly well very difficult to win, but still did not give up. Afterwards and further because in the big marlin wound fish fishy smell brought in several crowds of shark fish snatches the food, but the old person still did not hope like this to give up, finally highlighted encircles tightly, returned to the big fish belt the fishing port, lets other fishermen not admire already.When I read " the senior fisherman think: Here to the seacoast really was too near, perhaps could have a bigger fish in a farther place... " When, I extremelyadmire this senior fisherman, because he by now already projected on some fish, but he had not settled to the present situation, but was approaches the bigger goal advance. Again has a look us, usually meets one slightly is difficult, we all complain incessantly. We will be the motherland future, will be supposed to like this old person same mind lofty aspiration, will even better pursue even better, the bigger goal.When I read " the big marlin start fast to gather round the young fishing boat hover, twined the cable on the mast, the old person right hand lifted up high the steel fork, leapt the water surface in it the flash, did utmost throws to its heart, one wail ended the big fish's life, it was static static floats on the water surface... " When, my heart also liked together the big stone falls. Iextremely admire old person that kind do not dread, the relentless spirit, although knows the match strength is very strong, but he not slightly flinches, but is welcomes difficultly above. Just because had this kind of spirit, the senior fisherman only then achieved this life and death contest success. We also must study senior fisherman's spirit in life, handles the matter does not fear the difficulty, only then can obtain successfully.Was reading the big fish's smell of blood is smelled by one crowd of shark fish, struggled swims snatches the food, old person's left hand happen to in the convulsions, he only could use the right hand, with wooden stick， the mouth and so on all was allowed to use for the weapon self-defense which attacked, and finally expelled this crowd of sharkfish. But the big fish's meat was already eaten one most, but the old person also charmingly criticized oneself the left hand " this work time actually was resting " time, I also was subdued by the old person optimistic spirit. In the life, some losses are inevitable, we should treat by the optimistic manner, cannot be calculating.Finally, the novel sees by one youth the senior fisherman fully has 18 foot long big marlin in the measure, once more described this fish's hugeness, explained senior fisherman overcomes the difficulty was big, non- was more common than.The novel eulogized the spirit which the senior fisherman fear hard and dangerous diligently did not struggle, we also should like his such, could not satisfythe present situation, should positively to above, do any matter all is relentless, meets difficultly must welcome difficultly above, could give up halfway in no way. Only has this, we only then can obtain a bigger success and the victory.4.雾都孤儿To Regain the Nature of Goodness-- Review of ‘Oliver Twist’Oliver Twist, one of the most famous works of Charles Dickens’, is a novel reflecting the tragic fact of the life in Britain in 18th century.The author who himself was born in a poor family wrote this novel in his twenties with a view to reveal the ugly masks of those cruel criminals and to expose thehorror and violence hidden underneath the narrow and dirty streets in London.The hero of this novel was Oliver Twist, an orphan, who was thrown into a world full of poverty and crime. He suffered enormous pain, such as hunger, thirst, beating and abuse. While reading the tragic experiences of the little Oliver, I was shocked by his sufferings. I felt for the poor boy, but at the same time I detested the evil Fagin and the brutal Bill. To my relief, as was written in all the best stories, the goodness eventually conquered devil and Oliver lived a happy life in the end. One of the plots that attracted me most is that after the theft, little Oliver was allowed to recover in the kind care of Mrs. Maylie and Rose and began a new life. He went for walks with them, or Rose read to him, and he worked hard athis lessons. He felt as if he had left behind forever the world of crime and hardship and poverty.How can such a little boy who had already suffered oppressive affliction remain pure in body and mind? The reason is the nature of goodness. I think it is the most important