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readingreport第一篇：reading reportREADING REPORTA couple of weeks I have finished reading the novel The Lady of the Camellias.It tells a tragedy love story between a courtesan and a young man.Through the story it shows us the hypocrisy and cruety of the capitalism.The camellia is the representative work of the famous French author Alexandre1.He was born in 1824 in Paris.His mother was a menial tailoress but his dumas fils ○2at that time.He was an illegitimate father was famous as an intelligent author ○child not recognised by his parents untill he was seven.His father Alexandre dumas made a big impact on him.He suffered a lot of pains and discrimination from his unhappy family and saw his father lived a prodigal life invovled by kinds of mistresses all his life.Thus we can find from the Ddumas fils's works that he propagated the holy of family and marriage very much and showed the sympathy to the low people.Dumas fils loved literatures when he was very young and he created many works before.But the publication of camellias made him really famous and3and made a big won a lot of reputation.After the novel adapted into a drama ○success on its debut, Dumas fils made himself write the drama scripts specially.4going The camellias was published in 1848, at the time of the July Monarchy ○to collapse.The society in France was in turmoil.The governing class racked the people and intensified the classcontradiction.The nobles and the capitalists had a prodigal life while the poor and the lower people suffered a lot.The whole society turned into a base which produced the hypocrisy,coldness and crime.The camellias described a love tragedy about a courtesan called Margueritein Paris at that time.Marguerite Gautier.It was based on a real story of a courtesan○was a poor country girl who went to Paris to make a living.She then bacame aprodigal courtesan and devoted to the pursuit of pleasure.But actually she hated the empty life and longed for the ture love.Then she met Armand, a young, passionate, happy man who she had cried out for in her crowded but empty life.She deeply moved by his sincerity and they soon fell in love with each other.“I love you as I never believed I could love anybody.We will be happy, we'll live in peace, and I'll say goodbye forever to the old life I'm so ashamed of now.” Just as Marguerite said, she dropped the old habbits away and broke off with those old paramour.She moved to the countryside to live a normal life with her lover.Unfortunately, Armand's father, Monsieur Duval disapeared.He forced Marguerite to leave Armand in order to protect the reputation and benefits of his family.His self-fish and autocracy broke Marguerite’s dream and pushed her into a disaster--she leaved her beloved and became a prostitute again.Armand didn’t know the truth and he revenged Marguerite---he insulted her again and again.At last, Marguerite died of badly illness with several letters left,the letters which written to Armand were miserable and full of her love.From the novel I find that though Marguerite was a courtesan, she had many qualities and kept the innocence in her heart.She just likea beautiful camellia.She sacrifised her happiness and love just for the Duval family.And though Armand'sbehaviour hurted her deeply, she forgave him.On the contrary,Armand's father, Monsieur Duval seemed like an upright,kind man, but in deed he was a hypocrite in the bourgeois society.He had many prejudices on the lower people.In the eyes of him, “every cou rtesan is a heartless, mindless creature, a kind of gold-grabbing machine always ready, like any other machine, to mangle the hand that feeds it and crush, pitilessly, blindly, the very person who gives it life and movement.” Though he knew that Marguerite did love his son very much, he still forced her to leave.And another role, Madame Duvernoy, the friend of Marguerite's, abandoned her when she found that Marguerite had no use to her.And those dukes, play-boys, which were always surrounding around Marguerite before, now ignored her when she was badly ill.They treated Marguerite just like what she once described: “We aren't human beings, butthings.We rank first in their pride, and last in their good opinion.We have women friends, but they are friends like Prudence yesterday's kept women who still have expensive tastes which their age prevents them from indulging.So they become our friends, or rather associates.Their friendship may verge on the servile, but it is never disinterested.They'll never give you a piece of advice unless there's money in it.They don't care if we've got ten lovers extra as long as they get a few dresses or a bracelet out of them and can drive about every now and then in our carriages and sit in our boxes at the theatre.They end up with the flowers we were given the night before, and they borrow our Indian shawls.They never do us a good turn, however trifling, without making sure they get paid twice what their trouble wasworth.” The creditors were only waiting for Marguerite to die before selling her up.Marguerite's unfortune was a miniature of the most poor people.Her tragedy was not caused by Armand's father but caused by the society which she lived in.The camellias impressed people by its humanitarianism, ture love and aroused a great social resonance.Its publication caused a big sensation in Paris.The debut of the drama made a great success and drew a good ter it was adapted into an6.The script and novel were translated into opera which composed by Giusepe Verdi○several languages and spread into the European countries.Camellias had not only made an big effect on the rise of the realism literatures, but also created agroundbreaking series of “miserable woman” in French literature.REMARKS:Alexandre Dumas fils(1924--1895),famous novelist and dramatist in France ○in 19th century.Alexandre Dumas, père(1802—1870),the romanticist writer in France in ○19th century.Mainly of novels and plays.Representative work: the threemusketeers, The Count of Monte Cristo.The drama made its debut in 1853 at the Phoenix phoenix opera theatre ○Venice(Teatro La Fenice, Venice),Italy.The script was adapted by Francesco Maria Piave from The Lady of the Camellias which was published in 1848.4The constitutional monarchy in France from 1830 to 1848,also called the ○Orleanist.5Alfonsina Plessy:the prototype of the Camellias.She was a poor country ○girl left Normandie to Paris when she was 15 and then became a courtesan.The novel was based on her real love storywith a young man.Giusepe Verdi :An Italian Romantic composer, mainly of opera.He was one ○of the most influential composers of the 19th century.高凌云2009105027June 18th,2010。

