英语名著读书笔记 Three Days to See

第一篇：Three Days to See读书报告

reading report two

Three Days to See

by helen keller

one.helen keller, the woman and her works

helen keller, who was born on june 27, 1880, is a disabled educationalist.she is considered as one of the greatest people in america.she was born in tuscumbia, a little town of northern alabama.she suffered a high fever when she was only 19 months.it lasted for a few Days, and made her lose her eyesight and hearing.what a terrible thing we can not imagine!from then on, she started to live in a world without sunshine, without voice.and there are darkness and silence forever.fortunately, she never gave up living.with the help of a disabled teacher, annie sullivan, she learned a lot.she is well up in five kinds of languages.they are english, french, german, latin, and greek.finally, she becomes very successful.her experiences encourage many people all over the world.

two.brief introduction to Three Days to See

this book is about herself, and also, it is a representative of her essays.this book can be divided into seven chapters.the first one is about her childhood.she writes about the cause of her disabled, and the long way of curing sickness.next one is about annie sullivan, the same as helen.she gives love to helen, teaches her to make friends with nature, and makes her life full of happiness and joy.the third one is about her traveling, which makes her happy.the forth one is about her first time to speak and her struggling in the storm of life.the fifth is that she breaks through the adversity, and comes to the cambridge school.the sixth one is her time of enjoying life and the power of friendship.and the last chapter sums up the whole content.it is about her dream.what if there are Three Days.she will treasure everyday and See the beautiful world.

Three.what i learned from the novel

it is really a big destroy for a 19-month girl to be disabled.but it is sullivan, the angle, helps her out, and gives hope to her.these two people are positive to life.

they are not defeated by the disease and pain.it can courage us healthy people to live a better life.we should not complain about how terrible our life is, and how difficult the things we face with are.because at least we can hear the voice, we can See the world, we can walk, and we can run.we should learn to be grateful.as a deaf and blind people, it is difficult to understand what others is saying and doing.sullivan teaches her words again and again, so she tries her best to recept and remember them.with the patiently help of sullivan, helen get over the difficulties, and she can speak fluently and clearly.she can ever speak five kinds of languages.so, nothing is impossible.helen is the example.no matter who you are, no matter you healthy or not, you can achieve your own succeed with hard working.sullivan gives her ……此处隐藏2528个字……p>

d. because health is important for our sight and hearing.

(3) which of the following would be a “blessing”(para.7), if they struck us for a few Days?

a. blindness and deafness.

b. sight and hearing

c. darkness and silence.

d. light and sound

(4) which of the following is not the means through which the author gets to know the personalities of her friends?

a. the thoughts they express to her.

b. a handclasp.

c. watching their reactions.

d. her feeling of their lips with her finger tips.

(5) what is the most impressive qualities of this essay?

a. humour

b. directness and sincerity.

c. variety of facts and examples.

d. skillful argument.

答案：（1）c 本文的主题是人们应该珍惜并充分利用所拥有的东西，如生命、视力、听力等。

a、b、d都 是文章的细节部分。

（2）b 作者认为，只有失去健康的人才知道健康的可贵，这正好说明了作者的观点：“只有失去了才知道可贵”。

（3）a 作者认为，如果每个人在刚刚成年时就过几天既盲又聋的日子，这对他们来说是一件幸事，因为只有这样他们才会更加珍惜他们的视力和听力。

（4）c作者是盲聋人，当然不会通过“看他们的反应”来了解朋友的个性。

（5）b本文作者以自己的亲身经历直率而真诚地阐明了自己的观点。

[1] thrilling 令人激动的

[2] specified time 特定的时间

[3] doomed man垂死的人

[4] sphere of activities 活动范围

[5] delimit 划清界限

[6] mortal beings 凡人

[7] vigor 元气, 活力

[8] panorama范围,全景

[9] motto 格言

[10] mellow醇的

[11] take?for granted 将?认为是注重的

[12] buoyant health 身强力壮

[13] vista前景

[14] lethargy 冷淡,冷漠

[15] faculty本能

[16] billings 节目程序

[17] impairment 损伤

[18] incredulous 不轻信的

[19] worthy of note 值得注意

[20] symmetry 对称

[21] birch 白桦

[22] shaggy表面粗糙的

[23] texture质地

[24] miracle 奇迹

[25] miracle 颤动

[26] pageant盛会

[27] gaze 凝视

[28] cherish珍爱

[29] compassion 怜悯

[30] personalities个性

[31] countenance 容颜

[32] subtleties 精明

[33] spectacular 壮观的

第五篇：Three Days to See

《Three Days to See》

"if i was reading the book of light after Three Days, i know and understand the helen keller........she is deaf in one class, but she didn't want to yield, but iraq, an optimistic attitude to face upwards of her voice that had no light and the world. she just rely on touch, became familiar in five languages, just learned scholars, and learned to speak, thus can better communicate with people, it is simply a miracle. she is happy "with" to overcome the defects of physiological caused pain, her attitude towards life and her efforts to make her world become colorful, full of songs and laughter.her story and her spirit moved me. at the same time, also let me back to their weaknesses and felt ashamed. i believe i'm helen keller. the enlightenment and deeds, i will never yield to pain and suffering and used to challenge fate.indeed we're lucky, we have good - a sound body, good learning environment, excellent teachers...from today, i must grasp every minute and second, don't let time wasted, don't wait until lost treasure!