老人与海读后感英文加翻译（精选20篇）

《老人与海》这部名著塑造了一个经典的硬汉形象。

这部小说讲的是古巴的一个名叫桑提亚哥的老渔夫，独自一人出海捕鱼。在一无所获得四十八天后钓到了一条无比巨大的马林鱼。这是一条老人从未见过的比他的船还长2英尺的一条大鱼。马林鱼拖着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，最终把大鱼刺死，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。

作者海明威为什么没有让老人最终胜利呢?用小说中老人的话来说：“一个人并不是生来就要被打败的。”“人可以被毁灭，但却不能被打败。”这就是《老人与海》想揭示的哲理。不可否认，只要是人都会有缺陷。当一个人承认这个缺陷并努力去战胜它而不是屈服它的时候，无论最后捕到一条完整的马林鱼还是一副空骨架，这都已经无所谓了，因为一个人的生命价值已在那追捕马林鱼的过程中充分的体现了。曾经为自己的理想努力追求过、奋斗过，难道他不是一个胜利者吗?老渔夫就是敢于挑战自身缺陷及自己的勇气和信心的胜利者。

从现实的角度来看，老渔夫不是最后的胜利者，他只是带着大马林鱼的白骨架子回到了岸上。也就是说，鲨鱼才是胜利者。可是，从理想的角度来看，老渔夫是胜利者，因为他始终没有向大海，没有向大马林鱼更没有向鲨鱼妥协和投降。

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，一次又一次的向限度挑战，超越他们，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。

人生的道路漫长、艰难，而且充满坎坷，但只有自己勇敢顽强地以一颗自信心去迎接挑战，他将永远是一个真正的胜利者。

人生有如一次长旅，不可能总是一帆风顺，因为爱情、家庭、仕途的挫折，每个人都可能有困惑、迷惘、失意而不自拔的时候，一种颓丧、空虚、落寞的情绪有如阴雨连绵，久下不停，而海明威的《老人与海》，犹如一轮艳阳照亮了读者的心灵，照亮了前行的人生之路。

《老人与海》篇幅较短，情节简单，故事的梗概是这样的：老渔夫桑提亚哥在哈瓦那近海以捕鱼为生，而且日子过的很是艰难，接连84天没有打过到鱼，受到其他渔民的嘲笑，他的助手，一个叫马诺林的孩子也在父母的逼迫下离开了他，在别人的眼里老鱼夫已不适合出海，而他决心冲破这一连串的坏运气，马诺林依然每天去港口等候他归来，等候他心目中的英雄捕一条大鱼凯旋而回。

这天，老渔夫一开始捕了点小鱼，到最后终于发觉钓竿又动了起来，凭经验他断定是一条大鱼，它把鱼钩吞进了肚里，拖着船游开了，老人在等待时机，等待鱼精疲力竭的时候，再拖它上船，却不料大鱼直拉钩丝，因怕断，老人用双手抓得鲜血淋漓，只能吃些生鱼充饥，第二天大鱼终于不动了，血溢出海面，却让鲨鱼闻到了腥味，群拥而上瓜分了老人的猎物，老人用船浆和鲨鱼搏击，等回到港口的时候，大鱼只剩下一具巨大的骨架，老人极度疲乏，进入梦乡的时候，他看见了狮子。

整编小说着力刻画，主人公桑提亚哥这个铁铮铮硬汉子的形象，它正直、不弄虚作假，不损人利己，是一个有血有肉，实实在在，一个有着顽强意志和拼搏精神的人，独战鲨鱼于厄运面前而不屈服，最后获得了成功，这种精神让读者读完有一股如电细流从心底直入头顶，一身震撼!

小说中的另一个人物马诺林，经常去看望老人，给他以安慰，作者塑造这样的人物很有象征意义，他永远是老人的希望和精神支柱。

《老人与海》的艺术成就，我认为在于简明凝炼的言语，作者在写作过程中，对原稿进行了200多次的校阅，删繁就减，含而不露，引读者不尽联想，从中体悟深邃的生活哲理。

《老人与海》文体优美，选用了具体的感情表达方式，把眼之所见凝于笔端，如有这样一段“——海岸上只剩下一条绿色的线，背后是一丝淡青色的小山，现在水是蓝色的，深邃得几乎变成了紫色——”画面简洁清晰、凝练，使读者心旷神怡，美不胜收。

《老人与海》给读者如沐春风的文体感受，同时还可获得精神的启示，老渔夫的拼搏精神始终激励着每一位读者，是一个不朽的形象。

《老人与海》的主人公是一位勇气可嘉的老人，他充满了自信，在一连八十多天没捕到鱼的情况下，还坚持出海，好不容易钓上大鱼，但鱼却拖动了小船，向远方驶去。老人毫不惊慌，在缺水断粮的情况下，他却没放弃，依靠一点水和捕到的一点鱼保存体力。好不容易，鱼显出了自己的弱点——鱼捕到了。但鱼血引来了鲨鱼。老人为了保鱼，奋力赶鲨鱼。最后鱼还是被吃光，但老人却受到赞扬。

我觉得老人的意志，耐性和勇气都来源于他的自信。他很相信自己的能力不然他早就放弃了这条大鱼，也不会让我们看到这样的一个不畏险阻，追求梦想的，充满勇气的老人呢?

看到他一个老人都那么对自己有信心，而且那么有勇气，我不禁想到了以前的我总是遇到困难就像退缩。

记得，有一次。上语文课时，我很想回答老师的问题，为了说话不结巴，我干脆把答案写在书上，看着一个个同学踊跃回答，我也想试一试。可才把手举起了一点。我突然想到，：我会不会答错?我犹犹豫豫，想了半天，也没把这沉重的手举起来，直到下课。

现在，当我读完《老人与海》这篇文章，我顿时开窍了你!这老人八十多天没捕到鱼都信心满满，相信自己一定可以应付大鱼;在面对众多鲨鱼，也从容应付!我怎么能不相信自己，没勇气呢?况且，我也没经过什么多大的失败呀!于是，现在我打算鼓起勇气，不在胆小!

