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車票

他一次乘火車外出，火車開(kāi)得很慢。當(dāng)查票員過(guò)來(lái)查票時(shí)，他遞給他一張兒童票。查票員調(diào)侃道：“我還真沒(méi)看出您還是個(gè)孩子呢！”

他回答：“現(xiàn)在我已經(jīng)不是孩子了，但我買票上車時(shí)還是個(gè)孩子哩?！?/p>

馬克吐溫(英文版)

MarkTwain’s馬克吐溫(英文版)

EarlyLife

Travels

Marriageandchildren

LaterLife馬克吐溫(英文版)SamuelLanghorneClemenswasborninFlorida,MissourionNovember30,1835,toaTennesseecountrymerchant

EarlyLife馬克吐溫(英文版)aporttownontheMississippiRiver

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

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

馬克吐溫(英文版)HeworkedasariverpilotuntiltheAmericanCivilWarbrokeoutin1861andtrafficalongtheMississippiwascurtailed(縮減).馬克吐溫(英文版)

Travels

TwainandhisbrothertraveledformorethantwoweeksonastagecoachacrosstheGreatPlainsandtheRockyMountains,visitingtheMormoncommunityinSaltLakeCityalongtheway.

馬克吐溫(英文版)Twain'sjourneyendedinthesilver-miningtownofVirginiaCity,wherehebecameaminer.TwainfailedasaminerandfoundworkataVirginiaCitynewspaper,Herehefirstusedhisfamouspenname.

馬克吐溫(英文版)DuringhistourofEuropeandtheMiddleEast,hewroteapopularcollectionoftravelletters,whichwerelatercompiledasTheInnocentsAbroadin1869.

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Marriageandchildren

CharlesLangdonshowedapictureofhissister,Olivia,toTwain;Twainclaimedtohavefalleninloveatfirstsight.

TheygotmarriedinFebruary1870.Theyhadfourchildren,whiletheonlysonwasdiedat19months.馬克吐溫(英文版)馬克吐溫(英文版)Thecouple'smarriagelasted34years,untilOlivia'sdeathin1904.

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

LaterLife照片下的留言：好好的，你將會(huì)孤獨(dú)。馬克·吐溫

馬克吐溫(英文版)Heformedaclubin1906forgirlsheviewedassurrogategranddaughters,theAngelFishandAquariumClub.

馬克吐溫(英文版)TwaindiedofaheartattackonApril21,1910,inRedding,onedayafterthecomet'sclosestapproachtoEarth.

馬克吐溫(英文版)"MarkTwaingavepleasure

–realintellectualenjoyment

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

馬克吐溫(英文版)馬克·吐溫一股密西西比河的洪流

馬克吐溫(英文版)Tellthetruthforever,suchofwordsyouneednotrecordedyoutooncesaysomewhat.

永遠(yuǎn)說(shuō)實(shí)話，這樣的話你就不用去記你曾經(jīng)說(shuō)過(guò)些什么。

馬克吐溫(英文版)Rathershutupdon'ttalk,don'tbeeagertoexpressingoneself,either.寧愿閉口不說(shuō)話，也不要急于表現(xiàn)自己。

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