Reading ReportThe book which I read is <<British and American Studies>>. Its most parts overlap with the book we learn in class, but they are described in more detail. Its contents include many parts which are hard to list completely. Now I want to talk about the parts I am interested in.About the UK part I like the Section Five: Culture and Social Life of Chapter One. First of all, it is nature to know the concept of the culture. It refers to the patterns of behavior and thinking that people living in social groups of learn, create and share. The historical background of its culture is Normans conquered which had a great influence continued to guide the evolution. Traditionally, the British culture has been characterized by its requirement of decency and civility in doing things and made the English people very careful about what and how to say. Secondly, British families play an important role in British people's culture and social life. After Christianity was introduced into Britain, a valid relationship between husband and wife was that they were not allowed to divorce without permission of the church. It is funny to find that British a married woman had to take her husband's surname historically, just like in ancient China, but differently, this phenomenon still exists in Britain .And the British people believe that parents should take care of their children. If parents cannot provide the necessities of life, an element of equality and independence, the government would take over the responsibility or ask someone else to take care of the children and ensure their needs. Thirdly, it is wildly known afternoon tea is an important component of the English way of life. But do you know the different classes have different routines: the working-class people usually have a “high tea” with hot dishes at about 5 pm. After a high tea, usually nothing more is taken for the evening except a hot drink and some biscuits. The middle-class people normally have an early “light tea” at about 4 or 5 pm. Then they have a main meal know as dinner at 7 or 8 in the evening. To me, all these are attracted to me and it is very funny to compare those to different countries, you also will gain a lot of fun from reading it.About American part I like Section Seven: Holidays. American holidays are an important element of American culture. There are many holidays in the US because different states and ethnic groups usually have different holidays. The holidays nationally-observed include Christmas, Thanksgiving Day, Labor Day, Independent Day, New Year’s Day, and so on. Other important holidays include Halloween, St. Valentine’s Day, Father’s Day, and Mother’s Day and so on. We may know some important holidays, but we may do not know why people hold it and in what ways people celebrate it and on that day people usually do what and so on. Now I want to introduce you something I interested in or I think it is important about several holidays. Christmas Day happens on December 25 historically to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, but we may not know American people may not celebrate or think of Jesus Christ; instead, they may celebrate or think about purely human good will and family togetherness. Onthat day people always say Merry Christmas to each other which is supposed to include warmth, love, hospitality and good will. New Year’s Day is also familiar to us. The celebration begins on New Year’s Eve. Lots of people like to hold big parties at private homes or go to restaurant or clubs, where they can eat big dinner, drink champagne and dance. The largest and most exciting celebration is held in Times Square, New York City, on New Year’s Eve. Since New Year’s Day marks the begging of the year, so some Americans promise to get rid of their bad habits and make efforts to lead a better life in the coming year. With the international communication becoming increasingly frequent, the holidays also be internationalized, so it benefits us a lot to learn some popular holidays held all over the world.As an English major, it is quite necessary for us to handle some knowledge about English speaking countries, such as poltics, culture and history. Because the purpose we learn English is to communicate with English speakers and apply it into our daily life or work. Then if we have extra knowledge besides the textbook, we can communicate with the people comfortably and also that will not offend the person you talked with. You never know what will happen the next minute, too. Maybe the knowledge you owned this moment will help you with wining a friendship or even a job. I know the books I read far away from I need absorbed. If time permits, I will read as much as I can and I will always remember it is never too old to learn.。

Reading Report 2ArticleFor some in China,the aim of travel is to create 15-second videosPerched on cliffs above ariver, Hongyadong is a stilt-house complex in mock-traditional style in the city of Chongqing. Its bars, restaurants and golden neon lights have been a popular draw since it was builtin 2006. Last year the number of visitors surged.The main reason, it seemed, was Hongyadong’s sudden popularity on a social-media app, Douyin, which is used for sharing photographs and 15-secondvideos.Uploading a picture or video from a photogenic spot to sites such as Douyin and Kuaishou is known in China as daka, meaning “punching the card”. The word is also used to refer to the practiceof registering your presence at a location that has already become hot, such as Hongyadong. The aim is not to produce a well-crafted video or beautiful photograph, but simply to show that you have also been to the places that are popular.A subculture has developed of young people who embrace dakaas a lifestyle. So-called daka zu—“daka tribes”— can be found roaming Chongqing and other cities, checking in at as many hot locations as possible within a single day.The daka craze may have practical origins. China’s youngurban professionals have little vacation time. So workers need to make the most of their limited leisure time. Douyin captures the mood with its slogan: “Make every second count.”ViewpointIn recent years, a word “daka”, which means“punching the card” has gone viral.Meanwhile, it contributes to the emergence of Internet popular cities.Every public holiday, these cities will break out a wave of "daka fever". But the aim of this travel is to create 15-second videos or share some photos to WeChat. In this case, I would like to say that the function of “daka” is complex.For these cities, on the one hand, the increase of tourists has brought about positive impacts such as the increase of city popularity and population aggregation, the increase of tertiary industry income such as cultural tourism, and the increase of temporary social jobs; on the other hand, the far overloaded passenger flow has led to poor tourism experience of the people, disorder of urban order, and adverse effects on the protection of ecological and cultural heritage, resulting in public security risks.For those who go to “daka”, on the goo d side, the city that wins praises must have its originality, so people can get a good sense of appreciation. At the same time, sharing the experience of travelling in that city with friends or even strangers can get more attention and improve their charm. On the bad side, the increase of tourist flow in the city will inevitably lead to crowding, and it is possible to see more people than scenery. Moreover, taking a quick look instead of having a excellent and peaceful tour can not make them really feel the beautiful city, but a task. This is no help to the improvement of self-cultural literacy.From my perspective,cities should make more comprehensive management, such as through crowd diversion, closed parks and other ways to ease the pressure of scenic spots. And tourists should also bemore immersed in the beautiful scenery rather than simply taking photos and videos to get attention. Only if everyone of us makes a contribution can we better promote the development of China's tourism.17190113Kaixin Zhu。

