《红与黑》英文读书笔记

第一篇：《红与黑》英文读书笔记

The Red and the Black

The Red and the Black is a profound and witty book about the rise of a poor, handsome and intellectually gifted, young provincial into the salons of High Society in Paris.Handsome and ambitious, Julien Sorel is determined to rise above his humble peasant origins and make something of his life-by adopting the code of hypocrisy by which his society operates.Julien ultimately commits a crime-out of passion, principle, or insanity-that will bring about his downfall.The Red and the Black is a lively, satirical picture of French Restoration society after Waterloo, riddled with corruption, greed, and ennui.The complex, sympathetic portrayal of Julien, the cold exploiter whose Machiavellian campaign is undercut by his own emotions, makes him Stendhal's most brilliant and human creation-and one of the greatest characters in European literature.I really enjoyed this book.Unlike many reviewers, I feel the book does transcend time.American people and culture today, computers and all, are a lot like those in Stendhal's 19th century France.The main characters strike me as real, and quite complex.Julien is a typical adolescent/ young adult: Idealistic, searching and unsure of himself.To me, it is amazing to what how the world interacts with and alters his self-image.Mathilde is equally interesting.She reminds me of a flighty alternative girl, looking for a dream of simmering romance.And MME de Renal is a wonderful, believable woman, falling in love late in life, victim of the missing husband syndrome.Like people today, Stedhal's characters are a bundle of contradictions.Is Julien a villain, an angel, a self-serving climber or a man truly in love, searching for his higher self? Aloof or loveable? Is MME de Renal a devout, moral patroness, devoted to her family, or the vilest of adulators, ready to turn her back on duty for the simmer of love? Is Mathilde submissive, or arrogant and dominant?The answer to all questions is yes.We are all divided.Be honest with yourself for a minute.Aren't people sometimes cruel, and

sometimes kind;Sometimes, honest, sometimes mildly deceitful, telling white lies, and sometimes bold-faced liars? Since Stendhal is faithful to this, and does not give us character in black and white, he has produced a masterpiece.

第二篇：红与黑英文读书笔记

红与黑英文读书笔记

红与黑英文读后感

The writer writing unfolds, first is entire French society's one typical window-----small city Varriale's political pattern.The aristocrat is born German Switzerland that mayor is restores the dynasty in here highest representative, the maintenance restoration political power, prevents the bourgeoisie free party member is in power in politics regards as the inherent responsibilities.poor collection post manager Valno the promise originally is the petty bourgeois, as a result of hires oneself the church secret organization saint can obtain the now the fat difference, thus oneself with restoration political power hitch in same place.Transcription hall Father Maslon is the spy which the church sends, all people's words and deeds all under his surveillance, the time which mutually supports in this king place and the sacrificial altar, is person which wields great power with great arrogance.These three people constitute “ Three heads politic ”, reflected the restoration influence the aspect which you the city arrogated all powers to oneself in Varriale.But their opposite, is a large number, has the huge economic potentiality aggressive bourgeoisie free party member.Stendhal describes to the people guarantees king party member's be domineering and tyrannical, on the one hand again let the people draw such conclusion: Grasps has the economic potentiality the bourgeoisie, also will decide in politics is the final victor.《 The Red and the Black 》 the book in circulation revolutionized in July, 1830 before, takes charge of soup reaches unexpectedly picture is understands clearly historical movement this one inevitably tends to.If your characters do not talk about politics, they are not the French in 1830.---------Stendhal

