大學(xué)生《瓦爾登湖》英文讀后感

1、大學(xué)生瓦爾登湖英文讀后感【導(dǎo)語】在這個(gè)浮躁的社會(huì)，心靜者勝出。讀書的力量常常并不是通過肉 體感官體現(xiàn)，而是細(xì)水長(zhǎng)流地潛移默化給精神。有人說： “書中有人，人在書里，書人合一。 ”這“人”，是作者，也是閱讀者。為您提供！更多精彩請(qǐng)不要錯(cuò)過，關(guān)注吧！【篇一】瓦爾登湖英文讀后感Walden isa masterpiecewrittenby Henry David Thoreau（ 1817-1862 ）， who wasborn inConcord,Massachusetts.The age he livedhadwitnessed the flourish ofcapitalismaswellas

2、theprosperityofindustrialization and urbanization.Duringthe 19thcentury,theAmericaneconomy developedat so fast rate thatmost peoplewere boundupinpursuing the materialsatisfaction , while ingoredthe spiritual life to a great extent. But Thoreau wasquite different from otherpeople,hedisdainedthemodern

3、civilizationandattachedmore importance tothe spirit than the material. He thought many peopleof his time lived in anon-human-likemodernsocietyandmanymodernappliances, such as trains andtelegraphs,had done harm to people s harmonious lifepeace and also broken therelationship between human and nature.

4、In order to prove that without the modern instruments , people can alsolive a happy life, in 1845, he moved into a cabin on the shore of Walden Pondand live there alone for two years to get close to the nature .Walden, is thefamous book mainly talks about his life and thoughtsduring those days livin

5、g inthe woods .Thoreau was so happy withthe lifeof Walden that hefelt it a sweet grace to have the natureand even the sounds of rainlivingnear the lake accompanyand the sights around his house were full of sincerefriendship. In his eyes,the naturewas an intimatefriendofhim and allthingsin the nature

6、 werelivelyand vivacious.And allkindsof animalsinthewood, such as fieldmouses, robins and wild rabbits were amicably treated and regarded as hisadorable companions. He even thought that plants were also had the right to liveequal with human beings. Just because of this, he even blamed himself forhit

7、ting chestnut trees with stones. From many words or sentences, we can easilyfeel Thoreau s deep love and care towards nature.Besides, Thoreau was a pioneering nature lover, whocalled on people tostop destoryingnaturebutprotectitby settinghimselfan example to others.The consciousness of the environme

8、ntal protection isbecoming more and moreimportantin ourmodern society,whilethewhole worldis trapped in someseriousecologicalcrisisesresultingfromhunting andkilling animals, cuttingdown trees and pollutingtheriversforpursuitofhumanbeings own interests.Weallhavethecommon sensethatthe numberofwildlife

9、is decreasing, thearea of lake is shrinking, and the water is not clearany more. Whats worse,environment problems such as globe warming, climatechange and air and waterpollutionaredeterioratingduringthecommercialprocess . So it s high timethatwe shouldrealizewe never be thedominatorofthewhole world

10、conquringnature,but shouldspare no effortstoimprovetheenvironment right away. Thatis,weshouldcomplywiththenaturallaws,makereasonable utilization ofnatural resources and keep the harmonious developmentbetween the society andtheenvironment.Onlyinthiswaywillwehasanopportunity to embrace a brightfuture

11、and achieve a sustainable society .In the book, Walden, Thoreau not only advocated theprotection of nature,but also encourage people to comprehend and return to nature. He told us usinghis own experience that by living a simple life close to nature, we human beingswill find out the true value of lif

12、e and significance of existence.After reading the book, what impressed me most is thedescription of thefascinatingsceneryaroundtheWaldenpound,especially these sentences:“ A lakeisthe landscape s mostbeautifuland expressivefeature. It is earth s eye;looking into which the beholder measures the depth

13、ofhis own nature. Thefluviatiletreesnexttheshorearetheslendereyelashes which fringe it, andthewooded hillsand cliffsaroundareitsoverhangingbrows ”. To Thoreau, theWalden lake is like a charming and melting girl , whohas slender eyelashes andlikes to dress herself in different beautiful clothes with

14、the changes ofdifferent seasons.Every morning after getting up, Thoreau would have a bath in the Waldenlake to start a new day. After that, he used to wander around the pond andrefresh himself with the fresh air. In summer days , he cultivated a piece ofland and growed beans, blackberries, johnswort

