猴爪英文读后感

猴爪英文读后感

【篇一：猴爪读后感】

daydreaming or fighting

just in accordance with the book’s name, i thought it would be a story about animals, and then, when i read it, i thought it was a mastery novel. however, i know it is a book about human nature after i read it. it is said that a good book is a good friend. now let me share with you the story the money’s paw.

the monkey’s paw was written by jacobs who was a famous writer in england. it tells us that in a cold and dark night, the whites got the monkey’s paw giving by a friend of old mr. white, tom. tom said that this special and magical paw can give three wishes to three people, and realize them as well, but these wishes cannot bring happiness for the family. (and at this very moment, i thought if i can make three wishes, and all of them will come true. then what do i want? money, a car, or a big house? as a matter of fact, i don’t know. ) and mr. white’s families don’t believe in the power of the paw. therefore, they made a wish to have a lot of money, about thirty thousand pounds. how greedy they are!

the next day, their only son herbert died in a machine when he was working. so i thought the following was a wonderful plot. the boss of the firm wanted to help them at that unhappy time. he gave them a large sum of money

——thirty thousand pounds! i held my breath, what a frightening story it is! so it comes to the truth: the end of a dream! mr. white and his wife lost their dear son forever. what a great loss for the wishes! anything is useless this time. i want to say it is a tragedy of human nature. easy come, easy go. you have to pay a lot of price for something of value. at that moment, i couldn’t help thinking of my own studying. i always make full use of my time before exams. and at that time, i am thirsty for a kind of strong memory and a satisfying result, even i often hope i can look for somebody for help or something can meet my wishes like the monkey’s paw. but it is impossible!

never sit there daydreaming! let’s forget about the monkey’s paw. study hard and fight for our own dreams! if i can make three wishes, i think they will be realizing reality, catching up with reality and exceeding reality.

双语学院

1110班

孙雪

9

【篇二：猴爪.1英文版】

简 介

你可以许三个愿，你可以要世界上存在的三样东西，你的愿望将变为现实。你会说，这在现实世界是不可能发生的。那么，好好想想吧。你能要什么？你想要什么？

当你许愿的时候，这仅仅是个开始。当你改变了一样东西，接着你会改变世界上的每一样东西。一个变化引起另一个变化。谁又能知道这些变化又将在哪里结束？

在这个故事中，怀特一家可以许三个愿，但他们犯了一个小小的错误。他们的第一个愿望变成了现实。接着，顷刻间，他们的生活陷入了一场可怕的恶梦??

雅各布斯（1863-1943）是一位短篇小说作家。《猴爪》是他的最有名的小说之一。

chapter 1

第一章

it was cold and dark out in the road and the rain did not stop for a minute．but in the little living－room of number 12 castle road it was nice and warm．old mr white and his son， herbert， played chess and mrs white sat and watched them． the old woman was happy because her husband and her son were good friends and they liked to be together．herberts a good son， she thought．we waited a long time for him and i was nearly forty when he was born， but we are a happy family． and old mrs white smiled．

这是一条又冷又暗的道路，雨一刻也没有停止。但是在城堡路12号的一间客厅里却舒适而温暖。老怀特先生和他的儿子赫伯特正在下棋，怀特夫人坐着看。老妇人很愉快，因为丈夫和

儿子关系友好（是好朋友）并且喜欢在一起。赫伯特是个好儿子，她想。“他让我们等了很长时间，我将近40岁才生下他，但是我们的家庭很幸福，”老怀特夫人微笑了。

it was true．herbert was young and he laughed a lot， but his mother and his father laughed with him． they had not got much money， but they were a very happy little family．

这是事实。赫拍特年轻爱笑，而且他母亲和父亲和他一起笑。他们的钱不多，但是他们是个很幸福的小家庭。

the two men did not talk because they played carefully． the room was quiet， but the noise of the rain was worse now and they could hear it on the windows． suddenly old mr white looked up．listen to the rain！ he said．

两个不说话因为他们在认真地下棋。房间里安静，但是下雨声更烈，他们能听到雨敲打在窗户上（的声音）。突然老怀特抬头看，“听这雨！”他说。

yes， its a bad night， herbert answered．its not a good night to be out． but is your friend， tom morris，coming tonight？

“是的，是个糟糕的晚上，”赫伯特回答。“今晚不适合出去。但是你的朋友汤姆莫里斯今晚要来吗？”

yes， thats right． hes coming at about seven oclock，the old man said．but perhaps this rain?

