Mark-Twain---Mirror-of-America

Lesson9MarkTwain--MirrorofAmericaObjectives1.Toleanandmasterthevocabularyandexpressions2.Tolearntoparaphrasethedifficultsentences3.Tounderstandthestructureofthetext4.Toappreciatethestyleandrhetoricofthepassage.StructuralAnalysis•Part1:(thefirstpara.)Introduction•Part2:(Trampprinter...renewouredges.)Hisearlylife,hissuccessandcommentsonhisworks.–Section1.(Trampprinter...thesettledUnitedStates.)thesetting/backgroundknowledge–Section2.(YoungMark...thatinventedretreating.)earlyyearsoflifeontheMississippiandasaConfederateguerrilla–Section3.(Hewentwest...best-seller.)Onhiswaytosuccess–Section4.(Attheage...renewouredges.)Commentsonhisbestworks.•Part3:(Personaltragedy...forgetthemforever.)Personaltragedyandconclusion.Paraphrase:1.Amanwhobecameobsessedwiththefrailtiesofthehumanrace.2.MarkTwaindigestedthenewAmericanexperiencebeforesharingitwiththeworldaswriterandlecturer.3.Thecastofcharacterssetbeforehiminhisnewprofessionwasrichandvaried--acosmos.4.Brokeanddiscouraged,heacceptedajobasreporterwiththeVirginiaCityTerritorialEnterprise.5.MarkTwainbegandigginghiswaytoregionalfameasanewspaperreporterandhumorist.6.andwhensheprojectsanewsurprise,thegraveworldsmilesasusual,andsays'Well,thatisCaliforniaallover’'“7.Bitternessfedonthemanwhohadmadetheworldlaugh.Paraphrase:1.Amanwhobecameobsessedwiththefrailtiesofthehumanrace.amanwhobecameconstantlypreoccupiedbythemoralweaknessesofmankind2.MarkTwaindigestedthenewAmericanexperiencebeforesharingitwiththeworldaswriterandlecturer.MarkTwainfirstobservedandabsorbedthenewAmericanexperience,andthenintroduceittotheworldinhisbooksorlectures.3.Thecastofcharacterssetbeforehiminhisnewprofessionwasrichandvaried--acosmos.•castofcharacters:thecastofaplayorafilmconsistsofallthepeoplewhoactinit•cosmos:thewholeuniverseconsideredasanorderedsystem.Inhisnewprofessionhecouldmeetpeopleofallkinds.在这个新的工作岗位上，他接触到的是各式各样的人物，看到的是一个多姿多彩的大千世界。4.Brokeanddiscouraged,heacceptedajobasreporterwiththeVirginiaCityTerritorialEnterprise.Withnomoneyandafrustratedfeeling,heacceptedajobasreporterwithTerritorialEnterpriseinVirginiaCity,...5.MarkTwainbegandigginghiswaytoregionalfameasanewspaperreporterandhumorist.MarkTwainbeganworkinghardtobecamewellknownlocallyasanewspaperreporterandhumorist.6.andwhensheprojectsanewsurprise,thegraveworldsmilesasusual,andsays'Well,thatisCaliforniaallover’”andwhenCaliforniamakesaplanforanewsurprise,thesolemnpeopleinotherstatesoftheU.S.smileasusual,makingacomment“that’stypicalofCalifornia”7.Bitternessfedonthemanwhohadmadetheworldlaugh.•Themanwhohadmadetheworldlaughwashimselfconsumedbybitterness.•Nowtheglovescameoffwithbitingsatire.•NowMarkTwainthrewawaythepretendedsoftnessandgentlenessheusedtoadoptandbecameoutspoken,bitterandsarcastic.•Hisdescriptionsoftherough-countrysettlersthereringfamiliarlyinmodernworldaccustomedtotrendsettingontheWestCoast(P9.)•Hisdescriptionsoftherough-countrypioneersthereproduceafamiliarimpressiononpeopleinmodernworld.Peopleinthemodernworld(peopleinthesettledUnitedStates,peopleontheEastcoastandalongtheMississippiRiver.arenowusedtofollowingthewaysofdoingthingsoftheWestCoast.•ItwasthatpopulationthatgavetoCaliforniaanameforgettingupastoundingenterprisesandrushingthemthroughwithamagnificentdashanddaringandarecklessnessofcostorconsequences,whichshebearsuntothisday–andwhensheprojectsanewsurprise,thegraveworldsmilesasusual,andsays'Well,thatisCaliforniaallover.•Californiawasmadefamousfororganizingsurprisingbusinessesanddevelopingthemwithgreatbraveryandcourage,withoutcaringcostorresult.AndCaliforniakeepsthisfameuntilnow.Whenshemakesplansforanewsurprise,thedull,solemn,dignifiedpeopleinotherpartsoftheStatessmileasusualandsay:“Well,that'stypicalofCalifornia,that'sjustCaliforniastyle.”Translation1.IfoundanotherTwainaswell–onewhogrewcynical,bitter,saddenedbytheprofoundpersonaltragedieslifedealthim,amanwhobecameobsessedwiththefrailtiesofthehumanrace,whosawclearlyaheadablackwallofnight.2.FromthemallMarkTwaingainedakeenperceptionofthehumanrace,ofthedifferencebetweenwhatpeopleclaimtobeandwhattheyreallyare.3.Allwouldresurfaceinhisbooks,togetherwiththecolorfullanguagethathesoakedupwithamemorythatseemedphonographic.4.Thoseacquaintanceshipsstrengthenedallhiswriting,butheneverwrotebetterthanwhenhewroteofthepeoplealongthegreatstream.5.Whenrailroadsbegandryingupthedemandforsteam-boatpilotsandtheCivilWarhaltedcommerce,MarkTwainlefttherivercountry.6.Foreightmonthsheflirtedwiththecolossalwealthavailabletotheluckyandthepersistent,andwasrebuffed.7.Brokeanddiscouraged,heacceptedajobasreporterwiththeVirginiaCityTerritorialEnterprise,toliterature'senduringgratitude.Translation1.IfoundanotherTwainaswell–onewhogrewcynical,bitter,saddenedbytheprofoundpersonaltragedieslifedealthim,amanwhobecameobsessedwiththefrailtiesofthehumanrace,whosawclearlyaheadablackwallofnight.但我发现还有另一个不同的马克•吐温——一个由于深受人生悲剧的打击而变得愤世嫉俗、尖酸刻薄的马克•吐温，一个为人类品质上的弱点而忧心忡忡、明显地看到前途是一片黑暗的人。2.FromthemallMarkTwaingainedakeenperceptionofthehumanrace,ofthedifferencebetweenwhatpeopleclaimtobeandwhattheyreallyare.从所有这些形形色色的人身上，马克•吐温敏锐地认识了人类，认识了人们的言与行之间的