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怎样写英文读书报告

Howtowriteabookreport

1.IntroductoryParagraph

Thefirstsentenceshouldstateforwhichinstructorandclassthebook-reportisbeingwritten.

Thesecondsentenceshouldstatethetitleofthebookandtheauthor'sname.

Thethirdsentenceshouldtellhowmanypagesthebookhasandthenameofthepublisher.

Thefourthsentencecanstatebasicbibliographicinformationaboutthebook.Bibliographicinformationmeansnotonlytheauthorandtitlebutalsowhatcompanypublishedthebook,whatyearitwaspublishedinandanyotherrelevantinformationsuchastheeditionandifthebookhasbeentranslated,simplifiedorabridged.（seecopyrightpageandthebackofthetitlepage.）

Thenextsentenceshouldstatethereason（s）youdecidedtoreadthisbook.Whydidyouchoosethisparticularbook?

Typicalreasonsmightbe:

oYouliketheauthor.

oYoulikethistypeofbook（i.e.mystery,western,adventureorromance,etc.）.

oSomeonerecommendedthebooktoyou.

oItwasonarequiredreadinglist.

oYoulikedthecover.

Thesereasonsdonothavetobecomplex.Mostpeoplechoosethebookstheyreadbecausetheyliketheauthororsomebodyrecommendedittothem.Ifyouchosethebookbecauseyouliketheauthor,thenstatewhyyoulikethatauthor.

Anoptionalsentencecanbeusedifthecover（backcover）ofthebookgivesyouanyadditionalinformationthenaddasentencewiththatinformation.

oWasthebookabestseller?

oArethereXmillioncopiesinprint?

oDiditwinanymajorawards?

2.MainCharacter（s）Paragraph

Thefirstsentenceofthisparagraphshouldstatewhothemaincharacterorcharactersofthebookare,andwhytheyareimportant.RefertothispersonorthesepersonsastheMainCharacterorMainCharacters.

Youwillneedatleastacomplexsentenceforthis,andprobablymorethanonesentence.

3.OtherCharactersParagraph

Youshouldcomposeatleastonesentenceforeachoftheotherprominentorimportantcharactersinthebook.Statethenameofeachoftheotherimportantcharacters,andthekeyrolethateachoneplaysinthebook

Mostbookshavefiveorsixprominentcharactersbesidesthemaincharacter,sosimplylistingeachoneandstatingtheirroleinthebookwillgiveyouagoodsizedparagraph.

4.PlotSummaryParagraph

Thisisperhapsthehardestparagraphtowriteinfivesentencesorso.Ifyouhavetowriteabitmoredon'tworry.Herearethemainpointstocover:

oStatethetypeofbook（Mystery,Western,etc.）.

oWhatplaceorcountrywasthebooksetin?

oWhattimeperiodwasthebooksetin?

（19thcentury,thepresent,ancientRome,the23rdcentury）.

oOtherphysicallocationswhichareimportant,like:

ships,airplanes,houses,orbuildings.

oOthernotableattributesofthebook.（Wasitviolent,scary,fastpaced,etc.）.

oWhatisthemaincharactertryingtodo?

oWhatistheoutcomeofthebook?

oetc.

Makesureyoucoverallofthemajorpartsoftheplot.Youmighthavetogobackthroughthebook,chapterbychapter,andmakeafewnotes.

5.PersonalImpressionsandConclusionParagraph

Simplytalkaboutwhatyoulikedordidnotlikeaboutthebook.Usethisparagraphasyourconclusion.Itshouldsummarizeyouroverallimpressionsofthebookandbringthereporttoaclose.

oStartwithasentencethatstatesthatyouarenowwritingaconclusion.（Forexample:

"Myfinalthoughtson'AFineBalance'arethatitisafascinatingbookbutIamnotentirelysureifIcompletelyunderstoodthethematicmessageofthebook."

oRestateyourreasonswhyyoulikedand/ordislikedthebookusingdifferentwords.

oWritetwosentencesthattalkaboutthebooksgoodpointsandweakpoints.

oWriteasentenceortwoaboutwhatyoulearnedfromthebook.

oClosewithasentencethatstateswhetheryouwouldrecommendthebooktoothers.

Don'tbeafraidtogiveyourownhonestimpressionsofthebook.Afterall,ifyou'vereadthebookthoroughly,youareentitledtoyourowninterpretationofit.

Typically,yourbookreportshouldnotexceedtwodouble-spacedpages,anditshouldbesomewherebetween600and800wordsinlength.

QUOTES

窗体顶端

窗体底端

DavidCopperfield（1850）byCharlesDickensaboutthelifeandtimesofamanin1800sEngland.

WhetherIshallturnouttobetheheroofmyownlife,orwhetherthatstationwillbeheldbyanybodyelse,thesepagesmustshow.

Ch.1

You'llfindusrough,sir,butyou'llfindusready.

Ch.3

Iamalonelorncreeturandeverythinkgoescontrairywithme.

Ch.3

Ye-es.Barkisiswillin'.

Ch.5

Alovingheartwasbetterandstrongerthanwisdomâ¦

Ch.9

Oftenquotedas"Alovingheartisthetruestwisdom".

"David,"saidMr.Murdstone,"totheyoungthisisaworldforaction;notformopinganddroningin."

