文学经典赏析材料-英美文学

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1、BritishandAmericanLiterature,Spring2010TheOldManandtheSeaErnestHemingway(1899-1961)......WhenhesailedintothelittleharbourthelightsoftheTerracewereoutandhekneweveryonewasinbed.Thebreezehadrisensteadilyandwasblowingstronglynow.Itwasquietintheharbourthoughandhesailedupontotheli

2、ttlepatchofshinglebelowtherocks.Therewasnoonetohelphimsohepulledtheboatupasfarashecould.Thenhesteppedoutandmadeherfasttoarock.Heunsteppedthemastandfurledthesailandtiedit.Thenheshoulderedthemastandstartedtoclimb.Itwasthenheknewthedepthofhistiredness.Hestoppedforamomentandlook

3、edbackandsawinthereflectionfromthestreetlightthegreattailofthefishstandingupwellbehindtheskiff’sstern.Hesawthewhitenakedlineofhisbackboneandthedarkmassoftheheadwiththeprojectingbillandallthenakednessbetween.Hestartedtoclimbagainandatthetophefellandlayforsometimewiththemastac

4、rosshisshoulder.Hetriedtogetup.Butitwastoodifficultandhesattherewiththemastonhisshoulderandlookedattheroad.Acatpassedonthefarsidegoingaboutitsbusinessandtheoldmanwatchedit.Thenhejustwatchedtheroad.Finallyheputthemastdownandstoodup.Hepickedthemastupandputitonhisshoulderandsta

5、rteduptheroad.Hehadtositdownfivetimesbeforehereachedhisshack.Insidetheshackheleanedthemastagainstthewall.Inthedarkhefoundawaterbottleandtookadrink.Thenhelaydownonthebed.Hepulledtheblanketoverhisshouldersandthenoverhisbackandlegsandhesleptfacedownonthenewspaperswithhisarmsout

6、straightandthepalmsofhishandsup.Hewasasleepwhentheboylookedinthedoorinthemorning.Itwasblowingsohardthatthedrifting-boatswouldnotbegoingoutandtheboyhadsleptlateandthencometotheoldman’sshackashehadcomeeachmorning.Theboysawthattheoldmanwasbreathingandthenhesawtheoldman’shandsan

7、dhestartedtocry.Hewentoutveryquietlytogotobringsomecoffeeandallthewaydowntheroadhewascrying.Manyfishermenwerearoundtheskifflookingatwhatwaslashedbesideitandonewasinthewater,histrousersrolledup,measuringtheskeletonwithalengthofline.Theboydidnotgodown.Hehadbeentherebeforeandon

8、eofthefishermenwaslookingaftertheskiffforhim.“Howishe?”oneofthefishermensho