马克吐温(英文版)ppt课件

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。”,1,MarkTwains,2,EarlyLife,Travels,Marriageandchildren,LaterLife,3,SamuelLanghorneClemenswasborninFlorida,MissourionNovember30,1835,toaTennesseecountrymerchant,EarlyLife,4,aporttownontheMississippiRiver,5,WhenTwainwasfour,hismotherdied,thefamilymovedtoHannibal,Missouri,6,Atthattime,Missouriwasaslavestate,andyoungTwainbecamefamiliarwiththeinstitutionofslavery,athemehewouldlaterexploreinhiswriting.,7,whenTwainwas11,hisfatherdiedofpneumonia.,8,Thenextyear,hebecameaprintersapprentice.In1851,hebeganworkingasatypesetterandcontributorofarticlesandhumoroussketchesfortheHannibalJournal,9,Whenhewas18,heleftHannibalandworkedasaprinterinNewYorkCity.,10,Hejoinedtheunionandeducatedhimselfinpubliclibrariesintheevenings,findingwidersourcesofinformationthanhewouldhaveataconventional(一般的）school.,At22,TwainreturnedtoMissouri.,11,Heworkedasariverpilot,untiltheAmericanCivilWarbrokeoutin1861andtrafficalongtheMississippiwascurtailed(缩减).,12,Travels,TwainandhisbrothertraveledformorethantwoweeksonastagecoachacrosstheGreatPlainsandtheRockyMountains,visitingtheMormoncommunityinSaltLakeCityalongtheway.,13,Twainsjourneyendedinthesilver-miningtownofVirginiaCity,wherehebecameaminer.,TwainfailedasaminerandfoundworkataVirginiaCitynewspaper,Herehefirstusedhisfamouspenname.,14,DuringhistourofEuropeandtheMiddleEast,hewroteapopularcollectionoftravelletters,whichwerelatercompiledasTheInnocentsAbroadin1869.,15,Marriageandchildren,CharlesLangdonshowedapictureofhissister,Olivia,toTwain;Twainclaimedtohavefalleninloveatfirstsight.,TheygotmarriedinFebruary1870.,Theyhadfourchildren,whiletheonlysonwasdiedat19months.,16,17,Thecouplesmarriagelasted34years,untilOliviasdeathin1904.,18,Twainpassedthroughaperiodofdeepdepression,whichbeganin1896whenhisdaughterSusydied.Oliviasdeathin1904andJeansonDecember24,1909,deepenedhisgloom.OnMay20,1909,hisclosefriendHenryRogersdiedsuddenly.,LaterLife,照片下的留言：好好的，你将会孤独。马克吐温,19,Heformedaclubin1906forgirlsheviewedassurrogategranddaughters,theAngelFishandAquariumClub.,20,TwaindiedofaheartattackonApril21,1910,inRedding,onedayafterthecometsclosestapproachtoEarth.,21,MarkTwaingavepleasurerealintellectualenjoymenttomillions,andhisworkswillcontinuetogivesuchpleasuretomillionsyettocome.HishumorwasAmerican,buthewasnearlyasmuchappreciatedbyEnglishmenandpeopleofothercountriesasbyhisowncountrymen.HehasmadeanenduringpartofAmericanliterature.,22,马克吐温一股密西西比河的洪流,23,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。,24,Rathershutupdonttalk,dontbeeagertoexpressingoneself,either.,宁愿闭口不说话，也不要急于表现自己。,2