茶花女 英文简介

第一篇：茶花女 英文简介

The story is set in Paris during the mid 1800's.The lead heroine is Marguerite Gautier, a young beautiful courtesan who is a “kept woman” by counts and dukes--men of “Fashionable Society”.She meets a young middle class lover Armand Duval who does the unpardonable thing of falling jealously in love with her and breaking all convention of what's expected between a courtesan and her admirers.He, of course, has no way of sustaining the standard of living which she is accustomed to.In her fragile physical state(Marguerite has tuberculosis which)she moves to the country.There in her new house, a confrontation between the jealous Armand and her rich admirers and “benefactors” takes place.For the first time she sticks up for her lover--making a life choice--and they are left indignantly and alone.Armand becomes depressed, his career seems doomed by the intolerance of French society, and knowing he will never be able to support Marguerite to the level she deserves.Unbeknownst to Armand, his father comes to plead for her to leave Armand to save both his son's reputation and that of his younger innocent sister--whom is also tainted by the scandal.To prove her love, she agrees and leaves Armand.She returns to Paris where she despairingly throws herself back into her old lifestyle.Armand can't believe she's left and searches for her--finally finding her in Paris in the arms of a new lover.Time passes.The two accidentally meet again in public.Marguerite is now in the company of a another beautiful courtesan and Armand begins “paying court” not with her but with her friend trying to strike back at Marguerite out of his own sense of hurt.Deathly ill, Marguerite visits Armand one last time to plead that he stop humiliating her, and they make love again--both unable to deny the passion for each other.But Marguerite is haunted by guilt that she can only harm Armand and remembering her promise to his father--she abandons him yet again as he sleeps.Armand is incensed when he wakes.Finding Marguerite at a grand ball with all society around, he approaches her and hands her an envelope stuffed full of money – "Here!Payment for your services.” She collapses as he walks out.Abandoned by all her friends from the humiliation of Armand act, exposed

publicly for what she really is, she dies penniless, painfully and alone--cast off by all the men that used her.

第二篇：茶花女读后感英文

The Reading Report of Camille

Dumas Alexander fils was a French playwright and novelist, he was one of the founders of the problem play—that is, of the middle-class realistic drama treating some contemporary ill and offering suggestion for its remedy.Dumas fils, the illegitimate son of Alexander Dumas pere, possessed a good measure of his father’s literary, but the work of the two men could scarcely be more different.His first success was a novel, La Dame aux camelias(1848), but he found his vocation when he adapted the story into a play, known in English as Camille, first performed in 1852.Among his most interesting plays are Le Fils natural and Un Pere prodigue, a dramatization of Dumas’s interpretation of his father’s character.I read Camille this semester.I was deeply moved by the main character Marguerite Gautier.Camille Camille or The Lady of the Camellias by Alexander Dumas, fils, is the story of Marguerite Gautier, a young courtesan, or kept woman, in Paris in the mid 1800's, and how she falls in love with a young man, Armand Duval, and then tries to escape from her questionable past.Unfortunately, it comes back to haunt her and she ends up returning to that life and dies painfully and alone, but with the knowledge that she was a noble woman at heart.She felt used, abused and unloved, until the gentle Armand Duval came into her life and showed her that he loved her as a person and not for what she could do for him.It must have taken great courage for Marguerite to leave the life she had lived for so long, knowing all along that it was probably too good to be true and would not last indefinitely.And it also showed that Marguerite really loved Armand Duval for she could even change herself for him.However, happiness didn’t last for long.When M.Duval, Armand's father, came to her, pleading for her to leave Armand to save both Armand's reputation and that of his younger innocent sister, Marguerite saw a way to become pure of heart, if not in body.She felt that it was her duty, because she loved Armand so much, to do this even though it meant giving up her own happiness and hurting Armand

