大学英语读书笔记 A Tale of Two Cities.docx

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大学英语读书笔记ATaleofTwoCities

大学英语读书笔记ATaleofTwoCities

　　AtAleofTwoCities

　　Asmydesk-mAtetoldmeAboutthelovestoryofthebook,iwAsAttrActedbyit.soitisthereAsonwhyiwAnttoreAdthisbookAndshAreitwithyou.

　　‘AtAleofTwoCities’isonebookof‘chArlesdickens’,A19thcenturyenglishwriterwhooftencriticizethesocietyofenglAndAndreAlism.thenovelismAinlyAboutexposingthesocietycontrAdictionbeforethefrenchrevolutionAndindicAtingthefAteofenglAndwhichwillbethesAmeAsfrAnce.itisobviousthAttheTwoCitiesArepArisAndlondonAndthestoryhAppenedbetweentheseTwoCities.ithAppenedinoneeveningofdecember,1757.dr.mAnAteewAsforcedtopAyAhomevisitbymArquisst.evremonde.AtthehomeofmArquisst.evremondethehonestAndkinddoctorsAwthemercilesskillingAffAir,‘mArquisst.evremondebrothersrApedAbeAutifulpeAsAntwomAnjustformomentArycArnAlpleAsureAndkilledherwholefAmilyAndAteenAgerwhowAshurtbythesword’.thedoctorrefusedtoreceivethebriberyAndsentAmessAgetothegovernmenttoimpeAchthemArquisst.evremonde.butitwAssounfortunAtelythAtthemessAgewAsholdbythemArquisst.evremonde.sohewAssenttoprison.hiswifediedTwoyeArslAterAndhisdAughterluciemAnAteewAsbroughtupbyhisgoodfriendjArvislorryAndwAstokencAreofbymisspross.18yeArslAter,hisdAughterfoundhimAndtookhimAwAyfromtheprisontoenglAndwiththehelpofjArvislorry.theylivedAhAppylivethere.duringthedAystAyinginlondon,lucieencounteredchArlesdAnnAyAndfellinlovewitheAchother.whendr.mAnAteefoundthAtchArlesdAnnAywAsthesonofmArquisst.evremonde,hedidn’tbreAkupthiscoupleoflove.butheforgAvechArlesdAnnAywithhiskindheArtedness.becAusechArlesdAnnAywAsAgoodmAnwhowAsdifferentfromhisfAther.heescApesfromhisfAmilywithchAnging

　　hisnAmeAndgAveupinheritingthefAmily’sbigfortune.

　　dr.mAnAtee’soldservAnts,thedefrAgs,weretheleAderofthefrenchrevolution.hishotelwAsthepointofrevolutionAryActivities.theyhAtedviciousAristocrAtsAndwrotedownAllbAdthingstheseAristocrAtshAddonetotAkerevengeinthelAterdAys.becAuseofit,chArlesdAnnAywAsinnocentlyinvolvedinAndwAssenttoprisonTwotimes.thefirsttimehewAsfortunAtelysAvedbylAwyer.AshewAsArrestedbAcktotheprison,thepArAlegAl,sydneycArton,whoAlsolovedlucievolunteeredtogetintotheprisontosubstitutedAnnAytodiebecAuseofhewAssosimilArtomr.dAnnAy.intheenddAnnAyAndlucielivedwitheAchotherhAppily.ilikethismovingstory,especiAllytheselflesssydneycArton.ontheguillotine,cArtoncAlmlydedicAtedhimselfforthelove,fulfillingothers.thehumAnnAtureofthesekindpeopleinthenovelstAndsinstArkcontrAsttothoseAristocrAts.

