第一篇：老人与海英文书评

The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Miller Hemingway

Ernest Miller Hemingway(1899-1961), the author of the The Old Man and the Sea, was born in Oak Park, America.Actually, Hemingway was not just an author, he was also considered to be one of the most famous novelists of the 20th century.He had strong interest in writing, so he wrote novels at the same time.In his later years in Idaho Ketchum's home committed suicide.Hemingway won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1954..Many of his works are considered classics of American literature.Hemingway's emotional experience was complicated that he has married four times.He was a representative figure in the United States “lost generation” The life, world and society of his works have shown a feeling of confusion and uncertainty.The main content of this book is that the old fisherman Santiago doesn’t catch any fish for 84 days.At first, a boy named Manolin follows him.However after forty days without catching a fish, the child is arranged by their parents to another boat up because they think the old man is unlucky.Thus on the eighty-fifth day, He unexpectedly caught a marlin even bigger than the boat.Santiago makes the fish pulling his skiff.Two days and two nights pass in this manner, during which the old man bears the tension of the line with his body.On the third day, the fish begins to circle the skiff.Thus Santiago begins the fight between the sharks and himself.Finally reaching the shore before dawn on the next day, Santiago struggles on the way to his shack, carrying the heavy mast on his shoulder.Once home, he goes to his bed and falls into a deep sleep.A group of fishermen gather the next day around the boat where the fish's skeleton is still attached.Tourists at the nearby café mistakenly take it for a shark.Manolin, worried during the old man's endeavor, cries upon finding him safe asleep.The boy brings him newspapers and coffee.When the old man wakes, they promise to fish together once again.Upon his return to sleep, Santiago dreams of his youth—of lions on an African beach.The words that inspired me most in this article maybe is the “Man is not made for defeat.A man can be destroyed but not defeat.” This is Santiago’s living faith, and

also the idea that the author wanted to express in The Old Man and the Sea.The old man never gets one fish during 84 days, but he never thinks about giving up.He just still struggles for the brief he used to hold.Yes, at last, he failed, but we can’t deny he is a powerhouse in the spirit.And in our real lives, there are all kinds of difficulties that we need to deal with.Some people choose escape, because they think they can’t overcome them.They scared.But for me, I like it.I think the problems are good for me.Every time I surmount it, I enjoy that kind of achievability.I enjoy the process I solving the problems, and this can be the precious experience in my lives.But sometimes the problems may be harder than our imaginations;we try all kinds of ways to solve them but still failed, so, at this time, we need to learn the old man’s spirit.I think the live is not complete without fail and pain.It’s impossible that everything goes smoothly in our lives.We can grow up only if we experience the pain and harm.Just like choice.We face all kinds of choices every day, and sometimes we don't know how to choose or what we need to choose.In fact, we can’t choose, that’s because we have already had something we really want in our heart, so we don’t need to choose.Santiago teach me what is courage, and teach me insist and never say never.Actually, that reminds me of a short video I watched in the high school.It's a inspirational video.I still remember the first time I watched it, I cried.This video is about a game named “death crawl”.A group is practicing so that they have enough energy in the football game.Now, at this time I don’t want to talk about too much about this video, I just want to say something about faith, insistence and potential.In our lives, sometimes we didn’t do something well, we may say, well, I’ve already tried my best.We may think it’s OK, that is enough.The standard we give to ourselves is too low, but the interesting thing is, we always ask other people to be excellent, and the standard we give to other is so high.When we don’t do it well, we say we’ve already tried our best, but we never strain every never.The reason why we haven’t been successful is we don’t have aims, don’t have a real dream, we are not confident, don’t have a great coach, and don’t know how much the potential we have.We all read this book, The Old Man and the Sea, but why we didn't learn the spirit in it? Compared to Santiago, the condition we have is so great nowadays, but we become

