Module 9 Life history
Unit 1 He left school and began to work at the age of twelve
他12岁时就辍学开始工作
Betty: What are you reading?
贝蒂：你在看什么书？
Tony: Tom Sawyer，by the famous American writer, Mark Twain．I'm writing about him for my English class．
托尼：《汤姆·索耶历险记》，是著名的美国作家马克，吐温写的。我正在为我的英语课写关于他的介绍。
Betty：I read Tom Sawyer Very good! Hey，we can find out about him on the Internet．
贝蒂：我读过《汤姆·索耶历险记》，非常好！嘿，我们可以在网上查明有关他的资料。
Tony：Yes! ...OK．Look at this! His real name was Samuel Clemens and he was born in 1835 in Missourj. He left school and began work at the age of twelve．
托尼：是的！……好的，看这个！他的真名是塞缪尔·克莱门斯，他于1835年出生在密苏里州。他12岁时就辍学开始工作。
Betty: What did he do?
贝蒂：他做过什么工作？
Tony: He wrote for a newspaper Later he got work on a boat．
托尼：他为报纸写稿。后采在船上找到工作。
Betty: Did he stay in Missouri?
贝蒂：他待在密苏里州吗？
Tony: No，he went to New York，and other cities．
托尼：不，他去了纽约，还有其他城市。
Betty; When did he begin his stories?
贝蒂：他什么时候开始写小说的？
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.
托尼：我不知道确切日期，不过他在19世纪60年代取名为马克·吐温，并变得非常有名。他还去过欧洲，但是他没来过中国。
Betty: Yes，I knew that．Enjoy the book．
贝蒂：是的，我知道。好好欣赏这本书吧。
Tony: Yes，it's good．
托尼：嗯，这本书不错。
（歪言歪语初中英语系列 陪娃学英语 双语课文 英语课文听力发音）
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