temporarily.She reluctantly returned to her former life, knowing that some day Armand would forgive her.Sadly, she died in debt and basically alone, except for her one female friend, Julie Duprat, who helped her during her illness.She had her journal sent to Armand after her death, explaining why she had made the choice she had.When I first began to read the book, I did not care for Marguerite of her attitude of lifestyle, but as I got further into the narrative, I realized that her saucy attitude was a front to cover the lonely woman that she really was.I think Dumas's last few lines about Marguerite being the exception, not the rule were quite true, and I also agreed with his view that while her lifestyle could not be condoned, we as a society assume that all of these type of women are cold and heartless, while this may not always be the case.A person can make the wrong choices in life when they are young, and try to redeem themselves, but sometimes past situations prevent them from changing their lives, even though they desperately wish to do so.This applies to both men and women in many different types of circumstances: involvement in crime;drug or alcohol abuse;gambling;prostitution;financial problems;poor marriage choices;etc.And this is the fact, which exists in the whole society.As far as the other characters in the book, I think Marguerite was right in saying that no one truly cared about her, but only wanted something from her, the only exceptions being Armand and Julie Duprat.Of course, the Comte de G.and Comte de N.wanted her body and appearance.The Duke needed to “wake up and smell the coffee” and realize that she could never replace his dead daughter.If he truly cared, he could have helped her leave her lifestyle without “keeping” her himself.And lastly, Prudence was a blood-sucking leech who used Marguerite almost worse than the men.I also think she was jealous of the fact that Marguerite had so much more courage than herself and someone truly loved her.Camille is just like the camellia, she could never escape from the destiny of withering.But it wasn’t her fault;it’s because of the evil of Capitalism and the hideousness of that society.Suddenly, I remembered a saying:” Women are like the flowers”.Those pretty

women are like those beautiful flowers;their delicate beauty makes people feel they are the miracle of life.However, even the God envies their beauty.It seems that beautiful women always have tragic endings.As we are normal persons, even we can see the hideousness of humanity that results in their fate of withering, we can at most ask quietly in our hearts: Where have those beautiful flowers gone? Where have they gone?

第三篇：茶花女英文读后感

I read the Chinese version of “Camille” a few years ago.At that time I was deeply moved by the main character Marguerite Gautier.“Camille” or “The Lady of the Camellias” by Alexandre Dumas is the story of Marguerite Gautier, a young kept woman, in Paris in the mid 1800's abouthow she falls in love with a young man, Armand Duval, and then tries to escape from her questionable past.Unfortunately, it comes back to haunt her and she returns to her old life for her lover’s future which makes her die painfully and alone, but with the knowledge that she was a noble woman at heart.I realized that her luxury life shows her lonely and empty spirit.She felt used to being abused and unloved, until the gentle Armand Duval came into her life and showed her that he loved her unconditionally and not for what she could do for him.It must have taken great courage for Marguerite to leave the life she had lived for so long, knowing all along that it was probably too good to be true and would not last indefinitely.And it also showed that Marguerite really loved Armand Duval for she could even change herself for him.However, happiness didn’t last for long.When M.Duval, Armand's father, came to her, pleading for her to leave Armand to save both Armand's reputation and that of his younger innocent sister, Marguerite saw a way to become pure of heart, if not in body.She felt that it was her duty, because she loved Armand so much, to do this even though it meant giving up her own happiness and hurting Armand temporarily.She reluctantly returned to her former life, knowing that some day Armand would forgive her.Sadly, she died in debt and basically alone, except for her one female friend, Julie Duprat, who helped her during her illness.She had her journal sent to Armand after her death, explaining why she had made the choices she had.I think Dumas's last few lines about Marguerite being the exception, not the rule were quite true, and I also agreed with his view that her lifestyle could not be condoned, we as a society assume that all of these type of women are cold and heartless, while this may not always be the case.A person can make the wrong choices in life when they are young, and try to redeem themselves, but sometimes past situations prevent them from changing their lives, even though they desperately wish to do so.This applies to both men and women in many different types of circumstances: involvement in crime;drug or alcohol abuse;gambling;prostitution;financial problems;poor marriage choices;etc.And this is the fact, which exists in the whole society.Camille is just like the camellia, she could never escape from the destiny of withering.But it wasn’t her fault;it’s because of the evil of Capitalism and people’s coldness and cruelty of that society that destroy the happiness and life of this beautiful girl.From this story, I do not draw the conclusion that all women of Marguerite’s sort are capable of behaving as she did.But I have learned that one such woman, once in her life, experienced deep love, that she suffered for it and she died for it.How much courage and braveness she needs!Suddenly, I remembered a saying: “Women are like