读完《老人与海》，我总结道了一个大道：只要自己的条件不算差，就要对自己充满信心。信心就是力量哦!只要充满信心去做好自己，那你就是成功的，因为你克服了自卑。

别忘了，主人公可只是一位老人。大家都说，人老了，就不方便，并觉得离死亡近了。可主人公却不服输，他不就捕到大鱼了吗?尽管大鱼被鲨鱼吃光了，但他却得到了大家的认可了!他拥有了一颗自信，不老的心，他成功了!我感谢这本书给我带来的感触和启迪。

“……而那个孩子就坐在他旁边，看着他。老人正梦见狮子……”“啪！”我合上了书页，我读完了老人与海这本书后，得到了深深的感悟……

一个叫圣地亚哥的老人，连续八十四天也没有捕到鱼，于是，跟着他的一个小孩也走了，老人每一天单独去打渔，再这么一天，老人单独遇见了多条鲨鱼，与鲨鱼搏斗最终赢得了胜利。

这一整部小说就是简简单单的说了这么一件事，但是，从始至终，老人从来没有对自己失去信心。一根渔线紧紧的牵着老人的思绪，老人虽然“不信教”，但是却有他虔诚的信念，他对自己有很大的信心，即使是很多的鲨鱼围攻他的小船，在他的船即将都翻了的时候，他都没有感到失去信心。文章的语言在对老人搏斗的细节的描写中很细致，由白天到黑夜，由黑夜到白天，老人将船上全部的工具全部都用来与鲨鱼搏斗，老人虽然是一个普普通通的渔夫，他确实没有什么好运气，但是他的信念是很好的。一小点儿的工具，连渔网也没有。但是，也许他在工作上没有什么好运气，但是他与身边的那个孩子感情深厚，当时老人在于鲨鱼搏斗的时候，两天两夜也没有回来，孩子到老人房子里面去找老人的时候，是哭着出来的。孩子虽然是一个小小的孩子，但是他与老人捕鱼时的所有的事情他都记得。所以，孩子是一个知恩图报的人。老人是一个勇敢的人。“一个人并不是生来就要给打败的，你尽可以消灭它，可就是打不败他。”老人用自己的精神诠释了这句话。只有老人这样勇敢的人才能是这种人。我们是不是也要向这位圣地亚哥老先生的精神学习呢？

一根钓线，诠释了老人的精神，紧紧牵着老人的信念，正因为老人有这种伟大的信念，有他对人生的期望，有他勇敢的精神，才让他成为了一位伟大的渔夫！

导语：《星际动物园》我们人类战无不胜是因为我们智力发达。我们会思想，会说话，会使用工具，会制造精妙的机器。我们是再聪明不过的动物……下面是yuwenmi小编为大家整理的优秀英语读后感，欢迎阅读与借鉴，谢谢!

As the only living things on a bare planet called “Just Like Home”, humans felt lonely and sad. In order to live, they must get married as often as possible and have children. Unwilling to get married, our 16-year-old protagonist named Humming Bird ran away from her planet and found a plastic space ship. There she met various kinds of animals, which frightened her even drove her crazy. She had never seen such things before. Only through ‘The Book Of Remembering’ did she get some rough idea of animals. After she took a small-copied cat home and showed it to the officials on her planet, the cat was shot to death and all the officials went crazy. Humming Brid didn’t give up her attempt to let people accept the animals. She decided to set about the job from children…

That’s the brief plot of Harry Gilbert’s science fiction—. Based on the reality of increasing environmental problems, the writer uses his full imagination and creativity to produce this vivid imaginative and thought-provoking story.

As far as we know, animal numbers are now diminishing all over the world every years, and the living conditions we depend on a getting worse. We dirty the air with gases and smoke, poison the water with chemicals and other substances and damage the soil with too many fertilizers and pesticides. We also pollute our surroundings in many other ways. Air, water and soil are all very important and necessary to the survival of all living things all over the world. If we human don’t pay more attention to that, there will come a day when we have to live the kind of life described in this novel. As we know, the world is made up not only of human beings but also a lot of other living things. If we don’t want to leave this perfect planet, we have to protect the environment; otherwise, without the company of other living things, people would only be half-alive, men only half-men.Nowadays, I should say, people have realized the importance of environmental protection and ecological balance. Slogans that remind us to save water and electricity are stuck everywhere, but how many are treated as requirements or duties and not just a piece of paper. If we pay a little attention to our working and study places, we always find some taps half opened with running water, and large numbers of people get used to leave lights on during the day. Dustbins for both recycled and unredeemable rubbish are placed in high density but no one bothers to throw the rubbish into the right dustbins. Nor do they even know what kind of rubbish could be recycled and what kind could not.Conservation centers for protecting animals are built in many countries. Our government also passed some acts to protect animals; however, there do exist some law-breakers who are driven by money. We plant trees very year, but no one bothers to water and care for them after planting them. For money, some farmers drive their sheep and cattle to grasslands and charge it into desert.All in all, to every one, I want to say, “Living on this wonderful planet earth, we are lucky and happy. In order to enjoy this kind of wonderful life, we must care for mother earth and put this kind of care into practice.”

Facing the world, to be or not to be, it’s up to you. We must make a choice without any hesitation!

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失败也是一首歌

在弥漫着芬芳书香的图书馆，我阅读了诺贝尔文学奖获得者美国著名作家海明威的代表作——《老人与海》，这的确是一部耐人寻味的经典作品，

《老人与海》主要讲述了一位以打渔为生的老渔夫——桑地亚哥，在整整八十四天里他独自出海但都一无所获，倔强的他并没有向命运低头。这天他又出海了，经过艰难的捉捕，凭着坚强的毅力，终于捕获到了一条比他的小船还要大很多的倍的大马林鱼。但是，在返航的途中，他不幸与一大群鲨鱼相遇了，虽然奋力抗争，鲨鱼还是吃掉了大马林鱼身上所有的肉，老人最后带回的是一副巨大的鱼骨架。

本书用大量的笔墨记叙了老人与大马林鱼做激烈斗争的情景，从中突显出老人顽强不屈的崇高精神。我认为，大马林鱼是一种象征，它象征着困苦的的人生，老人不畏艰险和它殊死搏斗，成功地捕获了大马林鱼，老人赢了；同样，鲨鱼也是一种象征，它象征着莫测的命运，老人也同样和它作了顽强的抗争，但鱼肉还是被鲨鱼吃光，老人输了。