　　thenoveldescribevividlyAbouttheevilofthoseAristocrAts.forAninstAnce,mArquisst.evremondeAlwAystyrAnnizedthepoorpeopleAnddideverythinghewAntstodo.onedAy,whenherodecrAzilyinthecArriAgeAsifnothingwAsbeingoccurredhiscArriAgerAnoverAfArmer’schild.becAuseofit,finAlly,thechild’sfAtherslewhimwiththesword.itindicAtedthAtthestormofArevolutionsbrewing.thenovelprofoundlyreveAledthAtthefrenchrevolutiondeeplyhAsshArpenedthesociAlcontrAdictions,AndstronglyAttAckedthenobleclAss’sdissolutebrutAlity,AnddeeplysympAthizedwiththesufferingsoftheworking-clAsspeople.theAuthorAlsopointedlysAid,people’spAtienceislimited.underthenobleclAss’sbrutAlregime,ifpeoplewAnttolivetheymustrAiseupAgAinstthenoble.AndthisresistAnceisjustice.ofcourse,thebookhAsdescribedthespectAculArsceneworking-clAsspeoplefoughtAgAinstthebAstilleAndexpressedthepeople’sgreAtstrength.theAuthorstoodinthe

　　humAnitAriAnstAndpoint,AgAinstcrueloppressionofpeople’styrAnny,AndAlsoAgAinsttherevolutionArypeople’sextremeviolence.

　　sowhAtthereAlthingstheAuthorwAntstoexpressisonthebAsisofthelovebetweenoftheyoungcouple,lucieAnddAnnAy.theonewAsAvictimofthenoble’styrAnnybutwAsAlsotolerAnt;theotheronewAstheheirofthenoblebutAlsoclAimedoflove.withthemAintenAnceoflove,theyformAmutuAlunderstAnding,hAppyAndhArmoniousfAmily.thisisobviouslythAttheAuthorthoughtthAtthelovebetweenpeoplewAstheonlywAytoresolvesociAlcontrAdictionsAgAinsttheideAofAviolentrevolutionfromtherAtionAlthinkingAndhumAnitAriAnposition.

　　AfterreAdingthebook,thereAreTwopeoplewhogivemedeepimpression.oneisthefAtherofchildwhowAskilledbycArriAge.hewAssopoorwhenhelosthischild.butthebAdnoble,mArquisst.evremonde,neverfeltguilt,eventhrowveryfewpoundstocomforthim.sohewAstooAngrytostAndit.sohekilledmArquisst.evremondeAtAnightwithoutthinkingAbouttheterribleconsequence.itisjustbecAuseoftheloveofAfAther.ifiwAsthemotherofthAtchild,AndiwoulddothesAmethingAshimtorevengeAsinthAtperiodwehAdnootherwAytofindthejustice.theotheroneissydneycArton.helovedluciesomuchthAthecoulddieforher.somepeoplemAythinkhewAssostupid.butithinkhislovewAsselfless.ifiwAstheonewhohelovedAndilovedhim,iwillbethehAppiestgirlintheworld.AndiwAnttoemphAsizeAgAinthAtitisthereAsonwhyiwAnttoreAdthisbook.

　　thereAreevilpeopleeverywhere,butmoregoodpeople.loveAndhAte,killingAffAirsAndsAvinglives,Alloftheseexist.whAtwecAndoistobegoodtoothersbutnottodAmAgeothers.thentheworldwillbecomemoreAndmorehArmonious.

　　“AtAleofTwoCities”

　　isoneofdickens’smostimportAntrepresentAtiveworks.thenovelprofoundlyexposedthesocietycontrAdictionbeforethefrenchrevolution,intenselyAttAckstheAristocrAticsociAlclAssisdissoluteAndcruel,AndsincerelysympAthizeswiththedepressedclAsses.AndinthenovelthereAlsodescribedmAnyliketherevoltpeopleAttAckedbAstilleAndsoon,whichdisplAyedpeople’sgreAtstrength,AndmAybethisisthehighlightofthisstory.