1. 《HOW TO Win Friends AND Influence People》Background：“How to Win Friends and Influence People” was first published in 1937 in an edition of only five thousand copies. Neither Dale Carnegie nor the publishers, anticipated more than this modest sale. But to their amazement, the book became an overnight sensation, and edition after edition printed to keep up with the increasing public demand. Now “How to Win Friends and Influence People” took its place in publishing history as one of the all-time international best-sellers.The purpose of the writer wrote this book is help you discover, develop and profit by those dormant and those powers which you “habitually fail to use”! As the famous Professor William James of Harvard has ever said “compared to what we ought to be, we are only half awake. We are making use of only a small part of our physical and mental resources. Stating the thing broadly, the human individual thus lives far within his limits. He possesses powers of various sorts which he habitually fails to use.”When I read the content of the book, it emphasizes the most important thing in how to get the most out of the book which is a deep, driving desire to learn, a vigorous determination to increase your ability to deal with people. So while reading the book, I have to remember over and over again that “my popularity, my happiness and sense of worth depend to no small extent upon my skill in dealing with people.”It describes in 4 parts.Part 1: Fundamental Techniques in Handling PeopleChapter 1: If you want to gather honey, don’t kick over the beehive.In this chapter, B. F. Skinner, the world-famous psychologist, proved through his experiments that an animal rewarded for good behavior will learn much more rapidly and retain what it learns far more effectively than an animal punished for bad behavior. Later studies have shown that the same applies to humans. By criticizing, we do not make lasting changes and often incur resentment.The resentment that criticism engenders can demoralize employees, family members and friends, and still not correct the situation that has been condemned.So principle 1 is: Don’t criticize, condemn or complain.Chapter 2: The big secret of dealing with peopleSigmund Freud said that everything people do springs from two motives: the sex urge and the desire to be great. The desire for a feeling of importance is one of the chief distinguishing differences between mankind and the animals. People sometimes became invalids in order to win sympathy and attention, and get a feeling of importance. If some people are so hungry for a feeling of importance that they actually go insane to get it imagine what miracle people can achieve by giving them honest appreciation this side of insanity.When we are not engaged in thinking about some definite problem, we usually spend about 95 percent of our time thinking about ourselves. Now, if we stop thinking about ourselves for a while and begin to think of the other person‟s good points, we won‟t have to resort to flattery so cheap and false that it can be spotted almost before it is out of the mouth, So principle 2 is: Give honest and sincere appreciation.Chapter 3:He who can do this has the whole world with him. He who cannot walks a lonely way.The only way on earth to influence other people is to talk about what they want and show them how to get it.Every act people have ever performed since the day they were born was performed because you wanted something. Tomorrow they may want to persuade somebody to do something. Before a person speaking, pause and ask himself: “How can I make this person want to do it?” That question will stop us from rushing into a situation heedlessly, with futile chatter about our desires. Here is one of the best bits of advice ever given about the fine art of human relationships. “If there is any one secret of success,” said Henry Ford, “it lies in the ability to get the other person‟s point of view and see things from that person‟s angle as well as from your own.”Owen D. Young, a noted lawyer and one of A merica‟s great business leaders, once said: “People who can put themselves in the placeof other people, who can understand the workings of their minds, need never worry about what the future has in store for them.”So remember: “First, arouse in the other person an eager want. He who can do this has the whole world with him. He who cannot walks a lonely way."The principle 3 is: Arouse in the other person an eager want. Part 2: Ways to Make People like YouChapter 1:Do this and you’ll be welcome any where.If we merely try to impress people and get people interested in us, we will never have many true, sincere friends. Friends, real friends, are not made that way. The author has discovered from personal experience that one can win the attention and time and cooperation of even the most sought-after people by becoming genuinely interested in them.If we want to make friends, let‟s put ourselves out to do things for other people - things that require time, energy, unselfishness and thoughtfulness.If we wan t to make friends, let‟s greet people with animation and enthusiasm. When somebody calls you on the telephone use the same psychology. Say “Hello” in tones that bespeak how pleased YOU are to have the person call. Many companies train their telephone operators to greet all callers in a tone of voice that radiates interest and enthusiasm. The caller feels the company is concerned about them. Showing a genuine interest in others not only wins friends for you, but may developin its customers a loyalty to your company. If you want others to like you, if you want to develop real friendships, if you want to help others at the same time as you help yourself, keep this principle in mind:Principle 1: Become genuinely interested in other people. Chapter 2: A simple way to make a good first impressionProfessor James V. McConnell, a psychologist at the University of Michigan, expressed his feelings about a smile. “People who smile,” he said, “tend to manage teach and sell more effectively, and to raise happier child ren. There‟s far more information in a smile than a frown. That‟s why encouragement is a much more effective teaching device than punishment.You don‟t feel like