Mark Twain was born in a poor family in rural Florida, Missouri, USA on June 30th, 1835+065438. He ranks sixth among seven children in his family. He only has two brothers and sisters who can survive his childhood. His two brothers and sisters are his elder brother Olian (1825 July17-1897 February 1 1) and his younger sister Pamela. His father is a local lawyer with a small income and a poor family. Little Samuel had to work when he was at school. His father died when he was twelve, and he began to live an independent working life. He first worked as an apprentice in a printing factory, a newspaper delivery man and a compositor, and later as a sailor and helmsman on the Mississippi River. Childhood poverty and long working life not only accumulated material for his later literary creation, but also cast a just heart. His mother Margaret died when he was four years old, and his brother Benjamin (1832 June 8-1842 May12) also died three years later. His other brother plesent (1828- 1829) was born only three months before Twain. After this class of Bimark Twain's older brothers and sisters, Twain has a younger brother-Henry Clemens (1838 July13-1858 June 2 1). When Twain was 4 years old, his family moved to Hannibal, Missouri, a port city on the Mississippi River, which became the inspiration for St. Petersburg in his later works The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Tale of a Wanderer. At that time, Missouri was a federal slave-holding state, and young Twain began to understand slavery, which became the theme of his adventure novels. Mark Twain was color blind, which caused his humorous jokes in social circles. 1847 In March, Twain 1 1 years old, his father died of pneumonia. The following year, he became a printing apprentice. 185 1 year, he became a compositor, contributed articles, and began to write articles for Hannibal Daily founded by his brother Olian. /kloc-at the age of 0/8, he left Hannibal and worked as a printer in new york, Philadelphia, St. Louis and Cincinnati. Twain returned to Missouri at the age of 22. On the trip from the lower Mississippi River to New Orleans, the ship's navigator "bisbee" asked Twain to be a ship's navigator for life, which was the third highest paid occupation in the United States at that time, with a monthly salary of $250 (equivalent to the current $65,438+055,000/year). Because ships are made of very flammable wood, they can't turn on the lights at night. Pilots need to have a wealth of knowledge about ever-changing rivers, so that they can avoid hundreds of ports and woodlands along the coast. Twain spent more than two years meticulously studying the 2000 meters of the Mississippi River before he got his pilot's license (1859). During the pre-license training, Twain persuaded his brother Henry Clemens to work with him on the Mississippi River. Henry died on June 2 1 65438 because the ship where Henry worked exploded. Twain felt extremely guilty about this and felt responsible for the rest of his life. However, he continued to work on the river and remained a navigator until the civil war broke out in 186 1, which reduced the traffic on the Mississippi River.

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Missouri is a slave-holding state, which is regarded as a part of the south by most people, but Missouri has not joined the union. At the beginning of the war, Twain and his friends joined a federal militia (described in the short story Private History of a Lost Battle 1885) and joined a war in which one person was killed. Twain found that he couldn't stand killing himself, so he left. His friend joined the confederate army; Twain went to his brother Olian, and Olian was appointed as the secretary of the governor of Nevada, in charge of the western region. Twain and his brother spent more than two weeks crossing the Great Plains and the Rocky Mountains by coach. They came to the Mormon church in Salt Lake City. These experiences became the main part of the book Hard Times, and provided information for the famous frogs in Ka City. Twain's journey ended in a silver mine in Virginia, Nevada. There, he became a miner. After giving up his job as a miner, Twain worked for Enterprise, a newspaper in Virginia City. Twain later went to San Francisco, California, where he continued to be a reporter and began to give speeches. He met other writers, such as Brett Harder. Once he was sent to Hawaii, which became his first speech. At 1867, a local newspaper offered a boat trip to the Mediterranean region. During his travels in Europe and the Middle East, he wrote the famous travel letter series "Fool Travel" collected in 1869. He also met Charles Langdon and saw a photo of Langdon's sister Ou Li Langdon. Twain fell in love with her at first sight They met 1868 and got engaged a year later. 1870 got married in Aymara, new york. Ou Li via gave birth to her son Langdon, but Langdon died of diphtheria in1September. 187 1 year, the twains moved to Hartford, Connecticut. Olivia gave birth to three daughters there: Susie, Clara and Joan. Twain also became a good friend of writer William Dean Howells. Twain then traveled to Europe, which was described in 1880, a book called Wandering Overseas. /kloc-returned to the United States in 0/900 and paid off the debts to his old club. Twain's marriage lasted for 34 years until Olivia died on 1904. 1906, Twain began to write his autobiography for North American Review Monthly. A year later, Oxford University awarded him a doctorate in literature. Twain lived longer than Joan and Susie. He experienced a period of melancholy, which began when his beloved daughter Susie died of meningitis on 1896. Ou Li died in 1904, and Joan died in1909+February 24, which made Twain more melancholy.

