I read the Chinese version of “Camille” a few years ago. At that time I was deeply moved by the main character Marguerite Gautier. “Camille” or “The Lady of the Camellias” by Alexandre Dumas, fils, is the story of Marguerite Gautier, a young courtesan, or kept woman, in Paris in the mid 1800's, and how she falls in love with a young man, Armand Duval, and then tries to escape from her questionable past. Unfortunately, it comes back to haunt her and she ends up returning to that life and dies painfully and alone, but with the knowledge that she was a noble woman at heart. When I first began to read the book, I did not care for Marguerite or her attitude or lifestyle, but as I got further into the narrative, I realized that her saucy attitude was a front to cover the lonely woman that she really was. She felt used, abused and unloved, until the gentle Armand Duval came into her life and showed her that he loved her as a person and not for what she could do for him. It must have taken great courage for Marguerite to leave the life she had lived for so long, knowing all along that it was probably too good to be true and would not last indefinitely. And it also showed that Marguerite really loved Armand Duval for she could even change herself for him.
However, happiness didn’t last for long. When M. Duval, Armand's father, came to her, pleading for her to leave Armand to save both Armand's reputation and that of his younger innocent sister, Marguerite saw a way to become pure of heart, if not in body. She felt that it was her duty, because she loved Armand so much, to do this even though it meant giving up her own happiness and hurting Armand temporarily. She reluctantly returned to her former life, knowing that.some day Armand would forgive her. Sadly, she died in debt and basically alone, except for her one female friend, Julie Duprat, who helped her during her illness. She had her journal sent to Armand after her death, explaining why she had made the choices she had. I think Dumas's last few lines about Marguerite being the exception, not the rule were quite true, and I also agreed with his view that while her lifestyle could not be condoned, we as a society assume that all of these type of women are cold and heartless, while this may not always be the case. A person can make the wrong choices in life when they are young, and try to redeem themselves, but sometimes past situations prevent them from changing their lives, even though they desperately wish to do so. This applies to both men and women in many different types of circumstances: involvement in crime; drug or alcohol abuse; gambling; prostitution; financial problems; poor marriage choices; etc. And this is the fact, which exists in the whole society.
As far as the other characters in the book, I think Marguerite was right in saying that no one truly cared about her, but only wanted something from her, the only exceptions being Armand and Julie Duprat. Of course, the Comte de G. and Comte de N. wanted her body and appearance. The
Duke needed to “wake up and smell the coffee” and realize that she could never replace his dead daughter. If he truly cared, he could have helped her leave her lifestyle without “keeping” her himself. And lastly, Prudence was a blood-sucking leech who used Marguerite almost worse than the men. I also think she was jealous of the fact that Marguerite had so much more courage than herself and someone truly loved her.
Last morning, when tiding my bookshelf, I took this book out of the shelf, and a dried flower flew away from the book. It was pale blue, very transparent, with thin fine veins. a dried flower flew away from the book. It was pale blue, very transparent, with thin fine veins. I held it against the morning light and blew on it. The soft breeze carried it away. Camille is just like the camellia, she could never escape from the destiny of withering. But it wasn’t her fault; it’s because of the evil of Capitalism and the hideousness of that society.
Suddenly, I remembered a saying: “Women are like the flowers”. Those pretty women are like those beautiful flowers; their delicate beauty makes people feel they are the miracle of life. However, even the God envies their beauty. It seems that beautiful women always have tragic endings. As we are normal persons, even we can see the hideousness of humanity that results in their fate of withering, we can at most ask quietly in our hearts: Where have those beautiful flowers gone? Where have they gone?
