In most American hearts, Mark Twain is a great famous writer. Many of his books are still translated and printed in America or the other countries in the world now. However, he was e 92 a printer, river pilot, soldier and lived a hard life before he became a famous writer.
When Mark Twain was a little boy, his parents called him Sam. Little Sam had two good friends, Tom and John. Sam admired Tom most. He could sleep a 93 he liked—in the street or in the woods, and he could do what he wanted. Then the three fellows would set off in search of some adventures. In this way, Mark Twain ranged(浪迹)across the nation for more than a third of his l 94 .
Though Mark Twain lived a hard life in most of his life, he was famous for his h 95 . One day he was on the train, the conductor asked him for his ticket. Mark Twain looked for the ticket in all his pockets, but f 96 to find it. At last the conductor said, “It doesn’t really matter. If you can’t find it, there is no harm done.” However, Mark Twin said, “Oh, but there is. I must find the dammed(该死的)thing, or how will I know where I’m going?”
Another day, a millionaire replaced his unable left eye with a b 97 glass eye. He felt very proud and happy. When he met Mark Twain, he could not help asking, “Can you guess which eye of m 98 is the glass one?” Mark Twain pointed to the millionaire’s left eye. The millionaire was very surprised, “How do you know that?” Mark Twain replied, “Because in your left eye, there still has been a little mercy(仁慈).