smiling? Then what? Two things. First, force yourself to smile. If you are alone, force yourself to whistle or hum a tune or sing. Act as if you were already happy, and that will tend to make you happy.Every body in the world is seeking happiness – and there is one sure way to find it. That is by controlling your thoughts. Happiness doesn‟t depend on outward conditions. It depends on inner conditions. It isn‟t what you have or who you are or where you are or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about it. Your smile is a messenger of your good will. Your smile brightens the lives of all who see it. To someone who has seen a dozen people frown,scowl or turn their faces away, your smile is like the sun breaking through the clouds. Especially when that someone is under pressure from his bosses, his customers, his teachers or parents or children, a smile can help him realize that all is not hopeless - that there is joy in the world. With a sincerer smile, you can give people a good impression.So principle 2 is: Smile.Chapter 3: If you don’t do this, you are headed for trouble. Sometimes it is difficult to remember a name, particularly if it is hard to pronounce. Rather than even try to learn it, many people ignore it or call the person by an easy nickname. Most people don‟t remember names, for the simple reason that they don‟t take the time and energy necessaryto concentrate and repeat and fix names indelibly in their minds. They make excuses for themselves; they are too busy. Half the time we are introduced to a stranger, we chat a few minutes and can‟t even rememb er his or her name by the time we say goodbye.One of the first lessons a politician learns is this: “To recall a voter‟s name is statesmanship. To forget it is oblivion.”And the ability to remember names is almost as important in business and social contacts as it is in politics. The importance of remembering and using names is not just the prerogative of kings and corporate executivesWe should be aware of the magic contained in a name and realizethat this single item is wholly and completely owned by the person with whom we are dealing and nobody else. The name sets the individual apart; it makes him or her unique among all others. The information we are imparting or the request we are making takes on a special importance when we approach the situation with the name of the individual. From the waitress to the senior executive, the name will work magic as we deal with others.Thus, principle 3 is: Remember that a person’s name is to that person the sweetest and most important sound in any language. Chapter 4: An easy way to become a good conversationalist Listening is just as important in one's home life as in the world of business. And not only important personages crave a good listener, but ordinary folk do too. If you want to know how to make people shun you and laugh at you behind your back and even despise you, here is the recipe: Never listen to anyone for long. Talk incessantly about yourself. If you have an idea while the other person is talking, don‟t wait for him or her to finish: bust right in and interrupt in the middle of a sentence. People who talk only of themselves think only of themselves. And “those people who think only of themselves,”Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler, longtime president of Columbia University, said, …are hopelessly uneducated. They are not educated, ‟said Dr. Butler, “no matter how instructed they may be.” So if you aspire to be a good conversationalist,be an attentive listener. To be interesting, be interested. Ask questions that other persons will enjoy answering. Encourage them to talk about themselves and their accomplishments. Remember that the people you are talking to are a hundred times more interested in themselves and their wants and problems than they are in you and your problems.So principle 4 is: Be a good listener. Encourage others to talk about themselves.Chapter 5: How to interest people“Talking in terms of the other person‟s interests pays off for both parties.” Howard Z. Herzig, a leader in the field of employee communications, has always followed this principle. When asked what reward he got from it, Mr. Herzig responded that he not only received a different reward from each person but that in general the reward had been an enlargement of his life each time he spoke to someone.There comes principle 5 which is: Talk in terms of the other person’s interests.Chapter 6: how to make people like you instantly.There is one all-important law of human conduct. If we obey that law, we shall almost never get into trouble. In fact, that law, if obeyed, will bring us countless friends and constant happiness. But the very instant we break the law, we shall get into endless trouble. The law is this: Always make the other person feel important. You want the approval ofthose with whom you come in contact. You want recognition of your true worth. You want a feeling that you are important in your little world. You don‟t want to listen to cheap, insincere flattery, but you do crave sincere appreciation.The unvarnished truth is that almost all the people you meet feel themselves superior to you in some way and a sure way to their hearts isto let them realize in some subtle way that you recognize their importance, and recognize it sincerely. And the pathetic part of it is that frequently those who have the least justification for a feeling of achievement bolster up their egos by a show of tumult and conceit which is truly nauseating.Thus, principle 6 is: Make the other person feel important-and do it sincerely.Part 3: How to Win People to Your Way of ThinkingChapter 1: You can’t win an argument.Nine times out of ten, an argument ends with each of the contestants more firmly convinced than ever that he is absolutely right.You can‟t win an argument. You can‟t because if you lose it, you lose it; and if you win it, you lose it. Why? Well, suppose you triumph over the other man and shoot his argument full of holes and prove that he is non compos mentis. Then what? You will feel fine. But what about him? You have made him feel inferior. You have hurt his pride. He will resent your triumph. And a man convinced against his will is of the sameopinion still. If you argue and rankle and contradict, you may achieve a victory sometimes; but it will be an empty victory because you will never get your opponent‟s good will. So figure it out for yourself. Which would you rather have, an academic, theatrical victory or a person‟s good will? You can seldom have both.In an article in Bits and Pieces, some suggestions are made on how to keep a disagreement from becoming an argument:Welcome the disagreement. Remember the slogan, “When two partners always agree, one of them is not necessary.” If there is some point you haven‟t thought about, be thankful if it is brought to your attention. Perhaps this disagreement is your opportunity to be corrected before you make a serious mistake.Distrust your first instinctive