information implied in the novel by Dickens-he believed that goodness could conquer every difficulty. Although I don’t think goodness is omnipotent, yet I do believe that those who are kind-hearted live more happily than those who areevil-minded.For me, the nature of goodness is one of the most necessary character for a person. Goodness is to humans what water is to fish. He who is without goodness is an utterly worthless person. On thecontrary, as the famous saying goes, ‘The fragrance always stays in the hand that gives the rose’, he who is with goodness undoubtedly is a happy and useful person. People receiving his help are grateful to him and he also gets gratified from what he has done, and thus he can do good to both the people he has helped and himself.To my disappointment, nowadays some people seem to doubt the existence of the goodness in humanity. They look down on people’s honesty and kindness, thinking it foolish of people to be warm-hearted. As a result, they show no sympathy to those who are in trouble and seldom offer to help others. On the other hand, they attach importance to money and benefit. In their opinion, money is the only real object while emotions and morality are nihility. If they cannot get profit from showing their‘kindness’, they draw back when others are faced with trouble and even hit a man when he is down. They are one of the sorts that I really detest.Francis Bacon said in his essay,‘Goodness, of all virtues and dignities of the mind, is the greatest, being the character of the Deity, and without it, man is a busy, mischievous, wretched thing, no better than a kind of vermin.’That is to say a person without goodness is destined to lose everything. Therefore, I, a kind person, want to tell those ‘vermin-to-be’ to learn from the kind Oliver and regain the nature of goodness.类别：默认分类 | | 添加到搜藏 | 分享到i贴吧 | 浏览(4433) | 评论 (0)上一篇：英语翻译前景下一篇：beautiful translation相关文章：•数控专业英文自荐信范文•英文自我介绍范文•5个英文面试自我介绍范文•全套外贸英文邮件范文•转:外贸业务英文邮件范文•面试英文自我介绍范文(两编)•原版英文病历范文(皮肤科英文病...•4种常见英文祝贺信的写法及其范...•经典自我介绍英文自我介绍范文•英文范文更多>>最近读者：。

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读书报告英文Reading Report: The Joys and Benefits of ReadingIntroduction:In our fast-paced, technologically advanced society, the art of reading is often neglected or overshadowed. However, reading is not just a form of entertainment; it is a window to the world, a tool for personal growth, and a means of intellectual development. As an avid reader myself, I have experienced firsthand the joys and benefits that reading brings. This report aims to explore the many reasons why reading is worth our time, with a specific focus on English literature.I. The Power of Imagination:Reading allows us to embark on a journey of imagination. Through the carefully crafted words of authors, we are transported to different worlds, eras, and perspectives. From Charles Dickens' London to J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth, the power of imagination knows no bounds. As readers, we get to immerse ourselves in these landscapes, feel the emotions of the characters, and broaden our horizons.II. Language Acquisition and Improved Communication:Engaging with English literature has proven to be an effective way to enhance language acquisition. Whether you are a native English speaker or a language learner, reading exposes you to various writing styles, vocabulary, and grammatical structures. Over time, this exposure helps improve your own communication skills by boosting your vocabulary, sentence structure, and even critical thinking abilities.III. Emotional Empathy and Increased Cultural Understanding:Books have the remarkable ability to evoke emotions within us and enable us to connect with characters on a deep level. This emotional empathy not only improves our understanding of others but also contributes to our own personal growth. By reading diverse stories set in different cultures, we gain valuable insights into the lives and experiences of people from various backgrounds. This broadens our perspective, enhances our empathy, and promotes cultural understanding.IV. Intellectual Stimulation and Cognitive Development:Reading stimulates our minds and challenges our thinking. It exposes us to complex ideas, diverse perspectives, and different ways of problem-solving. From philosophical discussions in Fyodor Dostoevsky's works to scientific theories in Richard Dawkins' books, diverse literary genres offer an avenue for intellectual growth.Furthermore, research has shown that regular reading can enhance