“是的，今晚。他大约7点钟到”老男人说。“但是可能这雨??”

mr white did not finish because just then the young man heard a noise．

怀特先生没说完，因为正在那时年轻人听见一个声响。

listen！herbert said．theres someone at the door now．

“听！”赫伯特说，“现在有人在门口。”

i didnt hear a noise， his father answered， but he got up from his chair and went to open the front door． mrs white got up too and began to put things away．

“我没听见声响”，他父亲回答，但是他从椅子中起来走过去打开前门。怀特夫人也起来收拾好东西。

mr white said，come in， come in， tom． its wonderful to see you again． what a bad night！ give me your coat and then come into the living－room． its nice and warm in there．

怀特先生说：“汤姆，请进，请进。再见到你太好。多糟糕的晚上！把外套给我到客厅来。那儿又舒适又暖和。”

the front door was open， and in the living-room mrs white and herbert felt the cold． then mr white came back into the living－room with a big，red-faced man．

前门开了，客厅里的怀特夫人和赫伯特感到一股寒冷。那时怀特先生和一个大块头、脸庞发红的男人来到客厅。

this is tom morris， mr white told his wife and son． we were friends when we were young． we worked together before tom went to india． tom， this is my wife and this is our son， herbert．

“这是汤姆莫里斯，”怀特先生向妻子和儿子介绍。“我们年轻的时候是朋友。汤姆去印度之前我们一起工作过。汤姆，这是我的妻子和儿子。”

pleased to meet you， tom morris said．

“很高兴见到你们，”汤姆说。

pleased to meet you， mr morris， mrs white answered．please come and sit down． “很高兴见到你，莫里斯先生，”怀特夫人回答，“请过来坐下。”

yes， come on， tom， mr white said．over here．its nice and warm．

“好，过来，汤姆，”怀特生生说，“这边来，这里又舒适又暖和。”

thank you，the big man answered and he sat down．

“谢谢，”大块头男人回答，坐下。

lets have some whisky，old mr white said．you need something to warm you

on a cold night． he got out a bottle of whisky and the two old friends began to drink and talk． the little family listened with interest to this visitor from far away and he told them many strange stories．

“我们喝点威士忌吧，”老怀特说，“在寒冷的夜晚里你需要暖和一下。”他取出一瓶威士忌，两个老朋友边喝边谈。小家庭都对这个来自远方的访客感兴趣，他们听他讲述了许多奇异的故事。

chapter 2

第二章

after some time tom morris stopped talking and mr white said to his wife and son，tom was a soldier in india for twenty-one years． india is a wonderful country．

过了一段时间，汤姆莫里斯人停止谈话，怀特先生对妻子和儿子说，“汤姆是呆在印度二十年的一个军人。印度是一个奇妙的国家。”

yes，herbert said．id like to go there．

“是的，”赫伯特说，“我想去了那儿。”

oh， herbert！ his mother cried． she was afraid because she did not want to lose her son． “哦，赫伯特！”他母亲叫了起来。她害怕因为她不想失去儿子。

i wanted to go to india too，her husband said， but?

“我也想去印度，”她丈夫说，“但是??”

its better for you here！ the soldier said quickly．

“你在这儿比较好！”这位军人迅速说。

but you saw a lot of strange and wonderful things in india ．i want to see them too one day， mr white said．

“但是你在印度看到了很多奇异而美妙的事情。有一天我也想去看看，”怀特先生说。 the soldier put down his whisky．no！ he cried．stay here ！

军人放下他的威士忌。“不要！”他大声喊道，“呆在这里！”

old mr white did not stop．but your stories were interesting， he said to tom morris．what did you begin to say about a monkeys paw？

老怀特没有停住。“但是你的故事很有趣，”他对汤姆莫里斯说，“你开始说过有关猴拟爪的什么事情？”

nothing！ morris answered quickly．well?nothing important．

“没有什么事！”莫里斯迅速回答，“哦，无关紧要。”

a monkeys paw？ mrs white said．

“一只猴爪？”怀特夫人问。

come on， mr morris！ tell us about it， herbert said．

“继续，莫里斯先生！给我们讲讲，”赫伯特说。

morris took his whisky in his hand， but suddenly he put it down again．slowly he put his hand into the pocket of his coat and the white family watched him．

莫里斯手里拿起威士忌，但是突然又把他放下。他慢慢地把手伸进外衣的口袋里，怀特一家人注视着他。

what is it？ what is it？ mrs white cried．

“是什么，是什么？”怀特夫人叫道。

morris said nothing． he took his hand out of his pocket．the white family watched carefully-and in the soldiers hand they saw something little and dirty．

