第1页共5页本文格式为Word版下载后可任意编辑和复制百万英镑英文读后感百万英镑英文读后感IknewMarkTwainwheniwasamiddleschoolstudent.Inmymemory,thereisanarticleinmyEnglishtextbookthatwrittenbyhim.Atthattime,IpaynoattentiontoMarkTwain.However,iknewmoreabouthimafterIlearnedtheHistoryandAnthologyofAmericanLiterature,heappealstomedearlyanddeeply.Asaresult,Ireadapartofhisnovelsinparttime.HereIwillintroduceMillionPoundstoyou.Beforethat,IwillgivesomeinformationaboutMarkTwaintoyou.Andlast,itcomesmythough.SamuelLanghorneClemens（November30,1835April21,1910）wasanAmericanhumorist,satirist,lecturerandwriter,betterknownbythepennameMarkTwain.HewasborninFlorida,MissouriandbroughtupinHannibal,Missouri.Afterhisfather'sdeathin1847,hewasapprenticedtoaprinterandwroteforhisbrother'snewspaper.Helaterworkedasalice第2页共5页本文格式为Word版下载后可任意编辑和复制nsedMississippiriver-boatpilot.TheCivilWarputanendtothesteamboattrafficandClemensmovedtoVirginiaCity,whereheeditedtheTerritorialEnterprise.OnFebruary3,1863,'MarkTwain'wasbornwhenClemenssignedahumoroustravelaccountwiththatpseudonym.Heoftenusesexaggeratedwaystoshowhisirony.MarkTwainismostnotedforhisnovelsAdventuresofHuckleberryFinn,andTheAdventuresofTomSawyer.Heisalsoknownforhisquotations.Duringhislife,Clemensbecameafriendtopresidents,artists,leadingindustrialistsandEuropeanroyalty.ForIlovetheOneMillionPoundsNotebest,Iwouldintroduceittoyou.Isthererealfree-lunchintheworld?Maybethereis!Andsuchkindof“freelunch”strikesthepoorandhonestyoungmanHenryAdamswhohassurprisinglygotaone-millionbanknotefromthebrothers（RoderickOliver）。Asamatteroffact,thebrothe第3页共5页本文格式为Word版下载后可任意编辑和复制rshadmadeabet,ifapoor,honestandcleverpeoplewhocomeknockingonthedoorreceivedtheonemillionpounds,whatwillbehappeningtohislife?Theelderbrotherthinkthathewouldstarvetodeathbecausehecouldnotprovethatthemoneybelongstohim,willbearousingotherssuspicion,(.9xwang.com)andeventhebanksdonotlethimdepositthemoney.Onthecontrary,theyoungerbrotherbelievesthathewouldliveinaverygoodlife.SothebrotherslendtheonemillionpoundstoHenryAdams,andspent30daysabroad.Fromthenon,HenryAdamsbecomesabrightfocusofthemoney-prioritysociety.Later,theluckyyoungmanexperiencestwosharplydifferenttreatmentsinthetailorshop.Intheball,peoplefromeverysocialclasstryeverychancetoshowtheirfriendshipandflatterytothenewmillionaire.Adamsneverhasthechancetospendapennybecausenoonecanchangethemillionandheissoonlivinginaluxurioushotelsuite,wearingexpensivesuits.Nooneaskshimtopaybill,theseareforwardedforlaterpayment.HeevengetsthechancetogotothePartythatheldbyDuke.Fortunately,HenrymeetsJaneGriffithsandfal第4页共5页本文格式为Word版下载后可任意编辑和复制linlovewiththisbeautifulwoman.Healsocomesacrosshisgoodfriend.Themangiveshimsomeadvicetoearnmoney.30dayshaspassed,HenryAdamsaskshisgirlfriendcompanyhimtomeetthebrothers.Outofhisexpectation,hisgirlfriendisthedaughterofoneofthebrothers.Andfinallyhegotaverygoodjobfromthebrother.Andhelivedaveryhappylife.MarkTwain'sshortstoryofonemillionpoundsnoteisaverygoodwork.Thearticlesatiresthethoughtsofmoneyiseverything,moneyisomnipotent,andexposetheuglyfaceofcapitalistsociety.Asweallknow,therootofthestorywasthebetofthebrothers.Whatisthebetactually?Wheredoestheattractionofthebanknoteliein?Asfarasiamconcerned,theOneMillionPoundsNotetakesaninteresting,satiricallookatthehypocrisystemmingfromclassdistinctioninEngland.Englandisacountrywhereclassandwealtharegivenextremesignificance,especiallyamongtherich.Thenovelshowsthehypocrisythatexistedamongthesepeople,howthericharequicktochangefacewhentheyfi第5页共5页本文格式为Word版下载后可任意编辑和复制ndoutthatyou'reamanofwealthandhowwithinthenextmomenttheyrevertbacktotheircondescendingselveswhenallwealthislost.ThestorywasbasedonthemainthemebyemphasizingonthehypocrisyoftheupperclasssocietybutatthesametimeitalsocreatesabalancethatpreventsthenovelfrombeingamockeryoftheBritishsociety.Thelovestoryappearsattherighttimeandthereisplentyofcomedytokeeponeentertained.Theendingisalittlepredictablebutthedirectordoesanoverallgoodjobbyroundingitupandpresentinghispoints.Inmyheart,Herrywassoluckily,noteveryonecangetthechancetousethemillion.Iamsoenviousoftheluckyoftheheroine,butatthesametimeIwouldliketothinkthatthereasonwhypeoplecarryfavorwithhimisjustthattheyattracttoomuchimportanttomoney,isntit?Moneyworshipisshamefulandshouldnotbereapingmore!Moneyisnotomnipotent,andintheworld,therearemanythingsthatmoreimportantthanmoney
