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新教材·英语 必修·第二册[译林版]
Section Ⅳ Extended reading & Project
The Old Man and the Sea
《老人与海》
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Ernest Hemingway (18991961), an American writer of novels and short stories, is well thought of for his unique writing style.
欧内斯特·海明威(1899~1961),美国长篇、短篇小说作家,以其独特的写作风格而著称。
He is extremely good at describing the adventures of tough men who he believes “can be destroyed but not defeated”.
他非常擅长描写硬汉们的冒险,他认为这些人“可以被摧毁,但不能被打败”。
The Old Man and the Sea, one of his most important novels, tells the story of a fisherman named Santiago.
《老人与海》,他最重要的小说之一,讲述了一个名叫圣地亚哥的渔民的故事。
After coming in emptyhanded for eightyfour days, Santiago attempts to catch a huge fish.
在84天空手而归之后,圣地亚哥试图抓住一条大鱼。
词句自测
①extremely adv. 极其,非常,极端
②destroy vt. 摧毁,毁灭,破坏
③defeat vt. 击败,战胜 n. 失败,战败;击败
④attempt vt.& n. 努力,尝试,试图
The fish was coming in on his circle now calm and beautiful looking and only his great tail moving.
这条鱼转着圈过来了,看上去很平静,很美丽,只有它的大尾巴在动。
The old man pulled on him all that he could to bring him closer.
老人用尽全身力气把它拉得更近些。
For just a moment the fish turned a little on his side.
有那么一会儿,鱼侧了一下身子。
Then he straightened himself and began another circle.
然后它正了正身子,又开始转圈。
“I moved him,” the old man said. “I moved him then.”
“我拉动它了,”老人说。“那时候我拉动它了。”
词句自测
⑤straighten vt. 挺直;(使)变直,变正
⑥that he could是定语从句,修饰先行词all; could后省略动词pull。
He felt faint again now but he held on the great fish all the strain that he could.
他现在又感到头晕了,但他还是把那条大鱼尽量拉紧。
I moved him, he thought.
我拉动它了,他想。
Maybe this time I can get him over. Pull, hands, he thought. Hold up, legs. Last for me, head. Last for me. You never went. This time I'll pull him over.
也许这次我能把它拉上来。手,快点,他想。腿,挺住。脑袋,坚持住。坚持住。你从来没误过事。这次我要把它拉上来。
词句自测
⑦strain n. 用劲,使力;压力,拉力;重负
But when he put all of his effort on, starting it well out before the fish came alongside and pulling with all his strength, the fish pulled part way over and then righted himself and swam away.
可是,当他使出全身的力气,在那条鱼靠近之前就开始用尽全力拉线时,那条鱼中途就挣扎着偏向一边,然后正正身子,游走了。
“Fish,” the old man said.
老人说:“鱼啊。”
“Fish, yo