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马克·吐温MARK TWAIN;; 虽然马克·吐温的财富不多，却无损他高超的幽默、机智与名气，被称为美国最知名人士之一，被誉为 “美国文学之父”擅长写讽刺小说。其交友甚是广泛，迪士尼、魏伟德、尼古拉·特斯拉、海伦·凯勒、亨利·罗杰诸君，皆为其友。他曾被誉为美国文学史上的林肯。海伦·凯勒曾言：“我喜欢马克·吐温——谁会不喜欢他呢？即使是上帝，亦会钟爱他，赋予其智慧，并于其心灵里绘画出一道爱与信仰的彩虹。”威廉·福克纳称他为“第一位真正的美国作家，我们都是继承他而来”。他于1910年4月21日去世，享年七十五岁，安葬于纽约州艾玛拉。;EARLY LIFE EXPERIENCE; 出生于密西西比河畔小城汉尼拔的一个乡村贫穷律师家庭，从小出外拜师学徒。当过排字工人，密西西比河水手、南军士兵，还经营过木材业、矿业和出版业，晚年巡回演讲，但有效的工作是当记者和写作幽默文学。; A master of language ;WRITING FEATURES OF MARK TWAIN;STYLE;Twain’s greatest fame and his importance in American literature rest largely on his two best known novels, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer 《汤姆·索亚历险记 》 The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 《哈克费恩历险记 》 ;MARK TWAIN’S MASTERPIECES;OTHER WORKS BY MARK TWAIN;3) The Gilded Age (1873);;《汤姆·索亚历险记》;5) The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) A story written for boys, full of the horror and joys of childhood flowing on the surface of experience. Generations after generations of young people have held it dear to their hearts. Tom Sawyer is sure to be studied in American schools as The Declaration of Independence. ;作品简介;MAIN CHARACTER ;A BRIEF OUTLINE OF TOM SAWYER; At school he disobeys his teacher and always busies himself with outside matters at the lessons. Tom’s bosom friend is Huck Finn, a boy deserted by his drunkard of a father and looked upon as an outcast in the town. ;But Tom has read many books and wants to make his life just as bright as it is depicted in the stories. He devises games in which the boys play the role of brave outlaws and warlike Red Indians who are the terror of the rich and the oppressors. One night the boys involuntarily witness the murder of Dr. Robinson. An innocent man is charged with the crime. But on the day of the trial Tom fearlessly exposes the real criminal the Indian Joe who escapes through an open window of the courtroom. ;;内容简介;A MIRROR OF AMERICA;