During this winter holiday， I have read a book called <The Old Man and the Sea>.It was written by the American well-known writer Ernest Miller Hemingway.And it is very well become one of the true classics of this generation.
　　What it told was that an old man who fished alone in a skiff in the Gulf Stream and he had gone eighty-four days without catching a fish.It was the worst kind of luck， wasn’t it？However， the old man did't think so.Yeah，maybe everything about him was old except his eyes.They were cheerful and undefeated.
　　Perhaps God was impressed with the unlucky man.One day， he finally caught a huge fish.But he didn't know it was the time to begin the battle.Then he felt something hard and unbelievably heavy.It was the weitght of the fish.He struck hard with both hands，gained a yard of line and then struck again and again，swinging with all the atrength of his arms and the weight of his body.However，nothing happened.The fish just moved away slowly and the old man couldn't raise it an inch. Fotunately， thank God he is traveling and not going down.
　　Time goes by， the old man pulled the boat drift for a whole two days and nights， the elderly in the past two days and two nights had never experienced the hardships endured the test（his left hand had cramped for a long time）， and finally the big fish to death， tied to the bow. Perhaps he is a funny old man.Then he began to pity the great fish that he had hooked.It was wonderfol and strange and who knew how old it was， he thought. “Never have I had such a strong fish nor one who acted so strangely.”He said.Was he lucky？Did he success？Sorry， there would be a problem what was more difficult！
　　One big shark attacked！It was longer than the boat.He encouraged himself to be calm and strong.Nothing happened but he felt faint.At that time， he still held on to the great fish with his strength.Then his said to himself that “I cannot fail and die on a shark like this” So，he tried his best to take all his pain and what was left of his strength and his long-gone pride and he put it against the shark’s agony.
　　Then the other shark attacked！He tried to be calm and told himself sailed on and took the shark when it came.
　　While two sharks were both death， the old man found when he and the sharks were life-and-death struggle， the result of a shark or a big Marlins finished， the old trailer home last only a bare skeleton of the fish！
　　Why didn't Hemingway let the old man to be successful at last？ However， the answer was in the story， the old man said： “People do can be destroyed， but can not be defeated.”Yeah，that’s really right！People do can be destroyed， but can not be defeated！ Although， humanity is  powerful， humans have their own limitations， but it is because such a Fisherman again and again to challenge the limits， beyond them.So ，you know， the biggest problem is not from others， is from ourselves.Face the problem！And we have learnt that it is good for us to regard the problems as challenge.The old man did， we can do it， too！
　　Yeah，nothing is easy， but we must try our best to make the life much better. We will be the motherland’s future， will be supposed to like this old person same mind lofty aspiration， will even better pursue even better， the bigger goal.
　　The old man said， “Every day is a new day. It is better to be lucky. But I would rather be exact. Then when luck comes you are ready.”
　　And someone said， “Life itself is an endless pursuit，and it is the road long， difficult and full of ups and downs.” However， if we become much braver， we will be a real winner！