英语读书报告

第一篇：英语读书报告

My favorite book is Gone With the Wind.Gone With the Wind, an American romantic novel written by Margaret Mitchell, was published in 1936 and won the Pulitzer Prize in 1937.The novel is one of the most popular of all time, and an American film adaptation of the same name released in 1939 became the highest-grossing film in the history of Hollywood and received a record-breaking number of Academy Awards.Mitchell’s work relates the story of a rebellious Georgia woman named Scarlett O’Hara and her travails with friends, family and lovers in the widest of the antebellum South, the American Civil War, and the Reconstruction period.It also tells the story of the love that blossoms between Scarlett O’Hara and Rhett Butler.Scarlett, the leading character in the novel, impressed me that most.Her character was very complex.She was childish and optimistic.In the meanwhile, she was self-willed and like a bear with a sore head.Form another point of view, I appreciate Scarlett’s brave and strong.When she faced difficulties she would say: Tomorrow is another day.Yeah, what a reasonable sentence.It’s of great theory.It told us to be confident to life.When I meet difficulty, I will tell myself: tomorrow is another day.

第二篇：英语读书报告)

篇一：英文读书报告撰写格式 英文读书报告撰写格式

1．字体均为times new roman 报告题目为3号黑体居中

学生姓名、专业班级、学号、正文及参考文献均为小4号

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3．报告第一页第一行应为：报告题目

第二行靠右应为：学生姓名、专业班级、学号

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英文读书报告写作知识 the book report 1.three main parts of a book report generally speaking, a book report consists of the following three main parts: ? information about the author and his times ? a summary of the book a description of the author’s times should be given together with a brief account of his life.it should include the circumstances that led to the writing of the book under discussion and the historical and social background related to the content of the book.to make these things clear, the writer perhaps needs to read some reference material, such as biographies of the author and histories of the period described in the book.2.writing of the book report 1)the summary of the book should be self-contained, clear, and easy to understand.above all, it should be objective.3)the summary of a novel or a play is usually written in the present tense, while that of nonfiction, in the tense of the original work: for example, the past tense should be used for a history, and the present for a scientific work.篇二：英语读书报告要求及范文(1)英语读书报告格式要求范文

there is no standard form for a book report.however, every book report should contain the following four parts: 1.identification.give the title and author’s name.if the book is one with which your readers may not be familiar, identify it further.give the name of the publisher, the place and year of publication, the price, and the number of pages.writing book reports can be a valuable exercise in clear thinking and precise writing.it also gives you the opportunity to improve your writing and to develop a style of your own.注意：

题目统一为: a book report on 英文书名（斜体），标题居中，正文两端对齐；

内容的几个部分可以成若干个段落写，但不能出现1，2，3，4序号字样；

英文中没有书名号, 书名斜体；注意其他英文标点符号使用及字母大小写的规范； 字体为times new roman, 字号为小四号，行距为固定值20磅；

字数要求：about 400 words 常见的表达法：简写本 simplified version/abbreviated version 故事大意如下 the gist of the story is as follows 主人公 leading role/leading character/hero/heroine 以„„为背景 it is set on the eve of„/it is set on the background that„

格式可参考以下范文： sample 1 a book report on the black tulip by huang xin, class 0901 this novel took 17th century dutch bourgeois revolutionary period of intense political struggle and the turbulent life as its background.firstly, in order to obtain happiness, you should achieve your successful work;in order to achieve your successful work, you should go through thick and thin.as the writer said, “those who have suffered much, have a right to be happy.” take the two leading characters for example.they eventually reach happiness after suffering a lot both psychologically and physiologically.secondly, your happiness should live in your contribution towards others’ happiness, but not on the contrary, in destroying others’ happiness.if you get your happiness by taking advantage of others or by hurting others, you won’t be happy with it for long, at least, you won’t enjoy the real happiness.people will think you’re a mean person.boxtel was a typical case.he would never gain happiness.thirdly, wealth obtained through dishonest means doesn’t bring happiness.happiness is not an end, it is a process.it’s a continuous process of honest and productive work which makes a real contribution to others and makes you feel you are a useful and worthy person.sample 2 a book report on sons and lovers by cheng xin, class 0901 sons and lovers is a novel written by david herbert lawrence and it was first published in 1913 in london by wyman & sons.d.h.lawrence was born at eastwood, notts, on september 11, 1885, the fourth child of a miner who had been employed at brinsley colliery since he was 7 years old.in 1911, his first novel the white peacock was published.personality and mental health.it is perhaps because of this true picture of life that the novel has won lawrence everlasting reputation.篇三：大学英语读书报告格式及范文 大学英语读书报告格式