Mark Twain's first masterpiece, The Famous Frog Corpse, was first published in new york Saturday on June 1865+0 18 10/8. The only reason why this work was published there was that it was finished too late and was not included in Artes Ward's collection of American Western Works. Later, the Sacramento Federal newspaper sent Mark Twain to Hawaii, then known as the Sandwich Islands, as a reporter and wrote to the Federal newspaper to tell about things there. Later, when he worked for the California Land Newspaper in San Francisco, he also wrote according to these humorous letters, because the California Land Newspaper sent him from San Francisco to new york City as a roving reporter via the Panama Canal. At that time, he kept writing to the newspaper and publishing, satirizing and humorously recording what he saw and heard. 1On June 8, 867, Twain went to Philadelphia by yacht and stayed for five months. This trip led to the birth of a fool's trip. 1872, Twain published his second travel literature, Hard Times, as a sequel to Fool's Travel. Hard Times is a semi-autobiographical work that describes Twain's journey to Nevada and his later life in the western United States. This book satirizes American and western society by criticizing "fools" in many countries in Europe and the Middle East. Twain's next work, Hard Times, focuses on American society. The later Gilded Age is not a travel literature, because the first two books are travel literature, and this is his first time to write a novel. This book is also famous because it is the only book written by Twain in cooperation with others. This book was written by Twain and his neighbor Charles Dudley Werner. Twain's two later books are all about his experiences on the Mississippi River. 1875 Atlantic Monthly published a series of sketches of the old Mississippi River. The most striking feature is Twain's awakening to romanticism. Life on the Mississippi River after Twain wrote Old Times. Then Twain wrote The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, describing his childhood in Hannibal. Twain shaped tom sawyer's character by imitating his childhood character. This book also has a supporting role, Huckleberry Finn. Although the story of the prince and the poor child often appears in many movies and literary works today, it is not generally accepted. This is Twain's first attempt to write The Beggar. Its disadvantage is that Twain didn't have enough British social experience. While writing The Prince and the Beggar, Twain also began to write The Wandering of Naughty Boys, and also completed another travel book, Wandering Abroad, which is Mark Twain's travel notes of Central and Southern Europe. Twain's later work is The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, which makes him a more famous and great American writer. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is the sequel of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, and the serious atmosphere is stronger than the latter. This book has become a compulsory book for most schools in the United States, because Huck gave up obeying the rules, which is considered by many people of this age (Huck's story is set in slavery 1850 s). /kloc-in the summer of 0/876, after it was released in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Twain wrote about 400 pages of The Wandering Story of an urchin. Twain's wife died in 1904, after which he was able to publish books that his wife didn't like as a critic and editor. One of the books is The Mysterious Stranger, which was not published in Twain's lifetime, so people found three versions of the manuscript between 1897 and 1905. These three versions made the publication of this book very confusing, and now there is the first version written by Twain. Twain's last work is his oral autobiography. Some archivists and editors rearranged autobiographies to make them more in line with the common format, so some humorous words of Twain were deleted.

