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1MarkTwainthename语篇导读：大家都知道马克·吐温是美国著名作家，但是否知道这一名字背后还有一个有趣的故事？TheKingoftheHumorists.Yes,thatisMarkTwain,bornSamuelLanghorneClemens,onNov

ember30,1835,inasmallvillageofFlorida,Missouri.ThereweremanyhumoristsduringhislifetimeinAmerica,butMarkTwainwasthebestknow

nandthemostloved.ThereisastorybehindthenameMarkTwain.Itisinterestingandworthknowingabout.Marktwainwasanoldexpressionusedonthe

river.Itmeanttwelvefeet,whichindicated(表明)safewater.Itwaslikemusictothepilotandcaptainbecauseitmeantthatthesteamboatcouldmakesafepassageontheriv

eratthatpoint.SamClemenswouldhavebeenveryfamiliarwiththeexpression,ashewasapilot.SamClemenshadfirstheardtheexpressionusedforasignature(署名)onw

ritingsfromacaptain,anold,ratheropinionatedmanthatlikedtotelltheyoungerpilotsofhisknowledgeoftheMississippiRiver.Hisnam

ewasIsaiahSellers.Healsolikedtosendbitsofadvice,knowledgeandopiniontolocalnewspapers,andhesignedthemMarkTwain.Itwast

heyear1861.SamwroteupaveryfunnystoryaboutCaptainSellers,involving(涉及)atripthatSellersnevercouldhavemade,almost100yea

rsearlierin21763!ItwasforSam'sownamusementandforthatoftheotherpilots.However,amannamedBartBowengavethepiecetooneoftheNewOrleansnewspapers.C

aptainSellerssawandreadthepiece,andwasdeeplyhurtbyit.Heneverpublished(发表作品)again,andSamClemensfeltterribleabo

utthepartheplayedinthat.Twoyearslater,SamheardofthepassingofIsaiahSellers,anddecidedhewouldusethenameofMarkTwainforhissignatur

eonhisworks.Itbecamenotonlyasignaturebutanewidentityforhim.HestartedtobecomeknownasMarkTwain,onpaperandinreallife.