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篇四：英文读书报告格式范文 英文读书报告(book report)的格式 1.introductory paragraph the first sentence should state for which instructor and class the book-report is being written.the second sentence should state the title of the book and the authors name.the third sentence should tell how many pages the book has and the name of the publisher.the fourth sentence can state basic bibliographic information about the book.the next sentence should state the reason(s)you decided to read this book.why did you choose this particular book? typical reasons might be: o you like the author.o it was on a required reading list.o you liked the cover.an optional sentence can be used if the cover(back cover)of the book gives you any additional information then add a sentence with that information.o was the book a best seller? o are there x million copies in print? o did it win any major awards? 2.main character(s)paragraph the first sentence of this paragraph should state who the main character or characters of the book are, and why they are important.refer to this person or these persons as the main character or main characters.3.other characters paragraph most books have five or six prominent characters besides the main character, so simply listing each one and stating their role in the book will give you a good sized paragraph.4.plot summary paragraph this is perhaps the hardest paragraph to write in five sentences or so.if you have to write a bit more dont worry.here are the main points to cover: o state the type of book(mystery, western, etc.).o what place or country was the book set in? o what time period was the book set in?(19th century, the present, ancient rome, the 23rd century).o other physical locations which are important, like: ships, airplanes, houses, or buildings.o other notable attributes of the book.(was it violent, scary, fast paced, etc.).o what is the main character trying to do? o etc.make sure you cover all of the major parts of the plot.you might have to go back through the book, chapter by chapter, and make a few notes.5.personal impressions and conclusion paragraph simply talk about what you liked or did not like about the book.use this paragraph as your conclusion.it should summarize your overall impressions of the book and bring the report to a close.o restate your reasons why you liked and/or disliked the book using different words.o write two sentences that talk about the books good points and weak points.o write a sentence or two about what you learned from the book.dont be afraid to give your own honest impressions of the book.after all, if youve read the book thoroughly, you are entitled to your own interpretation of it.typically, your book report should not exceed two double-spaced pages, and it should be somewhere between 600 and 800 words in length.book report on robinson crusoe gone with the wind 篇五：英语阅读读书报告格式 reading report for extensive reading course（times new roman一号加粗居中）

（分两行，reading report单独一行，中间空一行）

（上端空三行，中间空四行）number：

term： name：

date: times new roman, 四号，居中，两端对齐，段前0.5)title(times new roman, 四号，居中，加粗)(title 与body之间空一行)body（1000字以上）

(正文每段缩进四个字符，小四，行距1.5，times new roman)2011—2012—2英语阅读（4）期中作业

班级 英语1103班 姓名 田小星 学号 1101901307 成绩

篇六：留学申请书英语范文 留学申请书英语范文

出国留学申请书英文范文。申请信是联系的第一封信，内容主要包括对自己的简单介绍，所学专业介绍，希望就读的专业介绍，考试成绩介绍。千万别忘了把你的地址、电话、e-mail地址留在你的信上。

第三篇：英语读书报告

A book report consists of three main parts:

(1)information about the author and his times,(10-20% of total words)

(2)a summary of the book(20%-30% of total words).Usually, it is written in the present tense,(3)comments on the book.(50-70% of words)Your opinion is the most important part of the report.It may be either your immediate reaction to the book or a judgment based on further study.In either case, your opinion should be definite and clear.It should be supported with facts.You will want to comment on characterizations, plot, and recurring themes.Compare or contrast it to other books you’ve read.The discussion should of course center on the content of the book, but the author’s writing style and techniques of presentation, if interesting, can also be touched upon.总字数：500字以上

Deadline：第一篇在第7周末；

第二篇在第14周末。

题目统一为: A Book Report of +书名，如： A Book Report of Thirty-Nine Steps 内容的三个部分可以分开写，但不要出现1，2，3字样。