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(1) Small mistakes and big mistakes An American writer Mark Twain was asked, "What's the difference between a small mistake and a big mistake?" Mark Twain replied, "If you come out of a restaurant, leave your umbrella there and take someone else's umbrella, it's a mistake." . However, if you take someone else's umbrella and leave your umbrella there, it's a big mistake. Dialogue with a Lady Mark Twain was invited to a dinner party. During the dinner, he said to a lady, "Lady, you are so beautiful! "Unexpectedly, the woman said," I'm sorry, sir, I can't answer you in the same way. " Mark Twain, with quick thinking and sharp words, smiled and replied, "That's all right. You can also lie like me. " (3) Registration Mark Twain came to a small city one day and wanted to find a hotel for the night. The clerk at the hotel reception desk asked him to write his name in the passenger register. Mark Twain looked at the register first. He found that many passengers registered in this way, such as the Duke of Bater and his servant ... The famous writer also wrote: "Mark Twain and his box." Mark Twain received a letter. This was written by a young man who wanted to ask Mark Twain the secret of becoming a great writer. The letter said: "I heard that fish contains a lot of phosphorus, which is good for the brain." It seems that to be a great writer, you must eat a lot of fish, right? But I don't know what fish you ate and how much did you eat? Mark Twain wrote back, "It seems that you have to eat a whale." By chance, Mark Twain and the speaker Johnsy M Debiao were invited to the same dinner party. At the beginning of the speech, Johnsy M. Debiao talked eloquently and emotionally for 20 minutes and won warm applause. Then it was Mark Twain's turn to make a speech. Mark Twain stood up and said sadly, "Ladies and gentlemen, I'm really sorry. Before the meeting, Mr. Johnsy M. Debiao asked me to exchange speeches, so what you just heard was my speech. I sincerely thank you for your careful listening and enthusiastic support. "But somehow, I can't find Mr. Josie Debiao's speech, so I can't speak for him. Please forgive me for sitting down. "

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The Life of Mark Twain

Mark Twain (Mark Twain L835 ~ 19 10) is an American writer. His real name is Samuel Langhorne Clemens. Mark Twain is his pen name. Born into a poor rural lawyer family in Hannibal, a small town on the Mississippi River, he went abroad as an apprentice. I worked as a compositor, a Mississippi sailor, a Confederate soldier, and also worked in the timber, mining and publishing industries, but my effective work was as a reporter and writing humorous literature. Mark Twain is the founder of American critical realism literature and a world-famous master of short stories. He experienced the development process from "free" capitalism to imperialism in the United States, and his thoughts and creations also showed a stage of development from light ridicule to bitter satire to pessimism. His early works, such as short stories "Accidentally Elected Governor" (1870) and "Goldsmith's Friends Go Abroad Again" (1870), mocked the absurdity of "democratic election" and the essence of "democratic paradise" in the United States with humorous brushwork. Mid-term works, such as The Gilded Age (1874, co-edited with Warner), are representative novels, such as The Adventures of Harburg Finn (1886) and Wilson the Fool (1893). In the United States, there is a profound and pungent style of satire and disclosure. The Adventures of Hakberg Finn tells the story of Huck, a white boy, and Jim, a fugitive black slave, wandering on the Mississippi River. It not only criticized the cruelty of feudalism, exposed the irrationality of lynching, but also satirized the hypocrisy and ignorance of religion, condemned the evil of slavery, praised the excellent qualities of black slaves, and advocated the progressive proposition that everyone should enjoy freedom regardless of racial status. His works are regarded as epoch-making realistic works in the history of American literature with fresh and powerful writing style and natural and unique perspective. At the end of 19, the United States entered the stage of imperialist development. Some of Mark Twain's travel notes, essays and political essays, such as Journey to the Equator (1897), novella The Man Who Corrupted Hadleyburg (1900) and Mysterious Visitor (65438). Mark Twain is known as "Lincoln in American literature". Most of his major works have been translated into Chinese.

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Mark Twain (1835165438+1October 30-1965438+April 2 1 00), formerly known as Samuel Langhorn Clemens (Sagittarius). For details, please refer to the following resources.