15、s and the like. The depiction ofhis leisure rurality spontaneously reminds me of TaoYuanming, the famousChinesepoet,who livedintheJinDynastyand made hislife meaningful byreturningtothe natureandperfectinghimself.IfThoreau and Tao Yuanminglived inthesame periodand place,they would probablybecome best

16、 friends.From the book, we know that during the years when Thoreau lived near theWalden, he did not completely isolate himself from the outside world. Sometimeshe went to the town and did odd jobs and would receivevisitors and friends inhis cabin at times. As I mention before, the intention for his

17、living in thewoods was that he wanted to teach people how to live a simple life, achieveenjoyment from the nature, free oneself from the strained daily life and what ismore important is to reevaluate the value of social life.Thoreau s though of enjoying a simple life has a morerealisticsignificancea

18、ndhave become a valuable spiritualwealth in our modern society.With the development of thematerialcivilization,people s desires are swellinglimitlessly and many people are busy with the pursuitof wealth and luxuriouslife by any means, including at the expense of nature.However, even in thesocietymat

19、eriallyaffluentandtechnologicallyadvanced , people are not bemore happierthanthosepeoplewho livedcenturies ago,but even feel lesssatisfactory and complaint more about their present life as a result of havingunbounded desires of getting more and better. Therefore, many people who possessa lat have be

20、come slaves of machine, working more butdo not have the ability toenjoy what they have.In the book Walden, Thoreau had realize this problemseveral hundreds ago.Thus, he set his mind to give a enlightenment to awakepeople and encourage themtoliveasimplelife.His thoughts havegreatsimilaritywith the be

21、lief ofourChinesehumanism, thatis,the meaning of lifeliesin the sane and healthyenjoyment of a simple life. In fact, Thoreau and histeacher and friend Emersonpraisedhighlyon Confucianismand both them benefiteda lot from it.I am veryhappytoseetheinterlinkedplace between Chineseculture and westerncult

22、ure.Reading this book is like having a tranquil steam flow through my heart,washing the dust in my mind. It teaches me how to keep a pure spirit in thecomplex society, set proper goals for my life as well as enjoy the endows ofnature. In short, I feel it quite worthwhile to read the book Walden. Isi

23、ncerely hope more and more people would like to readthis book and receivebenefits from it .【篇二】瓦爾登湖讀后感英文版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 withhis old brother. So he loves the nature v

24、ery much. In the middle of 19thcentury, American economies developed so rapidly that most people pursuit thematerial life and ignore the spiritual life. But Thoreau wants to live a simplelife.AlsofortheTranscendentalistMovementwascentered in Concord andEmerson had a great influence on him. All these

25、 made Thoreau go to build a cabinon the shore of Walden Pond and live alone to close to the nature in 1845.Later, he wrote the famous book, Walden, which mainly talks about his life andthoughts during he lived alone in the woods near Walden Pond.When Walden was published in 1854, it was not wellacce

26、pted by people.Insteaditwasregardedas“ wickedandheathenish ” .It was published only onetime untilThoreau diedofdisease.But many yearslaterespecially in twentiethcentury,itwas graduallyknown and appreciated by lotsof readers all over theworld.This is a book which tells in spring Thoreau starts buildi

27、ng a cabin in thewoods， thinking about life, reading some books, andlistening to the sound ofnature.In autumn, he cultivatesbeans, observesPond. In winter, theWalden Pond freeze, lots of animals accompanies withhim. As?springs coming,the Walden?and otherponds melt.Every thinginis awake and rebornWal

28、dennatureincluding Thoreau. After two years,?Thoreau leaves.Thoreau first writes that most people pursuit their necessary things oflife such as fashionable clothes, houses and equipment. They pursuit thesethingswhile Thoreaugo tothewoods to buildinga cabinwhich only costs$28.12,eatingsimplefoodand?n

29、eedinglittlefurniture. So?one of chapters inhis book,“ HigherLaw” ,emphasizes moreon thespiritual aspect instead of thesatisfactionofmaterial.Furthermore; he urgespeopleto read more classicliteraturesuch as Homer s Iliadand Odyssey and?othergreat writersmasterpiece.He also writesthatthough he?livesa

30、lone in the woods,he is closeto?natureandmakes himselfasapartofnature.He?lives alone, but sometimeshe also?talkswithhisvisitorswho are honest,sincere,thinkable and lovingtheir life.Thoreau also mentions that the noise?in the town andthe whistle of traindisturb the quite life of the town. However, in

31、 thewoods?life is quite.When?he?lives inthe woods,he can listentoanimals sounds such as bird ssinging,owl shooting,cockerel scrowingetc.He?lives with animals friendly.He alsodescribesthe?Walden Pond. The water,blueandgreen, clear and pure,freezes in winter and melts in spring.When I was reading Wald

