主人公是个靠一条小船打鱼为生的孤独老人。整整84天，他在海上的漂泊一无

主人公是个靠一条小船打鱼为生的孤独老人。整整84天，他在海上的漂泊一无所获，人们说他已经“厄运缠身”了，在连续四十天一无所获时，连唯一一个陪着他的男孩也离开他去别处寻找机会了。最后他鼓起勇气航行到很远的地方，费尽力气钓到一条很大很大的鱼，却在返航的路上遭遇了一条一条偷鱼肉的鲨鱼，经过和鲨鱼的殊死搏斗老人平安归来，但是大鱼却被蚕食得仅剩白白的骨架。

The protagonist is a lonely old man who lives by fishing in a small boat. For 84 days, he got nothing from wandering on the sea. People said that he had been "haunted by bad luck". When he got nothing for 40 consecutive days, even the only boy who accompanied him left him to look for opportunities elsewhere. Finally, he summoned up the courage to sail far away and tried his best to catch a big fish, but on the way back, he encountered a shark stealing fish meat one by one. After a desperate struggle with the shark, the old man returned safely, but the big fish was eaten away and left only a white skeleton.

The hero is a lonely old man who lives by fishing in a small boat. For 84 days, he lost nothing in the sea. People said that he was "plagued with bad luck". When he lost nothing for 40 days in a row, even the only boy who accompanied him left him to look for opportunities elsewhere. At last, he got up the courage to sail far away, and went to great lengths to catch a big fish. However, on the way back, he encountered sharks stealing fish one by one. After a desperate struggle with sharks, the old man came back safely, but the big fish was eaten into only a white skeleton.