马克.吐温

Mark Twain(1835-1910) was an American writer, journalist and humorist. He was the founder of American critical realism literature, and the world famous master of short stories.马克・吐温（1835-1910）是美国作家、记者和幽默家。他是美国批判现实主义文学的奠基人，也是世界著名短篇小说大师。

He was born into a rural poor lawyer’s family by Mississippi River. When he was young, he has been a typesetter, sailor, soldier in the South Army. And he ran a timber industry, mining industry and publishing industry. What he regarded as the most interesting job is to be a journalist and write humors.他出生于密西西比河畔乡村的一个贫困的律师家庭。小时候,他当过排字工人、水手、南军士兵，还经营过木材业、矿业和出版业。他认为最有趣的工作是当记者和写幽默。

马克・吐温趣事两则

Mark Twain and His Ticket

马克・吐温和他的火车票

One day, Mark Twain went to another city by train to visit a friend. He was a busy man andoften forgot something.一天，马克・吐温坐火车去另一个城市探望一个朋友。他是一个很忙的人，经常忘记一些事情。

When he got on the train,the conductor wanted to have a look at his ticket. Mark Twain looked around,but couldn’t find it.他上了火车后，列车员想要看看他的车票。马克・吐温到处找票，但是没有找到。

The conductor said：“If you can’t find it, it doesn’t matter.”列车员说：“如果你找不到也没什么关系。”

“Oh, no!” Mark Twain said,“If I can’t find it, how can I know where I am going?”“哦，不行！”马克・吐温说，“如果我找不到它，我怎么知道我要去哪里呀？”

Mark Twain and Mosquitoes

马克・吐温和蚊子

Once, Mark Twain wanted to go to a town. Before going there, someone advised him not to go. “There are many mosquitoes.” “It doesn’t matter, we are not relatives.” 一次，马克・吐温想要去一个小镇。临走前，有人劝他别去。“那里蚊子特别多。”“没关系，我和蚊子不是亲戚。”

Unfortunately, he met a mosquitowhen he checked in at a hotel in the town. 不幸的是，他来到那个小镇登记房间时，遇到了一只蚊子。

Mark Twain made a humorous remark that the attendant burst into laughter. “The mosquito is so smart. It watches me check in so that it can call on me in the evening.” 马克・吐温幽默地说了一句话，逗得旅馆员工哈哈大笑：“这蚊子真够聪明，竟会看我登记房间，以便晚上拜访我。”

That evening Mark Twain slept soundly. Because the staff drove off all the mosquitoes together.那一夜，马克・吐温睡得很香，因为旅馆员工把蚊子都赶跑了。