A Report On The Old Man And The Sea The Old Man and The Sea is one of Ernest Hemingway most everlasting works and become one of the true classic of this generation. .
This novel is based on a true story. In a small village in Cuba, Santiago, an old, weathered fisherman has just gone 84 days without catching a fish. So on the 85, he is determined to catch a big, impressive fish. He decides to head out on the Gulf Stream alone. th
He feels the 85th day will be lucky for him. He sets out on his old, rickety skiff. Alone on the water, Santiago sets up his fishing lines with the utmost precision, a skill that other fisherman lack. Finally, A huge marlin has found Santiago's bait and this sets off a very long struggle between the two. The Marlin is so huge that it drags Santiago beyond all other boats and people - he can no longer see land from where the fish drags him. The struggle takes its toll on Santiago. His hands become badly cramped
and he is cut and bruised from the force of the fish. Eventually, Santiago wins this classical struggle. But on the way of driving back to the coast, a group of sharks stop him. So, a hard battle is coming , luckily, Santiago wins again. But his marlin has been eaten totally by sharks.
Told in language of great simplicity and power , it is the story of an old Cuban fisherman ,down on his luck, and his supreme ordeal——a relentless, agonizing battle with a giant marlin far out in
the Gulf Stream. Here Hemingway recasts, in strikingly contemporary style, the classic theme of courage in the face of defeat, of personal triumph won from loss. Written in 1952,this hugely successfully novella confirmed his power and presence in the literary world and played a huge part in his winning the 1954 Nobel Prize for Literature. “You be fearless and confident yourself, old man”, “And pain does not matter to a man.” These word express his sprits on facing difficulties and challenges. “I could
not fail myself and die on a fish like this.”. Santiago does not want to give up at any case. After reading this novel, I have learned how to face difficulties and challenges. Whenever and whatever we met these, we can not give up. I believe everything will be solved eventually. At last , I would recommend it to all of you , because it's a uncommon work . And I firmly believe you will get more than you imagine from the book .
第二篇：英语reading report
Reading Report
Team number:7
Team members in the meeting:Wang Hanwen, Yang Xianfang, Liu Dali, Zhao Xin. By liner: Liu Dali
Title of the reading material:Chris Tarry Love story
Meeting time span:one hour
Meeting place:9402
Members’ designed questions and suggested phrases and expressions: Name 1 (Member 1)王汉文
Questions:what makes their relationship broken up?
Suggested phrases and expressions:pour over 倒上；come out 出现，出版，结果是；turn out 生产,结果是,关掉,出动,驱逐;lean over 探身出去; stipp off 脱去了
Name 2 (Member 2)刘大丽
Questions:Can you find out some proofs to prove that Brain an Stephanie used to live a happy life?
Suggested phrases and expressions:drawn out 抽出；拉长 glance up抬头一看 pour over浇灌 pull back （使）（某人，尤指一组士兵）撤出阵地; grape a opportunity to do 抓住机会做..... roll on 滚滚向前 think back to 回忆起，回想起
Name 3 (Member 3)杨仙芳
Questions:What is the real reason that woke Stephanie up ?
Suggested phrases and expressions:terminal adj.末期的; 晚期的; 定期的; 末端的; n.终端; 终点站; 航空站; （电路的）端子 the edges of ...的边缘
Name 4 (Member 4)赵鑫
Questions:In this story,what did prove Stephanie's unreliability?
Suggested phrases and expressions: keep up 保持；继续；不低落；不落后
trigger vt. 引发，引起；触发 vi. 松开扳柄 n. 扳机；[电子] 触发器；制滑机 imperceptible adj. 感觉不到的；极细微的
Summary of the reading material
Brian and Stephanie used to lead a happy life. But Brain jumped the rails. It’s Jessica who worked with him on the Gillette account. It had started
innocently enough but Brian is deeply lost in this extramarital affair，he always think again of Jessica, her healthy skin, vibrant and luxurious hair and thing she did with her tongue. It was hard for Brain to pinpoint the exact time
everything changed. Lately, Brain knew Stephanie had had a fair, just after the diagnosis when their whole life seemed in turmoil. Both of them were
struggling. They still loved each other and wanted to seek a way to get relieved. Finally, Stephanie poured the pills into her hand and pushed them into her mouth while Brain lowered his head and let the water flow through his hair.
Name 1 (王汉文 Name 2 (刘大丽Name 3 (杨仙芳 Name 4 (赵鑫