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1、WHATISMAN?ANDOTHERESSAYS***MARKTWAIN1*WhatisMan?andOtherEssaysFirstpublishedin1906ISBN978-1-775418-58-0©2010TheFloatingPressWhileeveryefforthasbeenusedtoensuretheaccuracyandreliabilityoftheinformationcontainedinTheFloatingPresseditionofthisbook,TheFloatingPressdoesnotassumeliabilit
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3、ress.com2Contents*WhatisMan?TheDeathofJeanTheTurning-PointofMyLifeHowtoMakeHistoryDatesStickTheMemorableAssassinationAScrapofCuriousHistorySwitzerland,theCradleofLibertyAttheShrineofSt.WagnerWilliamDeanHowellsEnglishasSheisTaughtASimplifiedAlphabetAsConcernsInterpretingtheDeityConc
4、erningTobaccoTheBeeTamingtheBicycleIsShakespeareDead?Endnotes3WhatisMan?*Ia.MantheMachine.b.PersonalMerit(TheOldManandtheYoungManhadbeenconversing.TheOldManhadassertedthatthehumanbeingismerelyamachine,andnothingmore.TheYoungManobjected,andaskedhimtogointoparticularsandfurnishhisrea
5、sonsforhisposition.)OldMan.Whatarethematerialsofwhichasteam-engineismade?YoungMan.Iron,steel,brass,white-metal,andsoon.O.M.Wherearethesefound?Y.M.Intherocks.4O.M.Inapurestate?Y.M.No—inores.O.M.Arethemetalssuddenlydepositedintheores?Y.M.No—itisthepatientworkofcountlessages.O.M.Youco
6、uldmaketheengineoutoftherocksthemselves?Y.M.Yes,abrittleoneandnotvaluable.O.M.Youwouldnotrequiremuch,ofsuchanengineasthat?Y.M.No—substantiallynothing.O.M.Tomakeafineandcapableengine,howwouldyouproceed?Y.M.Drivetunnelsandshaftsintothehills;blastouttheironore;crushit,smeltit,reduceit
7、topig-iron;putsomeofitthroughtheBessemerprocessandmakesteelofit.Mineandtreatandcombineseveralmetalsofwhichbrassismade.O.M.Then?Y.M.Outoftheperfectedresult,buildthefineengine.5O.M.Youwouldrequiremuchofthisone?Y.M.Oh,indeedyes.O.M.Itcoulddrivelathes,drills,planers,punches,polishers,i
8、nawordallthecunningmachine