the flowers”.However, it seems that beautiful women always have tragic endings.Everyone has the equal right to pursue their love.And we can not judge how the love is by people’s social statues but by what they have done for love.Although Marguerite is a kept woman, what she has done for love is noble.I appreciate her very much.

第四篇：茶花女英文书评

《茶花女》英文书评-----

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The author of this book, Alexandre Dumas fils was the illegitimate son of Dumas pere, who is a giant of the literary world.He himself was also a famous novelist and dramatist in the 19th century.When I first knew this situation, I was surprised that the father and the son could both make so many contributions in the same circles.This reminded me of the “Three Su” in Song Dynasty, three poets whose names were SuXun, SuShi and SuZhe.Their relationships are similar to Dumas because they all have great achievements in history of literature.The heroine in the novel is Mademoiselle Marguerite Gautier, who is one of the most celebrated courtesans in social circles in Pairs.Even if she lives in the luxurious house and spends money like water, she put up with the

trauma of mental and physical at the same time.Eventually she suffered from a serious illness.Owing to the lack of love and solicitude, she felt spiritually barren and lonely.I think this foreshadowed her tragedy in life.At first, I didn’t pay attention to her attitude towards life, but as I got further into the novel, I realized that she felt used, abused and unloved in the upper class until the gentle Armand Duval came into her life and told her that he loved her wholehearted and not for what she could do for him.It needs great courage for her to abandon the life she had enjoyed for so long.Eventually, she sold out her jewelry to pay for the cost of living, and then lived happily and calmly with Armand in the countryside.I think it showed that Marguerite really loved Armand Duval for she could even change everything and persist herself in the world full of money.In my heart, she is really a beautiful girl who has pure soul like white camellia.However, happiness didn’t last for long.When M.Duval, Armand's father, came to her and pleaded for her to leave Armand to save both Armand's reputation and his younger innocent sister, she felt that it was her duty because her status influenced Armand's family.In order for the benefits of Armand and his family, Marguerite determined to make sacrifices.It meant giving up her own happiness and hurting Armand temporarily.She reluctantly returned to her former life, knowing that someday Armand would forgive her.Sadly, she died in debt and basically alone, except for her one female friend, Julie Duprat, who helped her during her illness.Ultimately, she couldn’t see her lover for the last time.Before she was dying, all the creditors came to her house with IOU and forced her to pay the debts.They have no mercy on the poor girl, only want to get benefits from her even when she was dying.I tasted people’s greed and unfeelingness.Some other characters that connected with Marguerite had their own purpose.I think Marguerite was right in saying that no one truly cared about her, the only person who is concerned about her is Armand.Others only wanted something from her.For example, the Comte de G.and Comte de N.simply care about her body and appearance.The Duke needed to “wake up and smell the coffee” and realize that she could never replace his dead daughter.If he truly cared, he would have helped her change her lifestyle.And lastly, Prudence was a bloodsucker who used Marguerite till the last time.I also think she was jealous of Marguerite that she had so much more courage than herself and someone truly loved her.I think the sources of the Camellia’s tragic fate are her kind-hearted character, her persistence with love and courage to life.Her tragedy also reveals the corruption and darkness in society.Camille is just like the camellia, she could never escape from the tragic destiny.But it wasn’t her fault;it’s because of the evil of capitalism and the darkness of that society.She is small and weak when faced with the whole society, and is difficult to shake off fetters of conventional views.But her seek for love, desire to freedom and strong belief in life encouraged me a lot.Camellia is the classical image in the literature circles of the world.She has filthy profession and beautiful soul, lowly status and firm character.Her final result gave me endless regret and sentimentalism

Those pretty women are like those beautiful flowers, their delicate beauty makes people feel they are scenery of life.However, even the God envies their beauty.It seems that beautiful women always have tragic endings.As we are normal persons, even we can see the darkness of humanity that results in their fate of withering, we can at most ask quietly in our hearts: Where have those

beautiful flowers gone? Where have they gone?