The Life And Adventures Of Robinson Crusoe
It seemed to be such a coincidence that the night after I finished reading The Life And Adventures Of Robinson Crusoe, I was to dine in a restaurant distinctly related to the book itself. This restaurant was no other than the famous American-styled “Friday ’s. ” The reason for mentioning this restaurant is quite straightforward to all the gentlemen, ladies and children who have read the novel and enjoyed it, which is the fact that this restaurant was, most likely, named after the American Native in Robinson Crusoe, called Friday. This restaurant offers very exceptional service, for instance when the waitresses are asked to order dishes they kneel rather than stand, which, unlike the other restaurants I have been to, makes it easier for the customers to hear them speak. Moreover, Friday’s friendly services to the customers help them to make better choices when ordering dishes. I remembered when I went to Friday ’s last time; the waitress kindly described the items on the menu with precise details. It turned out that the combo I initially wanted was designed to be shared among a large group, not to be eaten by one person. I think this restaurant shows many commendable features similar to that of Friday. Friday brought emotional warmth to the people around him with his appealing personality. I think it was this personality that affected Crusoe and made him say that he loved Friday when Crusoe didn ’t express love for his parents, brothers, sisters, or even his wife. “When he espied me, he came running to me, laying himself down again upon the ground, with all the possible signs of an humble, thankful disposition, making many antic gestures to show it to let me know how he would serve me as long as he lived.” This was what Friday did after Crusoe had rescued him from the two savages chasing him. It was easy for me to see why Crusoe had loved Friday. After sometime, Crusoe and Friday were to rescue Friday’s father. When Friday reunited with his father, the scene was easy to move anyone: “It would have moved anyone to tears to have seen how Friday kissed him, embraced him, hugged him, cried, laughed, halloed, jumped about, danced,
sung; and then sung and jumped about again, like a distracted creature. It was a good while before I could make him speak to me.” This is my favourite chapter in the whole book. It is hard to see why Friday is an ex-savage when he can have personalities more praiseworthy than many civilized people, viz. Crusoe himself. “When he (Friday went to him (Friday’s father, he would sit down by him, open his breast, and hold his father’s head close to his bosom, half an hour together, to nourish it; then he took his arms and ankles, which were numbed and stiff with the binding, and rubbed them with his hands.” Furthermore, Friday’s expression of loyalty in asking Crusoe to kill him rather than leave him is more heartfelt than anything Crusoe ever says or does.
Crusoe, on the absolute contrary, seems incapable of deep feelings, as shown by his account of leaving his family—he never shows any emotions. After a moving lecture from Robinson’s father about his future, he still decided to follow his own wandering ambition. Careless was he about the wishes of his parents to keep him alive and prosperous, as he was the only child left in the family. When he came back from the island which he had lived on for twenty eight years, he found that it had been too late to tell his parents that he was still alive, but yet again he did not feel sorry for them; he also did not feel sorry for the two people who had to live in misery for nearly thirty years under the allusion all of their sons were dead. He had the same feelings for his wife: when he was married, he said it was “not either to my disadvantage or dissatisfaction”, implying that it was also neither to his advantage nor his satisfaction. Moreover, after his wife died, Robinson did not think of looking after the three children they had, but went back to the island, which he had lived on for twenty-eight years. It was on this trip which Robinson Crusoe revisited “His Island ” as he called it. I feel that Robinson ’s indifference to his family is almost emotionally cruel.
Before had clearly shown the contrast between Crusoe’s and Friday’s personalities, as when Friday, in his joyful reunion with his father, displayed far more emotion toward his family members than Crusoe, whereas Crusoe never mentions missing his family or dreams about the happiness of seeing them again. I think Defore is very successful in introducing Friday as part of the novel, it makes the whole novel seem much more complete and gripping to the reader, as well as proving that Defoe’s ideology of racism is civilized unlike many other Europeans at that time; natives and savages are not worse than others but can perhaps even be more modern and civilized. Those are the reasons of why I like The Life And Adventures Of Robinson Crusoe and Friday.
