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Unit 3
The Million Pound
Bank-Note
Lesson 2
Reading 1
How much do you know about him?
Mark Twain
(1835—1910)
Real name:
Samuel Langhorne Clemens
(pen name)
2.bin
In Florida
Hannibal, Missouri, along the Mississippi
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer,
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Life on the Mississippi
It means the water is two fathoms deep.(=12feet)
He left school to look for work.
A printer, a riverboat pilot(引航员), a soldier, a gold miner, a businessman and a newspaper reporter.
Humorous,satirical [sə‘tirikəl] 讽刺的
Place he was born in
Place where he lived
famous works
The meaning of “mark twain”
the age of twelve
Working experiences
Writing style
Mark Twain was a great American writer, and he was also a famous speaker.
He liked to tell funny stories to make people laugh. He also liked to play jokes on his friends.
his masterpieces(杰作)
his short stories
1.Running for Governor(竞选州长)
2.The Million Pound Bank-Note(