第五篇：《茶花女》英文读后感

---Book Review: “Camille”

I read the Chinese version of “Camille” a few years ago.At that time I was deeply moved by the main character Marguerite Gautier.“Camille” or “The Lady of the Camellias” by Alexandre Dumas, fils, is the story of Marguerite Gautier, a young courtesan, or kept woman, in paris in the mid 1800's, and how she falls in love with a young man, Armand Duval, and then tries to escape from her questionable past.Unfortunately, it comes back to haunt her and she ends up returning to that life and dies painfully and alone, but with the knowledge that she was a noble woman at heart.When I first began to read the book, I did not care for Marguerite or her attitude or lifestyle, but as I got further into the narrative, I realized that her saucy attitude was a front to cover the lonely woman that she really was.She felt used, abused and unloved, until the gentle Armand Duval came into her life and showed her that he loved her as a person and not for what she could do for him.It must have taken great courage for Marguerite to leave the life she had lived for so long, knowing all along that it was probably too good to be true and would not last indefinitely.And it also showed that Marguerite really loved Armand Duval for she could even change herself for him.However, happiness didn’t last for long.When M.Duval, Armand's father, came to her, pleading for her to leave Armand to save both Armand's reputation and that of his younger innocent sister, Marguerite saw a way to become pure of heart, if not in body.She felt that it was her duty, because she loved Armand so much, to do this even though it meant giving up her own happiness and hurting Armand temporarily.She reluctantly returned to her former life, knowing that some day Armand would forgive her.Sadly, she died in debt and basically alone, except for her one female friend, Julie Duprat, who helped her during her illness.She had her journal sent to Armand after her death, explaining why she had made the choices she had.I think Dumas's last few lines about Marguerite being the exception, not the rule were quite true, and I also agreed with his view that while her lifestyle could not be condoned, we as a society assume that all of these type of women are cold and heartless, while this may not always be the case.A person can make the wrong choices in life when they are young, and try to redeem themselves, but sometimes past situations prevent them from changing their lives, even though they desperately wish to do so.This applies to both men and women in many different types of circumstances: involvement in crime;drug or alcohol abuse;gambling;prostitution;financial problems;poor marriage choices;etc.And this is the fact, which exists in the whole society.As far as the other characters in the book, I think Marguerite was right in saying that no one truly cared about her, but only wanted something from her, the only exceptions being Armand and Julie Duprat.Of course, the Comte de G.and Comte de N.wanted her body and appearance.The Duke needed to “wake up and smell the coffee” and realize that she could never replace his dead daughter.If he truly cared, he could have helped her leave her lifestyle without “keeping” her himself.And lastly, prudence was a blood-sucking leech who used Marguerite almost worse than the men.I also think she was jealous of the fact that Marguerite had so much more courage than herself and someone truly loved her.Last morning, when tiding my bookshelf, I took this book out of the shelf, and a dried flower flew away from the book.It was pale blue, very transparent, with thin fine veins.a dried flower flew away from the book.It was pale blue, very transparent, with thin fine veins.I held it against the morning light and blew on it.The soft breeze carried it away.Camille is just like the camellia, she could never escape from the destiny of withering.But it wasn’t her fault;it’s because of the evil of Capitalism and the hideousness of that society.Suddenly, I remembered a saying: “Women are like the flowers”.Those pretty women are like those beautiful flowers;their delicate beauty makes people feel they are the miracle of life.However, even the God envies their beauty.It seems that beautiful women always have tragic endings.As we are normal persons, even we can see the hideousness of humanity that results in their fate of withering, we can at most ask quietly in our hearts: Where have those beautiful flowers gone? Where have they gone?