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Santiagoanoldfishermanhasjustgone84dayswithoutcatchingafish.Everythingabouthimisoldexcepthiseyeswhicharethesame1astheseaandare“cheerfulandundefeated(不可战胜的)”.
Onthe2daySantiagogoestoseaandfishesalone.AroundnoonaMarlin(马林鱼)hasgotholdofthehook(鱼钩).FromthestrengthofthepullSantiagothinkstheMarlinmustbeavery3one.TheMarlindrags(拖)theboatfarintothesea.NolandatallisvisibletoSantiagonow.SantiagotellstheMarlinhewillnevergivein(妥协),andwillfight4oneofthemdies.Santiagoholdsthelinewithbothhandstokeepthefishfrom5theline.
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Itisdark.Santiagothinksabout6hewantstocatchandkilltheMarlin:toshow“whatamancando”.HethinksoftheMarlin7hisfriendbuthemustkillit.AsthesunrisestheMarlinbeginstocircle.Forhourstheoldmanfightsthecirclingfish.AstheMarlincomesincloserSantiagoplungeshisharpoon(鱼叉)intoit.TheMarlindies.
Soonashark(璧鱼)smellsthebloodinthewaterandtakesabigbiteof8.Aroundmidnightmoresharksattacktheboat.Santiago9fightthemoff.BythetimehekillsordrivesoffallthesharksnomeatisleftontheMarlin.SantiagorealizesthathisfightwiththeMarlinwasfor10;allwillsoonbelost.Buthethinks“Amancanbedestroyedbutnotdefeated."
()l.A.colour B.size C.style D./
()2.A.eighty-four B.eighty-fourth C.eighty-five D.eighty-fifth
()3.A.small B.ugly C.large D.light
()4.A.until B.when C.after D.as
()5.A.cutting B.biting C.touching D.breaking
()6.A.when B.why C.where D.how
()7.A.and B.be C.as D.for
()8.A.theboat B.theMarlin C.theoldman D.anothershark
()9.A.managesto B.failsto C.offersto D.refusesto
()10.A.something B.everything C.anything D.nothing