memory, concentration, and overall cognitive function.V. Stress Reduction and Emotional Well-being:When we immerse ourselves in a good book, we often experience a sense of escape from everyday worries and stresses. Reading provides a soothing retreat, allowing us to relax, unwind, and recharge our mental batteries. It is a form of entertainment that promotes emotional well-being, alleviating anxiety, depression, and other mental health conditions.Conclusion:Reading is a multifaceted activity that brings immense joy and numerous benefits. It enhances our language skills, broadens our horizons, and enriches our lives in countless ways. English literature, with its diverse range of genres and authors, offers a world of opportunities for intellectual growth and personal development. So, let us turn off our devices, pick up a book, and rediscover the joys of reading, for every page turned is an adventure embarked upon.。

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A Book Report on Charl otte’s WebIntroduction:Charl otte's Web is a chil dren's novel by American author E. B. White, The book was first published in 1952, with illustrations by Garth Williams. Publishers Weekly listed the book as the best-selling chil dren's paperback of all time as of 2000.Body: The novel tell s the story of a pig named Wilbur and his friendship witha barn spider named Charl otte. When Wilbur is in danger of being sl aughtered by the farmer, Charl otte writes messages praising Wilbur (such as "Some Pig") in her web in order to persuade the farmer to l et him live. Thanks to Charl otte's effort s, and with the assistance of the gluttonous rat Templ eton, Wilbur not only lives, but goes to the county fair with Charl otte and wins a prize. Having reached the end of her natural lifespan, Charl otte dies at the fair. Wilbur repays Charl otte by bringing home with him the sac of eggs (her "magnum opus") she had l aid at the fair before dying. When Charl otte's eggs hatch at Zuckerman's farm, most of theml eave to make their own lives el sewhere, except for three: Joy, Aranea, and Nellie, who remain there as friends to Wilbur; but none of them can repl ace Charl otte. Conclusion: “But it’s unfair,” cried Fern. “The pig coul dn’t help b eing born small, coul d it? If I had been very small at birth, woul d you have kill ed me? ” The talk impressed me a l ot when I was reading the book. It is indeed true that every life shoul d be respected because all men are created equal, so are the animal s. I think that the true st ar of the novel is Charl otte, a character peopl e will never forget. The stories she tol d Wilbur, the lull aby she sang for him and the miracl e words she waved in her webs for Wilbur, everything she did touch every reader. There are tow scenes about Charl otte that impress me most. One is the scene of the meeting about choosing the right word to be waved in the web among all the animal s, and the other one is the scene that when Charl otte waved the word “TERRIFIC”, she talked to hersel f, as though to cheer herself on. She helped Wilbur for all her life, but she asks nothing for back. All things she did show a kind of self-sacrifice. How kind and l ovely the spider was! Some peopl e say that friendship is something hard to believe, to find and to foll ow. But see Charl otte, Wilbur and their happy life in a small barn, helping each other without asking for reward means friendship.A Book Report on Oliver TwistIntroduction:Oliver Twist, al so known as The Parish Boy's Progress, is the second novel by English author Charl es Dickens, published by Richard Bentl ey in 1838. Body: he story is about an orphan, Oliver Twist, who endures a miserabl e existence in a workhouse and then is pl aced with an undert aker. He escapes and travel s to Lond on where he meet s the Artful Dodger, l eader of a gang ofjuvenil e pickpocket s. Oliver is l ed to the l air of their el derly criminal trainerFagin, naively unaware of their unl awful activities.Oliver Twist is notabl e for Dickens' unromantic port rayal of criminal s and their sordid lives. The book exposed the cruel t reatment of many a waif-chil d in London, which increased international concern in what is sometimes known as "The Great Lond on Waif Crisis": the l arge number of orphans in Lond on in the Dickens era. The book's subtitl e,The Parish Boy's Progress, alludes to Bunyan's ThePil grim's Progress and al so to a pair of popul ar 18th-century caricature seriesby William Hogarth, "A Rake's Progress" and "A Harl ot's Progress". Conclution: In this