M9U1（5分钟）

Module 9 Life history

Unit 1  He left school and began work at the age of twelve.

Betty:What are you reading?

Tony:Tom Sawyer,by the famous American writer, Mark Twain. I'm writing about him for my English class.

Betty:I read Tom Sawyer. Very good! Hey, we can find out about him on the Internet.

Tony:Yes! ... OK. Look at this! His real name was Samuel Clemens and he was born in 1835 in Missouri. He left school and began work at the age of twelve.

Betty:What did he do?

Tony:He wrote for a newspaper. Later he got work on a boat.

Betty:Did he stay in Missouri?

Tony:No,he went to New York, and other cities.

Betty:When did he begin his stories?

Tony:I don't know the exact date. But he took the name Mark Twain and became very famous in the 1860s.He went to Europe as well. But he didn't come to China.

Betty:Yes, I knew that. Enjoy the book.

Tony:Yes, it's good.

生词表：

March  n.3月

April  n.4月

June  n.6月

Women's Day 妇女节

National Day 国庆节

Children's Day 儿童节

July  n.7月

August  n.8月

September  n.9月

October  n.10月

November  n.11月

December  n.12月

writer  n.作家

find out 发现；查明；弄清

real  adj.真实的；真正的

at the age of 在……岁时

newspaper  n.报纸

exact  adj.准确的；确切的

date  n.日期

become  v.(become）成为

in the 1860s  在19世纪60年代

汉语译文：

贝蒂：你在读什么？

托尼：汤姆·索亚（Tom Sawyer)，美国著名作家马克·吐温（Mark Twain）创作。我正在为我的英语课写有关他的文章。

贝蒂：我读过汤姆·索耶。很好！嘿，我们可以在 Internet上找到有关他的信息。

托尼：是的！..好。看这个！他的真名是塞缪尔·克莱门斯（Samuel Clemens)，他于 1835年出生在密苏里州。他离开学校，十二岁开始工作。

贝蒂：他做了什么？

托尼：他写报纸。后来他在船上工作。

贝蒂：他留在密苏里州吗？

托尼：不，他去了纽约和其他城市。

贝蒂：他什么时候开始写故事的?

托尼：我不知道确切的日期。但他以马克吐温（Mark Twain）为名，在1860年代非常有名，他也去了欧洲。但是他没有来中国。

贝蒂：是的，我知道。我很喜欢这本书。

托尼：是的，不错。