Sense and Sensibility was the first Jane Austen published. Though she initially called it Elinor and Marianne, Austen jettisoned both the title and the epistolary mode in which it was originally written, but kept the essential theme: the necessity of finding a workable middle ground between passion and reason. The story revolves around the Dashwood sisters, Elinor and Marianne. Whereas the former is a sensible, rational creature, her younger sister is wildly romantic--a characteristic that offers Austen plenty of scope for both satire and compassion. Commenting on Edward Ferrars, a potential suitor for Elinor's hand, Marianne admits that while she "loves him tenderly," she finds him disappointing as a possible lover for her sister.
Soon however, Marianne meets a man who measures up to her ideal: Mr. Willoughby, a new neighbor. So swept away by passion is Marianne that her behavior begins to border on the scandalous. Then Willoughby abandons her; meanwhile, Elinor's growing affection for Edward suffers a check when he admits he is secretly engaged to a childhood sweetheart. How each of the sisters reacts to their romantic misfortunes, and the lessons they draw before coming finally to the requisite happy ending forms the heart of the novel. Though Marianne's disregard for social conventions and willingness to consider the world well-lost for love may appeal to modern readers, it is Elinor whom Austen herself most evidently admired; a truly happy marriage, she shows us, exists only where sense and sensibility meet and mix in proper measure.
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英语读后感 《老人与海》
The Old Man and the Sea is one of Hemingway’s most enduring works and may very well become one of the true classics of this generation. It played a great part in his winning the Pulizer Prize in 1953 and the 1954 Novel Prize for Literature and confirmed his power and presence in the literary world. Hemingway is also one of my favorite writers. Besides The Old Man And the Sea, I have read some of his other works, such as The Sun Also Rises, A Farewell to Arms and The Snow of Kilimanijaro. But The Old Man and the Sea is the one that left the deepest impression on me.
This novel mainly wrote one old person alone in marine fishes. He fished one big fish, tied up the fish head and the upper part of the body side the boat above. But he met the shark fish, the old person causes all one's skill and the shark fish fight, the shark fish the fish flesh which could eat all eats finished also has about 800 pounds.
This book promulgates the truth, not showed the person how regardless of, most feared is does not have the confidence. The confidence is just like is the automobile motor, is power which the person goes forward.
I first read this book when I was in my fifteens. And now I remember it just as well as if I had read it yesterday.

《野性的呼唤》
My Call of the Wild
　　------ Enlightenment of The Call of the Wild
　　" He sings a song of the younger world, which is the song of the pack." (Chapter VII The Sounding of the Wild) When the last sentence vanished from my eyes, I can still perceive an echo of a song - a wild song, which knocks up my dizzy mind that always cheerfully sink into the so-called civilized world without questioning. Wild, is no longer a symbol of the law of jungle but a headspring where streams out love, passion, bravery, loyalty, friendship, venture, competition and tolerance all these virtues can easily be found in the Call of the Wild.
　　Jack London (1876-1916) is a worldwide renowned novelist.His stories successfully reflect the contradictory views of man’s nature and destiny in and against the wild, and his "fight to survive" notion has gained him and his works timeless popularity, particularly, the Call of the Wild.
　　It tells a story of a gigantic dog, named Buck, who is stolen from a rich and comfortable home and forced to learn to survive as an Alaskan sled dog. Buck, at first, is too savage for the company of man until he coincidently encounters his beloved master-kindhearted John Thornton. Finally, John’s incidental death breaks Buck’s last tie to the man and drives him into his long-desired wild with his pack. In the story, Buck and John simply adopt themselves to answer the call of the wild. When it comes to Buck’s mind that one day he will eventually leave John- his master, all he wants to do is just to help him finish the gold-rush-trip. He "from then on, night and day, never put a halt, in desperation, he burst into long stretch of flight, did not to stay him (John)…" (Chapter VII The Sounding of The Wild) Buck wished to remember John’s image forever, he "for two days and nights never left camp, never let Thornton out of his sight. He followed him about at his work, watched him while saw him into blankets at night and out of them in the morning…" (Chapter VII) When I read these words I just could not hold my tears bursting. Can a real man devote himself to loyalty and friendship in such a way? On the other hand, John Thornton is not only a dog-lover but also a brave and venturous man. He is so straightforward and simple that makes him an accommodating man. Once he firmly roots a goal into his heart, it seems that nothing could prevent him from accomplishing it except death. I do not know whether the persistence is the most vital element to make a man successful, but whatI know is that you are not far away from success once you occupy it.
