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1、 The Adventure of Tom Sawyer Mark Twain Mark Twain ? Mark Twain (pseudonym of Samuel Langhorne Clemens. 1835-1910) was an American writer ? a journalist who satirized the hypocrisy of man and society ? a humorist, who won a worldwide audience for his stories of the youthful adventures of Tom Sawyer

2、and Huckleberry Finn. Life experience ? In 1847 the death of his father brought an end to his carefree days, and he had to go to work at the age of 12 as a printers apprentice. ? In 1851, he began working as a typesetter and contributor of articles and humorous sketches for a newspaper owned by his

3、brother. ? From 1857 to 1861,Twain worked as a riverboat pilot on the Mississippi River. This occupation gave him his pen name, Mark Twain. ? On Mississippi riverboats, two fathoms, a depth indicating safe water for passage of boat, was measured on the sounding line. ? “Mark twain” was a call used b

4、y sailors. Humor ? A banker is a fellow who lends you his umbrella when the sun is shining and wants it back the minute it begins to rain. 银行家在阳光照耀时借给你伞,开始下雨时又想要回来的人. 解释:银行是用钱生钱,不是慈善机构.如果你是个很好的企业或者人很有资信,他愿意把钱借给你,如果感觉到你快破产了,肯定会想法设法把钱要回来. I didnt attend the funeral .but I sent a nice letter saying tha

5、t I approved of it. 我未出席葬礼，但捎去了一封信，信上说，我同意。 解释:是在说讨厌那家伙，死了活该 ? His first success as a writer came when his humorous tall tale, The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County, was published in 1865. It brought him national attention. On February 2, 1870, Twain married Olivia Langdon, the only daught

6、er of a wealthy New York businessman. During his seventeen years, Twain wrote many of his classic novels： ? The Prince and the Pauper (1881) 王子与贫儿 ? Life on the Mississippi (1883) 密西西比河上的生活 ? A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthurs Court (1889) 误闯亚瑟王宫 The tragic end of his life ? the failure of his inv

7、estments, ? his fatiguing travels and lectures in order to pay off his debts, ? the death of his wife and two daughters ? the darkening social life Some critics link these tragic events with the change of style in his later works, from an optimist and humorist to an almost despairing determinist. ?M

8、ark Twain died of illness on April 21, 1910. When he passed away, newspapers around the country declared, “The whole world is mourning.” ? In thematic terms, Mark Twain dealt largely with the lower strata of society. ? Technically, Mark Twains contribution to the development of realism and to Americ

9、an literature as a whole was partly through his theories of localism in American fiction, and partly through his colloquial style ? Trilogy of Mississippi(密西西比河三部曲密西西比河三部曲) ? Includes: Life on the Mississippi(密西西比河上) ? The Adventures of Tom Sawyer(汤姆索亚历险记汤姆索亚历险记) ? The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

10、 (哈克贝利? 费恩历费恩历险记险记) ? The mysterious stranger(神秘的陌生人神秘的陌生人) ? Running for Governor竞选州长 ? The 1,000,000 Bank-Note百万英镑 ? The Gilded Age镀金时代 ? The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County ( his first story) 卡拉维拉斯县驰名的跳蛙 ? The innocent abroad傻子出国记 ? The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg ? 败坏了哈德莱堡的人 ? Roug

11、hing It ? 苦行记 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is a literary masterpieces （杰作）, written in 1876 by the famous author Mark Twain. Tom Sawyer is a mischievous （淘气的） young boy who lives in the small town on the Mississippi（密西西比河） River called St. Petersburg. The story line is simple, the book reads like a

12、biography （传记）or a memoir （回忆录）of a summer in Tom Sawyers life. It was a microcosm （小规模地） of American life, We can learn from the novel rich and poor, churches and schools, religion and crime in all aspects of American life at that time. Extra explanation Trilogy of Mississippi (密西西比河三部曲) Life on th

13、e Mississippi 密西西比河上 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer （汤姆索亚历险记) The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 哈克贝利? 费恩历险记 马克吐温四大名著 The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg 败坏了哈德莱堡的人 Roughing It 苦行记 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer 汤姆索亚历险记 The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 哈克贝利费恩历险记 Words 1.Dont give up your imagination. When the imagination had no after, you can also exist, but although you living dead still. 不要放弃你的幻想。当不要放弃你的幻想。当幻想没有了以后，你还可以生存，但是你虽生犹死。幻想没有了以后，你还可以生存，但是你虽生犹死。 2.Those persons who have a good book but dont read are unlike and cant read the person