Unit 3 The Million Pound Bank Note马克·吐温(Mark Twain)，美国作家、演说家，真实姓名是塞缪尔·兰霍恩·克莱门斯(Samuel Langhorne Clemens)。“马克·吐温”是他的笔名，原是密西西比河水手使用的表示在航道上所测水的深度的术语。其代表作品有《百万英镑》(TheMillionPoundBankNote)、《哈克贝利·费恩历险记》(TheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinn)、《汤姆·索亚历险记》(TheAdventuresofTomSawyer)等。马克·吐温是美国文学史上最知名的人士之一，被称为“美国文坛巨子”，擅长写具有讽刺意义的小说。在他的笔下诞生了很多经典的名言佳句。马克·吐温是美国 19 世纪著名作家，是一位深受人们喜爱的幽默大师。他的很多作品至今仍脍炙人口。现在，让我们走近他，认识他。Mark Twain left school when he was twelve. He had little school education. In spite of this, he became the most famous writer of his time. He made millions of dollars by writing. His real name was Samuel Langhorne Clemens, but he is better known all over the world as Mark Twain, his penname.Mark Twain was born in 1835 and he was not a healthy baby. In fact, he was not expected to live through the first winter. But with his mother's care, he managed to survive. As a boy, he caused much trouble for his parents. He used to play jokes on all his friends and neighbors. He didn't like to go to school, and he often ran away from home. He always went in the direction of the nearby Mississippi(密西西比河). He was nearly drowned nine times.After his father's death, Mark Twain began to work for a printer, who only provided him with food and clothing. Then, he worked as a printer, a river －boat pilot and later joined the army. But shortly after that he became a miner. 1During this period, he started to write short stories. Afterwards he became a full－time writer.In 1870, Mark Twain got married. In the years that followed he wrote many books i...
