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格列佛游记英文读后感

格列佛游记英文读后感

篇一：

格列佛游记英语读后感

格列佛游记英语读后感

Gulliver’sTravelisafairytalewrittenbyJonathanSwift.It’saveryinterestingstoryfullofimagination.Besides,thedescriptionisvividandappealing,whenIreaditIfeellikeI’mtravelingwiththeherointhestory.

JonathanSwiftwasborninIreland,buthisparentsareEnglish.HehaswrittenmanybookssuchasATaleofATubandTheBattleofBooks,respectivelycriticizesandattacksthecorruptionofreligionandprejudiceofscholarauthority.HisDrapier’slettersrevealstheattemptofEnglandtodestroytheeconomyofIreland.Forthisreason,Englishgovernmentawarded300poundsforcatchingSwift.However,nobodyinIrelandbetrayedhim.Swiftdiedin1745,andhesaidinhistestamentthathewouldgiveallhispropertytothecharity.

Gulliver’sTravelstellsastoryofCaptainGulliver’suniqueexperience.Gulliverhasastrongdesireoftravelingaroundtheworldsincehegrewup.However,whenhebecameacaptain,hetravelsnotbetweendifferentcountriesbutbetweenstrangeplacesweneverimagine.

Thefirsttime,hisboatencounteredastormandheswantotheshore.Whenhewokeuphefoundhimselfsurroundedbysmallmenlaterherealizedhehadcometothecountry“Liliput”，whichwasacountryofsmallmen.Inthecountry,thepeopletreatedhimveryfriendly,theygavehimfoodanddrinkandwine.He?

livedhappilyandhewasnicetothemaswell.Later,thekingaskedhimtohelpfighttheothercountryBlefuscuforaveryamusingreason:

peopletherebreaktheireggsatthebigendwhilepeopleinLiliputbreakeggsonthesmallend.Gulliverhelpedthekingwinthebattleandsoonafterthathewenthome.Thesecondtime,hesetsailandmetafiercestormagain.ThistimehefoundalandwhichwasacountrynamedBroadingnag.Itwasacountryofgiants.Youcanguesshiswhereabouts.Thehugepeopletreatedhimasapet.Theyputhimonshow,givespeechanddosworddrill,tillhewastiredout.LaterhewassenttotheQueen,theQueenlikedhimverymuchandhadhimdinewithhereveryday.Butlifewasnoteasyforhim.Nevertheless,somethinginterestinghappened.Whenhewantedtoread,hehadtoclimbuponthebookandwalkfromlefttorighttoreadaline.ImaginethatsceneIcouldn’thelplaughing.Anotherstoryisplayingthepiano.Hehadtostrikethekeyshardwithhisfirst.

PeoplecommentthebookasasatiretoEnglandeventothewholeEurope.Indetail,thatis,thefirstexperienceusetheamusingreasonofwartocriticizeth

epartiesandreligionofEngland,thesecondexperiencesatirizestheboastandconceitofthewholeEuropeans.Nevertheless,inmyopinion,Ionlyseethevividportrayalandtheinterestingimagination.Maybeit’sbecauseit’sthefirsttimeIreadthestoryandknownotsomuchaboutthebackgroundandsituationoftheauthorandhissociety,butthestoryreallyimpressesme.IliketheexoticexperienceofGulliver,andIlikeSwifer’simagination.Amasterpiecewhichcaninfluencegenerationaftergenerationsurelyhasitsreason,maybefortheprofoundunderstandingofhistory,maybeforthedescriptionofpeople’slife.Thisnovelmayhavesomethingtodowithsarcasm,buttome,atleastbynow,isapurefantasyandawonderfulfairytale.

篇二：

格列佛游记英文读后感

格列佛游记英文读后感

OneofthemostinterestingquestionsaboutGulliversTravelsiswhethertheHouyhnhnmsrepresentanidealofrationalityorwhetherontheotherhandtheyarethebuttofSwiftssatire.Inotherwords,inBookIV,isSwiftpokingfunatthetalkinghorsesordoesheintendforustotakethemseriouslyastheproperwaytoact?

IfwelookcloselyatthewaythattheHouyhnhnmsact,wecanseethatinfactSwiftdoesnottakethemseriously:

heusesthemtoshowthedangersofpride.

