海明威的小说以句子简短、洁练而著称,其语言风格的简洁洗练、朴实无华在他的作品《一天的等待》中得到了完美的体现。这篇小说的大部分是以父子之间的简短对话巧妙地围绕误解而展开,刻画了生动感人的形象。灵活的文风、用词独到、象征及对比等手段的巧妙运用则是其在语言方面的突出特色。 Hemingway ’s novels are well known for his short and concise sentences. His concise speech style and simplicity are perfectly reflected in his work “A Day of Waiting”. Much of this novel is based on a brief dialogue between father and son cleverly around the misunderstanding and depict a vivid and touching image. Flexible style, unique words, symbols and contrast means clever use is its outstanding features in the language.