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马克•吐温的故事
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马克•吐温是著名美国作家，他写过许多小说，其中一些很滑稽可笑。时至今日，他的许多小说还在世上广为流传。除了写作，他还非常喜欢打猎和钓鱼。因此，有一年，他来到缅因州，在那儿的树林里开心地度过了三周。
当他不得不回家时，他开车把行李拉到火车站。找了个搬运工帮他把行李搬上火车。然后，他走进了一节允许吸烟的车箱，挑了个座位，舒服地坐了下来。他进来时，车箱里没人，几分钟后，一个男子走进来，坐在他对面的座位上。马克•吐温看了他一眼，觉得这人看上去很不舒服。然而，在这种情况下，不说点什么，会很不礼貌。于是，他向这人说早上好，两人开始交谈起来。
他们先谈天气，接着谈到了缅因州。陌生人说：“缅因州的树林很漂亮，来这里不在树林里呆一段时间会很遗憾。我想你去过树林，对吗？”“对，去过，”马克•吐温答道：“我刚刚在那里呆了三周，玩得很开心。我告诉你吧，尽管缅因州现在禁渔，我在这列火车的行李里有二百磅漂亮的鱼。我喜欢吃鱼，因此，我打包时放上冰块，把鱼带回家去。我能知道您是谁吗，先生？”
陌生人看了马克•吐温几秒钟后，说：“我是个警察，我的工作是抓那些偷渔偷猎的人。你是谁？”
听到这些，马克•吐温又惊又怕。他迅速地思考了一下，然后说道：“唉，说实话吧，先生，我是美国最会说谎的人。”
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A Famous Story of Mark Twain
Mark Twain was a famous American writer. He wrote many stories and many of them were funny stories. These stories are still read by many people all over the world. Besides writing, he also liked hunting and fishing very much, so one year he went to Maine for a holiday and spent three very pleasant weeks in the woods there.
When he had to go back home, he drove to the station with his baggage. There he asked a porter to put it into the train. Then he got into the smoking car and sat down in one of the comfortable seats there. The car was empty when he got in, but a few minutes later, another man got in and sat down on the seat opposite his. Mark Twain looked at the man and thought that this man looked quite unpleasant. However, it would be impolite to say nothing in that situation, so he said good morning to the man, and they began to talk.
First they talked about the weather and then they talked about Maine. The stranger said, "We have some beautiful woods in Maine. It would be a pity to come to Maine without spending some time there. I suppose you have been in our woods, haven't you?" "Yes, I have," answered Mark Twain. "I've just spent three weeks there and I had a very good time, too. And let me tell you something. Although fishing isn't allowed in Maine at this season, I've got two hundred pounds of beautiful fish with my baggage in this train. I like to eat fish, so I packed it in ice to take it home with me. May I ask who you are, sir?"
The stranger looked at Mark Twain for several seconds and then answered, "I'm a police officer. My job is to catch people who hunt and fish during the wrong seasons. And who are you?"
Mark Twain was surprised and frightened when he heard this. He thought quickly and then answered, "Well, I'll tell you, sir. I'm the man who tells the biggest lies in America."
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