Mark Twain is quoted to show that the disapproval of smiles in pictures was a deep-rooted belief.
文章引用马克·吐温的话表明，表明在照相时不愿微笑是源于一种根深蒂固的信念。
Even Mark Twain, a man who enjoyed a hearty laugh, said that when it came to photographic portraits there could be "nothing more damning than a silly, foolish smile fixed forever".
就连乐于开怀大笑的马克吐温也说，当谈到人像照片时，“没有什么比一个又傻又蠢的微笑被永远定格更可怕的了”。
Ron Powers is the author of Mark Twain: A Life, and Sam and Laura, a play about Twain and his lost love.
罗恩·鲍沃斯，《山姆和劳拉：马克·吐温的爱情人生》的作者，一部关于马克·吐温失去的爱情的戏剧。
Justin Kaplan, author of "Mr. Clemens and Mark Twain: a Biography," said in a telephone interview: "one thing that gets Mark Twain going is his rage and resentment."
贾斯丁·卡普兰是“克莱门斯先生和马克·吐温传”的作者，他在电话采访中说：“马克·吐温的长盛不衰，有一个原因是他的暴怒和厌憎。”
Twain was a very witty fellow his wit and satire earned him the respect of his friends as well as his enemies.
吐温是个机智的家伙，他的机智风趣让他无论在朋友圈中还是敌人眼中都赢得了尊重。
Samuel Langhorne Clemens more commonly known by his pen name Mark Twain was a great American author.
萨缪尔·兰亨·克莱门是一位伟大的美国作家，他的笔名马克·吐温更为人熟知。
Mark Twain knew how to sell a book.
马克·吐温知道怎么推销自己的书。
Mark Twain sought only ham, eggs and scenery, “a fragrant pipe and a contented heart”. He was lucky not to work for The Economist’s flinty-hearted editor.
也许美国人里也有例外，旅途中的马克吐温就只需要火腿，鸡蛋和美丽的风景，“一管烟斗和一颗满足的心足矣”。
People appreciate working with Mark Twain because he has a good sense of humor.
人们喜欢和马克.吐温一 起工作,因为他很有幽 默感.
Twain needed a live audience to speak to, not a bloodless machine.
吐温需要一个活生生的听众，而不是这个冷冰冰的机器。
Isabel was a real character, a lovely lady, who did a great job looking after Twain.
伊莎贝尔是一位性情中人，可爱的女士，做好了照顾吐温这件了不起的工作。
Sure enough, this was all Twain needed to hear, and he immediately volunteered to be a test subject.
无疑这就是一切吐温需要知道的，他听后立即表示愿意成为这项发明的实验对象。
In most American hearts, Mark Twain is a great famous writer.
在大多数美国人的心目中，马克·吐温是最著名的作家。
A SWEET CANDIDATE. — Mark Twain, who was to make such a blighting speech at the mass meeting of the Independents last night, didn't come to time!
好个候选人——马克·吐温先生原定于昨晚独立党民众大会上作一次损伤对方的演说，却未履行其义务。
In popular culture today, Twain is "Colonel Sanders without the chicken, the avuncular man who told stories," Ron Powers, the author of "Mark Twain: a Life," said in a phone interview.
在今日的流行文化中，人们将吐温看作“不卖炸鸡的桑德斯上校，善于讲故事的慈祥大伯，”这是“马克·吐温这一生”的作者荣·鲍厄斯在电话采访中说的话。
As Mark Twain observed, a German joke is no laughing matter.
就像马克•吐温说的那样，德国笑话一点都不好笑。
It is like a pomegranate cut in twain with a knife of ivory.
它像是用象牙刀切成两半的石榴。
Mark Twain wrote in his Autobiography of a letter from Laura, detailing her own crisis as she traveled upriver in May 1858.
马克吐温在《自传》中谈到一封劳拉的来信，信中详细叙述了她在1858年密西西比河上游旅行期间遭遇的危险。
"Quitting smoking is easy.I've done it a thousand times," quipped Mark Twain, and statistics show he's not alone.
“戒烟那不简单嘛，我都戒了上千次了”，马克·吐温曾经开玩笑道，不过统计显示很多人都是如此。
"Quitting smoking is easy. I've done it a thousand times," quipped Mark Twain, and statistics show he's not alone.
“戒烟那不简单嘛，我都戒了上千次了”，马克·吐温曾经开玩笑道，不过统计显示很多人都是如此。
Meanwhile Tess had hastily dressed herself; and the twain, lighting a lantern, went out to the stable.
这时候，苔丝已经急急忙忙地把衣服穿好了；姐弟俩点起一盏提灯，就出门向马厩走去。
He was reading a book that(which) was written by Mark Twain.
他在读一本马克吐温写的书。
"Mark Twain is a marvellous inspired writer, but people will find the Ashcroft-Lyon manuscript utterly shocking," she told the Sunday Telegraph.
“马克·吐温是一个了不起的、充满灵感的作家。但人们会发现，《阿什克罗夫特-里昂手稿》，尤为令人震惊，”她如是告诉《周日电讯报》。
But as the centenary approached, the Mark Twain Project, a scholarly effort housed at the University of California, Berkeley, got going on this definitive edition of the book.
但如今百年已临近，加州大学伯克利分校的“马克·吐温”项目开始着手定稿。
But as the centenary approached, the Mark Twain Project, a scholarly effort housed at the University of California, Berkeley, got going on this definitive edition of the book.
但如今百年已临近，加州大学伯克利分校的“马克·吐温”项目开始着手定稿。
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