　　Attheverybeginning,st.Antoine—ApArtinpAris,hAdbeenmentioned.itwAscAlledonethepoorestpArtsinpAris.there,thechildrenhAdthefAcesAndsAdvoicesofoldmen.hungerseemedtobewrittenonthefAcesofeverymAnAndwomAn,sowhenAlArgebArrelofwinehAdbeendroppedAndbrokeninthestreetofst.Antoine.quickly,AllthepeopleneArbylikeAgroupofbeggerleftwhAtevertheywerediong,AndrAntogetsomeoftheredwine.forAtime,inthAtstreetofpovertyAndmisery,therewAsfilledwithAjoyfulsoundoflAughter.butsoonAllthewinewAsgone,thelAughterdieddownAndthemiserAblepeoplereturnedwhAttheyhAdbeendoingbefore.thevividdescriptionAtbeginningpAvedtheforlAtermAgnificentscenesthAtwouldhAppen.

　　thenovelhAsportrAyedmAnydifferentpeople.doctormAnetteishonestAndkindbutsuffersthepersecutionActuAlly,lucieisbeAutifulAndgentle,chArlesisgrAcefulAndnoble，lorryisuprightAndhonest,sydneyissemblAnceofindifferent,innermostfeelingsofwArm,unconventionAlbutAlsoselflessAndlofty，missprossisstrAightforwArdAndloyAl，evremondebrothersArecruelAndsinister…thecouplesofdefArgeAndtheotherrevolutionlist.

　　doctormAnette,AprisonereverhAdbeenputinthebAstilleprisonAndhisfAmilieshAdbeenpersecutedbyfeudAlAristocrAcy.AndonceAtimehewAstoucheduntilhisdAughterfoundhimintheshopofmonsieurdefArge.Afterthen,heAndhisdAughterlucieturnedbAcktolondonAndheseemedtobeAnormAlpeople.lucie,becAuseherbeAutyAndgentle,wAslovedbybothchArlesAndsydney,butlucielovedchArles,whAt’smore,shedidn’tknowsydneyAdoredher,AndAtlAst,lucieAndchArlesgotmArried.inthestory,chArlesAndsydneyshAredthesAmeApperAnce.thiscoincidenceprepAredfortheplotthAtsydneywenttotheprisontochAngeroleswithchArles.thecouplesofdefArge,wholivedinst.Antoine,theysAwtheAristocrAcypersecutedtheirsibling,thesAvAgeofupperclAssintheAccidentinpArisstimulAtedpeople’sAngerAndhAteoftheAristocrAcy.AllthedissAtisfActionAppeAredoneveryone’sfAce,especillyonmAdAmedefArge,theycoulddonothingbutosuffer.thecomplexhAtredishArdtosolve,thecruelrevengehAsmAdemorehAtreds.Afterthenthecryofcrowd,ledtotherevolution.thecrowdseizedthegoverneroftheprison,AndthenhewAsstruckfrombehindAndfelldeAd.sotherevolutionbegAnAndsoitcontinued.st.Antoine’sdAyhAdcomeAndst.AntoinewAsAngry.mAybebecAuseoftheoppression,thepeopletherehAdbeenhArdenedinthefiresofsuffering,theyweremeciless,AndneverhAdthetouchofpity.

　　chArlesAndsydney,AfrenchmAnAndAnenglAndmAn,becAuseoflucie,theirfortunehAdchAngedtotAlly.chArleswAsAAristocrAcyinfrAnce,forhishAtredofhis

　　clAn,soheescApedtoenglAndAndlivedAcompArAtivelylife.sydney,theAssistAntofmr.stryver（whohAddefendedhim）,sotheykneweAchotherfromthenon.butonedAy,chArlesreceivedAletterfromgAbelle,hisservAnt.chArles’smindwAsverydisturbedbythisletter,sohedecidedtowentbAcktofrAncetosAvesAvehisoldservAntfromthedeAth.butAtthAttime,thesituAtionwAsturbulentinfrAnceAlthoughthecAtchwordwAs“liberty,equAlityAndfrAternity”.onthewAytofrAnce,thenewlAwwAsissued,AnditcondemnedtodeAthAllfugitivewhoreturn.obviouslychArleswAsseized.whenthenewscAmetohisrelAtivesinenglAnd,AllofthemworriedAbouthim.therefore,lucieAndAnotherpeoplereturnedtofrAnce,thentheytriedeverywAytosAvehim,intheend,bythevirtueofdr.mAnette’sgreAtpopulArity,chArleswAssAfe.butgoodtimedidn’tlAstlong,withAsoundofAknockA