老人与海英文PPT介绍.pptVIP

单击此处编辑母版文本样式 第二级 第三级 第四级 第五级 The Old Man and the Sea, is a story of friendship between a young boy and an fisherman tormented（折磨，纠缠） by hunger and weeks bad luck. Santiago, a once strong, proud man is coming to terms with his failing abilities and age. After many weeks of returning home to his small village, day after day with nothing in his boat, Santiago is forced to accept the other villagers small charities. He resolve(决定 ，决心） to sail far out to sea in search of a catch that will redeem （恢复，挽回）his self-confidence. Early the next morning, he descends（下降） to his fishing skiff小船，舟）, and rows （划船）out, into the dark sea, saying good-bye to his friend, the small boy, and the safety of the beach, perhaps for the last time. This story happened in 1940th near a Gulf Stream（墨西哥湾流） in Cuba（古巴）. The main character Santiago is an old man, who fishes alone in a skiff in the Gulf Stream and lives a small village. He is characterized as someone struggling against defeat. The second character Manolin is a young boy whom Santiago teaches to fish. The litter boy is his loyal friend. Language is great simplicity（简洁） and power.It is a song of praise of heroism. Later that day his luck turns and he hooks（钩，钓） the giant marlin（枪鱼，青枪鱼）. The battle（战斗） begins, not just with the fish, but with himself as well; the battle for his life, his regained（恢复，重新获得） youth and the return of his peers（凝视，同等） respect. For two days and two nights his adversary（对手，敌手） pulls him further out to sea. Memories of his youth fill his vision, memories of battles fought and of scars healed. （治愈，痊愈）For hours at a time the physical game, he convinces himself, is only winnable if he can triumph（胜利，凯旋） mentally. Unable to loosen or even adjust his grip,（握紧，柄 ）for fear that his foe（敌人，反对者） would sense his failing strength, Santiago is forced into a motionless prison, escape from which, is in the hands of his greatest adversary ever. The theme of the book is courage . It won the 1954