32、en?I felt that?I was listeningto a wise manstalking.Thewordsandphrasesaboutthenature?especially the Walden Pond arebeautiful 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

33、 expensive things, waste time to entertainthemselves. In my?point?of view, they may easily lose themselves, and thoughtheirbodies are full,theirminds are hungry.The reallife is to?makeevery?complicatethingto?besimpleand?enrichourheart?and soul. In a word,just simplicity、 simplicity and simplicity!On

34、e of?Thoreau s thoughts about solitude attracts medeeply for I m theperson who likes to be alone. There are some reasonsfor why I like to be alone:Firstly I think that living with others is?easy goingto have a conflictwhatever?you?arebestfriends.SecondlyjustThoreau?saying a man thinkingasor working

35、always alone and let him be where he will。I?always spent most oftime to study, and I like to make myself busy all thetime, so I have littletimetostaywithothers.Inadditionto,whatI m?thinking and interested in isquitedifferentfrom others.Ilikestudyingat libraryand reading books butdon t like pursuit f

36、ashionable and new trend thingsfor it makes me feel tiredand bored.So Ialwayslivealoneand peoplewho aroundme think I must belonely.Actuallyit s not true.They don tunderstandme at all. When I mstudying, learning or reading, I dont think otherthings, just immersing in theocean of knowledge .My heartis

37、quite calm. And iflearnnew knowledge I got afeelingofhappiness,satisfactionand fulfillment.SoI was so surprised thatwhat Thoreau said was exactly same to what I thought.I was so glad to find aperson who has the same idea with me.When Thoreau lived alone in the woods, people did not understand him, e

38、venEmerson thought what he did was wrong. And now, people who around me think mylifeis notgood. ButI thinkThoreau s lifewassuccessful, meaningful andhappy, so do I. Because I think that the success andhappiness of life all comefromexactlyvalue.Everyonedeeply desiresofthemselves life. When you knowwh

39、at the value of yourself is, meanwhile you can enjoyyour life according tothe value every time. You will find that everyday youhave full of energy andenthusiasm todo anything,hear the sure sound from yourheart, and often feelintense achievement, the most important is that yourheart is peace andcalm.

40、Last but not least,I envy Thoreau so much forhe livesin such a beautifuland comfortablenatureenvironment.He can breathethefresh air, live with wildanimal friendly;appreciatethe sceneryofWalden Pondetc. While in modernsociety,peoplepursuittheirown intereststo huntandkill animals, cut downtrees and po

41、llute the rivers and so on. As a result,the number of wildlife isdecreasing, thearea of lakeisshrinking,and the wateris not pure any more.The environmentproblemssuch as globe warming, climatechange and air and waterpollutionhavebeenbecomingincreasinglyserious.Reading this book makes me beaware ofpro

42、tectingtheenvironmenttorealizetheharmony between human andnature.The concept of responsibility is a necessary fiction.Although socitiesmust hold their individuals accountable for their ownactions, people s behaviorislargelydeterminedbyforcesnotoftheirownmaking. ”Inthetitlestatement,thespeakerholdsth

43、econtention that the conceptofindividual responsibility is no existence buta fiction. Moreover, thespeaker says that the behaviors of human beings arefundamentally determined bythe environmentwhich out of theircontrol.Admittedly,one s actions are deeplyinfluencedby laws,societies,schoolsand families

44、andother exterior forces;individual responsibility exists and functions as a significant role to rulepeople s behaviors as well.On one hand, the highest social animal as human beingis, any individualhas his specific role in a certain society. And thisspecific role gives onesocial identity and indivi

45、dual responsibility througheducation in schools andinfluence of ethical and moral standards. Though sometimes one would feel thatthecertainresponsibilityisobligationfromthesociety and organizationsratherthan his individualresponsibility at first,in most cases, theaccountabilitywouldpresumablybecomeo

46、nesowneventually followed by thefinal identification of his specific social identity,and then direct one sbehaviors without the force from the exterior world.For example, a soldierwould think it is his duty to obey the rules withoutany hesitation; a surgeonwouldconsiderhealingthepatientsashisaccount

47、ability; and a historian wouldfeel itis hisresponsibilitytodiscoverwhat is behindthe historicaldescriptions.Infact,differentcareersand rolesformdiverse individualresponsibilities,whichresultinindividualsvoluntary behaviors.On the other hand, there are not only specific individual responsibilitiesin diverse areas but also some fundamental values and accountabilities, which weall human beings cherish. From the moment one