让我感到震撼的不是老人输在鲨鱼尖利的牙齿之下，而是老人在失败面前那毫不沮丧的气度！海明威在书中说过——一个人并不是生来要给打败的，你尽可以消灭他，可就是打不败他。在我看来，失败就如一首歌，虽然它的旋律不及成功之歌那么亢奋人心，但它更能让人刻骨铭心。就例如家喻户晓的“发明大王”爱迪生，他为了给人类带来光明，做了一千五百次实验，都没有找到做电灯灯丝的合适材料。尽管失败了这么多次，他都没有选择放弃，毅然选择继续试验，并最终取得了巨大成功。

漫漫人生路，并不都是一马平川，荆棘、陷阱随时都会阻挡我们前进的步伐，甚至让我们迷失方向，但只要我们坚定必胜的信念，踏踏实实地坚持走下去，哪怕到不了终点，也会感到欣慰。现在的我们正处于学生时代，获取知识是这个阶段的首要任务，“书山有路勤为径，学海无涯苦作舟”。通往成功彼岸的路上我们会遇到许许多多的挫折、失败。碰到这些情况，千万不能情绪低落，垂头丧气，而应当坚定信念，沉着面对。相信一分耕耘一分收获，相信成功就在不远的前面。抬起头，挺起胸，伴着失败的歌声前行……

“路漫漫其修远兮，吾将上下而求索”。既然失败都来了，成功还会远吗？与命运作不屈的斗争，总有一天胜利会向你招手。

这篇小说是充满悲剧色彩的，通过描述一位老人为了保护一条大马林鱼而对抗鲨鱼的故事。这个故事固然感动，竟也是根据真人真事改编的，想想故事中老人那种不畏困难，坚持不懈的精神，再想想平时的自己，遇到一点点小困难就退缩，据资料知道1930年，海明威乘的船在暴风雨中沉没，富恩斯特搭救了海明威，同次他们俩结下了深厚的友谊，并经常一起出海捕鱼，我十分敬佩老人的精神，是他让我知道了一个人必须有坚持不懈的精神，才能取得成功。

文中老人说这里离海岸很近，说不定更远的地方还会有更大的鱼，老人钓到了鱼，却不安于现状，还想要有更大的成就，我们就应该像这位老人一样胸怀大志，坚持不懈的坚持自己想要做的事。“一个人生来不是要被打败的，你可以消灭他，却不能打败他。”这句话表现了一个人的尊严和生命努力追求的本能，结局老人只是拖回了一个鱼骨，作者之所以这样写，是因为结果不重要，重要的是过程，在老人捕捉鱼，保护鱼的过程中就看出来了，只要为自己的梦想奋斗过，努力过，结果并没有那么重要，只要拼过，过程中就是胜利者，文中的老人没有向鲨鱼投降，他坚持不懈的精神深深地打动着我，也促使着我朝着自己努力的目标前进，就像我听说过的一句话：命运是不可改变的，可以改变的是我们对待命运的态度，即使前路困难重重，也不要灰心，不要放弃，相信柳暗花明又一村。

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成语资料

成语解释：浃：湿透。汗流得满背都是。形容非常恐惧或非常害怕。现也形容出汗很多，背上的衣服都湿透了。

成语举例：在劳动竞赛中，大家干得汗流浃背。

常用程度：常用

感情色彩：褒义词

语法用法：作谓语、定语、状语;指满身大汗

成语结构：紧缩式

产生年代：古代

成语正音：浃，不能读作“jiá”;背，不能读作“bēi”。

成语辨形：汗，不能写作“汉”;浃，不能写作“挟”。

成语辨析：汗流浃背和“挥汗如雨”;都形容出汗很多。不同在于：①汗流浃背是直陈性的;“挥汗如雨”是比喻性的;比喻出汗的程度重;带夸张味道。②汗流浃背还有由于害怕、紧张而出汗的意思。“挥汗如雨”却不能。

今天小编整理的是比较经典的的谚语，带有中文翻译的喔，希望对你们有帮助。

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

一天一苹果，不用请医生。

A new broom sweeps clean.

新官上任三把火。

An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.

以眼还眼，以牙还牙。

An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening.

一日之计在于晨。

An old dog cannot learn new tricks.

老狗学不出新把戏。

An ounce of luck is better than a pound of wisdom.

聪明才智，不如运气。

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

预防为主，治疗为辅。

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

滚石不生苔，转业不聚财。

As a man sows, so he shall reap.

种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。

A single flower does not make a spring.

一花独放不是春，百花齐放春满园。

A snow year, a rich year.

瑞雪兆丰年。

A sound mind in a sound body.

健全的精神寓于健康的身体。

A still tongue makes a wise head.

寡言者智。

A stitch in time saves nine.

小洞不补，大洞吃苦。

A straight foot is not afraid of a crooked shoe.

身正不怕影子斜。

A wise head makes a close mouth.

真人不露相，露相非真人。

A word spoken is past recalling.

一言既出，驷马难追。

A years plan starts with spring.

一年之计在于春。

A young idler, an old beggar.

少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。

Bad news has wings.

好事不出门，坏事传千里。

Barking dogs seldom bite.

吠犬不咬人。

Beauty lies in the loves eyes.

情人眼里出西施。

Be swift to hear, slow to speak.

听宜敏捷，言宜缓行。

Better late than never.

不怕慢，单怕站。

Better to ask the way than go astray.

问路总比迷路好。

Between friends all is common.

朋友之间不分彼此。

Birds of a feather flock together.

物以类聚，人以群分。

Blood is thicker than water.

血浓于水。

Books and friends should be few but good.

读书如交友，应求少而精。

Business is business.

公事公办。

Business is the salt of life.

事业是人生的第一需要。

By reading we enrich the mind, by conversation we polish it.

读书使人充实，交谈使人精明。

Cannot see the wood for the trees.

一叶障目，不见泰山。

Care and diligence bring luck.

