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1、 车票车票 他一次乘火车外出，火车开得很慢。他一次乘火车外出，火车开得很慢。当查票员过来查票时，他递给他一张儿当查票员过来查票时，他递给他一张儿童票。查票员调侃道：童票。查票员调侃道：“我还真没看出我还真没看出您还是个孩子呢！您还是个孩子呢！” 他回答：他回答：“现在我已经不是孩子了，现在我已经不是孩子了，但我买票上车时还是个孩子哩。但我买票上车时还是个孩子哩。” MarkTwains EarlyLife TravelsMarriageandchildren LaterLifeSamuelLanghorneClemenswasborninFlorida,MissourionNovember30
2、,1835,toaTennesseecountrymerchant EarlyLifeaporttownontheMississippiRiver WhenTwainwasfour,hismotherdied,thefamilymovedtoHannibal,MissouriAtthattime,Missouriwasaslavestate,andyoungTwainbecamefamiliarwiththeinstitutionofslavery,athemehewouldlaterexploreinhiswriting.whenTwainwas11,hisfatherdiedofpneum
3、onia.Thenextyear,hebecameaprintersapprentice.In1851,hebeganworkingasatypesetterandcontributorofarticlesandhumoroussketchesfortheHannibal JournalWhenhewas18,heleftHannibalandworkedasaprinterinNewYorkCity.Hejoinedtheunionandeducatedhimselfinpubliclibrariesintheevenings,findingwidersourcesofinformation
4、thanhewouldhaveataconventional(一般一般的）的）school.At22,TwainreturnedtoMissouri. HeworkedasariverpilotuntiltheAmericanCivilWarbrokeoutin1861andtrafficalongtheMississippiwascurtailed(缩减缩减). TravelsTwainandhisbrothertraveledformorethantwoweeksonastagecoachacrosstheGreatPlainsandtheRockyMountains,visitingth
5、eMormoncommunityinSaltLakeCityalongtheway. Twainsjourneyendedinthesilver-miningtownofVirginiaCity,wherehebecameaminer.TwainfailedasaminerandfoundworkataVirginiaCitynewspaper,Herehefirstusedhisfamouspenname. DuringhistourofEuropeandtheMiddleEast,hewroteapopularcollectionoftravelletters,whichwerelater
6、compiledasThe Innocents Abroadin1869. Marriageandchildren CharlesLangdonshowedapictureofhissister,Olivia,toTwain;Twainclaimedtohavefalleninloveatfirstsight. TheygotmarriedinFebruary1870.Theyhadfourchildren,whiletheonlysonwasdiedat19months.Thecouplesmarriagelasted34years,untilOliviasdeathin1904. Twai
7、npassedthroughaperiodofdeepdepression,whichbeganin1896whenhisdaughterSusydied.Oliviasdeathin1904andJeansonDecember24,1909,deepenedhisgloom.OnMay20,1909,hisclosefriendHenryRogersdiedsuddenly. LaterLife照片下的留言：好好的，照片下的留言：好好的，你将会孤独。马克你将会孤独。马克吐温吐温 Heformedaclubin1906forgirlsheviewedassurrogategranddaught
8、ers,theAngelFishandAquariumClub. TwaindiedofaheartattackonApril21,1910,inRedding,onedayafterthecometsclosestapproachtoEarth. MarkTwaingavepleasurerealintellectualenjoymenttomillions,andhisworkswillcontinuetogivesuchpleasuretomillionsyettocome.HishumorwasAmerican,buthewasnearlyasmuchappreciatedbyEngl
9、ishmenandpeopleofothercountriesasbyhisowncountrymen.HehasmadeanenduringpartofAmericanliterature. 马克马克吐温一股密吐温一股密西西比河的洪流西西比河的洪流 Tellthetruthforever,suchofwordsyouneednotrecordedyoutooncesaysomewhat. 永远说实话，这样的话你就不用去记你曾永远说实话，这样的话你就不用去记你曾经说过些什么。经说过些什么。 Rathershutupdonttalk,dontbeeagertoexpressingoneself,either.宁愿闭口不说话，也不要急宁愿闭口不说话，也不要急于表现自己。于表现自己。 Suchofthecharacteristiccanmakethecomitysupportlifelong-aslongasdontthinktheotherpartyborrowsmoney.这样的特质可使友谊维系终身这样的特质可使友谊维系终身只只要不向对方借钱。要不向对方借钱。