　　It is Jack London who plunges me into the animated wild from the hustle-and-bustle and from desperate city. There, I merely cannot deny the attraction of Buck’s bark, which enlightens me to pursue another lost half of the nature in mankind, and to dig out a true meaning of life. Dare we imagine that London intentionally employs Buck to set us a model with perfect characters (count barbarity out)? The answer is affirmed. We, as animals, are from the wild but shedding off more and more wild signs, which demonstrate us as the "uncivilized".However, who can fully guarantee that we have not overlooked　　 some essential wild-endowed virtues? Especially, nowadays, it seems more crucial for us to stop looking at the post-industrialized world and to ponder for a while. When cheats, betrayals, lies, lusts and crimes stuff a materialized society, whether London uses this novel to help himself escape the reality or warn the earthy people, to us, modern man, is all the same. It appears horrible that in modern society many people are enthusiastically talking about how to build up "special relations" to the authority, deceiving and lying to each other. To them life is a mask-wearing process rather than a hard work. Every time, you browse WebPages, scandals in politics, business, the entertainment circle and even on campus crowd into your eyes. Oh, what is the essence of human beings? What is the civilization to us? Do we need to look back at where we came from? Is it good or bad for us to speak out what we think and to do what the consciences demand us to? Are we wasting talents given by the mighty nature? Be an honest, straightforward, warmhearted, emotional and responsible man or be a shrewd, cold hearted and astute hypocrite? While embracing the "civilized" rubbish, we are losing those good virtues, which are the calls　　 of the wild. Once we lose them, we are to lose ourselves,and we will get nowhere. I wish this dreadful thought is totally a fallacy, but, now, it is chilling me hard. One day when I happen to stand on the top of a grand mountain to observe a boundless prairie enveloped by the sapphire firmament and combed by gusts of the rhythmical west wind, a morning sun sprinkles me her warmth and brilliance in a graceful way, however, at that moment, I am afraid that I cannot appreciate these beauties, I am a lost " civilized man" then
　　Please, please do not let come true while we are still able to answer the call of the wild.

这是我自己去年写的。简爱的读后感，因为读的是简写本，所以后面的好词好句摘抄你可以不写的。
People in the novel: the main figures
Mr Reed [Jane’s uncle]
Miss Temple [Jane’s headmistress]
Edward Rochester
Jane Eyre
Mrs Fairfax [the housekeeper]
Helen Burns [a pupil as well as a friend of Jane]
The gist of the story
Jane was brought up by her aunt Mrs Reed,who promised her husband as well as Jane’s uncle Reed to look after Jane like her own children on his death bed.But actually,Mrs Reed didn’t keep her promise,she treated Jane as a servant and all the people at Gateshead didn’t like her so she had a tragic experience of her childhood.Finally,the day that she stayed with her aunt came to the end when her aunt sent her to the Lowood school where she stayed for as long as nine years including two years as a teacher.
At the beginning of the new life,it was extremely troublesome .The first thing was that she was accused as a liar by Mr Brocklehurst,the school’sfinancial manager and after she suffered it, many students were seriously ill with typhus fever and some of them died as a result of the poor food and bad living conditions.Fortunately,Jane escaped from that.Anyway,there were still some happy things,for example,the biggest harvest is Jane learned a lot in school and became excellent.Then came a turn in her life:after Miss Temple getting married and moved away,Jane decided to change her life,so she sdvertised in a newspaper and began another new life in Thornfield Hall to work as a governess for a young girl less than ten years old.It was quite comfortable and Jane felt happy and satisfied.The first time she met Mr Rochester was a night and he fell down with the horse he rode.Jane helped him to jumped on to the horse’s back when she didn’t knowthat the person was Mr Rochester.So the next time they met in the house they talked for a long time.It is obviousl that Jane made a good impression on Mr Rochester.That night ,She also knew some information about her master from the housekeeper.Before long ,they talked for several times,in the park or somewhere else,they talked about past to each other.As Mr Rochester had trusted Jane with the story of his past life,she felt proud and learned more of his character.Mr Rochester’s kindness and goodness to Jane made her think that the moments spent with him were her most happiest and even regarded him as the best compion .It seems that Jane has lost her heart to Mr Rochester.
