馬克吐溫的真名為薩繆爾克萊門斯，在克萊門斯成為知名作家前，他做過各式各樣的零時工，包括駕駛輪船往來於密西西比河。1859年時，他獲得了輪船領航員的許可並於河上工作，一直到了內戰時期，南北交通中斷，他才離開這份工作 。他的筆名來自於他的河上工作經歷，您知道他是如何決定筆名的嗎？


Mark Twain's real name was Samuel Langhorne Clemens. Before Clemens became well known as a writer, he held a variety of odd jobs including piloting a steamboat up and down the Mississippi River. He was licensed as a steamboat pilot in 1859 and worked on the river until fighting there during the Civil War ended traffic traveling from north to south. His experiences along the river helped him come up with his pen name. Do you know how he chose his name?

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