英文中没有书名号, 书名的实词首字母大写，虚词首字母不用大写，但开头第一个单词无论实词虚词首字母都大写。英语省略号为三点。常见的表达法：

简写本: simplified version/abbreviated version 故事大意如下: The gist of the story is as follows 主人公: leading role/ leading character/ hero/ heroine 以……为背景 It is set on the eve of…/ It is set on the background that… 下面是一篇样本：

A Book Report of The Sun Also Rises(小三，加粗，居中)

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An introduction to the author The book is written by Ernest Miller Hemingway, who once sailed to Europe to serve as a volunteer for the Red Cross during World War.On the front, Hemingway suffered a serious injury.This incident provided the inspiration for his novel.After returning from the war, in 1921, he became the European correspondent for the Toronto Daily Star and moved to Paris.There, Hemingway became friends with some famous prominent expatriate writers and artists living postwar Paris.Hemingway’s reputation began to grow both as a journalist and as an author of fiction.His novel The Sun Also Rises, published in 1926, established him as one of the preeminent writers of his day.Plot summary The Sun Also Rises set in Paris, it describes the lives of some so-called Lost Generation, who once fought and worked in the World War I.After the war, they suffered great moral and psychological aimlessness.There are three main characters in the novel.Jake is an American veteran of World WarⅠworking as a journalist in Paris, where he and his friends engage in an endless round of decadent drinking and parties.Although Jake is the most stable of his friends, he struggles with anguish over his love for Lady Brett Ashley, his impotence, and the moral vacuum that resulted from the war.In fact, Lady Brett Ashley loves Jake, but she is unwilling to commit to a relationship with him because it will mean giving up sex.One of Jake’s fiends, Cohn, is quite taken with Brett, and he gets angry when Jake tells him that Brett plans to marry Mike.Brett is unwilling to commit fully to any of the men who become infatuated with her, though she has affairs with a number of them.In the end, Jake seems to have reached a more realistic appreciation of their situation as well as his own.My Comments Before the novel opens, Hemingway quotes two epigraphs.The first one is “You are all the lost generation”.The other one is “The world endures, and the sun continues to rise and set despite the inevitable passage of each human generation into death”.These two epigraphs produces an ambivalent tone.On the one hand, there is hope, because there will be a new generation after the aimless generation that populates The Sun Also Rises, On the other hand, there is bitter irony, since every generation is lost, in one sense because, each generation will eventually die.In this novel, Hemingway portrays the lives of Lost Generation, the group of men and women whose early adulthood was consumed by World War I.This horifick conflict in War, set new standers for death and immorality.It shattered many people’s beliefs in traditional values of love, faith, and manhood.Without these long-held notions to rely on, their lives become aimless.Nearly all of Jake’s friends are alcoholics.Wherever they happen to be, they drink, usually to excess.Often, their drinking is a form of escaptiom.Drunkenness allow Jake and his friends to endure lives severely lacking in affection and purpose.However alcohol frequently brings out the worst in their mental and emotional turmoil.The coversations among Jake and his friends are rarely direct or hoest.Their friendship is false.They hide true feelings behind a mask of civility.Although the legacy of the war toments them all, they are unable to communicate this torment.They can talk about the war only in an excessively humours or trite fashion.The moments of honest, genuine communication generally arise only when the characters are feeling their worst.Expressions of true affection, on the other hand, are limited almost to all of their coversations.Although Hemingway never explicitly states that Jake and his friends’ lives are aimless, or that this aimlessness is a result of the war.Instead, he implies these ideas through his portrayal of the characters’ emotional and mental lives.These stand in stark conrast to the characters’ surface action.Jake and his friends’ constant carousing does not make them happy.Very often, their merrymaking is joyless and driven by

alcohol.At best , it allows them not to think about their innner lives or about the war.Although they spend nearly all of their time partying in one way or another, they remain sorrowful or unfulfilled.Hence, their drinking and dancing is just a futile distraction, a purposeless activity characteristic of a wandering, aimless life.