Ch.10

WhenIlivedathomewithpapaandmama,Ireallyshouldhavehardlyunderstoodwhatthewordmeant,inthesenseinwhichInowemployit,butexperientiadoesit,â"aspapausedtosay.

Ch.11

"Myotherpieceofadvice,Copperfield,"saidMr.Micawber,"youknow.Annualincometwentypounds,annualexpenditurenineteennineteenandsix,resulthappiness.Annualincometwentypounds,annualexpendituretwentypoundsoughtandsix,resultmisery.Theblossomisblighted,theleafiswithered,thegodofdaygoesdownuponthedrearyscene,andâ"andinshortyouareforeverfloored.AsIam!

"

Ch.12

It'samadworld.MadasBedlam,boy!

Ch.14

Because,ifitwassolongago,howcouldthepeopleabouthimhavemadethatmistakeofputtingsomeofthetroubleoutofhishead,afteritwastakenoff,intomine?

Ch.14

"Never,"saidmyaunt,"bemeaninanything;neverbefalse;neverbecruel.

Avoidthosethreevices,Trot,andIcanalwaysbehopefulofyou."

Ch.15

Ionlyaskforinformation.

Ch.20

"Itwasastrue,"saidMr.Barkis,"asturnipsis.Itwasastrue,"saidMr.Barkis,noddinghisnightcap,whichwashisonlymeansofemphasis,"astaxesis.Andnothing'struerthanthem."

Ch.21

Whataworldofgammonandspinachitis,though,ain'tit!

Ch.22

Heisquiteagoodfellow-nobody'senemybuthisown.

Ch.25

Rideon!

Rough-shodifneedbe,smooth-shodifthatwilldo,butrideon!

Rideonoverallobstacles,andwintherace!

Ch.28

Accidentswilloccurinthebestregulatedfamilies;andinfamiliesnotregulatedbythatpervadinginfluencewhichsanctifieswhileitenhancestheâ"aâ"Iwouldsay,inshort,bytheinfluenceofWoman,intheloftycharacterofWife,theymaybeexpectedwithconfidence,andmustbebornewithphilosophy.

Ch.28

Alongpull,andastrongpull,andapullaltogether,myhearties,hurrah!

Ch.30

Iateumblepiewithanappetite.

Ch.39

Letsleepingdogslieâ"whowantstorouse'em?

Ch.39

InevercouldhavedonewhatIhavedone,withoutthehabitsofpunctuality,order,anddiligence,withoutthedeterminationtoconcentratemyselfononeobjectatatime.

Ch.42

Mymeaningsimplyis,thatwhateverIhavetriedtodoinlife,Ihavetriedwithallmyhearttodowell;thatwhateverIhavedevotedmyselfto,Ihavedevotedmyselftocompletely;thatingreataimsandinsmall,Ihavealwaysbeenthoroughlyinearnest.

Ch.42

Britannia,thatunfortunatefemale,isalwaysbeforeme,likeatrussedfowl:

skeweredthroughandthroughwithoffice-pens,andboundhandandfootwithredtape.

Ch.43

Therecanbenodisparityinmarriagelikeunsuitabilityofmindandpurpose.

Ch.45

Amanmusttakethefatwiththelean.

Ch.51

Triflesmakethesumoflife.

Ch.53

THEWRITER

EncyclopediaofWorldBiographyonCharlesJohnHuffamDickens

ThelifestoryofCharlesDickensis,fromseveralperspectives,asuccessstory.GenerallyregardedtodayasoneofthegreatestnovelistsintheEnglishlanguage,Dickenshadtheunusualgoodfortunetohavebeenrecognizedbyhiscontemporariesaswellasbyposterity.HewasnotoneoftheneglectedartistssuchasJohnKeats,doomedtowaitforlatergenerationstodiscoverhisstature.Instead,Dickens'sThePosthumousPapersofthePickwickClub（1836-1837）,whichbeganpublicationwhenhewastwenty-fouryearsold,wasaphenomenallypopularsuccessonbothsidesoftheAtlantic.Beforehewasthirty,whenhehadalreadyproducedfivevastlyscalednovels,hecametoAmericaforavisitandwasaccordedthemosttriumphantreceptioneverstagedforaforeignvisitor.Asthenewspapersreported,eventheenthusiasticreceptionofGeneralLafayettein1824didnotequalthewayDickenswasreceived.

TheCharacter

AanalysisofthedevelopmentofthecharacterofDavidCopperfieldthroughoutthebook"DavidCopperfield"byCharlesDickens.

PaperSummary:

Thispaperintroduces,discussesandanalyzesthebook"DavidCopperfield"byCharlesDickens.Specifically,ittracesthedevelopmentofthecharacterofDavidfromthebeginningtotheendofthenovel.Itdescribeshischaracterthroughexamplesofhisactionsthroughoutthenovelandshowshowhedevelopedandmaturedwithinthetimeframeofthestory.

FromthePaper:

"David'schangeiscertainlyforthebetter,andthatiswhatDickensattemptedtoconveythroughoutthenovel.AllofDavid'sexperiencescreatetheadulthebecomes,andhewouldhavebeenafardifferentcharacterifhehadnotexperiencedeverybitofeveryobstaclethrowninhisway.Hewasstrongenoughtosurvivecruelty,andwiseenoughtorecognizethosewhopositivelyinfluencedhim,andthosewhonegativelyinfluencedhim.Sometimesheneededhelpfromthosewholovedhim,buthegrewintoa