During this term, I have read a novel The Red and the Black.The novel was written by the French writer Stendhal in the 19th century.Marie·Henri Beyle, better known by his pen name Stendha l, was one of the critical realism French writers in the 19th century.The military and theatrical worlds of the First French Empire were a revelation to Beyle.Known for his acute analysis of his characters' psychology and reflection of society, he is considered one of the earliest and foremost practitioners of realism in his two novels Le Rouge et le Noir(The Red and the Black, 1830)and La Chartreuse de parme(The Charterhouse of parma, 1839).Stendhal laid down for himself in a diary entry of May 1804:“regard everything I’ve read to date about man as a prediction;believe only what I have seen for myself.Joy, happiness, fame, all is upon it.” Futurity call it realism creation method.In France, Stendhal was the first litterateur to reveal corruption of the bourgeoisie through literature.The novel marks the beginning of realism.André Gide said that The Red and the Black was a novel ahead of its time, that it was a novel for readers in the twentieth century.In Stendhal’s time, prose novels included dialogue and omniscient narrator descriptions;his great contribution to literary technique was describing the psychologies(feelings, thoughts, inner monologues)of the characters, resultantly he is considered the creator of the psychological novel.The pa-pe-r's opening sentence：“If your characters do not talk about politics, they are not the French in 1830.” is the famous sentence in The Red and The Black.The material of The Red and The Black is based on a realistic event that a tutor killed her hostein 1827.When Stendhal read the story in the newspa-pe-r, he adapted it and wrote the long bildungsroman novel The Red and The Black.The work, previously titled Julien, then, changed into The Red and The Black.The Red symbolizes many things, the uniform of the Napoleon era, Mrs.Renal’s blood, revolution and contribution by the common people.The Black also stands for robes of priests, Martel’s mourning apparel and

第三篇：红与黑读书笔记-英文

The feeling after reading The Red and the Black

Just as Napoleon said, “Every French soldier carries a marshal’s baton in his knapsack”, Julien had an ambition in his heart.He was born in a peasant family, but he believed that he didn’t belong here.His background made him feel ashamed, and he decided never to give in to the fate.He always thought that he should be proud and he always behaved so.Actually, this is the symbol of his inferiority.The more inferior he felt, the more proudly he behaved, and he just wanted to hide his inferiority complex for his background.With these thoughts, he always wanted to conquer himself to get stronger, so he always imagined lots of battles and enemies.The love with Mrs.de Renal was one of his battles.The poor Mrs.de Renal was just a sacrifice.Having been loved with Mrs.de Renal just for a few months, Julien forgot her completely and decided to marry Mathillde.Even such a proud woman as Mathilde fell to Julien’s feet.But both Mrs.de Renal and Mathilde were too innocent, even ignorant, and they were both hurt deeply for the breaking of love.Maybe you can never judge a person only by his appearance, and remember never to give your priceless love to a person who has nothing but a handsome face.Although Julien had too many sins, he deserved our sympathy, after a, he was punished and was sentenced to death.What a tragedy he was!He was always hostile to nobles and always pursued a higher social position.Didn’t he feel tired? He strived to go higher step by step, but finally he lost everything including his precious life.Everyone has his own ambition within his heart, but not everyone can achieve his goal.What decides whether you can succeed or not is not only how much you have paid, but also the way you have chosen.You can only succeed in a correct way.Julien selected an extremely wrong way to realize his goal, so he got serious punishment finally.Just remember that after burying the seed of dream in your heart, please water it with good instead of evil.

第四篇：红与黑读书笔记 英文

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The feeling after reading The Red and the Black

----------------a tragedy of an ambitious manJust as Napoleon said, “Every French soldier carries a marshal’s baton in his knapsack”, Julien had an ambition in his heart.He was born in a peasant family, but he believed that he didn’t belong here.His background made him feel ashamed, and he decided never to give in to the fate.He always thought that he should be proud and he always behaved so.Actually, this is the symbol of his inferiority.The more inferior he felt, the more proudly he behaved, and he just wanted to hide his inferiority complex for his background.With these thoughts, he always wanted to conquer himself to get stronger, so he always imagined lots of battles and enemies.The love with Mrs.de Renal was one of his battles.The poor Mrs.de Renal was just a sacrifice.Having been loved with Mrs.de Renal just for a few months, Julien forgot her completely and decided to marry Mathillde.Even such a proud woman as Mathilde fell to Julien’s feet.But both Mrs.de Renal and Mathilde were too innocent, even ignorant, and they were both hurt deeply for the breaking of love.Maybe you can never judge a person only by his appearance, and remember never to give your priceless love to a person who has nothing but a handsome face.Although Julien had too many sins, he deserved our sympathy, after a, he was punished and was sentenced to death.What a tragedy he was!He was always hostile to nobles and always pursued a higher social position.Didn’t he feel tired? He strived to go higher step by step, but finally he lost everything including his precious life.Everyone has his own ambition within his heart, but not everyone can achieve his goal.What decides whether you can succeed or not is not only how much you have paid, but also the way you have chosen.You can only succeed in a correct way.Julien selected an extremely wrong way to realize his goal, so he got serious punishment finally.Just remember that after burying the seed of dream in your heart, please water it with good instead of evil.New words:

