百万英镑读书笔记英文百万英镑读书笔记英文五篇Word文档下载推荐.docx
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BasedonMarkTwainsnovel,TheMillionairePoundNotetakesaninterestingsatiricallookatthehypocrisystemmingfromclassdistinctioninthe50sEngland.Englandisacountrywhereclassandwealtharegivenextremesignificance,especiallyamongtherich.Thefilmshowsthehypocrisythatexistedamongthesepeople,howthericharequicktochangefacewheninaninstanttheyfindoutthatyoureamanofwealthandhowwithinthenextmomenttheyrevertbacktotheircondescendingselveswhenallwealthislost.Interestingly,TheMillionairealsobrieflylooksathowtheEnglishperceivedAmericansinthatera.RichAmericanswerewelcomedasoutsidersandthepoorwerequicklyshunnedaway.Thefactthathesanoutsidereithermakeshimmoreappealingorthecompleteopposite.ThestorystickstothemainthemebyemphasizingonthehypocrisyoftheupperclasssocietybutatthesametimeitalsocreatesabalancethatpreventsthemoviefrombeingamockeryoftheBritishsociety.Themoviedragsatsomepointbutthelovestoryappearsattherighttimeandthereisplentyofcomedytokeeponeentertained.AcharmingGregoryPecktotallynailsthepartandtheluminousJaneGriffithsisatreat.ReginaldBeckwith,asPeckssidekickRockisamusing.Theendingisalittlepredictablebutthedirectordoesanoverallgoodjobbyroundingitupandpresentinghispoints.
MarkTwainsshortstoryof"
onemillionpounds"
isaverygoodwork.Thearticleonthe"
moneyiseverything,"
"
moneyisomnipotent,"
theideaofasatire,toexposetheuglyfaceofcapitalistsociety.
"
Onemillionpounds"
isaboutapoor,honestman,thatis,theheroineofthisstoryhasreceivedapairofbrothers,thelettersenttohiminsideonemillionpounds.Thebrothershadmadeabet,gambling,ifapoor,honestpeoplewhocomeknockingonthedoorreceivedtheonemillionpounds,hewillbewhatkindofresults?
Brotherthathewouldstarvetodeathbecausehecouldnotprovethatthemoneywashisown,willbesubjecttootherpeoplesdoubts,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……
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.Afterhisfathersdeathin1847,hewasapprenticedtoaprinterandwroteforhisbrothersnewspaper.HelaterworkedasalicensedMississippiriver-boatpilot.TheCivilWarputanendtothesteamboattrafficandClemensmovedtoVirginiaCity,whereheeditedtheTerritorialEnterprise.OnFebruary3,1863,MarkTwainwasbornwhenClemenssignedahumoroustravelaccountwiththatpseudonym.Heoftenusesexaggeratedwaystoshowhisirony.
MarkTwainismostnotedforhisnovelsAdventuresofHuckleberryFinn,andTheAdventuresofTomSawyer.Heisalsoknownforhisquotations.Duringhislife,Clemensbecameafriendtopresidents,artists,leadingindustrialistsandEuropeanroyalty.ForIlovetheOneMillionPoundsNotebest,Iwouldintroduceittoyou.
Isthererealfree-lunchintheworld?
Maybethereis!
Andsuchkindof“freelunch”strikesthepoorandhonestyoungmanHenryAdamswhohassurprisinglygotaone-millionbanknotefromthebrothers(RoderickOliver)。
Asamatteroffact,thebrothershadmadeabet,ifapoor,honestandcleverpeoplewhocomeknockingonthedoorreceivedtheonemillionpounds,whatwillbehappeningtohislife?
Theelderbrotherthinkthathewouldstarvetodeathbecausehecouldnotprovethatthemoneybelongstohim,willbearousingotherssuspicion,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.
onemillionpoundsnote"
isaverygoodwork.Thearticlesatiresthethoughtsof"
andexposetheuglyfaceofcapitalistsociety.Asweallknow,therootofthestorywasthebetofthebrothers.Whatisthebetactually?
Wheredoestheattractionofthebanknoteliein?
Asfarasiamconcerned,theOneMillionPoundsNotetakesaninteresting,satiricallookatthehypocrisystemmingfromclassdistinctioninEngland.Englandisacountrywhereclassandwealtharegivenextremesignificance,especiallyamongtherich.Thenovelshowsthehypocrisythatexistedamongthesepeople,howthericharequicktochangefacewhentheyfindoutthatyoureamanofwealthandhowwithinthenextmomenttheyrevertbacktotheircondescendingselveswhenallwealthislost.ThestorywasbasedonthemainthemebyemphasizingonthehypocrisyoftheupperclasssocietybutatthesametimeitalsocreatesabalancethatpreventsthenovelfrombeingamockeryoftheBritishsociety.Thelovestoryappearsattherighttimeandthereisplentyofcomedytokeeponeentertained.Theendingisalittlepredictablebutthedirectordoesanoverallgoodjobbyroundingitupandpresentinghispoints.
Inmyheart,Herrywassoluckily,noteveryonecangetthechancetousethemillion.Iamsoenviousofthe"
oftheheroine,butatthesametimeIwouldliketothinkthatthereasonwhypeoplecarryfavorwithhimisjustthattheyattracttoomuchimportanttomoney,isntit?
Moneyworshipisshamefulandshouldnotbereapingmore!
Moneyisnotomnipotent,andintheworld,therearemanythingsthatmoreimportantthanmoney.
MyImpressionsafterReading"
TheMillionPoundNote”.
ThistimeIwanttotalkaboutaveryfamousshortstorywrittenbyMarkTwain---------“TheMillionPoundNote”.ReferringtoMarkTwain,youmustfeelfamiliar,becausewemusthavereadhisworksbefore.Istillrememberthearticle“TheBiteEventsontheTrain”inourtextbookwhenIminthemiddleschool.Whattouchedmemostatthattimewerehisironicwords.Yes,heisagreathumorist,novelist,writerandoratorinAmericainniNeteenthcentury.Duringhis40yearswritingcareer,hecreateddozensofshortorlongstories,amongwhich“TheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinn”isofthemostpopularity,whichwaspraisedbyHemingwayas“thefirstrealAmericanliterature”.ButtodayIamintroducinghisanotherwork------TheMillionPoundNote.
ThisstorytellsaboutapoorbuthonestAmericanAdamHenry.WhenhewaswanderinginthestreetofLondon,hewasgivenbytwobillionairesaletter,inwhichhesurprisedlyfounda£1,000,000poundbank-note.Laterhegottoknowthatthetwobillionaireswhowerebrothershadmadeabetabouttheresultsafterhegotaonemillion-poundnoteatonce.Oneofthemthoughtthenotewoundcountfornothingtothepoormanbecausehecouldnotprovethatthemoneywashisownwhiletheotherconsideredjustastheopposite.Dramatically,theplotwentjustoutofmyexpectation.Herrywenttoarestauranttohavedinnerfirst.ThemanagerwasmeantohimatthebeginningbuthisattitudechangedquicklywhenHerrytookoutthenoteandaskedforchange.Facedwi
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