外研社_高中英语BOOK5module3the life Mark_Twain.ppt

Often the lives of writers resemble/are similar to the lives of the characters they create. Mark Twain, was no exception. To start with/At first, the authors name, Mark Twain, is itself an invention, or pen name. Mark Twain, meaning watermark two, was a call used by sailors on the Mississippi to warn shipmates that they were coming into shallow water. Mark Twain led an adventurous life. He left school early, and as a youth, determined to make his fortune in South America, set off from his home in Hannibal, Missouri, for New Orleans. He wanted to take a boat to the Amazon, where/in which he thought he could get rich quickly. He arrived in New Orleans without a penny in his pocket, only to find that there were no boats for South America. Forced to change his plans, he worked for several years as a pilot on a steamboat, taking passengers up and down the Mississippi, the great river which flows from the north of the US near the Canadian border, down to the Gulf of Mexico. Later he became a/turned journalist and began writing stories about life on the river. Twains vivid and often amusing descriptions of life on the river quickly became popular, and established the reputation he still enjoys today as one of Americas greatest writers 1. Often the lives of writers resemble the lives of the characters 〔they create.〕通常作家们所创造的人物与他们本人的经历相类似。 resemble sb/sth = be similar to sb/sth resemble sth/sb in 在哪方面与类似 无被动,无进行 2. Mark Twain, who wrote………., was no exception no exception 也不例外 All the students should obey the school disciplines and you are no exception. 3.To start with, the author’ name, Mark Twain…… adv.作为开始,首先 To start with, we have the correct leadership of the Party. 首先,我们有党的正确领导. I ll have a tomato juice to start with. 先喝点西红柿汁开胃. “Mark Twain ”, which means “watermark two”， was a call ﹙ used by sailors on the Mississippi ﹚ to warn shipmates that they were coming into shallow water. “Mark Twain”意思是“水深两尺”，是密西西比河上的水手在同伴要进入浅水区时发出的警告 warn sb of