本杰明(英文版读书报告)

本杰明(英文版读书报告)BookReportTinaSummary:Janet&GeoffBengewroteabookBenjaminFranklintotellusastoryabouthislifeandhiscontributiontoscience,politicsandpublicutilities,italsotoldushismethodsdealingwithotherpeopleandtheattitudetowardslife.BenjaminFranklinwasborninBostonandhisfatherwasoriginallyaBritishfabricdyerandtooksoapandcandlemakingashismainbusinessatthattime.Benwasfourteenthofseventeenchildrenborninhisfamilyandhewasthetenthofthetensons,sohecanattendtheBostonGrammarSchoolwhiletheotherchildrendidnothavethatopportunity.Hehadstayedinschoolforalmost2years,butbecauseofsubsistenceneedshehadtobetheapprenticeathisbrotherJames’printer.Whileworkingtheredevelopedhisstronginterestinwritingandhehasbeenaprinterfornearly10years.Inhissparetimeheusedthemoneysavedfrommealstobuybookstolearn.Meanwhilehistalentwasquicklyrecognizedbyothersandgotacquaintedwiththeapprenticeofseveralbookstores.Eachtimeheborrowed2booksandsatupthroughthenightreadingandexchangednewbooksonSundayafternoon.Hereadawiderange,frompopularliteraturetonaturalscienceandfamousauthor’spaper.Forvariousreasons,hewasforcedtogointoexiletopursuehisdreamofsettingupaprinterandpublishedhisownwords.Buthisdreamjourneywasnotsmoothalltheway,hewentthroughmanyobstaclesandhardships,andalsotookalotofdetours,butinanycasehewasabletoovercomeandmovetowardstherightdirection.Eventuallywiththehelpofhisfriends,hesetuphisownprinter,andinfluencedthelocalpeopleandtheirlivinghabitsbyhisownvirtueofpower.Besides,heimprovedtheheatingstovewhichcansavethreequartersoffuel,andheputforwardthetechnologyinthelocalplace.Healsoestablishedthefirstfiredepartmentandfoundedthemodernmailsystem.In1736,FranklinwaselectedSecretaryofthePennsylvaniaAssembly.Althoughtheworkwasheavy,hestillkeptlearningeveryday.Inordertofurtherknewmorethingsabouttheworld,heworkedhardtolearnforeignlanguageandhehadalreadymasteredFrench,Italian,SpanishandLatin.Ofcoursethishelpedhimtouchtheadvancedachievementsofworldscienceandculture,whichlaidasolidfoundationforhisownscientificresearch.AndinAmericanhistoryhewasthefirstscientistandinventorwhohadinternationalreputation.Inordertoexploretheelectricityhehaddonethefamous"Philadelphiakiteexperiment.Accordingtotheexperiment,hefirstproposedtheideaofthelightningrodandmanufacturedittoavoidthelightningdisasterandgetridofpeople’ssuperstitionsofthunderandlighting.In1753,hereceivedanhonorarydegreefromHarvardandYale,andin1756,hereceivedanotherhonorarydegreeoftheCollegeofWilliamandMary.Justashemadeseveralnewachievementsinscientificresearch,theAmericanWarofIndependencecametoappearintense.Asnationalindependenceandliberationwasmoreimportant,hemadeuphismindtoputawayhislaboratoryinstrumentsandactivelystandintheforefrontofthefight.From1757to1775,heattendedtheBritishnegotiationsastherepresentativesoftheNorthAmericanseveraltimes.AftertheoutbreakoftheWarofIndependence,heparticipatedinthedraftingoftheSecondContinentalCongressandtheDeclarationofIndependence.In1776,althoughFranklinwasover70yearsold,hetravelledacrosstheoceanagainasanambassadortoFrance,andhewontheFranceandEuropeanPeople’ssupporttotheWarofIndependenceinNorthAmerica.In1787,heactivelyparticipatedinthedevelopmentoftheU.S.Constitutionandorganizedamovementagainsttheenslavementofblacks.HeisagoodpoliticianandaveteranofAmericanWarofIndependencewhogotrespectfromthepeopleoftheUnitedStates.Besides,heisalsothefirstambassadorintheUnitedStatesenjoyedahighreputationinAmericaevenintheworld.Totellyouthetruth,IgottoknewaboutFranklinonlyfromthelightningrodandPhiladelphiakiteexperiment.Butafterreadingthisbook,Iknewmoreabouthimwhoselifecouldreallydescribedas“helpful”.Heisnotjusttobealiveforhimselfbutmoreforallmankind,andhispresencehasinfluencedmanypeople.IthinkitisnecessarytoadvocatemorepeopleliketoknowaboutFranklinandlearnhisattitudetowardslifeandhispersonalbehavior.Hetaughtmetobeamaningoodfaith,diligence,justiceandtidy.Reference:JanetandGeoffBenge,BenjaminFranklin,EmeraldBooks,P.O.Box635Lynnwood,Washington98046,2005第二篇：《名人传》读书报告(英文版)4000字Celebritypreachproducedintheearlyof20thcenturybyRomainRollandincludesthreeparts:Beethovenbiography,Michelangelobiography,andTolstoybiography.Ithasagreatinfluencenomatteratthattimeorinlaterage.Inthethreebiographies,theauthortriestograspthecommongroundbetweenthethreeartistswhoarespecializedindifferentareas.Thebookputforththeefforttodescribethelong-termsufferingsfromthepursuitofthetrue,thegoodandthebeautiful.Openthebook.Wecanseetheparagraphintheforeword,"Heavyastheairaroundus.Oldbig'sEuropawithcorruptioninheavypollutedatmosphere,BiSumaterialismunconsciousthoughts,obstructtheleadsthegovernmentandindividualaction.Thehumblesocialincleverlydieselfishness,humanbreath.Openthewindow!"Letfreeairtocomein!Breatheheroesbreath."Herehewantstorectifythedeviationofthesocietybyheroism.Afterreadingthebook,Beethoven'sperseverance,pioneeringspiritandneverconcedetolifeimpressmemostandteachmemost.IthoughtBeethoven,asagreatmusician,waslucky.ButIamwrong.Behindsheenisalwayspainfulexperience.Hischildhoodwasmiserable.Hisfatherwasimpatienttoexploithismusicalgeniuses.Hisfatherforcedhimtohimtopracticevariousmusicalinstrumentswithviolence.Whenhegrewup,badluckvisitedhimagain.Helosthisdearestmother.Beethovenisuglysohewasdeniedbylovenotonlyforonce.Andhisbodybetrayedhimtoo.Heisdeafandcancommunicatewithothersonlybypaper.Mostofhisopuseswerecomposedafterhisdeaf.Hewentthroughhislifewithdifficultybothinhisphysicalconditionandspirit.Althoughallthesemiserableexperiences,henevergiveupmusicandpushEuropeanclassicalmusictoanewpeak.Youcannotimaginehowharditistokeephisfaithwithsuchgreatdifficulties.Beethovenlivedamiserablelife.Butwhyhecanstillsucceed?Whycanhedothethingsthatevenanormalpeoplecannotdo?Well,thatarousemycuriosity.Thinkingdeeply,maybeitishissuperperseveranceandpioneeringspiritthatmakehimsuccessful.Facingwithdifficulties,hecanfightbravelywithnofear.Beethovenhaslittlefriendsbecauseofhisoddtemper,soinhisdifficulties,hefightaloneandhard.Althoughlonely,helearnedalotwhichotherscannotlearned.Aslongasgiveoneselfunboundedcourage,nomatterhowterribletheenemyis,youcanbeatit.Theboilofliferaisetheendofmusic.Beethovenlongsforhappinesstoo.Hedonotbelievethathismisfortuneisuncurable.Heiseagerforlove.Hehashope.Beethovenfightwithdestinyandfinallybecomeacelebrity.Inthesameway,weshouldtrystudyinghardandbeastudentoffinequalitiesandfinescholar.ThereisalineBeethovenwritetohisbrother:"Onlymoral,notthemoney,canmakepeoplehappy."Anunluckyperson,madebypoverty,disability,loneliness,andsuffering,theworlddon'tgivehimjoy,buthecreatesajoytogivetheworld.Heusehismiserytocastjoy.Yes,that