第四篇：英语名著读书报告

class:1301b name:张莹 reading report of airport last week, i read a novel, it is airport.it was written by the famous writer arthur hailey who was born in 1920.in the first place, mel bakersfeld is the one of the main characters, he has an unharmonious family relation, his wife cindy is a peacockish woman, while they always quarrel during their conversation, so that mel has fall in love with his workmate tanya livingston gradually.mel’s brother-in-law is vernon demerest.he is tricky and fickle in love, gwen meighen is his mistress.mel’s brother keith bakersfeld, he wanted to kill himself because nothing could relieve his terrible sense of blame about an airplane accident.but he gave up his stupid idea at the ending of the book.in the second place, d.o.guerrero is key person of the whole story, he promoted the development of the plot, it seems like that he is a terrorist and he wanted to bomb up the plane by explosive.in the end, he died.as a whole, the story happened during the second world war.it mainly tells us that a series matters happed in lincoln international airport, there are some people in connection with lincoln international airport, and they were contacted finally.after i read the novel, i thought for a long time, this is a good ending, everyone plays their proper role and d.o.guerrero had to pay for his crime.mel married tanya, the story is interesting.besides, i do not know why the story gives me a feeling that i want to treasure peoples all around me, like my parents, my friends, my classmates and so on, because we can not foresee what will happen in the future.篇二：名著阅读笔记

名著阅读笔记

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九、阅读感悟（结合自身经历和社会生活谈谈）篇三：老人与海英文读书报告 a book report of the old man and the sea the old man and the sea is a novel written by ernest hemingway, an american novelist.the story is set in the 20th century after world war ii, which is based on the novel written true story hemingway himself has experienced.exactly, it’s a story of an epic struggle between an old, seasoned fisherman and the greatest catch of his life.leading character santiago, an aged cuban fisherman, has set out to sea and returned empty-handed.at first 84 days, he did not even fish one fish.he did not have enough food, and many locals to doubt his fishing technique.some even laugh at him.so, he decided to go to the sea to fish food and proved that he is a skilled fisherman.on the eight-fifth day of his unlucky streak, santiago does as promised, sailing his skiff far beyond the island’s shallow coastal waters and venturing into the gulf stream.at noon, a big fish, marlin, take the bait that santiago has placed before.although the old man expertly hooks the fish, but he cannot pull it in.instead, the fish begins to pull the boat.he knows perfectly well very difficult to win, but still did not give up.since then, they began their three-day fighting.the entire time, santiago, endures constant pain from the fishing line.eventually, the third day, the fish tires, and santiago manages to pull the marlin in close enough to kill it with a harpoon thrust.however, things do not go smoothly as he expected.on his way home, he is attacked buy several crowds of shark.although he kills the sharks in the end, they have devoured the marlin’s precious meat, leaving only skeleton.the old man arrives home before daybreak, and sleeps very deeply.later on, the old man wakes up and finds the little boy mandolin staying with him, and decides to go to sea to fish again.feelings of reading jane eyre useful expression 1)[useful expression](p.47)if all the world hated you, and believed you wicked, while your own conscience approved you, and absolved you from guilt, you would not be without friends.2)[useful expression](p.231)prejudices, it is well known, as most difficult to eradicate from the heart whose soil has never been loosened or fertilized by education: they grow there, firm as weeds among stones.3)[useful expression](p.40)life appears to me too short to be spent in nursing animosity or registering wrongs.the type of materials in this book is written in english, and the topic area is literature.i spent reading the book for 2 months.in the world history of literature, some many classical famous works are going to be immortal, but jane eyre deeply enters peoples soul deeply, it by irresistible intrinsic deep has attracted the tens of thousands of readers deeply, has affected peoples inner world, is in the world history of literature the eternal classics.读

