Original text

"But a man is not made for defeat. A man can be destroyed but not defeated."

Source:

Hemingway: In "The Old Man and the Sea".

Understanding:

The content of "The Old Man and the Sea" is very simple. Hemingway chose simple vocabulary, simple sentence structures and simple logical relationships between sentences, showing a kind of Simple dignity. "A man can be destroyed, but you just can't defeat him." It is very simple and clear at first reading, but if you study it carefully, you will find that the simple story has inexhaustible connotations and extremely unique expression techniques.

The laws of nature are irresistible to human power. Human beings can use nature and transform nature, but human beings cannot conquer nature.

The meaning of this sentence is "A person is not born to fail. Although he may be knocked down by others, it is only physically, but the spirit is eternal. With strong faith As a support, no matter how big the obstacles are, even if there is no favor from fate, he will still be victorious."