高中英语经典作文范文手册集：人物说明(说明文)优秀范文Mark Twain马克·吐温 Mark Twin(1853 ～ 1910),one of the best known American writers in the nineteenth century, was born in Missouri in the middle part of the United States. Mark Twain’s hometown lay on the banks of the Mississippi River, where he spent his childhood. When he grew up he worked as a pilot on a river boat for some time. Mark Twain is his pen name, he took it from the shout of the sailor measuring the depth of the water when the water was two marks deep o n the lead line. Mark Twain wrote a lot of novels, one of which is TOM SAWYER, the masterpiece which brought him fame and honour. Some of his writings have been translated into many languages. He and his works are dee ply loved by readers throughout the world. the nineteenth century 19 世纪 in the middle part of 在……中部 the Mississippi River 密西西比河 grow up 长大 pen name 笔名 TOM SAWYER 汤姆·索亚历险记 translate...into 把……译成…… China’s First Spaceman—Yang Liwei 中国的第一个太空人——杨利伟 Yang Liwei, born in Liaoning Province, who is a pilot, is 38 years old. On Oct.15th, China launched its Shenzhou Ⅴ manned spacecraft, with astronaut Yang Liwei aboard and Yang has become China’s first astronaut. Yang and his spacecraft orbited the earth 14 times during about 21 hours before he safely landed in North China the next day. The successful launch and return of the spacecraft made China the third country in space after Russia and the United States, and this marked the great success of the manned space program of China. born in Liaoning Province 生于辽宁省 launch Shenzhou Ⅴ manned spacecraft 发射神州五号人造飞船 spacecraft orbited the earth 14 times 人造飞船绕地球...