FirstwehavetoseethatSwiftdoesnoteventakeGullverseriously.Forinstance,hisnamesoundsmuchlikegullible,whichsuggeststhathewillbelieveanything.Also,whenhefirstseestheYahoosandtheythrowexcrementonhim,herespondsbydoingthesameinreturnuntiltheyrunaway.Hesays,"Imustneedsdiscoversomemorerationalbeing,"eventhoughasahumanheisalreadythemostrationalbeingthereis.ThisiswhySwiftreferstoErasmusDarwinsdiscoveryoftheoriginofthespeciesandthevoyageoftheBeagle-toshowhowGulliverknowsthatpeopleareatthetopofthefoodchain.ButifLemuleGulliverissatirized,soaretheHouyhnhnms,whosevoicessoundlikethecallofcastrati.Theywalkontwolegsinsteadoffour,andseemtobemuchlikepeople.AsGulliversays,"ItwaswiththeutmostastonishmentthatIwitnessedthesecreaturesplayingthefluteanddancingaVienesewaltz.Tomymind,theyseemedlikethegreatesthumanseverseenincourt,evenmoredextrousthantheLordEdmundBurke".Asthisquotedemonstrates,Gulliveristerriblyimpressed,buthisadmirationfortheHouyhnhnmsisshort-livedbecausetheyaresoprideful.Forinstance,theleaderoftheHouyhnhnmsclaimsthathehasreadalltheworksofCharlesDickens,andthathecansinglehandedlyrecitethenamesofalltheKingsandQueensofEnglanduptoGeorgeII.SwiftsubtlyshowsthatthisHouyhnhnmsprideismisplacedwhen,inthemiddleoftheintellectualcompetition,heforgetsthenameofQueenElizabethshusband.

SwiftssatireoftheHouyhnhnmscomesoutinotherwaysaswell.OneofthemostmemorablescenesiswhenthedapplegreymareattemptstowoothehorsethatGuenivrehasbroughtwithhimtotheisland.Firstsheactsflirtatiously,paradingaroundthebewilderedhorse.Butwhenthisdoesnothavethedesiredeffect,shegetsanotheridea:

"AsIwatchedinamazementfrommyperchinthetopofatree,thesorrelnagdashedoffandreturnedwithayahooonherbackwhowasyetmoremonstrousthanMr.Popebeingfittedbyaclothier.Shedroppedthiscreaturebeforemynagasifofferingupasacrifice.Myhorsesniffedthecreatureandturnedaway."Itmightseemthatweshouldtakethissceneseriouslyasafailedattemptatcourtship,

andthatconsequentlyweshouldseethegreymareasanuequitedlover.ButitmakesmoresenseifweseethatSwiftisbeingsatirichere:

itisthefemaleHouyhnhnmwhomakesthemove,whichwouldnothavehappenedineighteenth-centuryEngland.TheHouyhnhmisbeingprideful,anditisthatpridethatmakeshimunabletoimpressGullivershorse.Gulliverimaginesthehorsesaying,Sblood,thenotionofcreatingthebarebackedbeastwithananimalwhohadheldMr.Popeonherbackmakesmequeezy.AfinalindicationthattheHouyhnmnsarenotmeanttobetakenseriouslyoccurswhentheleaderoftheHouynhmsvisitsLilliput,wherehevisitstheFrenchRoyalSociety.Hegoesintoaroominwhichascientististryingtoturnwineintowater（itselfapridefulactthatreferstothemarriageatGallilee）.Thescientisthasbeenworkinghardattheexperimentformanyyearswithoutsuccess,

whentheHouyhnmnarrivesandimmediatelyknowsthattodo:

"Thecreaturenosoonersteppedthroughthedoorwaythanhestruckuponaplan.Slurpingupallthewineinsight,hequicklymadewaterinabucketthatsatnearthedoor".

Hehasaccomplishedthescientistsgoal,butthescientistisnothappy,forhislivelihoodhasnowbeendestroyed.SwiftsclearimplicationisthateventhoughtheHouyhnhmnsaresmart,theydonotknowhowtousethatknowledgeforthebenefitofsociety,onlyfortheirownpridefulagrandizement.

ThroughoutGulliversTravels,theHouyhnhmsareshowntobeanidealgonewrong.Thoughtheirintentmighthavebeengood,theydontknowhowtodowhattheywanttodobecausetheyarefilledwithpride.TheymisleadGulliverandtheyevenmisleadthemselves.ThesatireonthemisparticularlywellexplainedbythenewbornHouyhnhmwho,havingjustbeenborn,exclaims,"Withthissortofentrance,whatmustIexpectfromtherestofmylife!