more and more frail, especially our teenagers.Most of them always say they don’t believe something at all, and write those inactive or negative words in their blog, I just wonder why they become so negative.This is the most beautiful time in a whole life, we need to treasure it, love it.An old man can struggle for 2 days and 2 nights, but look at us, as the teenagers, why we can’t?“Lost generation”? I think we just don’t know how much, how better we can do.Potential.Everyone’s potential is infinite.We didn’t do well, that’s because we told ourselves we can’t do it in advance.Just because we don't believe ourselves, so we can’t do anything.In my opinion, when we face the problems, maybe the best way we can do is just pretend to be someone else.I think for Santiago, maybe at that time, he pretended himself as a strong man, maybe Schwarzenegger.And then, he really made it.He thought he was Schwarzenegger, so he got a lot of power and energy, so he can catch the fish, and fight with so many sharks, and finally, went back to home.During the trip, that is the faith supports him to go all the way to the coast.Our life is not plain sailing and it is constituted by the difficulties and problems.The solution to the problem is not only the witness of our growth but also make us more mature.In order to make our life much more meaningful, let us face the challenges of life bravely.

第二篇：老人与海(英文书评)

老人与海（The Old Man and the Sea）英文书评(book reviews)

这本书讲了古巴(Cuba)的一个名叫圣地亚哥的老渔夫，独自一个人出海打鱼，在一无所获(to achieve nothing)的84天之后钓到了一条无比巨大的马林鱼。这是老人从来没见过也没听说过的比他的船还长两英尺的一条大鱼。鱼的劲(vigor)非常大，拖(to drag)着小船漂流了整整两天两夜，老人在这两天两夜中经历了从未经受的艰难考验，终于把大鱼刺(to stab)死，拴(to tie)在船头(the bow)。然而这时却遇上了鲨鱼(a shark)，老人与鲨鱼进行了殊死搏斗(put up a good fight)，结果大马林鱼被鲨鱼吃光了，老人最后拖回只剩下一副光秃秃bald的鱼骨架(a fish skeleton)和一身(all over the body)的伤。最后却得到了人们的赞赏。

《老人与海》完全可能成为当代一部名副其实的经典作品。厄纳斯特·海明威的这部短篇小说处理方法谨严(exact)、注意时间和地点的统一(unite)，行文(a style of writing)简洁而内涵(intension)很深(deep)。另外，和极大多数巨著(a great work)一样，海明威的这篇小说读起来可有不止一层的意思。一方面，这是一个激动人心的带有悲剧性(tragedy)的冒险故事。故事讲到一个精神沮丧(depress)的老渔人，在他对职业的自豪感的支持之下，冒险远航至墨西哥湾流并在那里钓住了一条该水域中从未见过的最大的马林鱼。故事接着说到他孤零零地、在因奋力叉住这条大鱼而耗尽了力气之后，被迫投入一场和一群海盗似的鲨鱼的绝望的搏斗之中，结果是那些鲨鱼只给他留下了猎获物的一具骨架。另一方面，这又是一个寓言，它描述

(describe)了人所具有(possess)的不可征服(conquer)的精神力量——一个人如何从灾难和实际失败的环境中攫取精神上的胜利。再一方面，这是带有宗教意义的一种隐喻(a metaphor)，作者不引人注目地给这一主题添加了基督教(Christian)的一些象征和比喻。一种注意写实(writing or painting realistically)，有着动人的情节(plot)；另一种则侧重(to lay special emphasis on)道德说教，充满象征(badge)的意义。

Translation:(book reviews)

This book tells us a story about a Cuban old man.He went fishing at sea on his own.After more than eighty four days , he fished an extremely large fish.The old man hadn’t ever seen such a big fish that was two meters longer than his boat.The vigor of fish was sostrong that it dragged the boat drifting for two days.During the two days,the old man experienced the difficulties that he had never met with.Finally,he stabbed it and tied the fish on the bow.However,he came across a shark.Then,the old man put up a good fight with a shark.As a result, the fish was eaten by the shark.So,the old man carried a bald fish skeleton and being hurt all over the body to reach home.But in the end, he attained admiration by people.The Old Man and the Sea is one of Hemingway's most immortal

