馬克吐溫是美國著名作家。請根據下列提供的內容寫一篇人物簡介,以便發表在《新幹線英語》上。(詞數:100~120)
馬克吐溫(1835~1910)生於美國Missouri.他是美國19世紀著名的作家之一。他的家鄉位於密西西北河畔。成年後,他曾在密西西北河的船上當水手。馬克吐溫是他的筆名,由水文測量標上“兩個刻度(two marks)”而得。
他寫過很多小說。其中最著名的是《湯姆索耶歷險記》(Tom Sawyer)。他的作品被譯成多國文字,深受世界讀者喜愛。
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Mark Twain (1835-1910), one of the best known American writers in the 19th 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 sailors measuring the depth of the water when the water was two marks deep on the lead line.
Mark Twain wrote a lot of novels, one of which is The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, the masterpiece which brought him fame and honor. Some of his writings have been translated into many languages. He and his works are deeply loved by readers throughout the world.