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Reading Report

Title: Around the World in 80 Days

Author: Jules Verme

Publisher: World Publishing Company

Summary:

It is a story about Phileas Fogg’s story. Mr. Fogg lived in Saville Street with his

servant. He is a member of the Reform Club, and always plays whist with partners.

Mr. Fogg had lots of money, but he never greed. His lifestyle is to be eccentric ,

because he had a precise life, even to the minute. He had dismissed his servant,

and Passepartout instead of him. One day, Mr. Fogg unusually made a bet with his

partners: Around the world in 80 days.

Mr. Fogg made an estimate:

From London to Suez Canal and Brindisi, by rail and steamboats 7days;

From Suez to Bombay, by steamer 13days;

From Bombay to Calcutta, by rail 3days;

From Calcutta to Hong Kong, by steamer 13days;

From Hong Kong to Yokohama, by steamer 6days;

From Yokohama to San Francisco, by steamer 22days;

From San Francisco to New York, by rail 7days;

From New York to London, by steamer and rail 9days.

Total: 80days.

Then, Mr. Fogg had an adventure with his servant Passepartout. On the way,

Mr. Fogg rescued Aouda, be suspected to a thieve by Fix and so on.

At last, they were late, but only five minutes. But on the tomorrow night,

they knew that they were early for a day! And it was just 10 minutes, and they went to

the club quickly, finally they won the bet! But why did they be wrong? Original they

gone towards the sun, and have gone each degree, they have gotten four minutes!

The story moves along at a comfortable pace and not seems too slow, while the

characters are developed well .As with any book there are things that could be

criticized about it, but all in all, that is wonderful and it doesn’t really seem to have

suffered at all with the passage of more than a century. Perhaps, that’s the reason why

Verne’s novels have won great popularity all over the world ever since they were

published.

Shining points:

words:

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lavish avaricious mysterious prediction dismiss omnibus interior

savage constant complexion reflection

sentences:

The weather is very good, be in smooth water. Phileas Fogg, what are you doing:

walking on the deck? In appreciation of the beauty of the sea? No, he is not in the

least interested in these. He sat in the restaurant to eat, for the wonderful sights along

the way completely indifferent, even want to bother to think about.

If people in this life even if it is odd, it should also be recognized: the wacky but

also has its own interest.

Up to fifty-fifth seconds of time, only to hear the voice of thunderous applause,

outside, cheers, with curses, the noise grew louder, as one falls, continuously. Five

gentleman stood up.

The fifty-seventh second time, the hall door opened, the pendulum had not had

time to ring sixtieth, a group of fanatical masses surrounded by Phileas Fogg rushed

into the hall.

You know, we are the friends is a very strange man. His punctuality, this is be

known to all. He never arrives too soon, it is not too late.

第二篇：《八十天环游世界》读后感

《八十天环游世界》读后感

人的一生总会有许多磨难，有许多风波。《八十天环游世界》描写了福克先生凭着坚定的意志，克服了无数的阻碍，终于在八十天内环游地球一周，在当时的情况下，这是非常困难的，可福克先生就是勇于挑战，来体现人生的价值，赢下了这个被认为“不可能赢”的赌注。

斐利亚克先生是本文的主人公，人们只知道他是一位豪爽君子，而福克先生却不爱与人交往，沉默寡言，生活很有规律，一举一动总是那样标准而刻板，在俱乐部里，他和自己的四个牌友打下了一个两万英镑的赌注——用八十天的时间环游地球一周，虽然这个赌听起来十分荒唐，但最后福克先生还是成功了，这一路上，真可谓是惊心动魄：他被误认为偷走千万英镑的盗贼,在火车上铁轨突然中断时时刻刻都有生命危险，可这并没有阻挡福克先生的脚步，最后,他终于成功了！

读到这里，我觉得福克先生的这个赌的却有些古怪，但他却证明了人类可以凭着智慧与毅力克服任何困难，这是我感到了做事只要坚持不退缩，什么事都能完成，这就是福克先生，在这次世界之旅后留给我们的启示啊！