Tell them the story

——A tale of two cities

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To those who doesn’t know the story ,we must let them know, there was once a different world than the one they see ……A crazy ,dark and cold society ,where many people—— the beautiful , the innocent ,and the good were sentenced to death by the crazy , unreasoning “good” citizens . Let them know, there was once a kind gentleman, who touch people’s spirit and hearts deeply……

It was a novel based on the French Revolution in the late 1800s. In that terrible time, every moment was full of great fear. Before that great revolution, the common people, especially the peasants, were poor, hungry and unhappy. The king and the noble men maltreated the poor in many ways but they had never felt a little ashamed, on the contrary they thought they could do bad things in the nature of things.

The Marquis of Evremonde was the representative of the hateful noble men. He and his brother killed a beautiful girl ,her brother ,and her father .Dr Manette ,who knew their scandals clearly ,was put into prison for no good reasons for 18 years .During the dark and long period ,he was mentally and physically damaged . Her daughter, Lucie ,was a gentle and beautiful girl .She was loved by two young gentlemen at the same time——Charles Darnay and Sydney Carton .Though Charles was a

French man and Sydney was an Englishman, the two men looked like each other very much, but Lucie only fell in love with Charles .On the day of Lucie’s marriage to Charles Darnay, Charles told Dr Manette that he was the nephew of The Marquis of Evremonde. In order to save his daughter’s happiness, Dr Manette put his hate for the hateful family aside and pretended to know nothing. Try to think about it ,in those years that was full of anger and revenge ,if a person were treated like that ,he must hate the whole family of the noble extremely, just like Madame Defarge, whose family was destroyed by The Evremondes brother ,but he forgave him! We can see how calm and wise Dr Manette was . But the past hadn’t disappeared and been forgotten ,the terrible thing was waiting for them ——because of his special status, Charles ,who was very kind to others and did everything he could to redeem his family’s crime ,was sentenced to death! Sadness hang over them day and night ,and hero always appear at this time ——Sydney Carton .

“ Darnary counted the hours——nine, gone for ever, ten, eleven, twelve, gone for ever”, in fact ,he counted the time for Sydney ——the brave man would give his life to keep her dear Lucie’s love alive. In the prison, he made Charles aswoon and put on Darnary’s clothes. When Charles was safe, he waited for death lonely and calmly. Then he met with an innocent pure girl, they gave encouragement to each other so when they faced death they wouldn’t be too afraid. The atmosphere

around the Guillotine was terrible, but Sydney was very calm——he died for love! He knew that what matters are the lives we touch when we are alive.

“It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done; it is a far ,far better rest that I go to, than I have ever known.” He could never see his dear motherland, England, but he had a hope for the bright future——a happy and peaceful life in his motherland ,and all over the world.

Let’s tell them the story , and pray for the unforgettable man : Explain that life a gift we must cherish

And that we mustn’t be selfish when it is time to let go

第二篇：双城记英文读后感-a tale of two cities

Tell them the story

——A tale of two cities

英语师范061 康婷婷 0607012030

To those who doesn’t know the story ,we must let them know, there was once a different world than the one they see ……A crazy ,dark and cold society ,where many people—— the beautiful , the innocent ,and the good were sentenced to death by the crazy , unreasoning “good” citizens . Let them know, there was once a kind gentleman, who touch people’s spirit and hearts deeply……

It was a novel based on the French Revolution in the late 1800s. In that terrible time, every moment was full of great fear. Before that great revolution, the common people, especially the peasants, were poor, hungry and unhappy. The king and the noble men maltreated the poor in many ways but they had never felt a little ashamed, on the contrary they thought they could do bad things in the nature of things.

The Marquis of Evremonde was the representative of the hateful noble men. He and his brother killed a beautiful girl ,her brother ,and her father .Dr Manette ,who knew their scandals clearly ,was put into prison for no good reasons for 18 years .During the dark and long period ,he was mentally and physically damaged . Her daughter, Lucie ,was a gentle and beautiful girl .She was loved by two young gentlemen at the same time——Charles Darnay and Sydney Carton .Though Charles was a French man and Sydney was an Englishman, the two men looked like each other very much, but Lucie only fell in love with Charles .On the day of Lucie’s marriage to Charles Darnay, Charles told Dr Manette that he was the nephew of The Marquis of Evremonde. In order to save his daughter’s happiness, Dr Manette put his hate for the hateful family aside and pretended to know nothing. Try to think about it ,in those years that was full of anger and revenge ,if a person were treated like that ,he must hate the whole family of the noble extremely, just like Madame Defarge, whose family was destroyed by The Evremondes brother ,but he forgave him! We can see how calm and wise Dr Manette was . But the past hadn’t disappeared and been forgotten ,the terrible thing was waiting for them ——because of his special status, Charles ,who was very kind to others and did everything he could to redeem his family’s crime ,was sentenced to death! Sadness hang over them day and night ,and hero always appear at

this time ——Sydney Carton .

“ Darnary counted the hours——nine, gone for ever, ten, eleven, twelve, gone for ever”, in fact ,he counted the time for Sydney ——the brave man would give his life to keep her dear Lucie’s love alive. In the prison, he made Charles aswoon and put on Darnary’s clothes. When Charles was safe, he waited for death lonely and calmly. Then he met with an innocent pure girl, they gave encouragement to each other so when they faced death they wouldn’t be too afraid. The atmosphere around the Guillotine was terrible, but Sydney was very calm——he died for love! He knew that what matters are the lives we touch when we are alive.

“It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done; it is a far ,far better rest that I go to, than I have ever known.” He could never see his dear motherland, England, but he had a hope for the bright future——a happy and peaceful life in his motherland ,and all over the world.

Let’s tell them the story , and pray for the unforgettable man :

Explain that life a gift we must cherish

And that we mustn’t be selfish when it is time to let go