马克吐温1 幻灯片

MarkTwainMarkTwainBasicintroductionChildhoodLaterlifeDeathAuthorcareerWorksViewsMarkTwainRealname:SamuelLanghorneClemensBirthdate:November30th,1835Birthplace:Florida,Missouri,U.S.Deathday:April21,1910(aged

75)Nationality:AmericanOccupation:writer,lecturer，novelistSpouse(s):OliviaLangdonClemens(1870---1904)Hispenname?Twainlovedtheriversomuchthatevenhispennameisabouttheriver.“Twain”isanoldwordfor“two".The“marktwain"meansthatthewateristwofathomsdeep.马克·吐温”是其最常使用的笔名，一般认为这个笔名是源自其早年水手生涯，与其伙伴测量水深时，他的伙伴叫道“MarkTwain!”，意思是“两个标记”，亦即水深两浔（1浔约1.8米），这是轮船安全航行的必要条件。但亦有一说，指其在西部流浪时，经常在酒店买酒两杯，并要求酒保在帐单上记“两个标记”。然而，孰真孰假，或两者皆虚，则无从稽考。LaterlifeHisparentsmetwhenhisfathermovedtoMissouriandweremarriedseveralyearslater,in1823.Hewasthesixthofsevenchildren,butonlythreeofhissiblingssurvivedchildhood.hisbrotherOrion(1825–1897),Henry,whodiedinariverboatexplosion(1838–1858),andPamela(1827–1904).HissisterMargaret(1833–1839)diedwhenhewasthree,andhisbrotherBenjamin(1832–1842)diedthreeyearslater.Anotherbrother,Pleasant(1828–1829),diedatsixmonths.TwainwasborntwoweeksaftertheclosestapproachtoEarthofHalley'sComet.Throughout1868,TwainandOliviaLangdoncorrespondedbutsherejectedhisfirstmarriageproposal.Twomonthslater,theywereengaged.InFebruary1870,TwainandLangdonweremarriedinNewYork.Theyhadthreedaughters:Susy(1872–1896),Clara(1874–1962)[27]andJean(1880–1909).Thecouple'smarriagelasted34

years,untilOlivia'sdeathin1904.

DeathTwainpassedthroughaperiodofdeepdepressionthatbeganin1896whenhisdaughterSusydiedofmeningitis.Olivia'sdeathin1904andJean'sonDecember

24,1909,deepenedhisgloom.OnMay

20,1909,hisclosefriendHenryRogersdiedsuddenly.OnApril21,1910,Twaindiedofaheartattack.

Representativeworks

LifeontheMississippi”《密西西比河上》Thisworkisamemoir(回忆录)byMarkTwaindetailinghisdaysasasteamboatpilotontheMississippiRiverandaftertheAmericanCivilWar.TheAdventuresofTomSawyer（汤姆索亚历险记)ThisnoveltalkedaboutayoungboycalledTomSawyergrowingupalongtheMississippiRiver.Itdescribeschildrenpursuitofnoveltyandadventurelife.TheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinn《哈克贝利•费恩历险记》Thisbookisabouthowtosettheslavesfreeandhowtocometrueone’sdreams.Themysteriousstranger(神秘的陌生人)Heinsistedthatmandrophisreligiousillusionsanddependuponhimself,notProvidence(神)tomakeabetterworld.他指出人类应该摒弃宗教幻想，依靠自己而不是上帝的力量，去创造一个更加完美的世界。OtherworksRunningforGovernor《竞选州长》The£1,000,000Bank-Note《百万英镑》TheGildedAge《镀金时代》TheCelebratedJumpingFrogofCalaverasCounty(hisfirststory)《卡拉维拉斯县驰名的跳蛙》Theinnocentabroad《傻子出国记》

马克·吐温四大名著

TheManThatCorruptedHadleyburg《败坏了哈德莱堡的人》RoughingIt《苦行记》TheAdventuresofTomSawyer《汤姆·索亚历险记》TheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinn《哈克贝利·费恩历险记》ViewsLatecomeoftruefacts,belikesuddenlyhorseshoe,ahofshootingthehead,pain!

马克．吐温说：迟来的真相，就像突然击中头部的马蹄铁，哎，痛啊！

Havenoemotiontokiss,beliketodieporkinperson.

马克．吐温：没有情感的吻，就像在亲死猪肉一样。

Don'tgiveupyourimagination.Whentheimaginationhadnoafter,youcanalsoexist,butalthoughyoulivingdeadstill.

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。

Tellthetruthforever,suchofwordsyouneednotrecordedyoutooncesaysomewhat.

永远说实话，这样的话你就不用去记你曾经说过些什么。

Thosepersonswhohaveagoodbookbutdon'treadareunlikeandcan'treadthepersonofthesebookstoownanyadvantage.

那些有好书却不读的人不比无法读到这些书的人拥有任何优势。

Rathershutupdon'ttalk,don'tbeeagertoexpressingoneself,either.

宁愿闭口不说话，也不要急于表现自己。

Calculatetothepersonalsounimportantwiththestupidstupidimpression.

就算给人以蠢笨的印象也不要紧。

Comityissuchakindofintenseemotionofsanctityisthussweet,firmandhonest.

友谊是如此圣洁的一种激情，是如此甜蜜、牢固和忠诚。

Suchofthecharacteristiccanmakethecomitysupportlifelong-aslongasdon'tthinktheotherpartyborrowsmoney.

这样的特质可使友谊维系终身——只要不想对方借钱。

Everyoneisamoon,andhasadarksidewhichhenevershowstoanybody

每个人就像一轮月亮，不愿意将黑暗的一面让别人看到。

Aslongashadignoranceandself-confidence,youcansucceedbyallmeans.

只要具备了无知和自信，你就必然能成功。

Amongallanimals,themankindarethemo