works.The book may very well become one of the true classics of this generation.Certainly, Ernest Hemingway's short novel is processed exact , well united time and places and it’s style of writing is very deep.In addition, as the most great works, his novel contains not only one meaning.First of all,this is an exciting tragedy adventure story.Because I see a picture how an old man killed the large fish and fought a shark via his wisdom.Furthermore, it’s also a fable that describes a spirit strength------how a person achieved success from a bad envirnoment.Lastly, the story implied a religious metaphor as well.The author added some Christian symbols and figure of speech inconspicuously.So, in my opinion, this novel tells not only a moving plot,but also lays special emphasis on moral meanings that are full of the symbol of badge.The spirit that the old man possessed impressed me deeply.meaning

第三篇：老人与海 英文书评

Destruction or Success Ernest Miller Hemingway, a famous American novelist, his life of adventure and his public image influenced later generations.He enlisted with the world War Ⅰambulance drivers, but he was seriously wounded and returned home.His wartime experiences formed the basis for his novel A Farewell to Arms.Also he was presented at the World War Ⅱand get injured.The Old man and the Seais Hemingway’s final full-length work published during his lifetime, written in 1951 in Cuba.He wrote the draft of the book in eight weeks, and felt quite satisfied with it.And in May 1953, the novel received the Pulitzer Price and was specifically cited when he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1954.When Hemingway was awarded the Nobel Prize, it was for "his mastery of the art of narrative, most recently demonstrated in The Old Man and the Sea, and for the influence that he has exerted on contemporary style.Shortly after the publication of The Old Man and the Sea, Hemingway went on safari to Africa, where he was almost killed in two successive plane crashes that left him in pain or ill health for much of his remaining life.Finally, on July 2, 1961, Hemingway committed suicide.The Old Man and the Sea tells the story of a battle between an aging, experienced fisherman, Santiago, and a large marlin.The story opens with Santiago having gone 84 days without catching a fish, and suffering the worst unluckiness.He is so unfortunate that his young apprentice, Manolin, has been forbidden by his parents to sail with him.But the boy still visits Santiago’s shack each night, and takes good care of him.Santiago ventures again, far out into the Gulf Stream.On the eighty-fifth day of his unlucky streak, Santiago has his bait taken by a big fish that he is sure is a marlin.Though wounded by the struggle and in pain, Santiago expresses a compassionate appreciation for his adversary, often referring to him as a brother.On the third day, Santiago worn out and almost delirious uses all his remaining strength to pull the fish onto its side and stab the marlin with a harpoon.Santiago straps the marlin to the side of his skiff and heads home.On his way in to shore, sharks attacked him.He fights against them bravely, not only the sharks, but nature,”salao” and life.In the end,Santiago returns home exhaustedly, though there is only the fish’s skeleton left.The scene that Santiago fights against the sharks still keeps me alive.What he said that “Man is not made for defeat.A man can be destroyed but not defeated.” always appears in my mind.And I believe this sentence has encouraged a lot of people to face the difficulties and to deal with them bravely.To be honest, when I saw the sentence at the first time, I cannot agree it.Why a man can be destroyed but not defeated? I think life is the most important thing in our life;men cannot give up their lives easily.And failure is quite common in our daily life, why a man will choose to be destroyed instead of to be defeated? However in that condition, it is easy to understand the reason.Because Santiago is regarded as a failure, because he is suffering the worst misfortune, because he is not trusted be others, he needs a challenge to prove himself.As a result, he decides to put the life to wrestle in such an extreme situation.This is miserable story, it describes a miserable hero.After reading the novel, I am confused that why the author did not let Santiago win in the end.The story of the old man symbolizes the in destructible spirit of human beings.At the end of the story, the old man said,” They beat me, Manolin.They truly beat me.” I can get the feeling that he had, how disappointed, how desperate, and how sad.In the reality, Santiago is a failure, but he succeeds in the spirit.His insistent struggle shows the dignity of human beings.In a way, victory is not important in the novel.What makes me admire is that Santiago dares to break down all the barriers over and over again.What he brings to all of us is a great confidence, a strong spirit.I have learned a lot from the book, especially the attitude towards failure and success.Wearenotlimitedbytheplaceofourbirth,thecolor ofourskin,thecreedofourculture,theflagofourcountryor the circumstancesofour past.Weare onlylimited by the magnitudeofourvision,theextentofourfaithandthevastness ofourwillingnesstotakeaction.If no one believes in you, then believe in yourself and as long as you live.When no one else will give you the encouragement that you so long for, then take hold of the podium of your own heart and encourage yourself.Failure is not horrible;the most horrible thing is giving in to the failure.What is the hero? In my opinion, the real hero will face the trouble bravely, will challenge it, will beat it, and will be a better man.The author also suffered a lot in his life, war, physical illness and mental illness.Although he committed suicide, he did deal with the trouble fearlessly.Our life is just like the venture of the old man, we will meet a great number of difficulties.However, what we should do is put a bold front on them.Please remember we will be stronger if we fight against them, even though we fail in the end.In a word, this book will put you in touch with the hidden seeds of your success and mobilize you to take action.It awakens your collective consciousness and faces you with your own greatness, with your higher mission.