“于千百人中遇到你所遇到的人,于千百年中,在时光无垠的荒野中有两个人没有早一步也没有晚一步就这样相遇了,只轻轻地道一声:‘你也在啊!’”每一次读张爱玲的这段话都会被一种无情所打动。不错,正如现在的这朝夕相处的35位同学。四年前的我不约而同的就相遇在了这里。
打开尘封的往事,一张张熟悉的笑脸都呈现在了我的面前,风又一次划过了我们的发梢,只是现在的我们多了几分稚嫩的成长。抛弃了不愿舍弃的童年,再看看以前的.我们,是那样纯真、无邪。还记得四年前的我们刚刚坐在同一个教室里,大家之间总会发生争吵,甚至打架,可是随着时间的推移我们也渐渐地从讨厌变成了互相欣赏,从猜疑变成了相亲相爱。
这四年来,我经历了太多的辛酸,有嘲讽、有羞辱……但是对于我来说收获的还是这34份友谊。四年的学习生活紧张而繁忙。时光打磨掉了我的棱角,磨砺着我逐渐走向了成熟,但是一次又一次的失败,一次又一次的跌倒,是他们陪我一起走过,这其中夹杂着的满是泪水与汗水,可是折射出了,那份同学之间最真挚的情感。
四年的同学情谊助我成长,但是老师们四年来的细心呵护更是为我指明了前行的方向。
说实话,我曾经痛恨过每一个老师,我恨他们的严格和教导,现在的我才真正能到他们的用心啊!没有您们严格的要求,我怎么可能自觉的完成作业?没有您们的细心教导,哪里会有我现在的成绩?四年来的付出我又如何用我这不带养分的词语来修饰呢?滴水之恩,当涌泉相报,可是您们付出的是汪洋大海啊!请相信,付出终会得到回报,我不敢承诺我可以金榜题名,但我相信,我一定可以凭借着我自己的实力,考出真正骄人的成绩。
这四年的时光既漫长而又短暂,暮然回首,生命足迹中,浸满的全是我们一起走过的岁月。这四年的碎片都如同滴滴助竹雨,滋润着我的心灵,我的人生……
《如何在大学里脱颖而出》这是一本巴掌大小的小书,以至于放在架子中被众多书籍所淹没,显得并不起眼。但是书中列出的却是每个大学生不得不面对的问题,因此在封面中印着“一流大学顶尖学生的成功指南”。作者通过对哈佛、普林斯顿、耶鲁、达特茅斯、康奈尔、斯坦福等美国一流大学里的顶尖学生进行调查,把他们成功的秘诀提炼成了75条简洁实用的法则。
对于刚刚经历过高考,踏入大学校门的学生来说,大学是一个令人激动而又朝思暮想的地方。在这里将开启崭新的生活,可以自由自在的度过四年美好的时光。然而,这四年的时光并不仅仅意味着追寻乐趣,更是未来人生的新起点。能否奠定一个好的基础对今后至关重要。在这种信念的激发下,作者开始动手采访美国国内的一流学生,想要找出他们在大学中脱颖而出的成功经验,帮助大学生们以最佳的状态度过四年宝贵的时光。
翻开书,每2、3页就有一条法则。
法则5:整理你的床铺。这是将个人的生活习惯单独列出来。为什么整理床铺这样简单的小事会影响你的成功呢?因为整洁的房间能够让你保持头脑清醒,而杂乱的屋子会让你头脑混乱。如果你不能保持房间的整洁,你将永远无法真正感觉到房间井然有序。这些小的方面对于成就的取得是必不可少的。
法则10:每天读报。每天定时读份报很有好处,它使大脑能够保持活跃,就像做智力体操。而且经常读报才能清楚掌握国内外政治、经济、生活趋势,帮助你拓展视野,增长见识,从而有助学业上获得成功。
法则19:每节课上提一个问题。要想在每节课上都保持精神高度集中,这是一件非常不容易的\'事。尤其是饭后,经常在上课时就会有昏昏欲睡的感觉。有一个在课堂上保持旺盛精力的方法,就是:保证每节课至少提一个问题。这样在老师讲课时你就可以根据讲解修正和完善你的问题,加强你对所学内容的理解,得到更好的课堂体验。
法则24:穿戴整齐去上课。穿戴整齐会让你自我感觉良好,而且还会使你这一天更加正式。你身上就会散发出要过好这一天的信息。
法则27:课外多练笔。对于一个大学生,写作非常重要。只有当你能够清楚完整地表达自己的思想时,才能在学业上取得长足进步。
法则31:不要在房间里学习。对于学习来说,能够有一个不受外界干扰、安静有效率的环境是十分重要的。而在寝室里,外界的各种干扰随时存在。在图书馆,干扰较少,周围都是成排的书籍,到处都是勤奋学习的同学,这种氛围就会让你能够迅速开始学习任务。
法则35:积极参加客座讲座。大学总是会定期邀请一些专家、学者举办讲座。积极参加这些讲座不仅仅能拓展你的知识领域,还会激发你新的想法,点燃你的智慧之火。
法则48:学会聆听。在大学里,要培养的一个重要技能就是学会聆听。通常人们都愿意去表达自己的观点,和别人进行争论,而能够在聊天中耐心聆听别人的观点的人是很少的。因此,学会聆听能够赢得别人对你的尊重,让你成为见多识广的人。
法则52:拥有一本学习进展记录本。在长期的学习过程中,总会遇到些困难让你进展不下去。解决的办法就是记录你的学习进展过程,这样可以帮助你更好地掌握时间,提高效率,遵循计划。
这本书就像是一本启迪之书,帮助你找到大学生活中最完美的平衡点,帮助你翻开独立生活的新篇章,成为你大学生活中的好伙伴。
Many people simply regard Pride and Prejudice as a love story, but in my opinion, this book is an illustration of the society at that time. She perfectly reflected the relation between money and marriage at her time and gave the people in her works vivid characters. The characters have their own personalities. Mrs. Bennet is a woman who makes great efforts to marry off her daughters. Mr. Bingley is a friendly young man, but his friend, Mr. Darcy, is a very proud man who seems to always feel superior. Even the five daughters in Bennet family are very different. Jane is simple, innocent and never speaks evil of others. Elizabeth is a clever girl who always has her own opinion. Mary likes reading classic books. (Actually she is a pedant. Kitty doesn’t have her own opinion but likes to follow her sister, Lydia. Lydia is a girl who follows exotic things, handsome man, and is somehow a little profligate. When I read the book, I can always find the same personalities in the society now. That is why I think this book is indeed the representative of the society in Britain in the 18th century.