book, Oliver, Nancy, Miss Rose are good, they are born in a worl d full of dark and sin. But the worl d in their heart remained a pure and kind heart. Finally, kindness over the power of justice over evil, although Nancy finally died, but it was her death to make the thief grotto damaged. Therefore in the novel, the spirit of Nancy and the reward of Oliver’s is a good return. But the sinful peopl e like the thief grotto, Essex, Bumbl e and Essex all had a tragic end.The writer knew cl early what to l ove and what to hate. He made every charter lively. I think that the poor boy Oliver Twist is the mirror of the writer’s chil dhood. Dickens’ family was very poor, so he had to work when he was very young. He had l ooked through the society of that time, so he began to write novel s to expose the dark side of the peopl e and the society. I think that, the peopl e in the thief grotto were just like the peopl e who d o bad things to peopl e (not only the rogues, but al so the peopl e in the high l evel who oppressed peopl e).At l ast, I want to say, peopl e must cl early knows that, what is kindness and what is evil. This is the book want to tell us most.A Book Report on Pride and PrejudiceIntroduction: Pride and Prejudice is a novel by Jane Austen, first published in1813. The story foll ows the main character Elizabeth Bennet as she deal s with issues of manners, upbringing, morality, education, and marriage in the society of the l anded gentry of early 19th-century Engl and. Elizabeth is the second of five daughters of a country gentl eman living near the fictional town of Meryton inHertfordshire, near Lond on. It has become one of the most popul ar novel s in English literature and receives considerabl e attention from literary schol ars. Modern interest in the book has resulted in a number of dramatic adaptations and an abundance of novel s and stories imitating Austen's memorabl e characters or themes. To date, the book has sol d some 20 million copies worl dwide.Body:There are quite many characters indeed. The Bennet family it self has 7 characters, not to mention their rel atives and friends and the characters from Darcy’s side. Even so, each character is a distinctive individual so that the story becomes incredibly col orful. Just take the five Bennet girl s as exampl e. Jane is a littl e bit unsophisticated and too kind to even doubt others whil e her best sister and friend Elizabeth makes this fl aw up for her. She is independent and straightforward enough to make the prejudice part happen. Next comes the spiritl ess Mary who reads a l ot but knows a littl e. As for the youngest two, they seem to be simil ar but actually different essentially. Lydia is flirtatious and featherbrained obviously. Kitty, though is the el der one, always foll ows her younger sister steps and ideas, so she is more weak-minded than flighty actually. Pride and Prejudice is such excell ent work that has multipl e highlight s in both writing and content s. Each time reading it is a unique experience of travelling back to Austen’s time and l ooking into her inner worl d.Conclusion:After I read this story, I think that it must have been hard for Elizabeth to go through all those things in the story, and it must have been very hard making choices everyday of your life, in which both choices, whatever you choose, will change your life forever. I feel that this book is quite nice except it’s a bit too real, so if they add a bit of imagination in it, I think it will be great. It is al so a very nice book, if you say so. But I feel that they shoul d not think that money is so import ant, for money is import ant, but it isn’t as important as the characters in the book think. Mrs. Bennet is a very good mother, who wishes her daughters to be married well, and I think she can be better if she thought that money isn’t all, but amiability and l ove is even more important. I feel that this book is quite boring and I coul d fall asl eep when reading it. But, I say, only a few part s are boring, and most of it is quite nice. I think the story is one of the few cl assics that has a happy ending.A Book Report on Great ExpectationsIntroduction:Great Expectations is a novel by Charl es Dickens. It depict s the growth and personal devel opment of an orphan named Pip. The novel was first published in serial form in Dickens' weekly periodical All the Y ear Round, from 1 December 1860 to August 1861.Body:Miss Havisham was a rich ol d woman who had been aband oned by a bad guy. She lived with Estell a who had been brought