第四篇：《老人与海》书评

生命不息，坚韧不止

——《老人与海》书评

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曾听过这样一句话：平凡就是知道自己就像一颗小草一般，却依旧拥有坚忍不拔的意志，为了一个问题的答案而追根究底，为了一篇论文的完成而废寝忘食，为了一份承诺的实现而夙兴夜寐，在一个个平凡的日月轮回中不断努力，让自己不因平凡而沦为平庸。是的，《老人与海》的作者海明威正事塑造了这样一个主人公——圣地亚哥，平凡，却因为拥有坚忍不拔的意志让人为之肃然起敬。

《老人与海》这本书讲了这么一个故事：古巴老渔夫圣地亚哥连续八十四天没捕到鱼，被别的渔夫看做失败者，可是他坚持不懈，在一次单身出海打鱼时，钓到了一条大马林鱼，却拉不上来，大马林鱼将他的小船在海上拖了三天才筋疲力尽，被他杀死了绑在小船的一边。后来又因大马林鱼伤口上的鱼腥味，在归程中一再遭到鲨鱼的袭击和抢食，但老人仍不愿就这样放弃，他用尽了一切手段来反击，最终突出重围，将大鱼带回了渔港，只可惜回港时只剩鱼头鱼尾和一条脊骨。尽管鱼肉都被咬去了，但这依旧无法摧残他的英勇意志，这让其他渔夫佩服不已。老人是孤独的，他是在理想的道路上独自前行的旅人，但他又是不孤独的，因为他的意志是那样的坚强。

海明威的这部小说荣获了诺贝尔文学奖和普利策奖。这个骨头里留有几百块弹片的硬汉作家，恰当地写出了生命的强度，告诉我们怎么去面对生、老、病、死，告诉我们心该有多宽，这位普通而又可敬的老人让我们深深的懂得了：做人不应该被任何困难所屈服，应该尽自己最大的努力与生活中的磨难做不屈不挠的斗争。

人性是强悍的，人类本身有自己的限度，但正是因为有了老渔夫这样的人一次又一次地向限度挑战，超越它们，这个限度才一次次扩大，一次次把更大的挑战摆在了人类面前。在这个意义上，老渔夫圣地亚哥这样的英雄，不管他们挑战限度是成功还是失败，都是值得我们永远敬重的。因为，他带给我们的是人类最为高贵的自信。人生本来就是一种无止境的追求。它的道路漫长、艰难，而且充满坎坷，但只要自己勇敢顽强地以一颗自信的心去迎接挑战，就将永远是一个真正的胜利者。

纵使老人顽固不化、愚蠢木钝，但他的坚持赢过了波塞东的嚣张；纵使老人一次次失败，他从没有绝望过，那份淡定，平息了一切波涛；纵使老人身处险境，但他的生存信念驱走了死神的垂顾；纵使老人一次次精疲力竭，然而他的等待，胜过了时间的脚步。其实，在我看来，《老人与海》中得老人圣地亚哥，也正是作者海明威所塑造给自己看的一个形象，用于激励自己。然而，1961年7月2日晨7时，海明威取出自己珍爱的镶银双筒猎枪，枪口对准口腔，他用最后的勇气为自己敲响丧钟。也许正如他言：“有勇气死去比经受身心屈辱的恐怖要幸福得多。”