impression. Our first natural reaction in a disagreeable situation is to be defensive. Be careful. Keep calm and watch out for your first reaction. It may be you at your worst, not your best.Control your temper. Remember, you can measure the size of a person by what makes him or her angry.Listen first. Give your opponents a chance to talk. Let them finish. Do not resist, defend or debate. This only raises barriers. Try to build bridges of understanding. Don‟t build higher barriers of misunderstanding.Look for areas of agreement. When you have heard your opponents out,dwell first on the points and areas on which you agree.Be honest, Look for areas where you can admit error and say so. Apologize for your mistakes. It will help disarm your opponents and reduce defensiveness.Promise to think over your opponents’ ideas and study them carefully. And mean it. Your opponents may be right.It is a lot easier at this stage to agree to think about their points than to move rapidly ahead and find yourself in a position where your opponents can say: “We tried to tell you, but you wouldn‟t listen.”Thank your opponents sincerely for their interest. Anyone who takes the time to disagree with you is interested in the same things you are. Think of them as people who really want to help you, and you may turn your opponents into friends.Postpone action to give both sides time to think through the problem. Suggest that a new meeting be held later that day or the next day, when all the facts may be brought to bear. In preparation for this meeting, ask yourself some hard questions:Could my opponents be right? Partly right? Is there truth or merit in their position or argument? Is my reaction one that will relieve the problem, or will it just relieve any frustration? Will my reaction drive my opponents further away or draw them closer to me? Will my reaction elevate the estimation good people have of me? Will I win or lose?What price will I have to pay if I win? If I am quiet about it, will the disagreement blow over? Is this difficult situation an opportunity for me? The only way to get the best of an argument is to avoid it.Principle 1: The only way to get the best of an argument is to avoid it. Chapter 2: a sure way of making enemies-and how to avoid it You can tell people they are wrong by a look or an intonation or a gesture just as eloquently as you can in words and if you tell them they are wrong, do you make them want to agree with you? Never! For you have struck a direct blow at their intelligence, judgment, pride andself-respect. That will make them want to strike back. But it will never make them want to change their minds. You may then hurl at them all the logic of a Plato or an Immanuel Kant, but you will not alter their opinions, for you have hurt their feelings.Never begin by announcing "I am going to prove so-and so to you.”That is bad. That is tantamount to saying:“I‟m smarter than you are, I‟m going to tell you a thing or two and make you change your mind.”That is a challenge. It arouses opposition and makes the listener want to battle with you before you even start.It is difficult, under even the most benign conditions, to change people‟s minds. So why make it harder? Why handicap yourself?If you are going to prove anything, don‟t let anybody know it. Do it so subtly, so adroitly, that no one will feel that you are doing it.If a person makes a statement that you think is wrong - yes, even that you know is wrong , isn‟t it better to begin by saying: “Well, now, look, I thought otherwise, but I may be wrong. I frequently am. And if I am wrong, I want to be put right. Let’s examine the facts.”There‟s magic, positive magic, in such phrases as: "I may be wrong.I frequently am. Let‟s examine the facts.”Nobody in the heavens above or on earth beneath or in the waters under the earth will ever object to your saying: “I may be wrong. Let‟s examine the facts.”You will never get into trouble by admitting that you may be wrong. That will stop all argument and inspire your opponent to be just as fair and open and broad-minded as you are. It will make him want to admit that he, too, may be wrong.In other words, don‟t argue with your customer or your spouse or your adversary. Don‟t tell them they are wrong, don‟t get them stirred up. Use a little diplomacy.So principle 2: Show respect for the other person’s opinions. Never say," You're wrong.”Chapter 3: If you’re wrong, admit it.If we know we are going to be rebuked anyhow, isn‟t it far better to beat the other person to it and do it ourselves? Isn‟t it much easier to listen to self-criticism than to bear condemnation from alien lips? There isa certain degree of satisfaction in having the courage to admit one‟s errors. It not only clears the air of guilt and defensiveness, but often helps solve the problem created by the error. Any fool can try to defend his or her mistakes – and most fools do - but it raises one above the herd and gives one a feeling of nobility and exultation to admit one‟s mistakes.When we are right, let‟s try to win people gently and tactfully to our way of thinking, and when we are wrong and that will be surprisingly often, if we are honest with ourselves, let‟s admit our mistakes quickly and with enthusiasm. Not only will that technique produce astonishing results; but, believe it or not, it is a lot more fun, under the circumstances, than trying to defend oneself. Remember the old proverb: "By fighting you never get enough, but by yielding you get more than you expected.”So principle 3 is: If you are wrong, admit it quickly and emphatically. Chapter 4: A drop of honeyIf your temper is aroused and you tell them a thing or two, you will have a fine time unloading your feelings. But what about the other person? Will he share your pleasure? Will your belligerent tones, your hostile attitude, make it easy for him to agree with you?The use of gentleness and friendliness is demonstrated day after day by people who have learned that a drop of honey catches more flies than a gallon of gall. The use of gentleness and friendliness is demonstrated day after day by people who have learned that a drop of honey catches moreflies than a gallon of gall.Remember what Lincoln said: “A drop of honey catches more flies than a gallon of gall.”Principle 4 is: Begin in a friendly way.Chapter 5: the secret of Socrates.In talking with people, don‟t begin by discussing the things on which you differ. Begin by emphasizing – and keep on emphasizing - the things on which you agree. Keep emphasizing, if possible, that you are both striving for the same end and that your only difference is one of method and not of purpose.Get the other person saying“Yes, yes”at the outset. Keep your opponent, if possible, from saying“No.”A“No”response, according to Professor Overstreet,* is a most difficult handicap to overcome. When you have said“No,”all your pride of personality demands that you remain consistent with yourself. You may later feel that the“No”was ill-advised; Nevertheless, there is your precious