The story is set in London and Paris at the time of the great French Revolution.It shows the causes of revolution and its effects on people's day-to-day lives.Before the revolution,the King and the aristocracy treated their people cruelly in France.The common people were extremely poor and miserable.The crops in the fields were poor as if even the land shared the misery of the people.And there were so heavy taxes that all the villagers had nothing to hand over at last.On the other hand,the aristocracy made their will as the law by using money and gold.There were no justice,no equality and no fairness.Just as what happened to Dr Manette,he wrote to the Minister to show the crime what Marquis Evremonde had done,resulting in himself being arrested and sent to the prison Bastille without any reason.

　 "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.

这是我看完《双城记》后写的英文读后感，并作为英语周记发给了我的English teacher，现在拿出来share一下
A tragedy of the history
Crazily,but truthfully,I finished reading the most part of the novel "A Tale of Two Cities" in just one day.Lost in the story,I felt like being together with the characters and experiencing the same exciting events.Soon it came to an end.To tell you my feelings,it's infinite sadness and a strong emotion that can drive me to cry.
The story is set in London and Paris at the time of the great French Revolution.It shows the causes of revolution and its effects on people's day-to-day lives.Before the revolution,the King and the aristocracy treated their people cruelly in France.The common people were extremely poor and miserable.The crops in the fields were poor as if even the land shared the misery of the people.And there were so heavy taxes that all the villagers had nothing to hand over at last.On the other hand,the aristocracy made their will as the law by using money and gold.There were no justice,no equality and no fairness.Just as what happened to Dr Manette,he wrote to the Minister to show the crime what Marquis Evremonde had done,resulting in himself being arrested and sent to the prison Bastille without any reason.
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After reading "A tale of two cities"
双城记读后感
"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.
双城记是狄更斯最重要的代表作之一。小说深刻揭示了法国大革命之前的社会矛盾，强烈抨击了贵族阶层的贪婪和残暴，和对最底层人民表达诚挚的同情。小说也描写了很多宏伟的景象，像人民起义摧毁巴士底狱等显示了（法国）人民的自强不息的（精神）
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.
小说中描写了各式各样的人物。诚实善良但却遭受迫害的马内特医生（Manette) ，美丽温柔的露易丝（Lucie)，礼貌绅士的查尔斯（Charles），正值坦率的劳瑞先生（LORRY)，外冷内热，放荡不羁却又自私傲慢的锡尼（Sydney)，直率忠诚的帕罗丝笑小姐（Pross)，残忍阴险的Evremonde兄弟。。。复杂难解的仇恨，残忍的报复使仇恨更加严重，再绝望中重生的爱情，却以生命作为代价。
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.
作为一代杰出的作者，在狄更斯的作品中，语言技巧运用是必不可少的，各式各样的修辞手法，比如推理，夸大，对比，诙谐和讽刺被熟练地运用，作品的艺术性质也达到了巅峰。
"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.
“双城记”与其他历史小说有很大差别，小说中的角色和故事情节全部是以历史事件描写成小说形式。在法国大革命的宏大真实背景下，作者以虚构角色马内特医生的经历作为主线，将不公正的指控，爱情，报仇三个独立又相互关联的故事交织在一起，故事情节错综复杂，作者利用穿插故事，预示，修饰，等众多手法使故事结构完整严谨，故事情节曲折，扣人心弦，极具戏剧效果。充分显示了作者不同寻常的写作技巧。“双城记”的写作风格是严肃悲观，充满了愤慨，但缺少诙谐的（狄更斯）早期作品。
PS. 双城记读过几遍，中学时候读过中英双语缩写版，大学时读过牛津分级英文版，后来又读了原著。 确实写的不错，不过原著的看不太懂。