海明威终究还是选择了死亡，忍受不了现实来自各个方面的折磨而解脱。在最后那一刻，海明威究竟是一个超越自我的英雄还是一个选择逃避的懦夫我们不得而知，但是我相信，海明威作为《老人与海》的作者也是它的第一位读者，一定也从中意识到了很多。海明威自己也非常喜欢他的这一作品，他说：“我一直读过200多遍，每读一次，我就多一份收获，好像我最后得到了我这一生辛苦工作所欲得到的东西”。当然，每一个它的读者也一定从中受到了鼓舞，甚至于将海明威视为自己精神的寄托。曾听说在海明威自杀后的第二天，消息传到了西班牙，一位出名的斗牛士知道了以后只说了一句：“做得好”，然后便选择了同样的方式，终结了自己的生命。看来，海明威的文字的的确确影响了那个时代的很多人。

“一艘船越过世界的尽头，驶向未知的大海，船头上悬挂着一面虽然饱经风雨剥蚀却依旧艳丽无比的旗帜，旗帜上，舞动着云龙一般的四个字闪闪发光——超越极限！”作者海明威是这样评价他的作品《老人与海》的。当然，小说是小说，生活是生活，我们不可能像老

人去一个苍茫的大海，不服输地和鲨鱼搏斗，但我们可以在摔倒后，珍藏那枚把我们绊倒的石头，然后带着它，负着伤，继续前行，同时等待天空中的云雾拨开。

人们总是把海明威的《老人与海》作为“硬汉”精神的代表，“人不是为失败而生的”、“一个人可以被毁灭，但不能被打败”，所有读过这篇小说的人都对这两句话留下了深刻的印象。伟大的作品都能散发出象征和寓言的意味，这篇作品在表现老渔夫坚毅意志的同时，也深刻表现了他孤独的忧伤，或许，这是比单纯表达他惊人意志力更为感人更为使人震撼的蕴含在作品深处的意味。

从创作来看，海明威始终恪守着“冰山原则”，他说：“冰山运动之雄伟壮观，是因为它只有八分之一在水面上”。作品中的文字和形象是所谓的“八分之一”，而情感和思想是看不见的那“八分之七”。《老人与海》中使用了大量的象征、隐喻手法，赋予了作品丰富的内涵。而《老人与海》只有5万多字，它却征服了所有的诺贝尔文学奖的评委，1954年，“因为他精通于叙事艺术，突出地表现在他的《老人与海》之中”，才被授予了诺贝尔文学奖这一奖项。

《老人与海》更多的给人是希望与信念。在那个迷惘的年代里，《老人与海》一扫“迷惘”的阴霾，在那孤独的忧伤里，给人更多的是顽强与不屈的精神品格。

第五篇：书评老人与海

由《老人与海》看人与自然

巨浪滔天的大海，垂死挣扎的马林鱼，血腥的屠戮，优雅的海鸟，布满阳光的沙滩，平静祥和的夕阳……截然不同的自然景象在《老人与海》中依次出现，老人与海的关系也产生着微妙的变化。人与自然的关系并不是由单一成分构成的，人与自然既有对立抗争的一面，同时二者间又存在着共生共存的关系，有时自然是伟大的赠予者，人类是渺小的乞讨者；有时自然是无辜的受害者，人类却是面目狰狞的刽子手；而有时自然是疯狂的袭击者，人类却是无能的抵抗者。《老人与海》塑造了一个经典的硬汉形象。一个名叫桑提亚哥的老渔夫，独自一个人出海打鱼，在一无所获的84天之后钓到了一条无比巨大的马林鱼。这是老人从来没见过的比他的船还长两英尺的一条大鱼。大马林鱼拖着小船漂流了整整两天两夜，老人在这两天两夜中经历了从未经受的艰难考验，终于把大鱼刺死，拴在船头。然而这时却遇上了鲨鱼，老人与鲨鱼进行了殊死搏斗，结果大马林鱼还是被鲨鱼吃光了，老人最后拖回家的只剩下一副光秃秃的鱼骨架。老人与海》这部小说中有很多象征意义的描写。如果我们只是把象征意义理解为简单的自然事物，那就无法知道小说的真正精髓之处，也就会误认为这只是一个简单的老人和鲨鱼斗争的故事。海明威以严谨的写作结构著称，他的作品被称为水面上的八分之一隐藏着水面下八分之七的美丽。为了能写好这部小说，他修改了有200次。他拒绝使用传统的长篇结构，他只用故事的一小部分去表达重要的历史问题。这个问题的背景和方法都被隐藏在海面下八分之七的冰山中。小说的故事

