英语写作2-Part-One-(book-report)

EnglishWritingPartOneTheBookReportTheBookReport读书报告●Whyshouldwelearntowritebookreport?1.Improvingreadingcomprehension2.Enhancingabilitytoanalyzethestoryandthecharacters.TheBookReport读书报告●Threemajorparts1.Informationaboutthewriter(hisname,thebookshehaspublished,theyearsofhisbirthanddeath,thepublisherofthebook.2.Asummaryofthebook(thestoryandmaincharacters)3.Somecommentsonthebook(personalinterpretationofthemeaningofthebook)Sample1Book:MayorofCasterbridgeWriter:ThomasHardyHenchardLucettaElizabethFarfreaSample2Book:SonsandLoversWriter:DavidHerbertLawrenceD.H.LawrencePaulMorelMrs.MorelMr.MorelWilliamMorelSample3Book:TheSunAlsoRise(lovestory)Writer:ErnestHemingwayJackBarnesBrettMikeCampbellCohnPedroRomeroJackBarnesWorldWarⅠBrettLovewitheachotherWoundedJackBarnesMikeCampbellCohnPedroRomeroGetsinvolvedwithcommentsInthisnoveltheauthortriestopicturealifeofthesickpeople.Theyarenotnecessarilyphysicallysick,butmentallyandpsychologicallysick.Itisaperiodwhenoldvalueshadbeendestroyedandnewoneshadyettobeestablished.Thisisalsoabookaboutthelostgeneration.Thepeopledon’tseemtoknowwhattodoorwhattolookfor.Theyarecompletelylost.在小说中作者试图描写病态人的生活。他们不是一定生理上的病态，只是精神上和心理上的病态。这是一个旧价值已经被毁灭，新价值仍然正在建设中的时期。这也是关于迷失一代的书。人们似乎并不知道做什么或者寻找什麽。他们彻底的迷失了。WilkieCollins(1824-1889),theauthorofTheMoonstone,wroteseveraldetectivenovels,inwhichheestablishedanumberofconventionsthatbecametheprerequisitesforthedetectivenoveltoday.Heisthereforeregardedasthefatherofthemoderndetectivenovel.Besidesthetwomasterpieces,TheWomaninWhiteandTheMoonstone,healsowroteTheLawandtheLady,TheDeadSecretandTheFallenLeaves.WilkieCollins是《月亮石》的作者，写过几部侦探小说，在小说中，他建立了一些范例，如今都变成了今天侦探小说的先决条件。他因此被认为是现代侦探小说之父。除了两部代表作，《白衣女郎》和《月亮石》，他还写了《法律和女士》《死亡秘密》和《落叶》。Thestoryissetinthe19thcenturyEngland.TheMoonstoneisasacredHindudiamondattheforeheadoftheMoon-God.Intheyear1799,aBritishofficerstealsthediamondandgivesittohisnieceRachelasapresentforhereighteenthbirthday.FranklinBlake,askedtotakethegifttoRachel,fallsinlovewithher.OnthenightofRachel’sbirthday,thediamondmysteriouslydisappears.Severalpeoplearesuspected,includingtheHindus,RosannaSpearman,amaidwithacriminalrecord,andevenRachelherself.Whenthelocalpolicemadenoprogress,thepreeminentcitysergeant,Cuff,issenttohandlethecase.However,he,too,failstoclearupthemyth.Later,RacheltellsFranklinthatshehasactuallyseenhimstealtheMoonstone.Shockedbythisremark,Franklinhimselfbeginshiselaborateinvestigation.ThroughEzraJennings,adoctor,FranklinlearnsthathehadbeeninfluencedbyopiumwhichwasadministeredasajokebyMr.Candy,whomhehadoffendedonthenightofthebirthdaydinner.Inhisunconsciousstate,Franklinremovesthegem.Atlast,therealthief,GodfreyAblewhiteisdiscoveredtobekilledbytheHindus.ThesacredMoonstonereturnstothehandsoftheIndians.