Unit4ExploringLiteratureReadingTheoldManandtheSeaErnestHemingwayuniquewritingstyletoughmen（硬漢）

Aman

canbedestroyedbutnotdefeated.（一個(gè)人可以被毀滅但是不能被擊敗）

Santiago,anexperienced

fisherman,whoattemptstocatchahugefish,aftercominginempty-handedforeighty-fourdays.BackgroundinformationReadtheexcerpt(節(jié)選)andthinkaboutthequestion.Whatistheexcerptabout?Itdescribesthebattlesbetweentheoldmanandthefish.Theoldmanstruggledtocatchthefishwhilethefishstruggledtoescape.Battles:round1(回合)Thefishwascominginonhiscirclenowcalmandbeautifullookingandonlyhisgreattailmoving.Theoldmanpulledonhimallthathecouldtobringhimcloser.Forjustamomentthefishturnedalittleonhisside.Thenhestraightenedhimselfandbegananothercircle.“Imovedhim,”theoldmansaid.“Imovedhimthen.”TheoldmanVSThefish(para.1-2)

Hefeltfaintagainnowbutheheldonthegreatfishallthestrainthathecould.Imovedhim,hethought.MaybethistimeIcangethimover.Pull,hands,hethought.Holdup,legs.Lastforme,head.Lastforme.Youneverwent.ThistimeI’llpullhimover.Butwhenheputallofhiseffortson,startingitwelloutbeforethefishcamealongsideandpullingwithallhisstrength,thefishpulledpartwayoverandthenrightedhimselfandswamaway.TheoldmanVSThefish(para.3-4)Battles:round2“Fish,”theoldmansaid.“Fish,youaregoingtohavetodieanyway.Doyouhavetokillmetoo?”Thatwaynothingisaccomplished,hethought.Hismouthwastoodrytospeakbuthecouldnotreachforthewaternow.Imustgethimalongsidethistime,hethought.Iamnotgoodformanymoreturns.Yes,youare,hetoldhimself.You’regoodforever.Onthenextturn,henearlyhadhim.Butagainthefishrightedhimselfandswamslowlyaway.TheoldmanVSThefish(para.5-7)

Battles:round3TheoldmanVSThefish(para.8-13)Youarekillingme,fish,theoldmanthought...Nowyouaregettingconfusedinthehead...“Clearup,head,”hesaid...Twicemoreitwasthesameontheturns.Idonotknow,theoldmanthought...Hetrieditoncemoreandhefelthimselfgoingwhenheturnedthefish.Thefishrightedhimselfandswamoffagainslowlywiththegreattailweavingintheair.Battles:round4I’lltryitagain,theoldmanpromised,althoughhishandsweremushynowandhecouldonlyseewellinflashes.Hetrieditagainanditwasthesame.Sohethought,andhefelthimselfgoingbeforehestarted;Iwilltryitonceagain.TheoldmanVSThefish(para.14-15)

Battles:round5NeverhaveIseenagreater,ormorebeautiful,oracalmerormorenoblethingthanyou,brother.Isthefishonlyahugefish?Youarekillingme,fish,...Butyouhavearight（權(quán)利）to.Agreatopponent(對(duì)手)ArespectablefriendSantiago'sownfate(命運(yùn))1.Howwouldyoudescribetheoldman’scharacter（性格）?Supportyourviewwithdetailsfromtheexcerpt.positiveconfidentdetermined(有決心的)strong-willed(意志堅(jiān)定的）Imovedhim.Imovedhimthen.Fish,youaregoingtohavetodieanyway.Yesyouare,hetoldhimself.Youaregoodforever.I’lltryitagain.Iwilltryitonceagain.2.Howdoyouunderstandthesentence“Amancanbedestroyedbutnotdefeated”?

Amancanbedestroyedphysicallybutcannotbedestroyedspiritually（精神上的）.Itshows

anattitudetowardourlife,fightingforourselves..Whenfacingdifficulties,we

shouldbepositive,braveanddetermined.1.RetellthestoryofT