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篇三：

格列佛游记读后感英文版

MyOpinionsonGulliver’sTravels

RecentlyIreadanovelcalled“Gulliver’sTravels’.AsfarasIamconcerned,itisaveryfantasticbookanditgivespeopleanadventurousfeelingtoreadthenovel.BeforeIreadthenovel,Ireallydidn’tknowanythingabouttheauthorofthisnovel.ButafterIhavereadthenovel,IlearnedthattheauthorofthisnovelisJonathanSwift,whowasbornin1667.AccordingtowhatIlearnedfromthebook,JonathanSwiftwasbroughtupbyhisuncle.

Inmyopinion,thereisacertainconnectionbetweenthebackgroundofthenovelandthesocialconditions.Takethisnovelforexample;thebackgroundofthenovelisbasedonthesocialrealityinEnglandofthattime.

IfIhavethechance,IwouldliketobeamanlikeGulliver,becauseIamgreatlyinspiredbyhiscouragementandbrave.Gulliveristheperson,whotravelsthelandsofLilliput,Brobdingnag,LaputaandthecountryoftheHouyhnhnms.Ithinkhemusthaveexperiencedmuchduringthevoyages.ThesefourvoyagesbroughtnewfuturetoGulliver’slife.

ThefirstvoyageistoLilliput.PeopleofthelandsofLilliputareverysmall,itseemsliketheanttous,andsoGulliverintheplaceisverybig.Thelocalpeopleregardhimasamonster.Fromthechapterofthenovel,wecanlearnthatpeopleofLilliputareofgreatkindnessingivingGulliverfoodanddrink.Whilehewaseating,theyhadpreparedaplatformtocarryhimtothecapitalcity.ThepeopleofLilliput，knownastheLilliputians，areveryintelligentandcleverwiththeirhands．Fivehundredmenbuiltaspecialwoodenplatformwithtwenty－twowheels．Ninehundredofthestrongestmenworkedforaboutthreehourstolifthimontotheplatform，andonethousandfivehundredoftheKingslargesthorses（eachelevenandahalfcentimetershigh）pulledhimtothecapital．Buthehasexperiencedmuch,notonlyhappythingsbutalsounhappythings.Asareaderofthisnovel,Icanimaginehowexcitinghowexcitingthevoyagewasthroughthewordswrittenbytheauthor.ThenextvoyageistoBrobdingnag,whichiscompletelydifferentfromLilliput.GulliverislikeasmallmaninLilliput,becausepeopleinBrobdingnagareverybig,

allofthemaregiants.Gulliverisclevertoepleasethekingandthequeenwithhisintelligenceinmusic.Inmyopinion,Gulliverispatrioticforhearguedwiththeking,becausethekinglaughedathiscountry.InGulliver’smind,hiscountryisveryharmonious,peoplearehonestandbrave.Noonecancriticizehiscountry.Iadmirehimforthischaracteristic.

ThethirdvoyageistoLaputa.Fromthechapter,IcanlearnLaputansarecertainlystrangepeople.Theirheadsalwaysturneithertorightorleft：

oneoftheireyesturnsin－wards，theotherupwards．Theirmaininterestsaremusicandmathematics．Theyspendsomuchtimethinkingabutmathematicalproblemsthattheydonotnoticewhatishappeningaroundthem．AsfarasIamconcerned,theirlifemustbeveryboring,becausetheyhavenothingtodoexceptthinkingaboutmathematicalproblems.

ThelastvoyageistoHouyhnhnme.Ithinkthecountryisveryinteresting,becauseitiscontrolledbyhorses.Atfirst,thetwohorseshelpedGullivertodriveawayanimals.Then,thehorsesledGullivertotheirhouse.Theirhouseisverydifferentfrom

Gulliver’shouse;ithasnofurnitureandisverylow.Unlikepreviousexperience,thistimeGulliverhadtolearnhowtolearntheirlanguage.Itisverydifficulttolearnanotherlanguageinashorttime.SoGulliveronlyhadlearnedalittleoftheir

language.Honestlyspeaking,IwanttoliveinHouyhnhnme,becauseinthiscountrywhichhadnodisease,nocrime,andnowars.

WhenGulliverreturnedtoEngland,hewasdisappointedbypeople,becausetheycannotlearnfromtheHouys.Atfirst,hewashopingthatperhapshumanbeings

wouldchangetheirwaysafterreadingthestories