在大多数美国人的心目中，马克•吐温是位伟大作家，他描写了哈克•费恩永恒的童年时代中充满诗情画意的旅程和汤姆•索亚在漫长的夏日里自由自在历险探奇的的故事。的确，这位美国最受人喜爱的作家的探索精神、爱国热情、浪漫气质及幽默笔调都达到了登峰造极的程度。
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。
《马克•吐温——美国的一面镜子》原文
In the eyes of most Americans,Mark Twain is a great writer.He describes the poetic journey of Huck Finn's eternal childhood and the adventures of Tom Sawyer in the long summer.Indeed,the most popular American writer's exploration spirit,patriotic enthusiasm,romantic temperament and humorous style have reached the peak.
But I found another different Mark Twain-a Mark Twain who became cynical and mean because he was deeply hit by the tragedy of life,a man who was worried about the weakness of human quality and clearly saw that the future was dark.