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1、LessonNineMarkTwain—MirrorofAmericaAdvancedEnglishTeachingAimsToacquaintstudentswiththemajoreventsinthehistoryofUSA.ToacquaintstudentswiththelifeandwritingofMarkTwain.Toacquaintstudentswiththewritingofbiography.Tohelpstudentstoappreciatetherichrhetoricaldevicesinthe
2、textMarkTwainwasthepennameofSamuelLanghorneClemens(1835-1910),America’sfamoushumoristandtheauthorofpopularandoutstandingautobiographicalworks,travelbooksandnovels.Thefirst36yearsofClemens’lifeasaboyinalittletowninMissouri,asasteamboatpilotontheMississippi,asareporte
3、ronthefarwesternfrontierandasatravelerabroadsuppliedhimwithcopiousmaterialwhichheusedlaterforhisbestandmostsuccessfulwritings.EarlylifeSamhadrelativelylittleschooling.Afterhisfather’sdeath,hehadtohelpthefamilybytakingupoddjobs(asadeliveryboy,groceryclerkandblacksmit
4、h’shelper,etc.)duringsummersorafterschool.Heleftschoolat13,andbecameafull-timeapprenticetoaprinter.At18.Hebecameatrampprinter,andwenttoNewYork,thentoPhiladelphiaandWashington,andfinallytoIowatosettypeforhisbrother’slocalpaper.Bythenhehadtriedhishandatwritingjuvenile
5、burlesque.ExperiencesontheMississippiRiverAt22,hesetoutagain,withtheintentionofseekinghisfortune.ButonhiswaydowntheMississippitowardNewOrleans,heranoutoffundsandwaspersuadedbyasteamboatpilottobecomehisapprentice.Abouttwoyearslater,hewaslicencedasapilotonhisownright.
6、Heworkedontherivertill1861.Hefoundhislifeduringthisperiodbothinstructiveandinteresting.Laterhewastosay,“Inthatbrief,sharpschooling,Igotpersonallyandfamiliarlyacquaintedwithaboutallthedifferenttypesofhumannature…whenIfindawell-drawncharacterinfictionorbiography,Igene
7、rallytakeawarmpersonalinterestinhim,forthereasonthatIhaveknownhimbefore.I’vemadehimontheriver.”笑一笑：马克吐温的几则幽默故事车票马克吐温一次乘车外出，火车开得很慢。当查票员过来查票时，马克吐温递给他一张儿童票。查票员调侃道：“我还真没看出您还是个孩子呢！” 马克吐温回答：“现在我已经不是孩子了，但我买票上车时还是个孩子哩。”某一个“愚人节”，有人为了戏弄马克·吐温。在纽约的一家报纸上报道说他死了。结果，马克·吐温的亲戚朋友从全国各
8、地纷纷赶来吊丧。 当他们来到马克·吐温家的时候，只见马克·吐温正坐在桌前写作。亲戚朋友们先是一惊，接着都齐声谴责那家造谣的报纸。 马克·吐温毫无怒色，幽默地说：“报道我死是千真万确的，不过把日期提前了一些。”登记马克吐温有一天来到一个小城市，他想找一家旅馆过夜。旅