故事发生在19世纪的英国。月亮石是月亮神额头上的一颗印度教的神圣宝石。在1799年，一名英国官员偷窃了它并且送给了自己的侄女Rachel作为她十八岁的生日礼物。FranklinBlake，被要求带礼物给Rachel，与她坠入了爱河。在Rachel生日的晚上，宝石神秘失踪了。好几人被怀疑，包括印度人，RosannaSpearman，有案底的女仆，甚至包括Rachel自己。当本地的警察没有进展之时，优秀的城市警官Cuff，被派来处理此案。然而，他也不能成功整理出秘密。后来，Rachel告诉Franklin实际上她看到是他偷了月亮石。被这话震惊，Franklin自己展开了精密的调查。通过EzraJennings，一名医生，Franklin知道了原来他是被曾经在生日晚宴当晚冒犯的Mr.Candy设计，利用鸦片开了玩笑。在无意识的状态下，Franklin移动了宝石。最后，真正的贼，GodfreyAblewhite被发现被印度人杀死。神圣的月亮石回到了印度人的手中。Farfrombeingmerelyaclassicdetectivetale,TheMoonstoneisanovelofseriouscriticism,conveyingitsmeaningthroughunconventionalcharactersandhistoricalallusion.Inthisnovel,Collinssubtlyandpersuasivelypresentsandcriticizestheineffectivesocialmachinery,disgustinghypocrisyandman’sgreed.并非只是一个经典的侦探故事，《月亮石》是严肃批评小说，传达它的意义通过非传统的人物和历史暗示。在小说中，Collins敏锐和让人信服的介绍和批评了无效的社会机器，讨厌的伪善和人类的贪婪。InTheMoonstone,thesocialmachineryforthedetectionofcrimeisunbelievablyineffective.SuperintendentSeegraveandSergeantCuff,representingthesocialcontrolofcrime,cannothandlethecase.Seegraveisafoolish,unqualifiedandunprofessionallocalpoliceman.Hisinvestigationonthedisappearanceofthegemisgrossandhasfewusefulresults.Onthecontrary,withshrewdnessandknowledge,SergeantCuffisafamouscitypoliceman.Sharpasheis,Cuffisnotentirelyequippedtodealwiththe“myth”abouttheMoonstone.TheincompetenceofthepoliceforceembodiesCollins’viewthatthesocialcontrolofcrimeisineffective,andthereisnosocialjustice.在《月亮石》中，侦破罪恶的社会机器难以置信的无效。主管Seegrave和警官Cuff，代表着对罪恶的社会控制，不能处理案件。Seegrave是一个愚蠢、不称职和不专业的当地警察。他对宝石失踪的调查是潦草的，没有有用的结果。正相反，机警又博学，警官Cuff是一个著名的城市警察。如他那般内行，Cuff没有完全整装待发去处理关于月亮石的“神话”。警察部门的无能包含了Collins的观点，即对罪恶的社会控制是无效的，没有社会正义。Beneaththesurfaceofhisfiction,onefindsinCollinsacontinuingstruggleagainsthypocrisy.GodfreyAblewhiteisatypicalcharacteremployedinTheMoonstonetorepresentCollins’purpose.Hewearsadoublemask.Inpublic,heappearsarealgentleman,butinfact,heleadsawantonlife.Hedeservestobepunished.GodfreyAblewhiteisahypocriticalvillainwhoserealnaturebetrayshisdisguisedgentlemanlikebehavior.在小说的深层，有人发现Collins的心中反对伪善的持续斗争。GodfreyAblewhite是本文中的典型人物，代表了Collins的意图。他戴着双层面具。在公共场合，他表现得像个真正的绅士，但是事实上，他过着荒唐的生活。他应当得到惩罚。GodfreyAblewhite是一个伪善的恶人，他的本性背叛他伪装的绅士行为。Socially,theMoonstoneisemployedasatouchstonetoreflectman’sgreediness.Thecurseuponthestoneisnothingmorethanthecurseonthenaturaltendencyforthegreedinessofman.Inparticular,theMoons