谨慎和勤奋才能抓住机遇。

Caution is the parent of safety.

小心驶得万年船。

Cheats never prosper.

骗人发不了财。

Children are what the mothers are.

耳濡目染，身教言传。

Choose an author as you choose a friend.

择书如择友。

Come what may, heaven wont fall.

做你的吧，天塌不下来。

Complacency is the enemy of study.

学习的敌人是自己的满足。

Confidence in yourself is the first step on the road to success.

自信是走向成功的第一步。

Constant dripping wears away a stone.

水滴石穿，绳锯木断。

Content is better than riches.

知足者常乐。

Count ones chickens before they are hatched.

蛋未孵先数雏。

Courtesy on one side only lasts not long.

来而不往非礼也。

Creep before you walk.

循序渐进。

Cry for the moon.

海底捞月。

Custom is a second nature.

习惯是后天养成的。

Custom makes all things easy.

有个好习惯，事事皆不难。

Diamond cuts diamond.

强中自有强中手。

Do as the Romans do.

入乡随俗。

Do as you would be done by.

己所不欲，勿施于人。

Doing is better than saying.

与其挂在嘴上，不如落实在行动上。

Do it now.

机不可失，时不再来。

Do nothing by halves.

凡事不可半途而废。

Dont claim to know what you dont know.

不要不懂装懂。

Dont have too many irons in the fire.

不要揽事过多。

Dont make a mountain out of a molehill.

不要小题大做。

Dont put off till tomorrow what should be done today.

今日事，今日毕。

Dont put the cart before the horse.

不要本末倒置。

Dont trouble trouble until trouble troubles you.

不要自找麻烦。

Dont try to teach your grandmother to suck eggs.

不要班门弄斧。

Do well and have well.

善有善报。

Each bird love to hear himself sing.

孤芳自赏。

Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.

早睡早起身体好。

Easier said than done.

说得容易，做得难。

Easy come, easy go.

来也匆匆，去也匆匆。

Eat to live, but not live to eat.

人吃饭是为了活着，但活着不是为了吃饭。

Empty vessels make the greatest sound.

实磨无声空磨响，满瓶不动半瓶摇。

Envy has no holidays.

忌妒之人无宁日。

Even Homer sometimes nods.

智者千虑，必有一失。

Even reckoning makes long friends.

亲兄弟，明算账。

Every advantage has its disadvantage.

有利必有弊。

Everybodys business is nobodys business.

人人负责，等于没人负责。

Every day is not Sunday.

好景不常在。

Every dog has his day.

谁都有得意的时候。

Every door may be shut, but deaths door.

人生在世，唯死难逃。

Every heart has its own sorrow.

各人有各人的苦恼。

Every little helps a mickle.

聚沙成塔，集腋成裘。

Every man for himself, and the devil takes the hindmost.

人不为己，天诛地灭。

Every man has his faults.

金无足赤，人无完人。

Every man has his hobbyhorse.

萝卜青菜，各有所爱。

Every man has his weak side.

人人都有弱点。

Every man is the architect of his own fortune.

自己的命运自己掌握。

Every minute counts.

分秒必争。

Every mothers child is handsome.

孩子是自己的好。

Every potter praises hit pot.

王婆卖瓜，自卖自夸。

Everything is good when new, but friends when old.

东西是新的好，朋友是老的亲。

Example is better then percept.

说一遍，不如做一遍。

Experience is the father of wisdom and memory the mother.

经验是智慧之父，记忆是智慧之母。

Experience must be bought.

吃一堑，长一智。

Fact speak louder than words.

事实胜于雄辩。

Failure is the mother of success.

失败是成功之母。

False friends are worse than bitter enemies.

明枪易躲，暗箭难防。

Far from eye, far from heart.

眼不见，心不烦。

Far water does not put out near fire.

远水救不了近火。

Faults are thick where love is thin.

一朝情意淡，样样不顺眼。

Fear always springs from ignorance.

恐惧源于无知。

Fields have eyes, and woods have ears.

隔墙有耳。

Fire and water have no mercy.

水火无情。

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

火是一把双刃剑。

First come, first served.

先来后到。

First impressions are half the battle.

初次见面，印象最深。

First think and then speak.

先想后说。

Fools grow without watering.

朽木不可雕。

Fools haste is no speed.

欲速则不达。

Fools has fortune.

呆人有呆福。

Fools learn nothing from wise men, but wise men learn much from fools.

愚者不学无术，智者不耻下问。

Forbidden fruit is sweet.

禁果格外香。

Fortune favors those who use their judgement.

机遇偏爱善断之人。

Fortune knocks once at least at every mans gate.

风水轮流转。

Four eyes see more than two.

集思广益。

Friends agree best at distance.

朋友之间也会保持距离。

Friends are thieves of time.

朋友是时间的窃贼。

Friends must part.

再好的朋友也有分手的时候。

Genius is nothing but labor and diligence.

天才不过是勤奋而已。

Give a dog a bad name and hang him.

众口铄金，积毁销骨。

God helps those who help themselves.

自助者天助。

Gold will not buy anything.

黄金并非万能。

Good for good is natural, good for evil is manly.

以德报德是常理，以德报怨大丈夫。

Good health is over wealth.

健康是最大的财富。

Good medicine for health tastes bitter to the mouth.

良药苦口利于病。

Good watch prevents misfortune.

谨慎消灾。

Great barkers are no biters.

好狗不挡道。

Great hopes make great man.

伟大的抱负造就伟大的人物。

Great minds think alike.

英雄所见略同。

Great men have great faults.

英雄犯大错误。

Great mens sons seldom do well.

富不过三代。

Great trees are good for nothing but shade.

大树底下好乘凉。

Great wits have short memories.

贵人多忘事。

Greedy folks have long arms.

心贪手长。

Guilty consciences make men cowards.

做贼心虚。

Habit cures habit.

心病还需心药医。

Handsome is he who does handsomely.

行为漂亮才算美。

Happiness takes no account of time.

欢乐不觉时光过。

Beowulf is the oldest poem in the English language and the most important specimen of Anglo-Saxon literature.The main stories are based on the folk legends of the primitive northern tribes.

