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1、MarkTwainoncewithawifesitting,hesaidtoher:“Doyoureallybeautiful”,Mrs.Arrogantanswer:“Unfortuntunately,Ican’tequallypraisingyou.”MarkTwaindonotmindatallandsaidlaughingly:“Lady,If,likemetellingliesthere.”MarkTwain’sEarlyLifeTravelsMarriageandchildrenLaterLifeSamuelLanghorneClemenswasborninFl
2、orida,MissourionNovember30,1835,toaTennesseecountrymerchantEarlyLifefloridaaporttownontheMississippiRiverWhenTwainwasfour,hismotherdied,thefamilymovedtoHannibal,MissouriAtthattime,Missouriwasaslavestate,andyoungTwainbecamefamiliarwiththeinstitutionofslavery,athemehewouldlaterexploreinhiswr
3、iting.whenTwainwas11,hisfatherdiedofpneumonia.Thenextyear,hebecameaprinter'sapprentice.In1851,hebeganworkingasatypesetterandcontributorofarticlesandhumoroussketchesfortheHannibalJournalWhenhewas18,heleftHannibalandworkedasaprinterinNewYorkCity.Hejoinedtheunionandeducatedhimselfinpubliclibr
4、ariesintheevenings,findingwidersourcesofinformationthanhewouldhaveataconventional(一般的）school.At22,TwainreturnedtoMissouri.HeworkedasariverpilotuntiltheAmericanCivilWarbrokeoutin1861andtrafficalongtheMississippiwascurtailed(缩减).TravelsTwainandhisbrothertraveledformorethantwoweeksonastagecoa
5、chacrosstheGreatPlainsandtheRockyMountains,visitingtheMormoncommunityinSaltLakeCityalongtheway.Twain'sjourneyendedinthesilver-miningtownofVirginiaCity,wherehebecameaminer.TwainfailedasaminerandfoundworkataVirginiaCitynewspaper,Herehefirstusedhisfamouspenname.DuringhistourofEuropeandtheMidd
6、leEast,hewroteapopularcollectionoftravelletters,whichwerelatercompiledasTheInnocentsAbroadin1869.MarriageandchildrenCharlesLangdonshowedapictureofhissister,Olivia,toTwain;Twainclaimedtohavefalleninloveatfirstsight.TheygotmarriedinFebruary1870.Theyhadfourchildren,whiletheonlysonwasdiedat19m
7、onths.Thecouple'smarriagelasted34years,untilOlivia'sdeathin1904.Twainpassedthroughaperiodofdeepdepression,whichbeganin1896whenhisdaughterSusydied.Olivia'sdeathin1904andJean'sonDecember24,1909,deepenedhisgloom.OnMay20,1909,hisclosefriendHenryRogersdiedsuddenly.
