马克吐温(英文版)

车票

他一次乘火车外出，火车开得很慢。当查票员过来查票时，他递给他一张儿童票。查票员调侃道：“我还真没看出您还是个孩子呢！”

他回答：“现在我已经不是孩子了，但我买票上车时还是个孩子哩。”

马克吐温(英文版)

MarkTwain’s马克吐温(英文版)

EarlyLife

Travels

Marriageandchildren

LaterLife马克吐温(英文版)SamuelLanghorneClemenswasborninFlorida,MissourionNovember30,1835,toaTennesseecountrymerchant

EarlyLife马克吐温(英文版)aporttownontheMississippiRiver

马克吐温(英文版)WhenTwainwasfour,hismotherdied,thefamilymovedtoHannibal,Missouri马克吐温(英文版)Atthattime,Missouriwasaslavestate,andyoungTwainbecamefamiliarwiththeinstitutionofslavery,athemehewouldlaterexploreinhiswriting.马克吐温(英文版)whenTwainwas11,hisfatherdiedof

pneumonia.马克吐温(英文版)Thenextyear,hebecameaprinter'sapprentice.In1851,hebeganworkingasatypesetterandcontributorofarticlesandhumoroussketchesfortheHannibalJournal马克吐温(英文版)Whenhewas18,heleftHannibalandworkedasaprinterinNewYorkCity.马克吐温(英文版)Hejoinedtheunionandeducatedhimselfinpubliclibrariesintheevenings,findingwidersourcesofinformationthanhewouldhaveataconventional(一般的）school.At22,TwainreturnedtoMissouri.

马克吐温(英文版)HeworkedasariverpilotuntiltheAmericanCivilWarbrokeoutin1861andtrafficalongtheMississippiwascurtailed(缩减).马克吐温(英文版)

Travels

TwainandhisbrothertraveledformorethantwoweeksonastagecoachacrosstheGreatPlainsandtheRockyMountains,visitingtheMormoncommunityinSaltLakeCityalongtheway.

马克吐温(英文版)Twain'sjourneyendedinthesilver-miningtownofVirginiaCity,wherehebecameaminer.TwainfailedasaminerandfoundworkataVirginiaCitynewspaper,Herehefirstusedhisfamouspenname.

马克吐温(英文版)DuringhistourofEuropeandtheMiddleEast,hewroteapopularcollectionoftravelletters,whichwerelatercompiledasTheInnocentsAbroadin1869.

马克吐温(英文版)

Marriageandchildren

CharlesLangdonshowedapictureofhissister,Olivia,toTwain;Twainclaimedtohavefalleninloveatfirstsight.

TheygotmarriedinFebruary1870.Theyhadfourchildren,whiletheonlysonwasdiedat19months.马克吐温(英文版)马克吐温(英文版)Thecouple'smarriagelasted34years,untilOlivia'sdeathin1904.

马克吐温(英文版)Twainpassedthroughaperiodofdeepdepression,whichbeganin1896whenhisdaughterSusydied.Olivia'sdeathin1904andJean'sonDecember24,1909,deepenedhisgloom.OnMay20,1909,hisclosefriendHenryRogersdiedsuddenly.

LaterLife照片下的留言：好好的，你将会孤独。马克·吐温

马克吐温(英文版)Heformedaclubin1906forgirlsheviewedassurrogategranddaughters,theAngelFishandAquariumClub.

马克吐温(英文版)TwaindiedofaheartattackonApril21,1910,inRedding,onedayafterthecomet'sclosestapproachtoEarth.

马克吐温(英文版)"MarkTwaingavepleasure

–realintellectualenjoyment

–tomillions,andhisworkswillcontinuetogivesuchpleasuretomillionsyettocome...HishumorwasAmerican,buthewasnearlyasmuchappreciatedbyEnglishmenandpeopleofothercountriesasbyhisowncountrymen.HehasmadeanenduringpartofAmericanliterature."

马克吐温(英文版)马克·吐温一股密西西比河的洪流

马克吐温(英文版)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。

马克吐温(英文版)Rathershutupdon'ttalk,don'tbeeagertoexpressingoneself,either.宁愿闭口不说话，也不要急于表现自己。

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