TheOldManandtheSea故事梗概英文版 .pdf

TheOldManandtheSea故事梗概英文版

TheOldManandtheSeaisthestoryofanepicstruggle

betweenanold,seasonedfishermanandthegreatestcatchof

hislife.Foreighty-fourdays,Santiago,anagedCubanfisherman,

hassetouttoseaandreturnedempty-handed.Soconspicuously

unluckyishethattheparentsofhisyoungdevotedapprentice

andfriend,Manolin,haveforcedtheboytoleavetheoldmanin

ordertofishinamoreprosperousboat.Nevertheless,theboy

continuestocarefortheoldmanuponhisreturneachnight.He

helpstheoldmantotehisgeartohisramshacklehut,secures

foodforhim,anddiscussesthelatestdevelopmentsinAmerican

baseball,especiallythetrialsoftheoldman’shero,Joe

DiMaggio.Santiagoisconfidentthathisunproductivestreakwill

sooncometoanend,andheresolvestosailoutfartherthan

usualthefollowingday.

Ontheeighty-fifthdayofhisunluckystreak,Santiagodoes

aspromised,sailinghisskifffarbeyondtheisland’sshallow

coastalwatersandventuringintotheGulfStream.Heprepares

hislinesanddropsthem.Atnoon,abigfish,whichheknowsis

amarlin,takesthebaitthatSantiagohasplacedonehundred

fathomsdeepinthewaters.Theoldmanexpertlyhooksthefish,

buthecannotpullitin.Instead,thefishbeginstopulltheboat.

Unabletotiethelinefasttotheboatforfearthefishwould

snapatautline,theoldmanbearsthestrainofthelinewithhis

shoulders,back,and

hands,readytogiveslackshouldthemarlinmakearun.The

fishpullstheboatallthroughtheday,throughthenight,through

anotherday,andthroughanothernight.Itswimssteadily

northwestuntilatlastittiresandswimseastwiththecurrent.The

entiretime,Santiagoenduresconstantpainfromthefishingline.

Wheneverthefishlunges,leaps,ormakesadashforfreedom,

thecordcutshimbadly.Although