《格列佛游记》英语读后感

　　当品读完一部作品后，你有什么领悟呢？写一份读后感，记录收获与付出吧。可是读后感怎么写才合适呢？下面是小编整理的《格列佛游记》英语读后感，仅供参考，希望能够帮助到大家。

《格列佛游记》英语读后感1

　　One of the most interesting questions about gullivers travels is whether the houyhnhnms represent an ideal of rationality or whether on the other hand they are the butt of swift's satire. in other words, in book iv,is swift poking fun at the talking horses or does he intend for us to take them seriously as the proper way to act? If we look closely at the way that the houyhnhnms act,we can see that in fact swift does not take them seriously:he uses them to show the dangers of pride.

　　First we have to see that swift does not even take gullver seriously. for instance,his name sounds much like gullible,which suggests that he will believe anything. also, when he first sees the yahoos and they throw excrement on him,he responds by doing the same in return until they run away.He says, “I must needs discover some more rational being,” even though as a human he is already the most rational being there is. This is why swift refers to erasmus darwins discovery of the origin of the species and the voyage of the beagle to show how gulliver knows that people are at the top of the food chain.But if lemule gulliver is satirized,so are the houyhnhnms,whose voices sound like the call of castrati.

　　They walk on two legs instead of four, and seem to be much like people.As gulliver says, “it was with the utmost astonishment that I witnessed these creatures playing the flute and dancing a vienese waltz.To my mind,they seemed like the greatest humans ever seen in court,even more dextrous than the lord edmund burke.”As this quote demonstrates,gulliver is terribly impressed,but his admiration for the houyhnhnms is short lived because they are so prideful.For instance,the leader of the houyhnhnms claims that he has read all the works of charles dickens,and that he can singlehandedly recite the names of all the kings and queens of england up to george ii.Swift subtly shows that this houyhnhnms pride is misplaced when,in the middle of the intellectual competition,he forgets the name of queen elizabeths husband.

　　Swifts satire of the houyhnhnms comes out in other ways as well.One of the most memorable scenes is when the dapple grey mare attempts to woo the horse that guenivre has brought with him to the island. first she acts flirtatiously,parading around the bewildered horse.But when this does not have the desired effect,she gets another idea: “as I watched in amazement from my perch in the top of a tree,the sorrel nag dashed off and returned with a yahoo on her back who was yet more monstrous than mr.Pope being fitted by a clothier.She dropped this creature before my nag as if offering up a sacrifice.My horse sniffed the creature and turned away.”

　　It might seem that we should take this scene seriously as a failed attempt at courtship,and that consequently we should see the grey mare as an unrequited lover.But it makes more sense if we see that swift is being satiric here:It is the female houyhnhnm who makes the move,which would not have happened in eighteenth century england. the houyhnhm is being prideful,and it is that pride that makes him unable to impress gullivers horse. gulliver imagines the horse saying,sblood,the notion of creating the bare backed beast with an animal who had held mr.Pope on her back makes me queezy.

　　A final indication that the houyhnmns are not meant to be taken seriously occurs when the leader of the houynhms visits lilliput,where he visits the french royal society.He goes into a room in which a scientist is trying to turn wine into water (itself a prideful act that refers to the marriage at gallilee).

　　The scientist has been working hard at the experiment for many years without success,when the houyhnmn arrives and immediately knows that to do: “the creature no sooner stepped through the doorway than he struck upon a plan. slurping up all the wine in sight, he quickly made water in a bucket that sat near the door.”

　　He has accomplished the scientists goal,but the scientist is not happy,for his livelihood has now been destroyed.Swifts clear implication is that even though the houyhnhmns are smart,they do not know how to use that knowledge for the benefit of society,only for their own prideful agrandizement.

　　Throughout gullivers travels,the houyhnhms are shown to be an ideal gone wrong.Though their intent might have been good,they don't know how to do what they want to do because they are filled with pride.They mislead gulliver and they even mislead themselves.The satire on them is particularly well explained by the new born houyhnhm who,having just been born, exclaims,“with this sort of entrance,what must I expect from the rest of my life!”