Beowulf is the nephew of king of the Geats who lives in Denmark. He defeated the monster, which raided the hall built by the king of the Danes. Later on, Beowulf becomes king of the Geats. He at last dies a heroic death.

It is a pagan poem, which presents us an all-round picture of the tribal society.

《贝奥武甫》是中世纪欧洲第一篇民族史诗，英国文学的开山之作。其主要内容是讲述高特王子贝奥武甫带领十二勇士来到丹麦王国，除去恶魔葛婪代及其母亲，为丹麦解除祸患赢得和平，得到荣誉和重赏后回到故土;后来贝奥武甫做了高特国王，没想到在五十年后，一条火龙扰乱了王国的安宁，贝奥武甫虽然已经英雄暮年，但仍壮志不已，独战火龙，终于壮烈牺牲。

贝奥武甫的人格结构具有丰富的人性化内涵。他的童年经历对其心理结构的形成影响深刻，在他的身上，超我与本我不断碰撞与冲突。贝奥武甫以自己的死亡成就了英雄的完美，直到生命的最后，他终于找到了作为英雄的人格结构的和谐。

《老人与海 》描写的是一个年近六旬的老渔夫，在一次单身出海打鱼时，钓到了一条大鱼，却拉不上来。老渔夫同大鱼周旋了几天后，才发现这是一条超过自己渔船数倍的大马林鱼，虽然明知难以取胜，但仍不放弃。后来又因大马林鱼伤口上的鱼腥味引来了几群鲨鱼抢食，但老人不愿这样放弃，最终突出重围，将大鱼的骨头带回了渔港，让其他渔夫佩服不已。

当我读到爷爷与鲨鱼进行激烈的搏斗时，我真为爷爷担心，可是爷爷，总是保持着乐观的精神去面对一些极大的困难，看到这里，我不由得想起自己。每当我遇到了一些困难时，总是觉得很不顺心，觉得很烦，很想逃避现实。再看看桑提阿果爷爷，不管遇到任何困难也毫不退缩，而是勇敢地去面对！

做人也应该这样，不要一幅贪生怕死的样子，要对自己有信心。即使我们遇到重重困难，也绝不应该让它给打倒，应该勇敢地去消灭它。

我们是祖国的未来，应该像桑提阿果爷爷一样胸怀大志，去追求更好，更大的目标。我相信，在我的努力下，我一定会变得像桑提阿果爷爷那样勇敢，那样勇于拼搏。

每一本书，都有它自己的“灵魂”，当你阅读一本书时，自己会在不知不觉中，陷入了那个书中所构想的世界。仿佛每一个字符都会拼接成一幅幅动人画面，串联成一个个感人的场景。就这样，清晰的呈现在我们面前。因为书所有的“灵魂”不同，自然那个所构想的世界也不一样。而“灵魂”，就是每本书，其自身要表达的思想，或者愿望。

我们会因为那些感人的书，而潸然泪下，或因为那些记录屈辱历史的书，而热血沸腾，甚至因为那些武侠、玄幻的书，而将自己想象成天下第一的人。《老人与海》却是一本能让人了解，什么才是真正的人生，什么才是坚强的书。“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。

我初读这本书时，老人的孤独、落寞总是在不经意间令人心生怜悯，不由得俯首叹息。无数次迎来朝阳，送走晚霞。一天天的等待，却总是等不来心中所要;一次次失望，却总是默默期待……奋力生活的老渔夫，海上萧条的身影。你一定还记得老人的渔船上那破旧的帆布，就像是一面失败的旗帜，仿佛在宣告着老人永远都捕不到鱼的倒霉运气。他的手已经沾满老茧，皮肤也已经被刺眼的阳光晒出斑点，那艘破烂的渔船也不能抵御什么风暴，自己那破旧的小屋也是外面下大雨里面下小雨的那种。

但是，他没有放弃对生活的希望，仍然天天早上迎着第一缕阳光出海捕鱼。无论有没有收获，他都会坚持出海捕鱼，这不只是因为他要依靠捕鱼谋生，而是捕鱼已经成为了他生活的一部分，他的一种记忆，也许生活就需要这样的一份乐观，一份豁达。

当我再次捧起，再次回味书中的种种情节，内心的感觉也再次升华。仿佛这种种困难也为难我一样，对老人的理解更加深入了。老人在面对困难时所表现出的坚毅，都让我为之动容。而在现实中，一些人却不能坚持，面对挫折就选择了放弃，选择了逃避。我们可能会因为考试的失利，而对自己失去信心。或者因为别人的批评，而自暴自弃。在那时候，想想这个坚强的老渔夫，他是如何面对生活的。而我们现在只是面临一些学习上、生活上的挫折，与老渔夫相比，真的只是小巫见大巫。

就像这本书里说的那样——“一个人并不是生来要被打败的，你尽可以把他消灭掉，但永远不会打败他”。

我们要学着强悍，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，老渔夫桑地亚哥这样的英雄，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。

人生即是海洋，时而波涛汹涌，时而风平浪静。在风里你可以感受坚毅，在浪里你可以感受激昂!这些都是过程带给我们的快乐和痛苦!然而，生命的硬度则体现于——你在面对困难时所表现出的那份勇往直前的心，你的意志力有多少，生命的硬度就有多少!

There are numerous classics in the shining in the world. These classics are great writers knowledge and the crystallization of the wisdom of life, they can apply their charm of a long, touched people generation after generation. French science fiction, Jules verne, the master of the submarine two miles "is one of them.

The submarine two miles "tells the story of the French naturalist alon, professor, sea travel story, the author to capture sea monster as the guide, with less even, showed the elegantly magnificent pictures for readers, tells the story of the wonderful: the mystery of the sea monster, the beauty of the underwater world, solemn funeral under the sea, rich treasure of the ocean floor, breathtaking journey to the South Pole," revenge "plan · · · · · · thrilling story twists and turns, fascinating. The figure description very carefully; Colorful picture, spectacular, and ever changing. Alarmingly, read the book language level, text simple and fluent, the plot is compact, vivid, have a different comfortable to read.

Up and down all the whole book is written by using the method of the fantasy and fact, the story is very vivid, make readers feel the same way, greatly satisfy the readers reading needs, let the reader can fill a pleasure.