pride to consider! Once having said a thing, you feel you must stick to it. Hence it is of the very greatest importance that a person be started in the affirmative direction.The skillful speaker gets, at the outset, a number of “Yes”responses. This sets the psychological process of he listeners moving in the affirmative direction. It is like the movement of a billiard ball. Propel in one direction, and it takes some force to deflect it; far more force tosend it back in the opposite direction. The psychological patterns here are quite clear. When a person says “No”and really means it, he or she is doing far more than saying a word of two letters. The entire organism - glandular, nervous, muscular gathers itself together into a condition of rejection. There is, usually in minute but sometimes in observable degree, a physical withdrawal or readiness for withdrawal. The whole neuromuscular system, in short, sets itself on guard against acceptance. When, to the contrary, a person says“Yes,”none of the withdrawal activities takes place. The organism is in a forward - moving, accepting, open attitude. Hence the more“Yes”we can, at the very outset, induce, the more likely we are to succeed in capturing the attention for our ultimate proposal.It is a very simple technique, this yes response. And yet, how much it is neglected! It often seems as if people get a sense of their own importance by antagonizing others at the outset. Get a student to say“No”at the beginning, or a customer, child, husband, or wife, and it takes the wisdom and the patience of angels to transform that bristling negative into an affirmative. The next time we are tempted to tell someone he or she is wrong, let‟s remember old Socrates and ask a gentle question - a question that will get the “yes, yes”response. The Chinese have a proverb pregnant with the age-old wisdom of the Orient: “He who treads softly goes far.”They have spent five thousand years studying humannature, those cultured Chinese, and they have garnered a lot of perspicacity:“He who treads softly goes far.”So principle 5 is: Get the other person saying “yes, yes”immediately.Chapter 6: The safety valve in handling complaints.Must people trying to win others to their way of thinking do too much talking themselves. Let the other people talk themselves out. They know more about their business and problems than you do. So ask them questions.Let them tell you a few things.If you disagree with them you may be tempted to interrupt. But don’t. It is dangerous. They won‟t pay attention to you while they still have a lot of ideas of their own crying for expression. So listen patiently and with an open mind. Be sincere about it. Encourage them to express their ideas fully. Even our friends would much rather talk to us about their achievements than listen to us boast about ours. La Rochefoucauld, the French philosopher, said:“If you want enemies, excel your friends; but if you want friends, let your friends excel you.”Why is that true? Because when our friends excel us, they feel important; but when we excel them, they or at least some of them, will feel inferior and envious.So principle 6 is：Let the other person do a great deal of the talking.Chapter 7: How to get cooperation.Don‟t you have much more faith in ideas that you discover for yourself than in ideas that are handed to you on a silver platter? If so,isn‟t it bad judgment to try to ram your opinions down the throats of other people? Isn‟t it wiser to make suggestions - and let the other person think out the conclusion? No one likes to feel that he or she is being sold something or told to do a thing. We much prefer to feel that we are buying of our own accord or acting on our own ideas. We like to be consulted about our wishes, our wants, and our thoughts. "So principle 7 is: Let the other person feel that the idea is his or hers.Chapter 8: A formula that will work wonders for you.Remember that other people may be totally wrong. But they don‟t think so. Don‟t condemn them. Any fool can do that. Try to understand them. Only wise, tolerant, exceptional people even try to do that. There is a reason why the other man thinks and acts as he does. Ferret out that reason - and you have the key to his actions, perhaps to his personality. Try honestly to put yourself in his place. If you say to yourself, “How would I feel, how would I react if I were in his shoes?”you will save yourself time and irritation, for “by becoming interested in the cause, we are less likely to dislike the effect.” And, in addition, you will sharply increase your skill in human relationships.So principle 8 is: Try honestly to see things from the other person’s point of view.Chapter 9: What everybody wants?Wouldn't you like to have a magic phrase that would stop arguments, eliminate ill feeling, create good will, and make the other person listen attentively? Yes? All right. Here it is: "I don‟t blame you one iota for feeling as you do. If I were you I would undoubtedly feel just as you do.”An answer like that will soften the most cantankerous old cuss alive. And you can say that and be 100 percent sincere, because if you were the other person you, of course, would feel just as he does. You deserve very little credit for being what you are - and remember, the people who come to you irritated, bigoted, unreasoning, deserve very little discredit for being what they are. Feel sorry for the poor devils. Pity them. Sympathize with them. Say to yourself: “There, but for the grace of God, go I.”Three-fourths of the people you will ever meet are hungering and thirsting for sympathy. Give it to them, and they will love you. So, if you want to win people to your way of thinking, put in practice . . .There comes the principle 9: Be sympathetic with the other person’s ideas and desires.Chapter 10: An appeal that everybody likes.All of us, being idealists at heart, like to think of motive that sound good. So, in order to change people, appeal to the nobler motives.Nothing will work in all cases, and nothing will work with all people. If you are satisfied with the results you are now getting, why change? If you are not satisfied, why not experiment? When no information can be secured about the customer, the only sound basis on which to proceed is to assume that he or she is sincere, honest, truthful and willing and anxious to pay the charges, once convinced they are correct. To put it differently and perhaps mare clearly, people are honest and want to discharge their obligations. The exceptions to that rule are comparatively few, and I am convinced that the individuals who are inclined to chisel will in most cases react favorably if you make them feel that you consider them honest, upright and fair."The principle 10 is: Appeal to the nobler motives.Chapter 11: The movies do it. TV does it, why don’t you do it?Television commercials abound with examples of the use of dramatic techniques in selling products. Sit down one evening in front of your television set and analyze what the advertisers do in each of their presentations.You will note how an antacid medicine changes the color of the acid in a test tube while its competitor doesn‟t how one brand of soap or detergent gets a greasy shirt clean when the other brand leaves it gray. You‟ll see a car maneuver around a series of turns and curves, far better than just being told about it. Happy faces will show contentment with a。

