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第1章 The Old Mans Hard Life（第1页）
hewasanoldmanwhofishedaloneinaskiffinthegulfstreamandhehadgoneeighty-fourdaysnowwithouttakingafish.inthefirstfortydaysaboyhadbeenwithhibutafterfortydayswithoutafishtheboy'sparentshadtoldhimthattheoldmanwasnowdefinitelyandfinallysalao，whichistheworstformofunlucky，andtheboyhadgoneattheirordersinanotherboatwhichcaughtthreegoodfishthefirstweek.itmadetheboysadtoseetheoldmancomeineachdaywithhisskiffemptyandhealwayswentdowntohelphimcarryeitherthecoiledlinesorthegaffandharpoonandthesailthatwasfurledaroundthemast.thesailwaspatchedwithfloursacksand，furled，itlookedliketheflagofpermanentdefeat.
theoldmanwasthinandgauntwithdeepwrinklesinthebackofhisneck.thebrownblotchesofthebenevolentskincancerthesunbringsfromitsreflectiononthetropicseawereonhischeeks.theblotchesranwelldownthesidesofhisfaceandhishandshadthedeep-creasedscarsfromhandlingheavyfishonthecords.butnoneofthesescarswerefresh.theywereasoldaserosionsinafishlessdesert.
everythingabouthimwasoldexcepthiseyesandtheywerethesamecolorastheseaandwerecheerfulandundefeated.
“santiago，”theboysaidtohimastheyclimbedthebankfromwheretheskiffwashauledup.“icouldgowithyouagain.we'vemadesomemoney.”
theoldmanhadtaughttheboytofishandtheboylovedhi
“no，”theoldmansaid.“you'rewithaluckyboat.staywiththe”
“butrememberhowyouwenteighty-sevendayswithoutfishandthenwecaughtbigoneseverydayforthreeweeks.”“iremember，”theoldmansaid，“iknowyoudidnotleavemebecauseyoudoubted.”
“itwaspapamademeleave.iamaboyandimustobeyhi”
“iknow，”theoldmansaid.“itisquitenormal.”
“hehasn'tmuchfaith.”
“no，”theoldmansaid.“butwehave.haven'twe?”“yes，”theboysaid.“caniofferyouabeerontheterraceandthenwe'lltakethestuffhome.”
“whynot?”theoldmansaid.“betweenfishermen.”
theysatontheterraceandmanyofthefishermenmadefunoftheoldmanandhewasnotangry.others，oftheolderfishermen，lookedathimandweresad.buttheydidnotshowitandtheyspokepolitelyaboutthecurrentandthedepthstheyhaddriftedtheirlinesatandthesteadygoodweatherandofwhattheyhadseen.thesuccessfulfishermenofthatdaywerealreadyinandhadbutcheredtheirmarlinoutandcarriedthemlaidfullacrosstwoplanks，withtwomenstaggeringattheendofeachplank，tothefishhousewheretheywaitedfortheicetrucktocarrythemtothemarketinhavana.thosewhohadcaughtsharkshadtakenthemtothesharkfactoryontheothersideofthecovewheretheywerehoistedonablockandtackle，theirliversremoved，theirfinscutoffandtheirhidesskinnedoutandtheirfleshcutintostripsforsalting.
whenthewindwasintheeastasmellcameacrosstheharborfromthesharkfactory;buttodaytherewasonlythefaintedgeoftheodorbecausethewindhadbackedintothenorthandthendroppedoffanditwaspleasantandsunnyontheterrace.
“santiago，”theboysaid.
“yes，”theoldmansaid.hewasholdinghisglassandthinkingofmanyyearsago.
“canigoouttogetsardinesforyoufortomorrow?”“no.goandplaybaseball.icanstillrowandrogeliowillthrowthenet.”
“iwouldliketogo.ificannotfishwithyou，iwouldliketoserveinsomeway.”
“youboughtmeabeer，”theoldmansaid.“youarealreadyaman.”
“howoldwasiwhenyoufirsttookmeinaboat?”
“fiveandyounearlywerekilledwhenibroughtthefishintoogreenandhenearlytoretheboattopieces.canyouremember?”
“icanrememberthetailslappingandbangingandthethwartbreakingandthenoiseoftheclubbing.icanrememberyouthrowingmeintothebowwherethewetcoiledlineswereandfeelingthewholeboatshiverandthenoiseofyouclubbinghimlikechoppingatreedownandthesweetbloodsmellalloverme.”
“canyoureallyrememberthatordidijusttellittoyou?”
“iremembereverythingfromwhenwefirstwenttogether.”
theoldmanlookedathimwithhissunburned，confidentlovingeyes.
“ifyouweremyboyi'dtakeyououtandgamble，”hesaid.“butyouareyourfather'sandyourmother'sandyouareinaluckyboat.”
“mayigetthesardines?iknowwhereicangetfourbaitstoo.”
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