The family of gentleman in the countryside is Jane Austen’s favourite topic. But this little topic can reflect big problems. It concludes the stratum situation and economic relationships in Britain in her century. You can find these from the very beginning of this book.
The first sentence in this book is impressive. It reads: “It is a truth well known to all the world that an unmarried man in poss ession of a large fortune must be in need of a wife”. The undertone is very clear: the foundation of the marriage at that time is not emotion but possession.
People always think that Austen was an expert at telling love stories. In fact, the marriage in her book is not the result of love, but the result of economic needs. After reading this book, I know the truth is that a poor woman must be in need of a husband, a wealthy man.
I couldn’t forget how eager Mrs. Bennet wants to marry off her daughte rs. If you want to know why she is so crazy about these things, I must mention the situation in Britain at that time. Only the eldest son had the privilege of inheriting his father’s possessions. Younger sons and daughters who are used to luxurious lives have no choice but marry a man or woman in possession of a large fortune to continue their comfortable lives. Thus, we can see that getting married is a way to become wealthier, particularly for women without many possessions. Jane Austen told us that money and possession determined everything, including marriage and love in her century.
In “Pride and Prejudice”, the sister of Mr. Bingley strongly opposed his plan of marrying Jane because the Bennets don’t have many possessions and their social positions are much lower than them. From this, we can see there are a lot of obstacles for a not very rich woman to marry a wealthy husband. The society, the relatives would not allow them to get married.
In modern society, although the marriages of economic needs have decreased rapidly, the concept of “money determines everything” is still rooted in some people’s mind. A lot of parents try hard to interfere their children’s marriages. Education background, possessions, jobs remains the main reason that may influence one’s marriage. Marry for money is still a big problem in our
society. We can’t help thinking: can money determine everything?
Austen left this problem for us to think. The genius of Jane Austen lies in this perfect simplicity, the simplicity that reflects big problems. Although Austen was only 21 when she wrote “Pride and Prejudice”, her sharp observation of social lives makes the style of this book surprisingly mature and lively. The plots in her works are always very natural. The development of the plot is as inevitable as a problem in mathematics. I think the depth of Pride and Prejudice is the reason that makes this book prominent and classic. Today, her book still can be the guide telling us the economic relationships both at her time and in modern time.
我一下火车,哇!这还是我的家乡吗?变了,全变了, 每个人家里的摩托车都换成了豪华的轿车,路上几乎没有除了汽车意外的车。这地方让我变得好陌生,我自己家都不知道在哪了,傻呆呆的在马路上拉着自己可爱的行李,背后突然传来了一群熟悉的声音,“哇!你们都是谁啊!一个个都好漂亮啊,”哦!原来都是我的姐妹们,我做着他们的宝马回家,她们突然向一栋大别墅开去,妈呀!他们是不是攀上哪个大款啦,后来经他们以介绍才知道那是我现在的家,我还有我自己的房间是我以前房间的两倍,还有我喜欢的白色笔记本电脑,
床上还放着许多可爱的公仔!我还有自己的`书房,还有一个充满芳香的花园!
没想到,就仅仅四年时间居然变化如此之大,我现在看到的这些都是我四年前所想要的,那是我的梦想,我真的实现了,天哪!我好幸福啊。
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