英文读后感范文-CanHumanDetermineTheirOwnDestiny?50字

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费昳琼上海市松江二中高二年级阅读书目:特洛伊传说TheStoryofTroy(DK英汉对照百科读物)

IhaveneverbeentoTroy,butDavidMaulemademefeelasifIwerestandingonthehighwallofTroy,watchingthefiercewar。ThankstothisBritishauthor,whoadaptedthefamousHomer’spoemintoalivelystory,Ifounditeasiertounderstandthisstory。Thoughthestoryhappenedover3000yearsagoinaremoteplace,Iwasdeeplyfascinatedbyit。

ThemysteriousplotisoneofthereasonswhyIlovedTheStoryofTroysomuch,yetIammoreinterestedinthehumanheroesofthewar。

HectorwastheeldestsonofkingofTroy,Priam。HewasnotonlyarealheroofTrojan,butwasregardedthehighestmoralheroinGreekclassicbylaterhistorians。Thewarstartedbecauseofthemischiefofhisbrother,Paris,whomhedidn’tappreciate。However,sinceHectorwasthecommanderoftheTrojanarmy,hewasobligedtofightwithallforce。Itwasreallyatragedythatsuchavaliantmandiedintheduelwithanothergreatwarrior,Achilles。

Itisnaturaltoseedeathinawar。AsafamousChineseparablesays,“Alifecanbeasslightasapieceoffeather,orasweightyasMountTai。”Sometimes,one’sglorywalkshandinhandwithone’sdoom。Achilleswassuchatypicalperson。HispersonalcharmmadeTheStoryofTroymoreattractive。Hewassocrucialbecausehiseveryappearanceinawarencouragedhisfellowsoldiersandterrifiedtheenemies。Actually,Achilleswashalf-godwhowasalmostinvincibleinpeople’smind。That’swhyhisnamewasmemorizedlongafterhisdeath。

Besidesthetwogreatmen,thewisdomofOdysseusalsoprovedhimtobeagreathero。Hedidn’twanttoattendthewarbecausehewashappilymarriedandhadalovelyson。However,sincehiscountrywasalliedtoMycenae,hehadtotakethecommandgivenbythekingofMycenae。I’mquitesurethatthestoryofthewoodenhorseiswidelyknown,however,fewpeopleknowwhothoughtofthebrilliantidea,that’swhyIadmiredOdysseussomuchbecausehewasthepersonwhogottheidea。Thankstothehorse,theten-yearwarcametoanendatlast。Ifyouwanttoknowhowthewoodenhorseworked,justreadthebook。

TheancientGreeksbelievedthatthegodsandgoddessesalsoplayedimportantrolesintheorigin,processandendingofthewholestory。

Thestoryofthegoldenapplewassuchanexample。WhenEris,thegoddessofargumentanddisagreement,threwoutthegoldenappletoaweddingceremonyonMountOlympus,adisputehappened。Hera,thequeenofgods,Athena,thegoddessofwisdom,andAphrodite,thegoddessofloveandbeauty,wereallinvolvedintheargumentfortheapple。Noneofthemwaswillingtogiveway,sotheyturnedtoParisforafinaljudgment。TemptedbyAphrodite’sbeautyandpromise,Parishandedtheappletoher。Tokeepherword,AphroditehelpedhimtogetHelen,themostbeautifulwomanintheworld,ashiswife。Thatwasthecauseofthewar。

Paris’schoiceobviouslyannoyedtheothertwogoddesses。Soduringthewar,theyhelpedtheGreekalliancearmywhilesomeothergods,suchasApolloandAphrodite,guardedTroy。WhenParisdueledwithHelen’sformerhusbandMenelaus,AphroditesavedPariswhenhewasabouttobefinishedoff。

Aftertheduelbetweenthosetwopeople,therewasatrucebetweentheGreekallianceandTroy。However,bothHeraandAthenawerenothappytoseeit。HerapursuedherhusbandZEUS:“Now,willyousendAthenatomaketheTroyjansbreakthepeace?”(Page22)ThenwithZeus’spermission,AthenawentdowntostartthewaragainandfinallyshebroughttheGreekstosuccess。 chr()chr()12
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