《瓦尔登湖》读后感英文版

《瓦尔登湖》读后感英文版

第一篇：《瓦尔登湖》读后感英文版

Walden Henry David Thoreau(1817-1862), the author of

Walden, was born in Concord, Massachusetts.When he was a

child, he always went to the woods and field with his old

brother.So he loves the nature very much.In the middle of 19th

century, American economies developed so rapidly that most

people pursuit the material life and ignore the spiritual life.But

Thoreau wants to live a simple life.Also for the Transcendentalist

Movement was centered in Concord and Emerson had a great

influence on him.All these made Thoreau go to build a cabin on

the shore of Walden Pond and live alone to close to the nature in

ter, he wrote the famous book, Walden, which mainly

talks about his life and thoughts during he lived alone in the

woods near Walden Pond.When Walden was published in 1854,

it was not well accepted by people.Instead it was regarded as

“wicked and heathenish”.It was published only one time until

Thoreau died of disease.But many years later especially in

twentieth century, it was gradually known and appreciated by

lots of readers all over the world.This is a book which tells in

spring Thoreau starts building a cabin in the woods，thinking

about life, reading some books, and listening to the sound of

nature.In autumn, he cultivates beans, observes Walden Pond.In

winter, the Walden Pond freeze, lots of animals accompanies with

him.As spring's coming, the Walden and other ponds melt.Every

thing in nature is awake and reborn including Thoreau.After two

years, Thoreau leaves.Thoreau first writes that most people

pursuit their necessary things of life such as fashionable clothes,

houses and equipment.They pursuit these things while Thoreau go to the woods to building a cabin which only costs $28.12,

eating simple food and needing little furniture.So one of chapters

in his book, “Higher Law", emphasizes more on the spiritual

aspect instead of the satisfaction of material.Further more;he

urges people to read more classic literature such as Homer’s

Iliad and Odyssey and other great writers’ masterpiece.He also

writes that though he lives alone in the woods, he is close to

nature and makes himself as a part of nature.He lives alone, but

sometimes he also talks with his visitors who are honest, sincere,

thinkable and loving their life.Thoreau also mentions that the

noise in the town and the whistle of train disturb the quite life of

the town.However, in the woods life is quite.When he lives in the

woods, he can listen to animals' sounds such as bird's singing,

owl’s hooting, cockerel’s crowing etc.He lives with animals

friendly.He also describes

the Walden Pond.The water, blue and green, clear and pure,

freezes in winter and melts in spring.When I was reading Walden,

I felt that I was listening to a wise man’s talking.The words and

phrases about the nature especially the Walden Pond are

beautiful and fascinating.The sentences are full of wisdom and

philosophy.Reading this book reminds me of those people who

work hard to earn money, waste lots of money to buy luxury and

expensive things, waste time to entertain themselves.In my point

of view, they may easily lose themselves, and though their bodies

are full, their minds are hungry.The real life is to make every

complicate thing to be simple and enrich our heart and soul.In a

word, just simplicity、simplicity and simplicity!

One of Thoreau's thoughts about solitude attracts me deeply

for I’m the person who likes to be alone.There are some reasons

for why I like to be alone: Firstly I think that living with others is easy going to have a conflict whatever you are best

friends.Secondly just as Thoreau saying ‘a man thinking or

working always alone and let him be where he will’.I always

spent most of time to study, and I like to make myself busy all

the time, so I have little time to stay with others.In addition to,

what

I'm thinking and interested in is quite different from others.I

like studying at library and reading books but don't like pursuit

fashionable and new trend things for it makes me feel tired and

bored.So I always live alone and people who around me think I

must be lonely.Actually it's not true.They don't understand me at

all.When I'm studying, learning or reading, I don't think other

things, just immersing in the ocean of knowledge.My heart is

quite calm.And if learn new knowledge I got a feeling of

happiness, satisfaction and fulfillment.So I was so surprised that

what Thoreau said was exactly same to what I thought.I was so

glad to find a person who has the same idea with me.When

Thoreau lived alone in the woods, people did not understand him,