《格列佛游记》英语读后感2

　　拜伦曾说过，“百日莫空过，青春不再来”。人生最美好的时光莫过于拥有青春的时刻，生如夏花的我们应让青春插上梦想的羽翼，让青春闪烁奋斗的光亮。每个人都有属于自己的理想，每个年轻人都应有属于自己的青春主张。20X年x月x日至x日的短短x天的暑期实践活动，从开始筹备到实践总结让我体会到了爱的力量，青春的力量，生命的力量。作为一名普通的大学生，我在这次为期7天的实践活动中获益颇丰。

　　在实践中，我亲眼目睹了弱势群体的辛酸与无奈，我亲耳聆听了来自社会各个阶层的公民的心声，同时我也感受到了团结协作的默契和同学之间真挚的友情。

　　一、准备篇

　　此次暑期实践活动的申报工作要求在x月x日前完成，而此时间也正是准备期末复习的阶段，即使如此，我小队队员们仍抽出时间，分工合作，认真完成了实践前以下的准备：

　　1、明确任务，分工合作，完成实践前期准备理论材料的工作及实践活动策划工作。

　　2、主动与实践地X镇司法所取得联系，并得到其接受的传真。

　　3、制作了两份针对留守儿童和普通公民的调查表，完成了自制的《普法宣传小手册》制作。

　　4、与X大学青年志愿者协会取得联系，争取到赠送给留守儿童的物资。

　　在准备阶段，虽然大家的学习负担很繁重，但是大家没有一句抱怨，相反，大家还经常聚在一起针对实践活动的准备工作进行积极探讨，将任何事都追求做到尽善尽美。在准备篇中，我感受到了我们青年大学生的满腔热情与抱负，我学会了奉献与牺牲。

　　二、实践篇

　　朱熹曾说过“行之愈笃，则知之益明”。的确如此，只有通过深入的实践我们才能将我们“关爱留守儿童，普及法律知识”的实践主题理解的更加透彻。为此，我们展开了以下实践活动。

　　1、x月x日抵达当天，我们对X镇司法所，当地医院，教育中心，民政局等进行了走访，从他们那里得到了关于留守儿童初步的生活学习状况，根据调查我了解到，当地的相关部门采取了多种措施关爱留守儿童，如将留守儿童进行登记注册，给其设立健康卡定期检查身体，学校为孩子们开通免费亲情热线以便于定期与父母沟通等。这些措施从一定程度上减轻了孩子的孤独感，但亲情缺失的问题无法从根本上消除。在公安局我们了解了关于留守的青少年违法犯资罪情况的`调查。

　　据该局领导反映，目前留守青少年的违法犯罪率极低，甚至为0，原因在于留守的青少年目前正在接受教育，接受学校管教。但是针对目前青少年违法犯罪率上升的情况，我认为学校社会应担负起对青少年的法制教育，防患于未然。

　　2、x月x日——x日，我们真正的实现了“下乡”，开始走访留守儿童的家庭，与他们进行面对面的交流。通过走访我们了解到了孩子们生活的艰苦，通过交流，我感受到了孩子们内心的孤独。面对他们我们实践的意义或许会显得苍白，除了赠送我们的一点爱心，那一刻，我们也倍感无奈，除了希望，我们似乎什么也给不了，在此，我懂得了现实的残酷。

　　3、x月x——x日，我们进行了面向当地居民的知法情况调查活动。我们分成两个小组，走街串巷面向不同社会阶层的人进行调查，他们都很配合我们的工作，积极的提出一些有价值的意见，纷纷发表自己对法的看法。同时，我们向他们发放了自制的《法律宣传手册》。从调查的反应来看，实际上大多数公民还是十分关注法律的，只是他们没有合适的渠道去了解法律知识，他们总体上对我国现行法律满怀信心，但同时一些非法现象也会影响着他们的观念。我从中可以看出，真正实现发的公平公正，真正实现法律面前人人平等是人们的共同心声。

　　4、x月x日，我们举办了一次以“青少年与法”为专题的宣讲会。当地的居民们认真聆听，并和我们互动，气氛很活跃。他们对武汉大学给予极高评价，我们身为武汉大学的一名学生深感骄傲！

　　5、x月x日，我们将剩下的物资捐赠给了当地教育中心，希望通过他们把我们的爱心传递给孩子们。紧张的忙碌后，我们沿着盘山公路，踏上了返校的路途。

　　三、总结篇

　　盘山公路的颠簸，沉重的行囊，漫长的候车时间以使每一位队员疲惫不堪。回到学校，队员们经过一天的休整又重新投入到时间后期的总结工作中。从他们的脸上，我读懂了理想与信念，读懂了我们当代大学生的可贵品质。

　　为期x天的暑期实践就这样结束了，难忘那段在X县X镇的日子，是这些日子让我接触了真实的社会，发现了法学对社会重要意义；难忘与队员们共同奋战的日子，是这些日子，让我学会了尊重，包容，让我体会到了团结的乐趣，让我获得了真挚的友谊。最后，我要对我亲爱的队友们说一句：谢谢你们！