老人与海_英文英语学案.ppt

About the author Hemingway was an American novelist, short-story writer, and journalist. He received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1954 . During his later life, Hemingway suffered from increasing physical and mental problems . His style of writing Striking Economy Understatement Sentences short Words simple Subjects war Stamina and courge. Characters appreciation: SanDiego 《 * The Old Man and the Sea - -Ernest Hemingway The social background of the story The Old Man and the Sea is based on a true story… After World War II, Hemingway moved to Cuba, met old fisherman Gregorio Fuentes . In 1930, Hemingway by a ship in the storm victims, Fuentes Hemingway rescued. Since then, Hemingway and Fuentes forged a profound friendship, and often with fishing. In 1936, Fuentes was far out to sea to catch a big fish. The summary of the story This is a book about the old fisherman who lives alone in sea fishing. After the 84 days with nothing he caught a huge marlin . It had never been seen and heard of for the old man. The fish was at least longer than his boat two feet . The fish is very large, dragging the boat drifted for two days and nights, the elderly was in a never suffered through a difficult test in these two days and two nights. Finally the fish was stabbed and tied to the bow. However, it is unfortunate that a shark suddenly turned up in returning, the elderly and the Shark had a desperate struggle, finally, the giant marlin was eaten up by shark. After some bitter, the old people dragged home only a bare and a skeleton of the injury, but he still be appreciated. Helpless, isolated and adverse circumstances, courage, perseverance and wisdom, valiant struggle , nothing daunted, fortitude a indomitable, strong and unyielding old man to face violen