The Open Boat

The image of a small boat floating on the ferocious sea haunted me for a long time. The small boat is just like a tiny toy when compared with the vast sea which is like a giant monster. The four are at the mercy of the sea, hopeless and desperate. Although the novel is notable for its use of imagery, irony, symbolism, and the exploration of such themes as survival and solidarity, I’d like to discuss the conflict between man and nature, nature’s difference and man’ position in the universe.

The story scrutinizes the position of man, who has been isolated not only from society, but also from God and nature. The struggle between man and the natural world is the most apparent theme in the work. From the very beginning of the story, the author presents us a picture of the four men and the sea. “None of them knew the color of the sky. Their eyes glanced level, and were fastened upon the waves that swept toward them. These waves were of the hue of slate, save for the tops, which were of foaming white, and all of the men knew the colors of the sea.” Through the description, we can see the hopelessness of the four men when facing the “the hue of slate” “foaming white” sea. On the turbulent sea, whose＂waves were most wrongfully and barbarously abrupt and tall＂，they are in a

small boat , which is only as big as a bath-tub, making a striking comparison .Confronted with such a hopeless situation, “their eyes glanced level, and were fastened upon the waves that swept toward them”. Nature is so cruel and indifferent that the physical strength of man is stretched to its limits. The author writes that “the coldness of water was sad; it was tragic” and “the wind had a voice as it came over the waves, and it was sadder than the end.” Here the author regards the coldness of water as “tragic” and the voice of wind as “sad”, through the two adjectives, we can imagine the harsh condition, which already affects people’s minds.

The scenery seems so unemotional, even the beautiful scene seems so sad and gloomy. “The sun swung steadily up the sky, and they knew it was broad day because the color of the sea changed from slate to emerald-green, streaked with amber lights, and the foam was like tumbling snow." Through the author’ description, we can see that the sea is very picturesque. But as to them, on the contrary, it just shows the indifference and coldness of nature. Nature doesn't care man's fate, it is just what it should be. The author also describes gulls. Gull is also a part of nature. They also share the same basic feature of nature: indifference. "They came very close and stared at the men with black bead-like eyes. At these times they were uncanny and sinister in their unblinking scrutiny”. The gulls seem so ugly and

evil, which is a ominous sign, telling us that the story is doomed to be a tragic one—the oiler's death. So the author’ description of the beautiful scenery reflects nature’ indifference from an ironic aspect. Nature is very cold, whether the human beings like or not, it just comes and goes. Men have to accept it without option.

When all hopes fail, they have no choice but to turn to God:” If I am going to be drowned-- if I am going to be drowned--if I am going to be drowned, why, in the name of the seven mad gods who rule the sea, was I allowed to come thus far and contemplate sand and trees? Was I brought here merely to have my nose dragged away as I was about to nibble the sacred cheese of life? It is preposterous. If this old ninny-woman, Fate, cannot do better than this, she should be deprived of the management of men's fortunes. She is an old hen who knows not her intention. If she has decided to drown me, why did she not do it in the beginning and save me all this trouble? The whole affair is absurd.... But no, she cannot mean to drown me. She dare not drown me. She cannot drown me. Not after all this work." the correspondent begins to question God, distrust God and blame God. He compares Fate to a "old ninny-woman”, from intangible to tangible. Through this metaphor, we can feel the stronger desire of being helped. They desperately long for help from someone, especially who masters their fate. But again and again, fate gives

them a cold shoulder. When he loses confidence in God, he becomes frantic “But no, she cannot mean to drown me. She dare not drown me. She cannot drown me".

When the correspondent finds it useless to blame God for its misfortunes, musing"When it occurs to a man that nature does not regard him as important, and that she feels she would not maim the universe by disposing of him, he at first wishes to throw bricks at the temple, and he hates deeply that there are no bricks and no temples.” Here we can see that the correspondent starts to contemplate humans’ existence and its position in the universe. Man is so tiny in the universe that he is only something which almost means nothing to the whole world.