up by her only to revenge men. Pip fell in l ove with Estell a, but Estell a despised Pip and always insulted him. Thus he felt ashamed of his poverty and his “highest goal”. One day, Pip’s tol d by al awyer that he woul d have a great expectation. He’s sent London to receivegentl emen’s education. Later, Pip l ost financial support because of his secret supporter, the fugitive whom the littl e Pip saved, was arrested and hanged. But Pip fulfill ed his expectation by working hard in India for 11 years and finally met Estell a again.Conclution: Frankly speaking, I don’t like Pip. I think he is kind of ungrateful. When he was informed of Joe’s visit, he woul d rather pay him to g o away. He was worried that Joe’s poor appearance, poor manners and uneducated way of speaking woul d ruin his gentl eman’s reputation. I feel ashamed of him, since even the prisoner knows the value of gratitude. It makes me rethink the definition of gentl eman. To my mind, kindness and conscience are two d efining attributes of a true gentl eman. A true gentl eman needs out side beauty, such as good appearance and good manners, but more importantly, he shoul d possess inner beauty. In my opinion, Pip gradually l ost his inner beauty which he once had in the gentl eman-making process. He is not a true gentl eman. He was only made a “gentl eman” void of gentl e qualities. The titl e of gentl eman in this novel reads ironic.A Book Report on The Call of the Wil dIntroduction: The Call of the Wil d is a novell a by American author JackLond onpublished in 1903. The story t akes pl ace in the ext reme conditions ofthe Yukon during the 19th-century Kl ondike Gol d Rush, where strong sl ed dogs were in high demand. After Buck, a d omesticated dog, is snatched from a pastoral ranch in California, he is sol d into a brutal life as a sl ed dog. The novell a detail s Buck's struggl e to adjust and survive the cruel t reatment he receives from humans, other dogs, and nature. He eventually sheds the veneer of civilization altogether and instead relies on primordial instinct s and the l essons he hasl earned to become a respected and feared l eader in the wil d.Body:The book mainly described a dog Buck, who was stol en from a rich comfort abl e home in the southl and and forced to work as a sl ed dog in the col d northl and. He was ill-treated by peopl e and fought with other dogs all the time. During his struggling with peopl e, dogs and the nature, he became stronger and stronger, more and more primitive. His final owner was John Thorton and John was the only person who really cared about Buck. However, John was kill ed by Yeehat Indians. The l ast tie between Buck and human was broken, so he answered the call from the wil d and became a primitive wil d animal eventually. Conclusion: During reading this book, I was greatly shocked by Buck’s strong will to live. His character shone brightly. He was cl ever and intelligent, had firm and brave character, had team spirit and l eadership. In some aspect s, he was better than peopl e. He had the ability to think independently and considerately, which I think is al so very important to peopl e, especially we student s. Facing the difficulties, he never gave up, but tried his best to overcome them. I genuinely appreciate it. In ad dition, I think more about the rel ationship between dogs and mankind. We always say d ogs are peopl e’s most sincere and honest friends, but in this book, most of peopl e treated dogs just as their sl aves. Maybe at that time, probl em of food and cl othing was major, so concern to animal s was l ess. Nowadays, what we seek is harmony and peace, so our concern to animal s shoul d be more and more.。

双城记英语读书报告

This novel centres on the years leading up to the French Revolution and culminates in the Jacobin Reign of Terror. It tells the story of two men, Charles Darnay and Sydney Carton, who look similar but are very different in personality.
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Charles Dickens
This is an English novelist ,generally considered the greatest of the Victorian era. His many volumes include such works as A Christmas Carol , David Copp -erfield , Bleak House ,A Tale of Two Cities , Great Expectations ,and Our Mutual Friend .
Equality and fairness is what people seek , which led to the French Revolution. As a consequence, neither equality nor fairness was got after the revolution . And that's the tragedy of the history . I was heavyhearted when reading what Sydney Carton said before death and I burst into tears finally.

