ace marshal

Chapter 580
Lan Shengli and Xiao Jing have nothing else in common except that they are both Chinese students studying at UC Berkeley.

So this also made Lan Shengli never have the opportunity to get along with Xiaojing alone.

Until the appearance of "The Old Man and the Sea", Lan Shengli finally had the chance to date Xiaojing.

Although it was a date at "Zangshuge", Lan Shengli still cherishes it very much.

"Phew~! Today's date is very important, you must say everything you have prepared~!!"

In the dormitory, Lan Shengli, who was about to go on a "date", looked in the mirror, combed his pot head, and cheered himself up.

Lan Shengli, with a green and immature face, would never have thought that the next date would establish his love life for the next ten years, and might even affect his entire life.

While talking, the two of them had already arrived at the Library Pavilion.

Also started talking.

"Actually, I don't quite understand one thing about this book, that is, the whole book is clearly describing the story of this old man and that big fish, so why is it called the old man and the sea~?!"

Hearing Xiaojing's question, she should have read this book seriously.

"Actually, when I was reading the Chinese version of your question, I thought about why it was called The Old Man and the Sea instead of the Old Man and the Fish. Maybe it was The Old Man's Fishing Notes,,, maybe the writer Hemingway thought so. Although he used The whole article describes the story of the old man and the big marlin, but whether it is the big marlin, or the sharks that snatched the old man's prey later, or the stormy weather, all these things happened at sea, Therefore, it is not so much the story of the old man and these fish, but rather the story of the old man and the whole sea~!!!”

Lan Shengli explained that Xiao Jing was fascinated by that focused look.

"Moreover, what Hemingway wants to express more is the situation of the old man on this sea, that kind of loneliness, but always able to turn the tide, not afraid of failure and setbacks, and the spirit of moving forward~!! An old man who dares to fight against the sea, It is very admirable in itself, and those fish are just a metaphorical object, without any deeper meaning,,, "

Lan Shengli continued to explain in simple terms.

It can be heard that Lan Shengli has really studied "The Old Man and the Sea".

"No wonder you can get a full scholarship, you are amazing, I really admire your academic ability~!"

Xiao Jing admired it.

"Actually, this is just my personal understanding. After all, he is the great writer Hemingway, and "The Old Man and the Sea" is also a work of the Nobel Prize in Literature. We younger generations are already very happy to be able to hold a candle to it,"

Lan Shengli said.

"Why does it sound like you're praising yourself~?!"

Xiao Jing frowned, looked at Lan Shengli, and asked.

"Haha, yes~!!"

Lan Shengli blushed, scratched his hair, and said with a smile.

"In fact, sometimes while reading, I found that I was that old man, that old man who was drifting alone on a small boat in the middle of the sea,"

Xiao Jing leaned on her chin with her hand and sighed, looking a little lonely and melancholy.

"Why do you say that~?!"

Seeing this, Lan Shengli immediately asked seriously.

"The old man is obviously lonely in the boundless sea. Isn't it the same for me in this foreign country? In order to relieve this emptiness, the old man went fishing, and he caught such a big fish, so he devoted himself to it and forgot In order to avoid my own loneliness, I was busy practicing the violin all day long, preparing for the grade test, trying to make my life more fulfilling, and also forcing myself not to think about it~!!"

As Xiao Jing spoke, Lan Shengli was still listening carefully.

"But obviously my situation is the same as that of the old man. After so much effort wasted, the fish I finally caught were eaten by sharks, and the process of studying hard day and night and my sweat were all due to mistakes made on the spot. , and the grade examination ended in failure, so our final result is the same, everything returned to the original appearance, the old man went ashore, returned home, dragged the fish bones back home, boiled soup, and told people Watching everything that happened at sea, and where should I go."

Xiao Jing still said with a lonely expression, shaking her head.

"You want to go home~?!"

Lan Shengli asked.

"No, since I've come here, even if it's a "fish bone", I have to get it before I can go back~!"

Xiaojing smiled knowingly, shook her head, and said.

"Xiao Jing, the reason why I recommend this book to you is not to make you feel lonely, but to make you feel that someone is always by your side, silently guarding and supporting you~!!! "

Not knowing where the courage came from, Lan Shengli suddenly said such emotional words.

"Maybe my literary attainments are not that deep, I really don't feel it,,,"

Xiao Jing shook her head with a sigh of emotion.

"Pass me the book~!!"

Lan Shengli said.

Xiaojing handed it over.

Lan Shengli took the book and quickly flipped through it.

"Here, this passage is my favorite passage in the whole book~!"

Lan Shengli turned to "that page", pointed to the paragraph that hadn't been circled, and said.

"I'll translate it for you,"

"He looked across the sea, knowing how alone he was at the moment. But he could already see the refracted light in the black deep sea, saw the fishing line stretched forward, and saw the strange fluctuations of the waves on the calm sea. At this moment, it seemed that the wind was blowing Dark clouds gathered. He looked ahead and saw a flock of wild ducks crossing the water, silhouetted against the sky, then blurred, then clear again. He knew that no one would feel alone at sea. "

Lan Shengli quickly remembered.

"Listening to your translation, I suddenly feel that we are not reading the same book, haha~!!"

After listening to Xiao Jing, she shook her head helplessly, smiled, and sighed.

"Xiao Jing, when I first came to the United States, I had the same anxiety and uneasiness as you. I always felt lonely, homesick, and upset. But when I read this book, When I heard this sentence, I suddenly realized that I am not alone. As long as we can find the beautiful things and people around us, we will never be alone. Even the old people in the sea have wild ducks as companions. , even the wild duck is accompanied by the shadow in the water~!!"

Lan Shengli explained with an eager expression.

"That's just a scene described by the writer. If you were to become that old man on the broken fishing boat, would you be willing~?!"

Xiaojing didn't seem to be brought into that beautiful vision by Lan Shengli.

When asked by Xiaojing, Lan Shengli suddenly fell into silence.

"Xiao Jing, you just said that you live in a foreign country and are as lonely as the old man on the sea, then I would like to be that wild duck, I would like to be that big marlin, or even that sea, I want Be by your side, never let you be alone~!!!"

(End of this chapter)