1.peasant: a farmer who owns or rents a small piece of land.农民，小农，佃农。

2.despotism: despotism is cruel and unfair government by a ruler or rulers who have a lot of power.专制主义，专制政治，暴政。

3.landowner: a person who owns land, especially a large area of land.地主，土地所有者。

4.instruction: detailed information on how you should use sth, etc.命令，指示，教导，指导。

5.lowly: humble in feeling, behavior, or status.恭顺的，卑下的，地位

低的。

6.inherit: receive(property, rank, title, etc)by legal descent or succession.继承。

7.confess: acknowledge or admit(a fault, wrongdoing, etc)供认，坦白，勉强承认。

8.recover: regain possession or use or control of;reclaim.恢复对……的占有；收回；复原；恢复。

9.even：level, flat and smooth;(of a person’s temper, etc)aquable,calm.平的，扁平的，心平气和的。

10.heroic：（of an act, a quality, etc）of or fit for a hero.英雄的，崇高的，英勇的。

11.hay：grass that has been cut and dried for use an animal food.干草。

12.hawk: any of various diurnal birds of prey of the family.鹰。

13.sin: the breaking of divine or moral law.罪，罪孽，过失。

14.revolutionary: a radical supporter of political or social revolution.革命的，革命性的。

15.marquis: a foreign nobleman ranking between a duke and a count.侯爵。

16.bishop：a priest with a high position in branches of the Christian church who is responsible for all the churches in a city or a district.主教。

17.adultery: sex between a married person and who is not her/his husband.奸情。

18.anonymous:(used about a person)whose name is not known or made public.19.beast: an animal, especially a large one.野兽。

20.protector: a person who protects sb/sth.保护者，防御者。

21.vain:(used about a person)too proud of your own appearance, abilities, etc.爱慕虚荣的，自负的。

22.vicar: a priest of the church of England.教区牧师。

23.embassy:(the official building of)a group of officials and their heads, who represent their governments in a foreign country.大使馆，大使馆全体成员。

24.duel: a formal type of fight with guns or other weapons which was succeed in the past to decide an argument between two men.决斗。

25.learning: knowledge that you get from studying.学问，知识。

26.pope: the head of the Roman Catholic church.（天主教的）教皇。

27.nickname: an informal name that used instead of your real name, usually by your family or friends.诨名，绰号。

28.procession: a number of people, vehicles etc.that move slowly in a line, especially as part of a ceremony.（人，车等）缓慢前进的队伍或行列。

29.cathedral: a large church that is the most important one in a distinct.大教堂。

30.envious: wanting sth that sb else has.妒忌的，羡慕的。

31.duke: a man of the highest social position.公爵。

32.coach: a comfortable bus used for long journey.长途汽车。

33.conspiracy：a secret plan by a group of people to do sth bad or illegal.阴谋，共谋。

34.conservative: not liking change;traditional.保守的，守旧的，传统的。

35.heroic:(used about people or their actions)having a lot of courage.英勇的。

36.guillotine: a machine that was used in France in the past for cutting people’s heads.切纸机，断头台。

37.sneak: to go somewhere secretly trying to avoid being seen.偷偷地走，溜。

38.messenger: a person who gives a messenger to sb or who delivers messages to people as a job.送信人，信使，通信员.39.aristocratic: belonging to or typical of ARISTOCRACY.贵族的。

40.illegitimate: born to parents who are not married to each other.私生的，非婚生的。

41.jury: a group of members of the public who listen to the facts of a case in a court of law and decide whether or sb is guilty of a crime.陪审团。