内容非常简单，就是关于人与鱼之间的斗争。海明威用第三人称写的这部小说，他没有用任何话和任何强调的字眼在文章表述自己的任何看法和观点，他只是让读者自己去判断，去总结并发现下面八分之七的冰山。

在《老人与海》这本书里所能感受到的人与自然的关系是复杂的。首先，书中比较明确表现出了人与大自然相对抗的关系。人和自然是对手，甚至是残酷无情的对手。人向大自然无情地索取，并试图征服大自然。这样的征服和索取充满杀戮和血腥气。小说中写到桑提亚哥杀海豚是“从肛门一刀剖到下唇的尖端”，杀马林鱼时，“尽量往高处举起鱼叉，……把铁叉扎进鱼的侧面，恰恰扎到那翘在半空，跟老汉胸口—般高的大胸鳍后面。他……扶在叉把上，再往深里攮，然后用全身的重量顶进去。”这些细节描写折射出桑提亚哥的残忍。桑提亚哥想到杀死大鱼后的收益：“有一千五百磅，……拿出三分之二，切洗干净，卖三毛钱一磅，—共多少钱呢?”这又表现出他的计算和目的。与马林鱼的战斗是一场非输即赢的战斗，连善恶问题都变得无足轻重。在这个世界里，人被极大地简化，他只需要力量、勇气和生存的智慧，他孤独地面对挑战，承担一切。从某种意义上讲，人也被竞争所功利化。

另一方面，人和自然还是共存的，是朋友关系。老人在大自然面前又是充满温情的。他说大海是阴性的，他喜欢。大海里的一只倦鸟，一只水母，—条鱼，都能引出他慈爱的关注和悠长的回忆。他和自然对话，倾听它们的声音。他在与马林鱼搏斗时，—面不得不杀死它，一面又反复称大鱼是他的兄弟，他的朋友，他叹服着大鱼的壮美，他说：“我从来没见过什么东西比你更大、更漂亮、更沉着、更高尚。”老人并没有狂妄自大，他懂得尊敬并欣赏大自然的美。人类不可能脱离自然，在向自然挑战的同时，人类对自然的认识也是进一步加深的。自然的博大与壮美，是令人类始终叹为观止的。

有时自然并不是温顺的施予者，大自然从来就是复杂多变的。海上的风浪，寻腥前来的鲨鱼群都可以看作是不甘心的大自然派出的使者。这也是人与自然微妙关系的变化。在自然顽强的抵抗面前，老人并没有放弃对马林鱼的捕杀，同样在捕获大鱼之后，面对成群结队而来的鲨鱼，老人也进行了殊死抵抗。然而当他面对平静的海滩，悠闲的海鸟时，那种慈爱与温和则令人为之动容。这并不矛盾，因为人与自然之间的关系本来就是既对立又统一的。面对自然，无数优秀者试图征服它、改变它，自从有了人类以来，这种斗争就没有停止过，然而，人类从来就不能完全战胜自然，无论时间过去多久，人类只是自然界的优秀成员而已，并不能成为掌控自然的上帝，而当人类一旦开始毁灭自然的时候，那么人类也就离自身的毁灭不远了。