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About the author: Mark Twain (1835- 19 10), a famous American humorist, whose masterpieces include One Million Pounds, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Running for Governor. Nobel Prize in Literature, known as Lincoln in American literature. He is humorous, and humorous stories are as widely circulated as his novels! After spending another six dollars, Mark Twain went to dinner at the invitation of a rich man. In order to show off his wealth, the host will tell the price of each dish when it is served. Then the waiter brought a plate of grapes, and the host said to the guests, "Hey, what a big grape! Each one is worth a hundred dollars! " The guests finished eating the grapes quickly, when Mark Twain stood up from his seat and said loudly, "It's delicious. Please give me another six dollars, sir! " Servants and Boxes Once, American writer Mark Twain stayed in a hotel in a small town in England. When he signed the passenger register, he found that a famous passenger before him signed it like this: "Duke von Butterford and many of his servants." Mark Twain smiled and wrote in the passenger register: "Mark Twain and a box." Once, Mark Twain, a famous American writer, found a book in his neighbor's house and attracted him deeply. He asked his neighbor if he could borrow it. The neighbor said, "You are welcome to watch it at any time, as long as you watch it here. You know, I have a rule: my book can't leave this house. " A few weeks later, the neighbor borrowed Mark Twain's lawn mower. Mark Twain said, "Of course, but according to my regulations, you must use it on my lawn." Brief introduction of Bernard Shaw's humorous writer: Bernard Shaw (1856 ~ 1950) GeorgeBernard, English playwright and critic. One day, Bernard Shaw was invited to a luxurious dinner party. During the dinner, a young man boasted of his talent and arrogance in front of great writers. At first, Bernard Shaw was silent and all ears. Later, the more he listened, the more he felt that it was not a taste. At last he couldn't help it, and said, "Young friend, as long as the two of us unite, everything in the world will know." The man said in surprise, "Not necessarily!" Bernard Shaw said, "Why not? You know everything in the world well. However, there is still one thing missing, that is, I don't know that boasting will make rich food boring. I just understand this. Together, don't we know everything? " Once, the owner of a shoe polish factory came up with a clever idea of making a fortune and asked Bernard Shaw to allow him to use his name as the brand name of shoe polish. The boss said to Bernard Shaw, "If you agree, millions of people in the world will know your name." Bernard Shaw said, "No, there are exceptions." The boss froze. Bernard Shaw went on to say, "You have forgotten people who have no shoes to wear!" " "

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1, vote Mark Twain to go for a ride. When the conductor checked the ticket, he searched every pocket and couldn't find his ticket. It happened that the conductor knew him, so he comforted Mark Twain and said, "Never mind. It doesn't matter if you really can't find a ticket. " "Cough! Why not? I must find the damn ticket, otherwise, how will I know where I am going? " Dialogue with a lady Mark Twain was invited to a dinner party. During the dinner, he said to a lady, "Madam, you are so beautiful!" " "Unexpectedly, the woman said," Sir, I'm sorry I can't answer you in the same way. Mark Twain, quick-witted and sharp-tongued, replied with a smile, "That doesn't matter. You can also lie like me. Mark Twain, the whale eater, received a letter. This was written by a young man who wanted to ask Mark Twain the secret of becoming a great writer. The letter said: "I heard that fish contains a lot of phosphorus, which is good for the brain." "It seems that to be a great writer, you must eat a lot of fish, right? But I don't know what fish you ate and how much? " Mark Twain wrote back: "It seems that you have to eat a whale." This writer and Mark Twain, a mosquito, once stayed in a hotel. He was told in advance that the mosquitoes here were particularly fierce. When he checked in at the reception desk, a mosquito just flew in. Mark Twain said to the waiter, "I heard that mosquitoes in your area are very smart. Sure enough, they will come to see my room number in advance, so that they can check the number and have a full meal at night. " The waiter couldn't help laughing after listening. As a result, Mark Twain slept well that night, because the waiter also remembered the room number and went into the room in advance to do mosquito prevention work. There was once a critic who liked to find fault with details and accused Mark Twain of lying. Mark Twain replied, "If you can't lie, you don't have the ability to lie, and you don't have the knowledge of how to lie, how can you judge that I'm lying?" Only those experienced in this field have the right to make such blatant and arbitrary accusations. "