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Lesson 9Mirror of America I .　 1)Because his literary works such as two novels about Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer are loved by Americans, who imagine he was adventurous, patriotic, romantic, and humorous. 　 2)Before he became a writer, he worked as a tramp printer, river pilot, Confederate guerrilla, prospector, and reporter. He had done varied jobs. 　 3)He adopted his pen name from the cry heard in his steamboat days, signaling two fathoms of water.　 4)He became a pilot on a steamboat in 1857 and stayed there for four and a half years. There he learned a lot about human nature and gained a keen perception of the human race. This experience immensely enriched his writing. 　 5)He left the river country because the development of railroad, rendered steamboat pilots less necessary and the Civil War began, stopping commerce. Then he became a Confederate guerrilla. 　 6)The celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County. 　 7)Because it was a book centered on satirizing Europe and the Holy Land, arousing intense interest among Americans.　 8)Because it is a classic tale of American boyhood describing Toms mischievous daring, ingenuity, and the sweet innocence of his affection for Becky Thatcher. 　 9)Personal tradegy made him become bitter late in life.. 　 1)a man who became constantly preoccupied by the moral weaknesses of mankind 　 2)Mark Twain first observed and absorbed the new American experience, and then introduce it to the world in his books or lectures. 　 3)In his new profession he could meet people of all kinds. 　 4)With no money and a frashated feeling, he accepted a job as reporter with Territorial Enterprise in Virginia City, ... 　 5)Mark Twain began working hard to became well known locally as a newspaper reporter and humorist. 　 6)and when California makes a plan for a new surprise, the solemn people in other states of the U.S. smile as usual, making a comment thats typical of California 　 7)The man who had made the world laugh was himself consume