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Mark -Twain( 英文简介) M ａｒｋ Twain M ａｒk T ｗａi ｎ （１８３５ – 19l0 ） is ａ great lit ｅrary gia ｎt ｏｆ Ａmer ｉ ca, wh ｏm H. L 。 Mencken ｃons ｉdered “thetrue fath ｅr of ｏur nation ａl li ｔｅrat ｕｒe。” Ｗith works like Adventure o ｆ H ｕck ｌeberry Finn （1 ８84 ）and Life on th ｅ Ｍ iss ｉssipp ｉ (1883) Twai ｎ ｓhap ｅｄ t ｈe world’sv ｉｅｗ o ｆ A ｍerica an ｄ ｍa ｄe a more ｅxtensi ｖｅ co ｍbinati ｏｎ of America ｎ ｆol ｋ hu ｍo ｒ and serious lit ｅr ａtu ｒe ｔha ｎ p ｒｅvio ｕs wr ｉter ｓ h ａｄ ｅv ｅr done 。 １. Brief Ｉnt ｒoduction t ｏ th ｅ Au ｔｈor Mark Twa ｉn, Ｐｅn n ａｍe of Samuel Ｌａnghorne C ｌｅm ｅns ， wa ｓ born ｏ n November 3 ０, 1835, ｉn Ｍissouri, ａnd ｇｒew up i ｎ the r ｉｖer t ｏwn of H ａ nnibal． Aft ｅr h ｉｓ father died ，he began ｔo s ｅek his ow ｎ fortu ｎe . Ｈe on ｃe ｗo ｒked as a jo ｕr ｎｅyman prin ｔｅr ， a steamboa ｔ pil ｏｔ, a ｎew ｓｐap ｅｒ co ｌun ｉs ｔ ａnd a ｓ a de ａｄｐan lec ｔｕr ｅr 。 Twai ｎ’s w ｒiting t ｏok t ｈｅ f ｏrm of hu ｍorous journalism o ｆ ｔhe time ， and ｉt enn ａb ｌed ｈim to mas ｔer the techniq ｕe of na ｒration 。 Tw ａin grew up ｉn Ｈanniba ｌ, Ｍisso ｕｒi, ｗhi ｃh provi ｄed ｔhe se ｔting fo ｒ Huckleberr ｙ Fin ｎ and Tom Sawy ｅr 。 After an ap ｐrentic ｅsh ｉｐ wit ｈ ａ ｐｒi ｎt ｅr ， ｈe work ｅd a ｓ a t ｙpesett ｅr ａnd ｃｏｎtr ｉb ｕted articles to hi ｓ o ｌｄe ｒ br ｏther Orion’s newspaper 。 He l ａt ｅr ｂeca ｍe a ri ｖerb ｏa ｔ pil ｏt on ｔhe Mississi ｐp ｉ Ｒiv ｅr b ｅf ｏre he ａdin ｇ w ｅs ｔ ｔo j ｏin O ｒion in Nevada 。 Ｈe referre ｄ humor ｏusly ｔｏ ｈis s ｉn ｇu ｌa ｒ lack ｏf succes ｓ at mi ｎｉng, turni ｎg to jour ｎal ｉsm fo ｒ ｔｈｅ Ｖirginia City T ｅrr ｉtori