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《苔丝》是十九世纪英国杰出的小说家托马丝哈代的作品。他出生1840年，逝世于1920年。他是横跨两个世纪的作家，早期和中期的创作以小说为主。他继承和发扬了维多利亚时代的文学传统。他的小说可以分为三大类：性格与环境的小说、罗曼史与幻想的小说、精于结构的小说。并以第一类最为突出，其中又以悲剧故事《苔丝》和《无名的裘德》最为杰出。这两部小说违背了维多利亚时期的道德观念，受到了社会激烈的抨击，于是哈代愤而不写小说，转而重新写诗。哈代的写作生涯是以写诗开始，中间经历了二十多年的小说阶段，最后仍以写诗告终。《苔丝》是哈代最富盛誉的作品，也是世界文学中的瑰宝。小说描述的是一位纯洁少女不幸命运。主人公苔丝出生于一个贫苦小贩的家庭，父亲有一天被告知他是古代贵族德伯维的后代，便得意忘形起来，他和她那浅薄庸俗又爱慕虚荣的老婆决定让女儿到一个自称也是德伯维尔家族后裔的富老太婆家去认清，以期待在经济上得到扶持。苔丝去了以后被老太婆的儿子亚历克诱奸 她怀孕回家，孩子一生下来没多久就夭折了。几年后，苔丝再次离家到奶牛场干活，与牧师的儿子安吉克莱尔恋爱并订婚，苔丝十分爱安吉，几次想把自 己失身之事向安吉和盘托出，都因种种缘故未遂。新婚之夜，安吉向苔丝坦白了他婚前不清白的过往，得到了苔丝的谅解，而当苔丝向丈夫坦言相告时，安吉却始终抱着传统观念不放，视苔丝为不洁的女人，未能一时接受苔丝。之后两人分居，安吉独自一人去巴发展事业。当四处布道的亚历克与苔丝再次相遇时，对苔丝的情欲顿时击败了他那没有根基的宗教信仰，迫于生活，两人同居。不久，安吉回国找苔丝，并对以前的冷酷无情表示悔恨。纠结纯情的苔丝为了自己真正的爱毅然杀死了亚历克。在与安吉度过幸福的最后几天后，苔丝被捕并处以绞刑。

哈代创作的《苔丝》，较之他的前辈作家在更高的层次上创造性地塑造了一个被侮辱的、具有反抗性的女性形象苔丝。她不再是小说中的陪衬者，而是完完全全统治整个小说的女主人公。小说反映了一个时代将要覆灭，新的时代在挣扎中崛起。这是此书极为特别的地方。纵观英国近代文学史，人类文明在一步步得到充实饱满。人们不断在挑战社会的禁锢。摆脱社会带来的精神枷锁。从每一个时期的作品可以慢慢发现人们思想的进步，越来越丰富，越来越全面。《苔丝》比狄更斯的作品更加有力的彻底的揭露社会的黑暗和丑陋，也更贴近现实，苔丝被亚力克侮辱，却得不到同情。在那些屈辱的日子里，她为唯一的活动就是在黄昏以后，跑去树林漫步。只有那时她心里才能得到些许的宁静，才不会感到寂寞。这是因为传统宗教观念在她心里根深蒂固的原因，她无法摆脱宗教观念。书中最令我难忘之处是，在苔丝和安吉的新婚之夜，安吉对苔丝坦白了他不堪的过往得到了苔丝 的宽恕，而当苔丝向安吉坦白她那不堪的往事时，安吉却没有像苔丝宽恕他那样宽恕苔丝。他说：“啊，苔丝，这种事怎么能宽恕呢？你过去是一个人，而如今却成了另一个人。天啦，宽恕怎么能用在这样稀奇古怪的魔术戏法上啦？”这句话令苔丝大为吃惊失望，也令我产生了无限的思考。如果说从前亚力克让苔丝在肉体上受到了很大的痛苦，那么安吉就让苔丝在精神上受了很大的打击。作为一个丈夫无法容忍妻子的过去却能对自己的历史一抹而去、一笑而过。可以想象当时男女的极为不平等。苔丝一直努力的追求美好的生活，却一次次深受打击，这就是现实。安吉表面温文尔雅，但实际并没有完全摆脱传统观念和世俗偏见，对于苔丝不清白的历史，他却来抓着传统观念不放，视苔丝为不洁女人。诚然，后来安吉醒悟了，诚心悔过回来找苔丝。但此时苔丝已经又迫于无奈回到了亚力克的身边，做了他的情人。也就是这时戏剧性的一幕发生了。苔丝极为无奈，为了真爱，亲手杀死了亚力克。安吉与苔丝度过了几天幸福的日子。最后等待的是他们的永别、苔丝的绞刑。如果谁给苔丝带来的伤痛更大的话，我觉得安吉的罪责不亚于亚力克。如果说亚力克从肉体上伤害了苔丝，那安吉则是从精神上摧残了苔丝，是她陷入绝境，最后走向毁灭。如果当时安吉能从容面对已发生的不堪事实，接受苔丝，那么苔丝的命运该是怎么的旋转可想而知，他们就会是最幸福的一对，因为他们确实是真心相爱了。可惜由于男人的世俗观念，一念之间，就造成了原本幸福的人儿的悲剧命运。