莫里斯什么没有说。他从口袋里拿出手。怀特一家仔细地注视着他——在这个军人手中他们看到了小而脏的东西。

mrs white moved back， afraid， but her son，herbert，took it and looked at

it carefully． 怀特夫人退了退，有些害怕，但是他的儿子，赫伯特拿过来仔细地看。

well，what is it？mr white asked his friend．

“哦，这是什么？”怀特先生问他的朋友。

look at it， the soldier answered．its a little paw?a monkeys paw．

“看吧，”军人回答，“这是一只小爪子??一只猴子的爪。”

a monkeys paw！herbert said-and he laughed．why do you carry a monkeys paw in your pocket，mr morris？ he asked the old soldier．

“猴爪！”赫伯特说着笑了。“为什么你把一只猴爪放在口袋里，莫里斯先生？”他问这位老军人。

well，you see， morris said，this monkeys paw is magic！

“哦，你看，”莫里斯说，“这只猴爪有魔力！”

herbert laughed again， but the soldier said，dont laugh，boy．remember， youre young．im old now and in india i saw many strange things． he stopped talking for a minute and then he said，this monkeys paw can do strange and wonderful things． an old indian gave the

paw to one of my friends． my friend was a soldier too． this paw is magic

because it can give three wishes to three people．

赫伯特又笑了，但是军人说，“不要笑，孩子。记住，你还年轻。我现在老了，在印度我看到许多奇异的事情。”他的话停了一会又说，“这只猴爪能做奇异而精彩的事情。一个老印度人把这只猴爪给了我一个朋友。我的朋友也是一个军人。这只猴爪有魔力是因为它能实现三个人的三个愿望。”

wonderful！herbert said．

“太妙了！”赫伯特说。

but these three wishes dont bring happiness，the soldier said．the old indian wanted to teach us something-its never good to want to change things．

“但是这三个愿望不能带来幸福，”军人说，“老印度人想教给我们一些事情——改变事情决不会好。”

well， did your friend have three wishes？ herbert asked the old soldier．

“哦，你的朋友有三个愿望吗？”赫伯特问老军人。

yes，morris answered quietly．and his third and last wish was to die！

“是的，”莫里斯快速回答，“他的第三个也是最后愿望就是去死！”

mr and mrs white listened to the story and they felt afraid， but herbert asked，

and did he die？

怀特先生和夫人听着这个故事，他们感到了恐惧。但是赫伯特问，“他融会贯通了吗？” yes， he did， morris said． he had no family， so his things came to me when he died． the monkeys paw was with his things， but he told me about it before he died， tom morris finished quietly．

“是的，他做了，”莫里斯说，“他没有家庭，于是他死后他的东西给了我，就是猴爪和他的其他东西，但是他临死前告诉我了这件事，”汤姆莫里斯很快说完了。

what were his first two wishes， then？ herbert asked． what did he ask for？

“他的前两个愿望是什么，然后呢？”赫伯特问，“他要求了什么？”

i dont know． he didnt want to tell me， the soldier answered．

“我不知道，他不想告诉我。”军人回答。

for a minute or two everybody was quiet， but then herbert said， and you， mr morris ：did you have three wishes？

大约一两分钟大家都安静了，但是此后赫伯特说，“你呢，莫里斯先生，你有三个愿望吗？”

yes， i did， morris answered．i was young． i wanted many things-a fast car， money? morris stopped for a minute and then he said with difficulty，my wife and

my young son died in an accident in the car． without them i didnt want the money， so， in the end， i wished to lose it． but it was too late．my wife and my child were dead．

“是的，我做了，”莫里斯先生回答。“我当时年轻。我想要很多东西——一辆快车，财富??”莫里斯停了一会儿然后他吃力地说，“我的妻子和幼子因为事故死于车内。没有了他们我不想要什么财富了，于是，最后，我许愿让它（财富）消失。但是一切太迟了。我妻子和儿子已经死了。”

the room was very quiet． the white family looked at the unhappy face of the old soldier． 房间里很安静。怀特一家看着老军人不快乐的脸。

此时怀特先生说，“现在你还想要猴爪吗？你不需要它了。你可以把它给某个人。“ how can i give it to someone？the soldier said．the monkeys paw brings unhappiness with

it．

“我怎么能把它给别人？”军人回答，“这只猴爪会带来不幸。”

well， give it to me， mr white said．perhaps this time it?