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The rise of critical realism
1.Social background 2.Chartist movement 3. chartist literature
Social Background
The Victorian Age
1.An age of expansion 2.Reform 3..The condition of workers and the Chartism movement
Chartist literature
• *Articles on political and economical issues contain poem, short stories and essays on literature。 • *a new theme introduced into literature: The struggle of the proletariat (无产阶级） for its rights。 Remain true to traditions of English humanist and democratic literature。 Portrayed the irreconcilable struggle (proletariat and ruling class)
The third period
• • • • • • • • • 1) Bleak House(1852-1853) «荒凉山庄» 2) Hard Times(1854) «艰难时世» 3) Little Dorrit (1855-1857)«小杜丽» 4) A Tale of Two Cities(1859) «双城记» 5) Great Expectations(1860-1861) «远大前程 » 6) Our Mutual Friend (1864-1865) «我们的共同朋友» 7) Edwin Drood (unfinished)(1869) «艾德温· 德鲁德之迷».
Dickens the man is as interesting as Dickens the writer:
A man of action and business in the world, a student and writer of books Endowed with formidable energies and many talents. The best shorthand reporter on the London press The best amateur actor on the stage A novelist A successful periodical editor
the First period
The second period
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1) American Notes (1842) «美国札记» 2) Martin Chuzzlewit (1843-1844)
«马丁·朱述尔维特»
3) A Christmas Carol(1843) 《圣诞颂歌》 4) The Chimes《教堂钟声》 5) The Cricket on the Hearth《灶上蟋蟀》
Broad humor & penetrating satire
He employs humor to enliven a scene or lighten a character by making it eccentric whimsical, or laughable. He uses satire to ridicule human follies or vtranslated into Chinese in the first decade of the 20th century. Since then, Dickens has always been a most popular novelist among our readers.
7.1838-1841appeared Oliver Twist , Nicholas Nickleby, The Old Curiosity Shop and Barnaby Rudge
8.1842 he made a trip to America
9. Since 1844, he had spent much time on the European continent, especially in France and Italy. 10.In 1859, he published his historical novel of the French revolution , A Tale of Two Cities 11. In 1867-1868, he made his second trip to America
As a novelist:
Character-portrayal & Exaggeration
Every character his creative finger touched came alive. Right words, right actions for the right person.
12. in1870, he died.
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1) Sketches by Boz (1836) «博兹特写集», the first book 2) The Pickwick Papers (1837) «匹克威克外传» 3). Oliver Twist (1837-1838) «奥克佛· 特维斯特»，《雾都孤儿》 4). Nichols Nickleby (1838-1839) «尼古拉斯· 尼克尔贝» 5). The Old Curiosity Shop (1840-1841) «老古玩店» 6). Barnaby Rudge (1841) «巴纳比· 拉奇»
Chartist movement(1836-1848)
• First appeared in London and then spread to the industrial North(工业发达的北部) • In 1837, parliament put forward working association’s six points • In 1838,the people’s charter was formally adopted • In 1842,more than 3 million signatures • Failed the first great political movement
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Expressed firm faith in the ultimate victory of the suffering people Significance : the chartist poetry, heroic and revolutionary , played an important role in the development of English progressive literature in connection with the working class movement Representative : Ernest Jones Thomas cooper William fames Linton
Politically and ideologically :
• A radical
Dickens maintains an unbroken faith in people with an entire pessimism as to capitalist society. _____ Jack Lindsay Dickens more than any of his contemporaries was the expression of the conscience of his age. ______ Walter Allen
Complicated & fascinating plot
He uses minor plots besides the major one or parallel major plots within on novel. Also, creating suspense and mystery.
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As the greatest representative of English critical realism, he has often compared to Shakespeare for creative force and range of invention.
1. He was born in 1812 at Portsmouth 2. At the age of 4 year, his family moved to Chatham 3. In 1821 the Dickens family moved to a poor quarter in London. his father was heavily in debt 4. At the age of 12 ，he had to work first as a worker 5. At the age of 15, he left school for good and become a lawyer's clerk. and then became a reporter for a newspaper． 6. In 1837，his novel，The Pickwick Papers， made him the most famous of his time in England．
(以圣诞为题材, 具有浓郁宗教色彩。) 6) Dombey and Son(1847-1848) «董贝父子» 7) David Copperfield (1849-1850) «大卫· 科波菲尔»the most autobiographical, one of the greatest English novels