英美文学readingreport5篇第一篇：英美文学reading reportReading report on Pride and Prejudice(I)(Chapter1——Chapter12)The first sentence in this book impressed me.It says: “It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife”.The meaning is very clear: the foundation of the marriage at that time is not emotion but possession.As far as I considered, people can’t divide people j ust by rich and poor.As a saying goes”all men are created equal.”Everyone is equal on every aspect.Also,one cannot distinguish good and bad just because the beautiful and ugly appearance.Pride and prejudice are our common weakness and shortcomings.Every person actually is easy to be driven by his own subjective impression.So it can comment easily to other people under incorrectness, then it will cause misunderstandings between each other.A person’s first impression can affect many things.But that is not to say the impression would never change, the deeper you get to understand someone, the more objective points you will have on him or her.Just like Elizabeth, after she read the letter from Darcy, she realized that she misunderstood him all the time.How foolish she was, she felt ashamed.Eventually, she changed her opinion towards him.On the other hand, Darcy noticed that if his pride existed, there will be no happy marriage between him and Elizabeth, he changed himself, and he was no longer pride and became gentle and attentive.As the saying goes, “Men cannot be judged by their looks.” Whether life or anything else, one cannot see its essence only from the appearance.Reading report on Pride and Prejudice(II)(Chapter13——Chapter24)A sentence in chapter 18 is interesting.Darcy told Elizabeth: “Mr.Wickham is blessed with such happy manners as may ensure his making friends— whether he may be equally capable of retaining them, is less certain.”The undertone is very clear: Mr.Wickham was not reliable.” And I think that Darcy was a little jealous.By the way, what he said seemed quite reasonable.Many things come easily, but also lose easily.Only when we know how hard-won the thing is will we cherish it.However people always treasure the ones that haven’t obtained, but forget the ones thathave already had.We won＇t be conscious of how important something is until the moment we lose it.Why do not we cherish all now have, as long as think about it, you'll know that your life is very good, love their families, teachers and classmates.In fact, our life is very simple.He who is in constant pursuit of happiness will never find it because happiness is not something tangible that one can easily grab but rather a state of mind.True happiness lies in contentment.Another sentence in chapter18 impressed me.Elizabeth said “It is particularly incumbent on those who never change their opinion, to be secure of judging properly at first.”I think this sentence is suitable for the kind of people who is stubborn.Just like me.Reading report on Pride and Prejudice(III) (Chapter25——Chapter36)In chapter31, there is a sentence which impressed me.Elizabeth said: “There is a stubbornness about me that never can bear to be frightened at the will of others.My courage always rises at every attempt to intimidate me.”It showed that Elizabeth had the special character, whichpeople did not have in the 18th century.It is often says, different personalities bring us different kinds of result.And as a general rule, pleasant and humble personality will definitely give better result.Fate changes if we change our personality.A simple example is Elizabeth.She struggled for her own happiness, which needs courage and persistence.And she was strong-minded and makes her own decisions.And this is the same with girls today.She exceeded her time with her thought.Generally speaking, one’s first impression can affect many things indeed, but it does not mean that the impression would never change.The deeper you get to understand someone, the more objective points you will have on him or her.As Elizabeth, after she read the letter from Darcy, she realized that she misunderstood him all the time.How foolish she was, she felt ashamed.Eventually, she changed her opinion towards him.On the other hand, Darcy noticed that if his pride existed, therewill be no happy marriage between him and Elizabeth, he changed himself, and he was no longer pride and became gentle and attentive.Reading report on Pride and Prejudice(IV) (Chapter37——Chapter48)There a sentence in chapter40 is impressive.It said:“ Mr.Darcy has not authorized me to make his communication public.On the contrary, every particular relative to his sister was meant to be kept as much as possible to myself”It showed that Darcy was a very helpful and kind-hearted man.And Elizabeth just was attracted by this kind of character.She is motivated by her feelings not by material things.As far as I considered, one cannot distinguish good and bad just because the beautiful and ugly appearance.Elizabeth hated Darcy because of Darcy's arrogance generating by wealth and Wicker’srumors.Without complete understanding, she prejudice against him.As the saying goes, ”Men cannot be judged by their looks." Whether study, life or anything else, one cannot see its essence only from the appearance.After reading the book, I could not help asking myself: Is it another fairy tale of another Cinderella? Could it be possible that a noble man like Darcy would marry a humble girl in reality? Could there be a man just as handsome, gentle and considerate as Mr.Darcy? I may easily tell it is rarely possible!However, literature can do us a great favor when our dreams can not realize.That is to say, when the need in reality can not be satisfied or the dream cannot be lived out, literature is another way of continuing our dreams.Reading report on Pride and Prejudice(V)(Chapter49——Chapter61)It’s a romantic love story indeed, but at the same time, the author didn’t confine her aim just to telling love stories.In fact, in most cases, the marriage in her book was not the result of love, but the result of economic needs.There a sentence in chapter 59 is interesting.Elizabeth told Jane: “It has beencoming on so gradually, that I hardly know when it began.But I believe I must date it from my first seeing his beautiful grounds at Pemberley.” This sentence obvious is ajoke.Because, when Elizabeth loathed Darcy, she had already known that he had a lot of property.Therefore, she changed her mind just because of the garden, which seems very funny.Money, love, appearance and so on are considered when involved with marriage.Elizabeth and Darcy consider more about morality than simply the financial factor as well as the appearance of each other.Therefore, even though there is still gap between theirsocial statuses, the marriage of them is sweet and happy.As far as I am concerned，girls are supposed to struggle for their own happiness, which needs courage and persistence.They ought to be strong-minded and make their own decisions.And this is the same with girls today.However, in modern society, although the marriages of economic needs have decreased rapidly, the concept of “money determines everything” is still rooted in some people’s mind.A lot of parents try hard to interfere their children’s cation background, possessions, jobs remains the main reason that may influence one’s marriage.Marry for money is still a big problem in our society. 