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。”MarkTwain’sEarlyLifeTravelsMarriageandchildrenLaterLifeSamuelLanghorneClemenswasborninFlorida,MissourionNovember30,1835,toaTennesseecountrymerchantEarlyLifeaporttownontheMississippiRiverWhenTwainwasfour,hismotherdied,thefamilymovedtoHannibal,MissouriAtthattime,Missouriwasaslavestate,andyoungTwainbecamefamiliarwiththeinstitutionofslavery,athemehewouldlaterexploreinhiswriting.whenTwainwas11,hisfatherdiedofpneumonia.Thenextyear,hebecameaprinter'sapprentice.In1851,hebeganworkingasatypesetterandcontributorofarticlesandhumoroussketchesfortheHannibalJournalWhenhewas18,heleftHannibalandworkedasaprinterinNewYorkCity.Hejoinedtheunionandeducatedhimselfinpubliclibrariesintheevenings,findingwidersourcesofinformationthanhewouldhaveataconventional(一般的）school.At22,TwainreturnedtoMissouri.HeworkedasariverpilotuntiltheAmericanCivilWarbrokeoutin1861andtrafficalongtheMississippiwascurtailed(缩减).TravelsTwainandhisbrothertraveledformorethantwoweeksonastagecoachacrosstheGreatPlainsandtheRockyMountains,visitingtheMormoncommunityinSaltLakeCityalongtheway.Twain'sjourneyendedinthesilver-miningtownofVirginiaCity,wherehebecameaminer.TwainfailedasaminerandfoundworkataVirginiaCitynewspaper,Herehefirstusedhisfamouspenname.DuringhistourofEuropeandtheMiddleEast,hewroteapopularcollectionoftravelletters,whichwerelatercompiledasTheInnocentsAbroadin1869.MarriageandchildrenCharlesLangdonshowedapictureofhissister,Olivia,toTwain;Twainclaimedtohavefalleninloveatfirstsight.TheygotmarriedinFebruary1870.Theyhadfourchildren,whiletheonlysonwasdiedat19months.Thecouple'smarriagelasted34years,untilOlivia'sdeathin1904.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Heformedaclubin1906forgirlsheviewedassurrogategranddaughters,theAngelFishandAquariumClub.TwaindiedofaheartattackonApril21,1910,inRedding,onedayafterthecomet'sclosestapproachtoEarth.MarkTwaingavepleasure–realintellectualenjoyment–tomillions,andhisworkswillcontinuetogivesuchpleasuretomillionsyettocome...HishumorwasAmerican,buthewasnearlyasmuchappreciatedbyEnglishmenandpeopleofothercountriesasbyhisowncountrymen.HehasmadeanenduringpartofAmericanliterature.马克·吐温一股密西西比河的洪流Tellthetruthforever,suchofwordsyouneednotrecordedyoutooncesaysomewhat.永远说实话，这样的话你就不用去记你曾经说过些什么。Rathershutupdon'ttalk,don'tbeeagertoexpressingoneself,either.宁愿闭口不说话，也不要急于表现自己。Suchofthecharacteristiccanmakethecomitysupportlifelong-aslongasdon'tthinktheotherpartyborrowsmoney.这样的特质可使友谊维系终身——只要不向对方借钱。