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PartIII.Theauthor&ThebackgroundAfamousmanwhoiscalledMirrorofAmerica!Doyouknowwhoitis?MarkTwain—MirrorofAmericaEnglishname:SamuelLanghorneClemensPseudonym:Mark·TwainNationality:Birthplace:Florida,MissouricountrysideProfession:Writer,novelist,speakerFriends:Disney,NikolaTesla,HelenKeller,HenryRogerComment:thefounderofAmericancriticalrealism,LincolninLiteratureHistoryMark·TwainMark·Twain(1835~1910)1.WhyisMarkTwainconsidered“mirrorofAmerica”?Mr.Clemenslivesonintheheartsandmindsofgratefulreaderseverywhere.2.TheoriginofthenameMarkTwainMarkTwainisgenerallybelievedthatthispseudonymisderivedfromitsearlysailorsterminology,MarkTwainmeant:depthof12feet,whichissafenavigationofshipsnecessaryconditions.Anotherreasonishewasahighlyrespectedcaption,fromtimetotimeforthenewspapertowritesomeshortpiecedescribesHistoryoftheMississippiRiver,pseudonymMarkTwain.3.HistoricalbackgroundofTwain’sage1.DuringtheCivilWarthepowersofthefederalgovernmentrapidlyexpanded.2.Farmerssoughtjobsinurbanfactories.•TherapideconomicdevelopmentfollowingtheCivilWarlaidthegroundworkforthemodernU.S.industrialeconomy.•By1890,theUSAleapedaheadofBritainforfirstplaceinmanufacturingoutput.TheGildedAge3.HistoricalbackgroundofTwain’sageCaliforniaGoldRush•InJanuary1849,PresidentPolkannouncedthatgoldhadbeenfoundinCalifornia.•ThissetofftheGoldRush,inwhich80,000individualsheadedforCaliforniatoseektheirfortunes.•ThesepeoplechangedthefaceofCalifornia.4.MarkTwain’smainworksWritingCharacteristicsFamousSayingWorksTrilogyofMississippi(密西西比河三部曲)Themysteriousstranger《神秘的陌生人》OtherworksTrilogyofMississippi(密西西比河三部曲)LifeontheMississippi《密西西比河上》TheAdventuresofTomSawyer《汤姆•索亚历险记》TheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinn《哈克贝利•费恩历险记》LifeontheMississippi《密西西比河上》TheAdventuresofTomSawyer《汤姆索亚历险记》最伟大的儿童文学作品TheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinn《哈克贝利•费恩历险记》RunningforGovernor《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》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》1.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。2.Aplacewherewrinkles,onlythatsmilehadstayedthere.有皱纹的地方只表示微笑曾在那儿呆过3.'Classic.'Abookwhichpeoplepraiseanddon'tread.“经典”是本书，人人都说好，人人都不读。4.Don'tgoaroundsayingtheworldowesyoualiving.Theworldowesyounothing.Itwasherefirst.别总抱怨说整个世界都对不起你，这个世界不欠你啥，它先来的。