This book from beginning to end to the readers about the benefits of science, the advantages, greatly inspired readers love science, bold exploration, bold fantasy of valuable spirit.

世界上有无数的名著在闪闪发光。这些名著都是伟大作家们毕生的知识与智慧的结晶，他们用自身的一种不衰的魅力，感动了一代又一代的人们。法国科幻大师儒勒·凡尔纳的《海底两万里》就是其中之一。

《海底两万里》讲述了法国博物学家阿龙纳教授，探海旅行的故事，作者以追捕海怪为引，用生花的妙笔，为读者们展现了一幅幅壮丽画面，讲述了一个个精彩的故事：神秘的海怪、美丽的海底世界、庄严的海底葬礼、丰富的海底宝藏、惊险的南极之旅、“复仇”计划······故事惊险曲折，引人入胜。人物描写非常细致;画面多姿多彩，气象万千、千变万化。读起来令人惊心动魄，全书语言平实，文字浅显流畅，情节紧凑生动，读起来有一种不一样的舒服。

整书上下都是运用了幻想和事实的方法写的，故事情节也非常生动，让读者也有同样的感受，大大的满足了读者们阅读需要，让读者可以大饱一次眼福。

此书从头到尾都在向读者们讲述科学的好处、优点，大大地激发了读者们热爱科学、勇于探险、大胆幻想的可贵精神。

“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，舞动着游龙一般的四个字——超越极限!”作者海明威是这样评价他的作品《老人与海》的。

《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，终于钓到了一条大马林鱼，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，在归程中一再遭到鲨鱼的袭击，他用尽了一切手段来反击。回港时只剩鱼头鱼尾和一条脊骨。尽管鱼肉都被咬去了，但什么也无法摧残他那顽强的意志。

圣地亚哥是个可怜的老头。海明威以自己精炼的语言塑造了这个形象，可以说，海明威并没有给予老人成功，却赋予老人在压力下优雅而坚韧的形象。

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。老人是孤独的，他是在理想的道路上前行的旅人，但他又是不孤独的，因为他的意志是那样的坚强。

看了这本书，我的心久久不能平静，这位普通而又可敬的老人使我深深的懂得了：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，像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。

以前，我做事情只要有一点不顺利，就想要放弃，有时还会说上几句垂头丧气的话。《老人与海》中，主人公与鲨鱼搏斗，鱼叉被鲨鱼带走了，他就把小刀绑在桨把上。刀子折断了，他就用短棍。短棍也丢掉了，他就用舵把。这种充满信心、锲而不舍的精神，不正是我所应该学习的吗?

自从读了这本书之后，我知道了自己的不足，做事不再因为一两次的不顺利而失去信心，越是有困难，就越要去做。

今后，我不管遇到什么困难，都要信心十足地去面对，坚持到底，决不退缩。我要感谢这本书，感谢它让我学到了那么多知识，感谢它让我懂得了那么多道理，感谢它让我知道自己的不足，及时改正自己的缺点，使我成为一个对社会有用的人。

不妨将鲨鱼看作打击，它想要吃掉我们的成功和幸福。但正如那孩子说的：“它没有打败你，它没有。”

一个真正的强者，只能被摧毁而不能被击败。

永不言败，这就是《老人与海》告诉我们的。

The Old Man and the Sea is one of Hemingways most enduring works and may very well become one of the true classics of this generation. It played a great part in his winning the Pulizer Prize in 1953 and the 1954 Novel Prize for Literature and confirmed his power and presence in the literary world. Hemingway is also one of my favorite writers. Besides The Old Man And the Sea, I have read some of his other works, such as The Sun Also Rises, A Farewell to Arms and The Snow of Kilimanijaro. But The Old Man and the Sea is the one that left the deepest impression on me.

I first read this book when I was in my fifteens. And now I remember it just as well as if I had read it yesterday.

On summer vacation of this year, I studied in novel " old man and sea " of Hemingway , famous writer of U.S.A. ,. I admire the old fishermans will in the novel very much, he lets me understand that a person must have unremitting spirit, could succeed . What the novel is described is an old fisherman almost the sixty years old, when go to sea and fish alone once, have angled to a big fish, but can not draw. After tough fisherman and fish have socialized for a few days, just find this is a big Malins fish which exceeds several times of ones own fishing boat, though know perfectly well that it is very difficult to win , does not give up yet. Because big Malin fish fishlike smell of wound attract odd herds of shark vie for the food again later, but the old man is still unwilling to give up like this, stress the tight encirclement finally , take the large fish back to fishing port , let other fishmen admire it endlessly. The old fisherman thinks that as I read ": It is really too close from here to coast, perhaps there are bigger fish in the farther place ……" When,admire very much because this old fisherman in the persons, because play not for some fishing he already at this moment I, but he is not satisfied with the existing state of affairs , but advance towards greater goal. Seeing us again, meet some little difficulties at ordinary times , all of us complain bitterly. We are the future of the motherland, should be as ambitious as this old man, go to pursue well , greater goal. Read as me " big Malin fish is it enclose light fishing boat move about , is it get mast to twine cable fast to begin, old man right hand hold steel fork high , jump out in a flash , affording to try ones best above water in it, a sound of wail has finished the life of the loud fish, it floats on the surface of water silently ……"When,the I one heart is too fall like pieces of stone not big. I admire that kind of fearing of the old man at all , unremitting spirit very much, though know rivals strength is very strong , but he has not shrunk back at all , meets the difficulty. Just because there is this kind of spirit, the old fisherman has obtained the victory of the trial of strength of this life and death. We should study the old fishermans spirit too in life, do the thing and is not afraid of the difficulty , could achieve success . Read big blood offensive smell of fish smell one shark , fall over each other to visit to vie for the food, left hand of old man pull a muscle just, he can only use right hand, can weapon attacked to used for defend oneself with stick , mouth of swordfish that catch everything, and has driven away this herd of shark finally. But big meat of fish take into big half already, but old man criticize ones own left hand " when the work this when have a rest " humorously also, I am subdued by old mans optimistic spirit too. In life, some losses are unavoidable, we should treat the optimistic attitude , cant worry about petty gain or loss . Finally, the novel sees with a teenager that old fisherman has 18 feet of big long Malins fish totally in the tolerance , the ones that have described this fish are enormous again, prove that old fishermans difficulty overcome is big, than ordinary. Old fishermans spirit that makes great efforts to struggle fearless of danger and difficulty that the novel has been extolled, we should be like him too, can t be satisfied with the current situation , should be positive upwards, it should be unremitting to do anything, it must not give up halfway to meeting difficulty should meet the difficulty. Only in this way, we could obtain greater success and victory .