From hopeful to hopeless, from optimistic to pessimistic, the correspondent gives nature a new judgment–"the serenity of nature amid the struggles of the individual—nature in the wind, and nature in the vision of men. She did not seem cruel to him, or beneficent, or treacherous, or wise. But she was indifferent, flatly indifferent”. He finally realizes the true feature of nature--"She did not seem cruel to him, or beneficent, or treacherous, or wise. But she was indifferent, flatly indifferent". Nature isn't hostile or ambivalent, but indifferent without feeling. So although Billie is very strong and industrious, he is doomed to die under nature' rule. “Survival of the fittest" is

nature's way of developing. Though it is cruel and inhumane, we have to face it bravely like the four men.

Nature is indifferent since the very beginning of time, like flood, drought and earthquake .There is no winner in the war between man and nature. Nature's indifference can deprive lives of people, but people's spirit can make them transcend nature. Although nature is the master of people, we can also be the master of ourselves, like Billie, even at the cost of death.

第二篇：海上扁舟

国际刑警组织（International Criminal Police Organization -- INTERPOL），简称国际刑警组织（ICPO）?成立于19xx年，总部设在奥地利首都维也纳? 二战期间，该组织迁到德国首都柏林，19xx年，该组织总部迁到法国里昂?Founded in 1923, headquartered in Austria, the capital of Vienna

During the Second World War, the group moved to the German capital of Berlin, in 1989, the group headquarters moved to Lyon

现任主席Mireille Ballestrazzi 米雷尔 巴莱斯特拉兹为主席，成为这个世界第二大国际组织第一任女掌门人。

米雷尔 巴莱斯特拉兹女、57岁、法国人。

性质 国际刑警组织是除联合国外，规模第二大的国际组织，也是全球最大的警察组织，包括190个成员国，每年预算超过3000万欧元。The International Criminal Police Organization is in addition to the United Nations, international organizations, large scale of second, is the world's largest organization of police, including 190 members, an annual budget of more than 30000000 euros.

功能 国际刑警组织需保持政治中立，它并不会介入任何政治、军事、宗教或种族罪行，也不会介入非跨国罪案。它的目标是以民众安全为先，主要调查恐怖活动、有组织罪案、毒品、走私军火、偷渡、清洗黑钱、儿童色情、高科技罪案及贪污等罪案。The function of International Criminal Police Organization to maintain political neutrality, it is not involved in any political, military, religious or racial crimes, also will not intervene in the non transnational crime. Its goal is to the public security for the first, the main investigation terrorism, organized crime, drugs, arms smuggling, smuggling, money laundering, child pornography, high-tech crime and corruption crime.

宗旨 是保证和促进各成员国刑事警察部门在预防和打击刑事犯罪方面的合作 The purpose is to ensure and promote cooperation in each member country criminal police departments in preventing and combating crimes

协助成员国侦查罪犯是国际刑警组织的一个重要合作领域。

这种执法合作通常是以“国际通报”（即“国际通缉令”）这一渠道进行的。国际通报分为：红色通报、蓝色通报、绿色通报、黄色通报、黑色通报五种类型

Assist Member States in investigating criminal is an important cooperation in the field of International Criminal Police organization.

This law enforcement cooperation is usually "international bulletin" (namely "international arrest warrant") that channel. The report is divided into: red, blue, green bulletin bulletin bulletin, yellow bulletin, five types of black

19xx年9月5日，在卢森堡举行的第53届国际刑事警察组织年会上，中华人民共和国被正式接纳为该组织的成员国。In September 5, 1984, Luxemburg at the fifty-third session of the International Criminal Police Organization annual meeting, the people's Republic of China was officially accepted as a member of the organization.

红色通缉令——发现疑犯 迅速缉拿

蓝色通报(Blue Notice)——犯罪嫌疑人，成员国警方予以查明，获取证据。

绿色通报(Green Notice——危险的惯犯分子，各国警方引起注意并加以预防。

黄色通报(Yellow Notice)——关于失踪人员的信息。

黑色通报(Black Notice)——涉及死者尸体，要求识别身份。

橙色通报(Orange Notice)——追踪非法资产或某国要求引渡的嫌犯。（国际刑警组织20xx年3月4日对利比亚领导人卡扎菲及其15名亲信发出全球“橙色通报”）