1、Black Beautybeginning with his carefree days as a foal on an English farm,to his difficult life pulling cabs in London,to his happy retirement in the country.Along the way,he meets with many hardships and recounts many tales of cruelty and kindness.Each short chapter recounts an incident in Black Be
2、autys life containing a lesson or moral typically related to the kindness,sympathy,and understanding treatment of horses.Anna.Seville(Anna Sewell)was born in 1820 in Norfolk and died in 1878.For the human outcry of animal cruelty,who wrote black beauty(Black Beauty),in order to persuade people to ha
3、ve mercy.This was when she was suffering from a serious illness took 6 years to write,is the only book she wrote.She died shortly after the book was published,and since then,the book has sold more than 3,000 copies.Book is a second half of the 19th century European literary sensation classic childre
4、ns novel.The black horse in Europe and America often sell briskly,wake up generation after generation of readers to understand all the dumb animals.NEW WORDSNEW WORDSstream n.河，川，溪gallop v.飞奔，疾驰sensible adj.有判断力的，敏感的trot v.小跑dull adj.不清楚的，晦暗的race off v.全速跑去strap n.带，皮带rein n.缰绳tremble v.发抖，震动stable
5、n.马厩groom n.马夫pony n.小马，驹go off v.(枪)想起，被发射pull up v.停下whip v.鞭打bad-tempered adj.坏脾气的crossroads n.交叉路口sharply adv.狠狠地，很痛地drown v.溺死chief adj.主要的restless adj.烦躁不安的untie v.松开，解开for ones life 拼命地flat adj.平坦in good condition 处于好状态GOOD SENTENCTSGOOD SENTENCTSThe first place I can remember well was a plea
6、sant field with a pond of clear water in it.Trees made shadows over the pond,and water plants grew at the deep end.On one side was another field,and on the other side we looked over a gate at our masters house,which stood by the roadside.At the top of our field were more tall trees,and at the bottom
7、 was a fast-running stream.After reading this book,one may admire Black Beautys strong will,persistence,and loyalty,or feel sympathetic on him and feel happy for him to get a happy ending.However,it needs our deeper thinking,a much deeper thinking.In fact,Sewell doesnt only focus on showing Black Be
8、autys great characteristics.By telling Black Beautys whole life story,she aimed at revealing the hard life of animals at that time and altering us the crime of those who abuse animals.MY FEELINGMY FEELINGAt last,I want to conclude by a sentence from this book,“there is no religion without love,and people may talk as much as they like about their religion,but if it dose not teach them to be good and kind to other animals as well as humans,it is all a shame”thank you