One night,however,Jane found that someone had plotted to kill him and she saved his life from the fire.It was that night that Mr Rochester expressed his love to Jane,sincercly.But Jane’smind was full of confusing pictures and disturbed emotions,she didn’t say anything to Mr Rochester.Everything was clear when Jane saw that Mr Rochester did seem to sdmire a beautiful elegant lady_Blanche Ingram,who played the piano excellently,sang sweetly,discussed intelligently and all the time she attracted glances from every gentleman in the room,Mr Rochester included.Especially they two seemed to get married soon.If there is not the accident happened.One day,Mr Rochester disguised as the gipsy woman and told Miss Ingram that he had onlt a little money,she and her pride mother lost interest in him.Meanwhile,he found himself loved Jane so much.Also ,Jane was such a good woman that he made an offer of marriage to her.Of course,Jane agreed.That moment she was too happy to think about anything except their bright future.
The day finally came.When they arrived the church something terrible happened.Out of people’s anticipation,Mr Rochester had married for fifteen years long and his wife whoes family had madness ran in was in his house at Thornfield Hall.Jane didn’t know until that moment.She thought her hopes were all dead and her future was empty.After a sharp struggle in her mind ,she decided to leave Mr Rochester to begin a totle new life although she loved him so much.
Then she began her life at Moor House,with two girls Diana and Mary Rivers and their brother St John .They got along well with each other.Time flies.To everyone’s surprise,they found that they four were cousins by chance ,all of them were very happy.Jane inherited a fortune from her another uncle John and she became rich .After her time spent with John as a teacher in a poor village,she went back to Whitcross and returned to Thornfield.But everything was wrong,she found that the house caught a fire and was lay in ruins now.What’s worse,Mr Rochester was badly injured in the fire,losing a hand and the sight of both eyes in order to help his wife escaoe.
In this condition, she stayed with Mr Rochester and took care of him, finally, they got married.
MY THOUGHTS
In fact, Jane is a poor girl, without parents and fortune.What makes things worse is that she isn’t beautiful, and the strong characters she has makes she loses the only charming on her because she always has a strong will.Certenily, she met with various ills of life.Although she has a law social position she never feels herself inferior.In her opinion, she is the only person who can decide her own destiny. She does do a good job.
Believe it or not, I think that nobady is perfect, we should accept our shortcomings instead of being self_absed.The important thing in life is to have a great desure to improve ourselves and the determination to do it.Just do it like Jane.Everyman is the master of his future as the saying goes where there is a will, there is a way.
I also want to say something about Mr Rochester.According to the description in the novel,he is not handsome but has a great heart.He has the courage to purse his true love and when he realized he fell in love with Jane,he finally won her heart after several episodes.But as far as I’m concerned I don’t know when he fell in love with her.I just doubt whether Mr Rochester loves Jane as much as Jane likes him because I only see Jane do so many things for him.It doesn’t repays Jane’s labour well,I think.However,maybe they don’t care.
1． GOOD SENTENCE
2． She looked straight in front of her and her face was as cold and hard as marble.----The writer descripes Jane’s face as a marble,so it shows that Miss Temple didn’t like the manager,not at all.She was brave enough to do it and bears all responsibility.
3． But life has been a struggle for me, and I’ve become as hard and tough as a rubber ball.I only have a little goodness left inside.
4． I can prove that you’re cold, and ill and a fool.She said,”Listen,you are cold,because you are alone.You’re ill because you lack love.And you’re a fool because love is near you and you can’t take a step to reach it.---Here it uses three sentences with the same:you are…becayse…/.It emphasizes that the speaker knows Jane well or maybe the writer tells Jane’s feeling in this way.
5． Do you think I can watch another woman become your bride? Do you think I’m a machine without feelinfs?Do you think,because I’m small and poor and plain,that I have as much soul and heart as you.It is my spirit that speaks to your spirit.We are equal in the sight of God.---I just like these sentences,Jane speaks loudly to Mr Rochester and lets him know her feeling.The most important thing is that she never gives up…

A hat frightening? If you see it as a snake to swallow the elephant? In this full of utilitarian world, the big people's eyes Forever only the number of children has long been the world, they have overlooked. It has already lost a child-like purity gone? In order to find the answer to that question, I won the "Little Prince."
"Little Prince" is a clear spiritual books, is an adult fairy tale written for adults, is a book about life and the lives of the fable. As the book said, the water on the heart is beneficial. And "Little Prince" on the water like a thorough clarification of people feel warmth and tranquility.
The story of the little prince of life with a serious attitude, he diligently to clear the crater, pulling the monkey bread tree seedlings. However, The Little Prince is a lonely, depressed mood in his time, he would mention a stool chasing the sun to see the sunset. Only enjoy the sunset when the twilight Feelings tenderness that is his only pleasure. He had read 43 times a day sunset, because his heart is full of endless loneliness and sorrow. Fortunately a Rose entered his life, Rose has a quiet tenderness, she will lie was exposed repeatedly cough, she is a beautiful and very proud of flowers. She恋着sad little prince, little prince also sincerely love roses. A trivial matter, however they eventually made to separate the sensitive Little Prince as an angry Rose of Love from doubt, he got out of their own stars, leaving behind Rose and started their own travel alone.