Yesterday afternoon Li Ping and I were going to school. On the way we saw an old woman crossing the street. Suddenly a car passed by very fast. The old woman was frightened and fell down to the ground. The apples in her basket were all out on the street. Immediately, we ran to the old woman, helped her get up and picked up all the apples. Li Ping helped her carry the basket and I helped her cross the street. The old woman thanked us very much.

导语：小编给大家带来了有关勤奋，意志与成功的英文谚语，在英文写作中加入，不单单可以提升文章的格调，还能增加分数哦，赶紧背起来!

1. Where there is a will, there is a way.有志者事竟成。

2. No pains, no gains.没有付出就没有收获。

3. Constant dripping wears away a stone.水滴石穿，绳锯木断。

4. Care and diligence bring luck.谨慎和勤奋才能抓住机遇。

5. Genius is nothing but labor anddiligence.天才不过是勤奋而已。

6. Great hopes make great man.伟大的抱负造就伟大的人物。

7. Industry is the parent of success.勤奋是成功之母。

8. No rose without a thorn.没有不带刺的玫瑰。

9. There is no royal road to learning.书山有路勤为径，学海无涯苦作舟。

10. No way is impossible to courage.勇者无惧。

11. Success belongs to the persevering.坚持就是胜利。

12. The finest diamond must be cut.玉不琢，不成器。

13. Adversity makes a man wise, not rich.逆境出人才。

《飘》是美国女作家玛格丽特·米切尔(1900—1949)十年磨一剑的作品，也是惟一的作品。以下是小编带来的《飘》英文读后感，希望对你有帮助。

Scarlett , a very personality figures ，the two mans she love ,neither does she know about.To her, I was compelled to admire, admire her strong and brave, admire her to lay down in the environment, farm workers previously suffered education, admire her to disregard the community to create their own expression of the cause .She is in the whole story, all a person full of fighting will full of vitality . I appreciated most , it is this " Tomorrow is another day of hers. " . Promising forever, full of fighting will , will never give up, never desperate. I think I’m moved by her.So, whenever I meet difficulty, the mood is not good, I will tell oneself : " Tomorrow is another day. " ’Gone with the Wind’ is absolutely a good book that is worth sampling repeatedly, the characters are graceful , the plot rises and falls, exciting boldly and unconstrainedly, though the subjective factor because of the author among them , the appraisal on U.S.A.’s Civil War is not objective and overall, but as to angle of literature, this one fine piece of writing generation definitely absolutely, worth visiting.

Title: The Little Prince

Author: Antoine de St-Exupery

Main Characters: The little prince, the pilot, the rose, the fox, the snake, etc.

Despite I’ve not in my childhood yet, I still prefer reading fairy-tale stories. The tales, which accompany with me in my old days, often make me think of some precious experience and sensation which only belong to children. This summer I’ve review this kind of tale, which was published in 1940. It’s the world-famous fairy-tale by the French author, Antoine de St-Exupery, The Little Prince.

As many other fairy-tales, the outline of The Little Prince is not very complex. “I”, the narrator of the story, is a pilot whose plane has something wrong and lands in the Sahara. In this occasion, the pilot makes the acquaintance of the little prince, a little boy from another planet, the Asteroid B612. The little prince has escaped from his tiny planet, because he has some quarrel with a rose, which grows on his planet. In that case he left his own planet and took an exploration at some neighbor asteroids.

These days Ive just finished the novel Uncle Toms Cabin that left a really deep impression on me and we can see.

It is a book written in 1852 in response to the passage of the Fugitive Slave Law， Uncle Toms Cabin has been considered as the most influential anti-slavery novel in that period and described by Stowe herself as a “series of sketches” describing the human cruelty of slavery， opens with a description of Arthur Shelbys Kentucky plantation during the antebellum period.

There are several impressive characters in this novel， George who is clever and brave;Harry， a beautiful and talented child who sings dances and mimes;Mrs. Shelby， a very religious woman;Sambo and Qimbo and so on. The major character Uncle Tom who was the most impressive in this novel was a devout Christian. He endured the miserable fate bravely and aroused the whites sympathy for slaves with his Christs sacrifice and the tolerance of returning good for evil. This novel focuses on the distinctive personalities of Uncle Tom deeply influenced by Christianity and the important role Uncle Toms Cabin playing on abolition; and the Significance of “Uncle Tom” to the harmonious worlds development， and the effect on modern people.

In the book， at the beginning， the author presents us a very beautiful image of a rather harmonious family who live a happy life. However， that beautiful image couldnt last long， the darkness came soon. The master of this happy family， Uncle Tom was arranged into a difficult situation. As Shelby， the not cruel master， he has incurred serious debts- prompting him sell some slaves to avoid financial ruin， so Uncle Tom， Shelbys loyal servant since childhood was sold to Mr. Haley， the slave trader. Uncle Tom remained loyal to his master， despite his betrayal and the risk of death at the cruel hands of a new master. The slaves at the plantation were very mournful， but Tom remained placid and tried to read his Bible for fort. On the steamboat to New Orleans， where Tom was to be sold， Tom befriended an angelic little girl， “Little Eva” St. Clare. Uncle Tom saved the five-year-old beauty from drowning， and she convinced her father to buy Tom for her own family. In her family， Tom enjoye.

d his life because of the girls love; Toms contentment does not last， however， because Eva soon falls ill. Dying， Eva asked Mr. St. Clare to free Tom after her death. But Mr. St. Clare is so sad by her death that he never legally freed Tom before he himself was killed trying to mediate a barroom scuffle. Mrs. St. Clare sold the slaves to settle her husbands debts and Tom was sold to Simon Legree who was so violent that beat his slaves brutally. At last， when Mr. Shelby， finally found Uncle Tom， he was almost died. After Tom was dead and buried， Shelby went back and freed his slaves.