第二篇：英美文学Analysis of Robinson Crusoe2009级师范三班刘静Robinson Crusoe is written by Defoe(1660 ~ 1731), known as the father of English novel and the periodical literature.He is the father of the English novel and periodical literature, who was born in a family which was against the Anglican Protestant.His father is a businessman, doing business.His article influenced the later development of journal articles and newspaper.Because the speech, he was repeatedly arrested.At the age of 59 Defoe began writing fiction as a novelist, show remarkable ability.Robinson Crusoe Robinson is Defoe's first novel, is also one of the most famous novels.It is based on a British seaman on a deserted island alone for 4 years in exile records and creation.Robinson is the heroine of Defoe works in accordance with their ideals and created the character, he killed out of doing business, living on a desert island for 28 years, overcome all sorts of unimaginable difficulties.He start empty-handed, develop the island, not only to their own survival, and create a new world.He was a pioneer in the image, a real assetclass hero.In this figure embodies the western ocean civilization tradition, with the outward development of curiosity, desire to conquer and spirit of adventure, praised the strength quality and working spirit.The novel opens English realistic novel road.In this novel, there are so many about the Wonderful part, but two points impress: one is the author of the narrative language easy to understand.In front of the book, the author use a lot of space to introduce Robinson in the sea to sea before, whether does not listen to parents' guide, but follow the guidance of the soul, the careful psychological description, the author description most incisive.Two is a fascinating story, the protagonist of nearly thirty years of life vividly in front of us, let our eyes as if emerging from a young life.Robinson Crusoe is to let a person look after all that the most primitive, most of my books, not only because it is the wonderful, and it gives us the modern enlightenment.The most qualities I learn from Robinson Crusoe is not his hard-working and brave, but his amazing mental capacity.One can imagine, a single large living alone on a desert island life ten years, no one to accompany him, even the most basic, and a person simply talk for a while to do.The deserted island there is no house, no rice, can only rely on his own hard to create a piece of heaven and earth.The first nonwhite character to be given a realistic, individualized, and humane portrayal in the English novel, Friday has a huge literary and cultural importance.Recent rewritings of the Crusoe story, like J.M.Coetzee’s Foe and Michel Tournier’s Friday, emphasize the sad consequences of Crusoe’s failure to understand Friday and suggest how the tale might be told very differently from the native’s perspective.Besides his importance to our culture, Friday is a key figure within the context of the novel.Friday’s sincere questions to Crusoe aboutthe devil, which Crusoe answers onlyindirectly and hesitantly, leave us wondering whether Crusoe’s knowledge of Christianity is superficial and sketchy in contrast to Friday’s fullunderstanding of his own god Benamuckee.In short, Friday’s exuberance and emotional directness often point out the wooden conventionality of Crusoe’s personality.Despite Friday’s subjugation, however, Crusoe appreciates Friday much more than he would a mere servant.Crusoe does not seem to value intimacy with humans much, but he does say that he loves Friday, which is aremarkable disclosure.Crusoe may bring Friday Christianity and clothing, but Friday brings Crusoe emotional warmth and a vital ity of spirit that Crusoe’s own European heart lacks.This novel shows that we need to believe ourselves, where there is a will, there is e our hands, then see a new world.What is more, we are not only live ourselves in the world, we need to care about others.Be brave, andnever lose hope.第三篇：英美文学《英美文学》复习方法一、找到《英美文学》的辅导书，例如《自考一本通》《自考直通车》等类型的汉语版辅导书。

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关于”读书报告“的英语作文模板3篇，作文题目：Reading Report。

以下是关于读书报告的初中英语模板，每篇作文均为高分模板带翻译。

高分英语作文1：Reading ReportTom Sawyer and his best friend Huck Finn tell stories, fish, pretend to be pirates on the Mississippi River, and then they become witnesses to a terrible crime in real life, whether Tom is running away from villains, looking for treasure or showing off for Becky Thatcher, this is another gradient of humor Dear dear dear golf cup, Saturday morning is coming. I like all Saturdays. The weather is sunny.It's very suitable to go out and play. "I cried, I cried. That's a routine in the past." "think about it, Tom's wind did blow out anything said." it's a lot, but now the record is not very clear."No mistake, oh, that said: soup Shut up. Oh, my God, yes, sir. I think Tom is brave and smart.I like him very much.中文翻译：汤姆·索耶和他最好的朋友·芬恩在密西西比河岸边讲故事、钓鱼，假装成海盗，然后他们就成了现实生活中一桩可怕罪行的见证人，不管汤姆是在逃避恶棍、寻宝还是为贝基·炫耀，这是继另一个梯度幽默dier-Close Quoter secret亲爱的亲爱的高尔夫杯星期六早上来了，我喜欢所有的星期六，天气晴朗，非常适合出去玩“我哭了，我哭了，那已经是过去的例行公事了”“好好想想，汤姆的风确实吹熄了任何说的话”都是很多，但是现在的记录已经不太清楚了“没有错误哦，哦那说：汤姆“闭嘴哦，天哪，是的，先生，我觉得汤姆很勇敢，很聪明，我很喜欢他。

AReadingReport读书报告5篇第一篇：A Reading Report 读书报告A Reading Report of Pride and Prejudice , Pride and Prejudice is one of the representative works of Jane Austen, first published in 1813.Though the story's setting is characteristically turn-of-the-19th-century, it retains a fascination for modern readers, continuing near the top of lists of 'most loved books.Jane Austen，English writer, who first gave the novel its modern character through the treatment of everyday life.Although Austen was widely read in her lifetime, she published her works anonymously.The most urgent preoccupation of her bright, young heroines is courtship and finally marriage.Austen herself never married.Her best-known books include PRIDE AND PREJUDICE(1813)and EMMA(1816).Virginia Woolf called Austen “the most perfect artist among women.” The story follows the main character Elizabeth Bennet as she deals with issues of manners, upbringing, morality, education and marriage in the landed gentry society of early 19th-century England.Elizabeth is the second eldest of five daughters of a country gentleman landed in the fictional town of Meryton in Hertfordshire, near London。