And then he came to Earth, he encountered a small fox, and the request of a small fox domestication her. She believes that if the Little Prince domesticate her, her life will be happy. Little Prince, together with a small fox days, the little prince to understand the unique Rose, and he began to think that Rose tamed him, he must assume responsibility for the roses. Little Prince, where the foxes learned to love, aware of what he wants to pursue things, he is going to leave a small fox to assume his responsibility. Little Prince finally found themselves unable to go back, he places on Earth hovering repeatedly and deeply miss his flowers. Can not go back in the days to come, The Little Prince will be looking at their own stars, he said: "If you fell in love with a grown up in a star on the flowers, then at night, do you feel looking at a pleasant sweetness. All the stars both seem to blooming. "distressed fragile little prince could not bear to miss the pain that he would eagerly go back, and finally he chose to snake venom end their lives, even though he was afraid of the pain, but he think it will be able to cast off their bulky body to go back.
Every time, "Little Prince", have been such a child-like attitude about the world moving, how naive, childish, could also how pure and sincere. In real life, we are busy throughout the day, such as groups of flies without a soul. The passage of time, childhood away, we have gradually grown up and taken away many years of memories, but also eroded the bottom of my heart to have, That childish innocence.
Because the little prince little story, we live in quiet, the heart has a hope and tenderness, have touched on the responsibility of domestication
中文翻译： 一顶帽子可怕吗？如果把它看成是一条吞了大象的蟒蛇呢?在这个充满着功利的世界里，大人们的眼中永远只有数字,孩子们的世界早已被他们忽略。那早已丢失的孩童般的纯净去了哪里？为了找寻问题的答案，我捧起了《小王子》。
《小王子》是一本清澈心灵的书，是一本成年人写给成年人的童话，是一本关于生活和生命的寓言。正如书中所说的，水对心是有益处的。而《小王子》就如水般澄清透彻，使人安宁并且心生暖意。
故事中的小王子对生活抱着认真的态度，他勤勉地疏通火山口，拔着猴面包树的幼苗。然而小王子是孤独的，在他心情低落的时候，他会提着凳子追着太阳看日落。只有欣赏日落时那脉脉含情的余晖，才是他唯一的乐趣。他曾一天看了四十三次日落，因为他心里充满了无尽的孤独和忧伤。有幸的是一朵玫瑰进入了他的生活，玫瑰有着沉静的柔情，她在谎言被揭穿后会反复咳嗽，她是一朵美丽而且非常骄傲的花。她恋着忧伤的小王子，小王子也真诚地爱着玫瑰。然而一件小事最终却使他们分开，敏感的小王子因为玫瑰的一次恼怒而对爱生起怀疑，他离开了自己的星星，抛下了玫瑰，开始了自己孤单的旅行。
而然后他来到地球，他碰到了小狐狸，并且在小狐狸的要求下驯养了她。她认为，如果小王子驯养了她，她的生活一定会是欢快的。小王子在与小狐狸一起的日子，小王子懂得了玫瑰的独一无二，并且他开始认为玫瑰驯服了他，他必须对玫瑰承担起责任。小王子在狐狸那里学会了爱，认识到了他所要追求的东西，他要离开小狐狸去承担他的责任。 小王子最后发现自己无法回去，他在降临地球的地方反复徘徊，并且深深想念着他的花儿。在不能回去的日子里，小王子会望着自己的星星，他说：“如果你爱上了一朵生长在一颗星星上的花，那么夜间，你看着就感到甜蜜愉快。所有的星星上都好象开着花。”忧伤脆弱的小王子无法忍受想念的痛苦，他要急切地回去，最后他选择了以蛇的毒液结束自己的生命，尽管他害怕痛苦，但是他认为这样就能抛下自己笨重的身体回去。
每一次读《小王子》，都被这种孩子式的看待世界的态度感动，多么天真、幼稚，可又多么纯洁、真诚。在现实生活中，我们整天忙忙碌碌，像一群群没有灵魂的苍蝇.时光流逝，童年远去，我们渐渐长大，岁月带走了许许多多的记忆，也消蚀了心底曾经拥有的那份童稚的纯真。
因为小王子小小的故事，我们在静静的生活时，心中有着希望和温存，有着感动和关于驯养的责任。