“那好，给我吧，”怀特先生说。“也许这次它??”

no！ tom morris cried．youre my friend． i cant give it to you．then，after a minute，he said，i cant give it to you，but，of course you can take it from

me．but remember-this monkeys paw brings unhappiness！

“不！”汤姆莫里斯叫道，“你是我的朋友。我不能给你。”然后，过了一会儿，他说，“我不能把它给你，但是，当然你可能从我这儿拿走他。但是记住——这只猴爪（会）带来不幸。

old mr white did not listen and he did not think．quickly， he put out his hand， and he took the paw．

老怀特没有说也没有想，他迅速地伸出手，拿走猴爪。

tom morris looked unhappy，but mr white did not want to wait．

汤姆莫里斯看上去不高兴，但是怀特先生不想等。

what do i do now？ he asked his friend．

“现在我做什么？”他问他的朋友（汤姆）。

yes， come on， father， herbert said．make a wish！ and he laughed．

“是的，来吧，父亲，”赫伯特说，“许个愿！”他笑了。

the soldier said nothing and mr white asked him again，what do i do now？

军人一语不发，怀特又问他，“现在我做什么？”

at first the old soldier did not answer， but in the end he said quietly，ok． but remember！ be careful！ think before you make your wish.

开始老军人不回答，但是最后他平静地说，“ok。但是记住！注意！许愿前想好。” yes， yes， mr white said．

“好的，好的，”怀特先生说。

take the paw in your right hand and then make your wish， but?tom morris began． “把猴爪放在右手然后许愿，但是??”汤姆莫里斯开始说。

yes， we know， herbert said．be careful！

“好的，我们知道了，”赫拍特说，“会谨慎的！”

just then old mrs white stood up and she began to get the dinner． her husband looked at her．then he smiled and said to her，come on．help me ！what can i wish for？ we need money，of course．

正在这时怀特夫人站起来准备餐饭（正餐）。他的丈夫看着她，那时他微笑着对她说，“过来，帮帮我！我能许什么愿呢，当然，我们需要钱。”

mrs white laughed， but she thought for a minute and then she said，well， im getting old now and sometimes its difficult to do everything．perhaps i need four hands and not two． yes， ask the paw to give me two more hands．

怀特夫人笑了，但是她想了一会儿然后说，“哦，我现在变老了，做事情时往往困难。也许我需要四只手而不是两只。”

ok， then， her husband said， and he took the monkeys paw in his right hand．everybody watched him and for a minute he waited． then he opened his mouth to make his wish．

“ok，那么，”她丈夫说，他把猴爪放在右手。大家注视着他，他等了一会儿。然后他张口许愿。

【篇三：神秘的猴爪(中英文对照)[1]】

那时候，我们看电影??

1952届 陈天权

好几年没进电影院了。去年中秋节，因为儿子、儿媳出国，只留下孙女一人在附中读高三。怕她寂寞，我和妻子陪她看了一场电影。看的是《画皮》，每张票60元，孙女还要吃点零食，总共花了200多元钱。尽管心疼，但对现在的独生子女，有时还不得不有点妥协；何况，孩子平时学习紧张，特别到了高三，压力更大，也很少有机会看电影。不过心里总想，怎么现在看场电影都成了高档消费?一般百姓、学生怎么承受得了!于是，我想起我们在附中求学的日子，那时候，我们看电影??

抗战结束后，我们进了附中。因为文化生活贫乏，看电影就成了中学生课外求知的重要途径，一般同学每周都要看一两场。尽管同学们多不富裕，但当时附中的同学团结友爱，没有什

么“门第”观念，有钱的和贫穷的往往邀约同去，何况还有很多省钱的办法：那时电影院放电影，都是定时的，每天下午一场(日场)，晚上两场(夜场)；星期天上午加映两场“早场”，票价只是日场和夜场的一半。电影票是分等级的，票价最低的是“正厅前座”，学生们最讲究实际，只要能看，就买最便宜的票。刚进中学时，年龄小、个子矮，可以两个人坐一个座位，或是在两个位子中间加个人，这为当时的“不成文法”所默认，电影院的工作人员是不会干涉的。同学们看电影一般都用课余时间，逃课看电影的没有，逃晚自习的也极少，不像现在那些泡“网吧”的学生那样胆大，大家都很珍惜宝贵的学习时间。

那时的昆明，人口不过三四十万，却有六七家电影院：南屏、大光明、昆明、长城、祥云、大众??除了“南屏”外，其余的解放后都改了革命的名称：“星火”、“新昆明”、“人民”、“红旗”、“五一”。著名女实业家刘淑清创办的南屏电