As we all can see that Uncle Toms Cabin was an anti-slavery novel and it was even considered as one factor that caused the Civil War. In the novel， the slaves were sold from one place to another frequently， and their fate was tragic， with no exception- just like Uncle Tom， no matter he was under the control of kind masters or evil masters， he cant escape the misfortune of being sold from one master to another. We cant see any human right of them， so terrible.

As someone said， with more people realizing the inhumanity of slavery in the 19th century， slavery became one of the most important issues and it became more violent year by year in American society. However， slavery was not abolished irrevocably until ratification of the 13th Amendment to the Constitution in 1865， following the Civil War. After the passage of Fugitive Slave Act of 1850， Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote this novel Uncle Toms Cabin which publicized the evil of slavery to a wide audience.

Now we are in the 21st century， we may never e across such kind of thing. However， this book can always remind of us that there ever has existed this evil and we cant let it happen again. And “equality” 、“human right ” cant just be a slogan， we should make it e true really and always.

rale, let person collapse, loss of hope in life. If failure can not beat you, but you stepped on the foot, then success will surely belong to you.

Famous writer Ernest Hemingway in "the old man and the sea" to shape of the old man is a failure and dare to fight the case.

The old man and the sea is mainly about a man named diego old fisherman fishing through a special. In did not hit a fish for eighty-four days, but in the second day, he was very lucky to had caught a big marlin. The marlin is his life caught the biggest fish, the fish is longer than his boat to 2 feet! Marlin body big, strength is big. It pulled the old man and the boat drifted at sea for two days and two nights. Old man experience in these two days and two nights (a) has never experienced a tough test. The big marlin in struggling in the sea, in an attempt to escape back to the sea. Old man in order to uniform marlin, exhausted, were raw, but he did not yield to the big marlin. He with strong will, finally put the big marlin to death, tied to the bow. Fortunately, however, does not appear, waiting for the old man is a bigger test. A group of smelling scent of sharks and already were raw launched a deadly fight against the old man. Finally the old mans life saved, but the shark ate up the big marlin, the old man towed back to the final is a bare skeleton...

A bumpy road has many twists and turns in life, failure is often encountered, we should always have a heart to strong and not to yield to face failure, success will be coming to us.

失败，在许多人的眼中是非常可怕的，它一旦猖狂起来，就能击溃人的斗志，让人彻底崩溃，失去生活的希望。如果失败战胜不了你，而是被你踩在脚下，那么，成功必定属于你。

著名作家海明威在《老人与海》中塑造的那位老人就是一个敢与失败作斗争的例子。

《老人与海》主要讲了一位名叫桑地亚哥的老渔翁一次特别的打鱼经过。在连续八十四天没有打到一条鱼后，但在第二天，他非常幸运地捕获到了一条巨大的大马林鱼。那条马林鱼是他平生捕到的最大的一条鱼，那条鱼比他的小船还要长2英尺呢!马林鱼的身体大，力气自然也大。它拖着老人和小船在海上漂流了两天两夜。老人在这两天两夜中经历(了)从来没有经历过的艰难考验。大马林鱼在大海上奋力挣扎，企图逃回大海。老人为了制服马林鱼，精疲力竭，皮开肉绽，但他并没有向大马林鱼屈服。他凭着顽强的意志，终于把大马林鱼扎死，拴在了船头。然而，幸运并没有出现，等待老人的是更大的考验。一群嗅着血腥味而来的大鲨鱼与已经皮开肉绽的老人展开了殊死博斗。最后老人的命虽然保住了，但鲨鱼们吃光了大马林鱼，老人拖回去的最终是一副光秃秃的骨架……

人生的道路是曲折坎坷的，遇到失败是再平常不过的事，我们应该时时刻刻拥有一颗坚强、不屈服的心来面对失败，成功就一定会向我们走来。

导语：《狂蟒之灾》在蜿蜒流长的亚马逊河流域的雨林深处，生活着古老而神秘的舒尔族。他们与世隔绝，以食人蛇为叩拜图腾。围绕着舒尔族人的传说和秘密让雨淋之外的人们振奋不已。下面是yuwenmi小编为大家整理的优秀英语读后感，欢迎阅读与借鉴，谢谢!

Every preconceived notion audiences might have about "Anaconda" is correct. This supposed serpentine shocker features doomed adventurers wading through murky water while a deadly snake approaches and "Jaws"-like music throbs. The plot retraces a formula employed by countless predecessors to kill off its supporting characters in a predictable sequence. And theres the bad guy with the foreign accent, and the requisite romance between handsome anthropologist and shapely journalist. Its all here, as is an ironic comfort in watching such a well-worn tale from the dark side.

Dr. Steven Cale (Eric Stoltz) is heading down the Amazon in search of an undocumented Indian tribe. Joining him is Terri Flores ("Selenas" Jennifer Lopez), a filmmaker charged with recording Dr. Cales quest. Ten minutes into their voyage, snaky Paul Sarone (Jon Voight) jumps aboard and commandeers the boat to begin a Captain Ahab-style hunt for his gigantic underwater nemesis: the titular anaconda upon whose nonexistent shoulders this movie rests. Despite satisfactory performances from the cast, the films human characters remain secondary to this nasty snake and the special effects that created it.

Scary, this movie isnt. The faux serpent, albeit an impressive creature, looks wholly unrealistic as it zips through water and air like a Saturday morning cartoon character. And such schlocky touches as the anacondas penchant for regurgitation are more gross (and funny) than frightening. What chills there are spring more from standard stalk-and-startle techniques than from the creepy characteristics associated with snakes. Director Luis Llosa ("The Specialist") shot "Anaconda" in Brazil, and the tropical setting imbues his movie with much-needed authenticity and cinematic richness. Llosa advances the story at an absorbing clip that never bores the audience, and he wisely eschews any high-minded discourse about good and evil. As cheesy, predictable horror flicks go, "Anaconda" squeezes considerable life from its limited aspirations.