不过安吉也有非常可人的一面。在书中第二十三章，苔丝和其他 三个女挤奶工去梅尔斯托克教堂的路上经过一个最低的地带，洼地中积满了水，在这极为考究的日子里，姑娘们不会像往常一样满不在乎的趟过去。正在思索之时，却巧遇了安吉，安吉愿为姑娘们搭建一座移动的桥，愿将他们一个个抱到对岸，四个心房顿时猛跳起来。对于安吉来说，他这番行动的四分之三之时普普通通的友善行为而已。当最后轮到苔丝时，苔丝羞搭拒绝。而安吉一句极为看贴心的话出动了我。“三个利亚就是为了一个拉结。”也就是说我为你白白的花费了四分之三的力气。哈哈，太可爱了。好温馨的画面，好感人的话语。绅士风度尽显。男人可以为了爱而改变，为了爱而付出无谓的牺牲，只为了取悦于自己爱的人。书中还有一处我觉得稍带戏剧性的一幕。苔丝在牧场挤奶的日子里，有一天清晨，牛奶房里的搅奶器还在照常运转，但却搅不出黄油来。每当出现这种情况，牛奶场就瘫痪了。有挤奶工就推断说“也许牛奶房里有人谈上恋爱了吧！”，好滑稽的臆想。此话一出，苔丝满脸苍白就借机出去了。更为戏剧性的是苔丝一出门，旋转着的搅乳机里的牛奶也从叽里咕噜的声音变成关键性的啪嗒啪嗒的声音了，黄油出来了?? 《苔丝》一书发表至今已经有一百多年了，一度遭到资产阶级的猛烈攻击。但是攻击未能掩盖他的光辉。再说说苔丝的悲剧，说到底是一场社会的悲剧。苔丝还在少女之时就挑起了家庭生活的重担。为了谋生，不得不到处飘荡，受尽剥削和欺凌。特别是在她父亲死去时，住了几代人的房子由于租期已到，不得不被狠心的地主逼着搬出去，其状惨不忍睹。

第五篇：英语 读后感读书报告

A Report of “EQ” Plays a Role in Personal Success

Recently I read an article with the title How to Cultivate “EQ” in a magazine.This article tells us what an important role the “EQ” plays in our work and study, as well as our social life.At the beginning of this article, the author raises a question “what is the most valuable contribution employees make to their companies, knowledge or judgment”.There is no doubt that the author thinks the judgment plays a more important role in a competitive society.Sure, it does.Knowledge, no matter how powerful, is useless until it is applied in the right field.But, judgment is more flexible which involves an advanced performance of the mind.In author’s opinion, judgment is one of “EQ”.What exactly is “EQ”? “EQ”, short for emotional intelligence, is a kind of ability to manage ourselves and our relationship effectively.As for a person, EQ consists of four fundamental capacities: self-awareness, self-management, social awareness and social skills.In this article, the author tells us that cultivating “EQ” must firstly improve these following four adaptive skills: raising consciousness, using imagery, considering and reconsidering events to choose the most creative response to them, and integrating the perspective of others.I have seen a cover story which also tells about something of “EQ” and “IQ”, there is a very classic statement: “I don’t care if every member of your staff graduated from Harvard, I will take my business and go where I am understood and treated with respect.” Yes, I really agree with this statement.No matter how knowledgeable you are, if you don’t respect people, you can not live in harmony with others and you can not integrate into the community, you are nothing to society and you won’t achieve any success.Therefore, it is important to develop your “EQ”.High “EQ” not only can change your world view, but also can actually help you improve the ability to analyze issues.