影院之所以没改名，可能因为当时被誉为“东亚第一影院”，算是昆明的一张文化名片。南屏和大光明，主要放映外国影片，绝大部分是好莱坞的，偶尔也放英国片，记得还看过一部苏联神话片《宝石花》。昆明电影院专放国产新片。其他几家影院称为“二轮”，放的都是别的影院放过的旧片。附中的同学普遍喜欢看外国电影，因为看电影除了增加知识、丰富文化生活外，大家都希望通过它学习英语。外语片那时没有“华语对白”，是由电影院聘请翻译家译成汉语后，做成幻灯，配合影片放映的。像南屏、大光明这样的一流影院，翻译的水平是很高的。我们附中同学的家长、解放后在云南大学外语系任教授的鲍志一先生，就曾经兼任过南屏电影院的翻译。当然不能要求翻译看一两遍就能逐字逐句把影片的对白翻译出来，但影片的情节却要交代清楚，重要的对白必须符合原文。我们那时看过的电影，战争题材占很大比重。例如反映西班牙内战的《战地钟声》，反映二战欧洲战场的《守望莱茵》、《天快亮了》、《北菲谍影》(现译名《卡萨布兰卡》)，反映亚洲战场的《跨海平魔》《海底肉弹》(现译名《紧急下潜》)等，至今记忆犹新。

世界文学名著改编的电影给了我们丰富的精神食粮，例如莎士比亚的《铸情》(即《罗米欧与朱丽叶》)、《王子复仇记》(即《哈姆雷特》)，狄更斯的《孤星血泪》(即《远大前程》)，夏洛蒂姐妹的《简．爱》《呼啸山庄》和海明威的《战地钟声》(即《丧钟为谁而敲》)等，我们年轻时就很熟悉。

我们还看过许多经典电影，例如卓别林的《大独裁者》、《淘金记》，音乐传记片《翠堤春晓》(斯特劳斯的传记)、《一曲难忘》(肖邦的传记)，动画大师沃特．迪斯尼的成名作《幻想曲》和后来许多有名的卡通片，如《白雪公主》。

中国电影虽然看得不多，但《一江春水向东流》《八千里路云和月》《遥远的爱》等经典电影，附中同学还是很熟悉的。

我记得还看过里根的两部影片：《杀人者》和《血溅虎头门》，情节已经记不清了。真没想到，这位二战时期好莱坞的二流演员，三十年后居然当上了美国总统，还深受美国人民的欢迎。这大概正体现了美国社会的“不拘一格降人才”。 当然，我们也看过许多乱七八糟的歌舞片、打斗片、滑稽片、言情片??过了几十年，都没有什么印象了。但是，回想起来，按照今天的标准，几乎没有一部称得上是黄色或黑色的影片，因为当时即使是好莱坞的电影最多也只有接吻镜头，还没有什么“床上戏”!至于暴力镜头，也没有给人以血腥的感觉。 解放以后，好莱坞的影片被禁映了；抗美援朝时期，在知识分子群体中开展了反对“崇美、羡美、恐美”的思想教育运动，好莱坞影片成了被批判的标靶。记得当时在报刊上“示众”的有代表性的影片有：《乱世佳人》即《飘》，“维护奴隶制度”；《战地钟声》，“宣扬个人英雄主义”；《出水芙蓉》则是典型的“色情影片”。我们按照党的要求，努力和这些资本主义的东西划清界限，清除它们的毒素，虽然从“理性上似乎明白了，但其实感情上总是有割舍不断的联系。改革开放以后，重新观看了这些影片，觉得都是很优秀的。

其实，就是当时也并不是人人都否定这些影片的。1956年，周恩来和陈毅在广州讲了要给知识分子“脱帽加冕”，使中国知识分子感受到短暂春天的温暖，我有幸得到这一生第一次，也是唯一一次免费疗养的机会，地点在昆明解放军第20疗养院。碰巧肖华将军和苏军总顾问也同时在那里疗养。于是，疗养院里每天都有晚会，不是舞会，就是演出，或是放映“内部电影”。有一天我们居然看了《战地钟声》!影片放完后，肖华将军当众对大家说：“人家20年前就能拍出这么好的电影，真了不起，我们中国电影还差得远呢!”我当时就纳闷：怎么报刊公开批判的东西，部队领导同志还评价那么高?若干年后我才知道，文化批判是为政治服务的!