Mark Twain (2)

1、Two fathoms of waterThe water is 12 feet (3.7 m) deep and it is safe to pass. To mark twain is to sound the depths and deem them safe for passage.Pseudonym :Mark Twain Autonym: Samuel Langhorne ClemensCareer: American humorist, lecturer, essayist, and authorBorn : Florida, Missouri on 30 November 18

2、351839 (4)Moved to Hannibal, Missouri.served as the model town for Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. 1847 (12)Father dieddroupout.1848 (13) Printers apprentice(印刷学徒).1851 (16)Journeyman printerpublished first articles and humorous sketches.1857 (22)Cub-pilot(见习领港员)“learning” the river, later describe

3、d in Life on the Mississippi.1861 (26)Served with Confederate irregulars(非正规军) in Civil War.1862 (27)Nevadas silver rushfailing as a silver prospector.1866 (31)Takes trip to Hawaii as correspondent(通讯记者).Gives first public lecture.1867 (32)Saw a picture of Olivia Langdon (Livy).Fell in love at first

4、 sight. 1870 (35) Married (4 children, 3 died before they reached their twenties). Olivia Langdon (Livy)Her father was a very wealthy coal businessman, who later bought a house for them.Her health was poor and rejected Twains first proposal of marriage.1884 (49)Created The Charles L. Webster Company

5、.1891(56) Moved their family to Europe .1894 (59)Bankruptcy.Set out on a worldwide lecture tour to pay debts.1904 (69)Livy died.1908 (73)Formed the “Angelfish Club” for young girls.( a sort of club for the daughters of several friends)1910(75) Twain suffered many losses in his life including of thre

6、e of his children, and accumulated large which plagued him for many years, but at the time of his death he had grown to as the voice of a spirited and diverse nation. Death is the starlit strip between the companionship of yesterday and the reunion of tomorrow.To the loving memory of my father and m

7、y husband CCG 1937 “I came in with (哈雷彗星) in 1835,” Mark Twain wrote in 1909. “It is coming again next year, and I expect to go out with it. The Almighty has said, no doubt: Now here are these two unaccountable freaks; .” And with this uncanny prediction, Samuel L. Clemens indeed died in the year of

8、 that rare occurrence on April 21, 1910. Twain was popular, and his wit and satire earned praise from critics and peers. Upon his death he was lauded as the “”, and William Faulkner called Twain . President William Howard Taft said, . When he died on April 21, 1910, newspapers around the country dec

9、lared, “.” The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County卡拉韦拉斯县驰名的跳蛙(1867) The Innocents Abroad傻子国外旅行记(1869)Roughing It艰苦岁月(1872)The Gilded Age镀金时代(1873)The Adventures of Tom Sawyer汤姆索耶历险记(1876)A Tramp Abroad国外流浪汉(1880)The Prince and the Pauper王子与贫儿(1882)Life on the Mississippi密西西比河上(1883)The Adven

10、tures of Huckleberry Finn哈克贝里费恩历险记(1884)A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthurs Court亚瑟王朝廷上的康涅狄格州美国人(1889)The Million Pound Bank Note百万英镑(1893)The Tragedy of Puddnhead Wilson傻瓜威尔逊(1894)Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc贞德传(1896)The Man that corrupted Hadleyburg败坏了哈德莱堡的人1900The mysterious stranger神秘的

11、来客(1916)Mark Twain a Biography Volume自传(1959) 1.Racism and slavery; 2.Freedom; 3.Intellectual and moral education The adventures of Huckleberry Finn, tells the story of a teenaged misfit who finds himself floating on a raft down the Mississippi River with an escaping slave, Jim. The book is usually

12、regarded as . It has become the image of a peaceful small-town American boyhood for millions of people, not only in the United States but throughout the world. Roughing It is a book travel literature of Mark Twain. It was written during 187071 . This book tells of Twains adventures prior to his plea

13、sure cruise related in Innocents Abroad. Roughing It illustrates many of Twains early adventures, including a visit to Salt Lake City, gold and silver prospecting, real-estate speculation, a journey to the Kingdom of Hawaii, and his beginnings as a writer. While spending a summer with Aunt Polly in

14、a drowsy（寂静的）Mississippi River town, Tom and his buddies Huck and Joe take a series of adventure there. They witness a horrible murder committed by Injun Joe. Finally, Tom returns to school and become a hero at the trial of Muff Potter when he reveals Indian Joes guilt. When Injun dies,his treasure

15、is divided between Tom and Huck,who is now adopted by Widow Douglas. This book had become the . By telling this story, Twain fulfils his and other adults dreams of . All the cruelties(残酷行为）and fears,wonders and joys of childhood are brought into vividness. The novel talks about the adventure of a po

16、ur guy named Henry Adams who came from America, which happened in London. It was about between two moneybags, they lent Henry a cheque of one million pounds which cant be cashed, and they wanted to see how would Henry deal with that cheque in a month. To their surprise, Henry was not died of hunger,

17、 nor did he be arrested by the policeman until the deadline of one month. He became a millionaire instead, and won over the love from a beautiful lady.represented social life through portraits of Local places which he knew bestdrew from his own rich fund of knowledge of people and placestall tales(h

18、ighly exaggerated)witty remarks mocking at small things and making people laugha kind of artistic style used to criticize the social injusticewords: short, concrete, direct in effectsentences and structure: simple, even ungrammaticalAmerican dialectMark Twain experienced America ,his thought and cre

19、ation also manifests 1. His early works are relaxed2. Interim works: sarcasm A Gilded Age and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, with dark, pungent（辛辣的）,and ironic tone expose and criticize American speculation, gold worship, and the deep social reality and racial discrimination;3. At the end of 19 centu

20、ry: pessimistic stage As the U.S. get into imperialism stage of development, some of his works, such as Following the Equator ,The Mysterious Stranger ,and so forth. The political criticism exposing meaning gradually decreased, and desperation somewhat elongate(伸长). Life would be infinitely happier

21、if we could only be born at the age of eighty and gradually approach eighteen. 如果我们能在80岁的时候出生，然后慢慢走向18岁，那生活将会幸福无比。 Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didnt do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the tra

22、de winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover. 20年后，让你觉得更失望的不是你做过的事情，而是你没有做过的事情。所以，解开帆索，从安全的港湾里扬帆出行吧。乘着信风，去探索，去梦想，去发现！ Everyone is a moon, and has a dark side which he never shows to anybody. 每个人都像月亮，有着从来不让任何人看见的黑暗面。 Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do

23、 that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great. 远离那些企图让你丧失雄心的人吧。小人经常如此，而真正的伟人会让你觉得你也可以变得伟大。 Dont go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first. 别到处说世界亏欠了你。世界什么都不欠你的，你还没出生它就在这儿了。 If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you. This is the principal difference between a dog and a man. 如果你收养了一只饥饿的狗，并且让它过上了舒服的日子，它将不会咬你。这便是狗与人最主要的区别。Habit is habit, and not to be flung out of the window by any man, but coaxed downstairs a step at a time. Always do right. This will gratify some pe