Warming up and reading.ppt

Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835 – 1910), better known by the pen name Mark Twain, was an American author and humorist. Twain is most famous for his novels Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, which has since been called the Great American Novel, and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. 1835 – 1910 《王子与贫儿》 汤姆·索亚历险记 哈克贝利·费恩历险记 密西西比河上的生活 卡城名蛙 傻子国外旅行记 His masterpiece 1876 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer The adventures of Tom Sawyer This is a story about a young boy named Tom Sawyer who is very naughty and likes to go on adventures. He lives with his Aunt Polly and his half brother Sid. Tom also had two friends named Joe Harper and Huckleberry Fin. Becky Thatcher is Tom’s girlfriend and Injun Joe is the town’s thief and murder. This story takes place in the mid-1800s in a small village in Missouri along the Mississippi River. His masterpiece 1881 The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn The adventures of Huckleberry Finn Before the novel begins, Huck Finn has led a life of absolute freedom. His parents are either dead or absent and so Huck is not used to following any rules. The most important part of his character is his desire to save a black slave, Jim, and free him from slavery. He runs away with Jim whom he sees as a person and not property(财产）. They escape down the river giving Huckleberry time to think of the best thing to do. His works are full of humor and irony(讽刺） for the rich and the dishonest and sympathy for the poor. Upon his death ,he was honored “the greatest American humorist of his age” and “the father of American literature” 　A.　一次马克·吐温应邀赴宴。席间，他对一位贵妇说：“夫人，你太美丽了！”不料那妇人却说：“先生，可是遗憾得很，我不能用同样的话回答你。” 头脑灵敏，言辞犀利的马克·吐温笑着回答：“那没关系，你也可以像我一样说假话。” 　B.　马克·吐温收到一封信。这是一位青年人写来的，他想向马克·吐温请教成为大作家的诀窍。信中说：“听说鱼含大量的磷质，而磷是有利于脑子的。看来要成为一个大作家，一定要吃很多鱼吧？但不知道你究竟吃的什么鱼，又吃了多少呢？” 马克·吐温回信说：“看来，你得吃一条鲸才行。” 　C.马克·吐温一次乘车外出，火车开得很慢。当查票员过来查票时，马克吐温递给他一张儿童票。查票员调侃道：“我还真没看出您还是个孩子呢！” 马克·吐温回答：“现在我已经不是孩子了，但我买票上车时还是个孩子哩。” Feel his humor together D.法国名人波盖取笑美国人历史太短，说：“美国人没事的时候，往往喜欢怀念祖宗，可是一想到祖父一代，就不能不打住了。” 马克·