42.prosecutor: a public official who charges sb with a crime and tries to show that he/she is guilty in a court of law.公诉人，检察官，原告。

43.rebellious: unwilling to obey rules or accept normal standards of behaviors, dress, etc.反叛的，叛逆的，造反的。

44.faithless: not loyal, that you can not rely on or trust.不忠诚的，不可信任的。

45.cell: a room for one or more prisoners in a prison or police station.牢房，单间牢房。

46.lawsuit: a legal argument in a court of law that and not between two people or groups and not between the police and a criminal.诉讼。

47.watch out for: 戒备，提防，密切注意。

48.start up: 突然出现，发动。

49.out of place: 在错误的位置，在不适当的位置。

50.go back to: 追溯到。

第五篇：《红与黑》读书笔记

小说不仅十分成功地塑造了于连·索黑尔这个极富时代色彩，又具有鲜明个性的艺术形象，而且通过主人公于连的经历，展示了法国复辟王朝时期广阔的时代画卷，触及到当时许多尖锐的社会问题。

于连到底是怎样一个人？

他勇敢，出生卑微却敢于追求资产阶级阔佬的夫人

他胆怯，去巴黎面试侯爵助理的时候，凝重的气氛可以让他害怕的他真实，拒绝了艾丽莎的爱慕，不为她所拥有的遗产而魑魅献殷

他虚伪，两段爱情的开端都源于他的虚荣心作祟，而不是自己真实的情感

他矜持，对于上流社会的种种不为所动，不阿谀奉承，对于美丽的德•瑞纳夫人和巴黎最漂亮的姑娘玛蒂尔德•德•拉莫尔都表示了反感和被动

他伪善，为两个女人爬梯子偷情，面对深陷的爱情毫无尊严；

他自信，果断霸气的回复来自上层阶级的侮辱

他自馁，常常怨艾自己的卑贱身世，和自己高攀的可笑

小说主人公于连的经历和遭遇反应了当时广大小资产阶级青年的普遍命运。于连生性聪颖、高傲、热情、坚毅，但又自私、多疑。在僧侣贵族当政、门阀制度森严的封建社会，因出生平民而备受歧视。这种受压迫的地位使他滋长了对现实的不满情绪：启蒙思想和拿破仑的影响，培养了他的反搞性格。他立志要像拿破仑那样靠个人才智建立功勋，飞黄腾达。但是在复辟时期，拿破仑式的晋身之道已被贵族阶层堵死了。

就在这样的岩石底下，一株小树弯弯曲曲地生长。于连为了博取大家用赏识，明知毫无价值，却还把拉丁文的《新约全书》背得滚瓜烂熟。他那惊人的背诵能力让他跨进了维立叶尔市长家，当起家庭教师来。在那段时期，他与德.瑞那夫人发生了暧昧关系，大部分是为了反抗和报复贵族阶级对他的凌辱。但是，纸醉金迷、利欲熏心的上流社会也腐蚀了于连的灵魂，助长了他向上爬的欲望和野心。

于连进入阴森恐怖的神学院后，亲眼目睹了勾心斗角、尔虞我诈的丑恶内幕，于是他便耍起了两面派手法，这种表里不一的行为居然得到院长的表睐和宠幸。神学院的生活进一步扭曲了于连的性格，强化了他向上爬的野心和虚伪的作风。于连给木尔侯爵当私人秘书后虽然还不时流露出平民阶级的思想意识，但在受到侯爵重用，征服玛特尔小姐后，于连的“平民阶级叛逆心”已消失。他成了复辟王朝的忠实走卒。正当于连一步步走向他所向往的“光明”时，因枪击德·瑞那夫人而彻底断送了自己的前程，把自己送上了断头台。

作为一部优秀的批判现实主义小说，《红与黑》并没有从概念出发，将主人公于连图解成一个追求功利的符号。相反，作者却给予了他深切的同情，通过人对欲念的执着追求与追求不到的痛苦来批判那个时代特定的社会现实，这也是《红与黑》流传至今魅力长存的原因。