Mark Twain, one of America's greatest writers, established his reputation for his great works. His novel, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, set in the USA in the 19th century, is in fact his autobiography rather than a fiction he created. That is, his own life resembled the lives of the characters he made up. As an adolescent, Mark Twain was determined to make his fortune. He set off from his hometown for South America. Unfortunately, he was forced to stay on a steamboat to work as a pilot for several years. Twain's vivid and amusing accounts of life on the river still make people feel in the mood to read the novel now. The novel has won countless good reviews in the world. Here is a part of this novel.
The main character, Huck, and his companion, Jim, ran away. They sailed down the Mississippi River on a raft. Because the rain poured down, they were staying inside the shelter when Huck saw a steamboat in the middle of the river. He also heard a man's angry answer “You're lying”. Jim felt very frightened and panicked, while Huck felt a little curious and crawled to the steamboat. He saw a man with beard beating another man, tied up with rope. Huck decided to save the injured. He played a trick on and disturbed that man with beard. The two boys and the injured man paddled away to a safe place.
马克·吐温，美国最伟大的作者之一，通过他伟大的作品树立了自己的名声。他的小说《哈克贝利·费恩历险记》，以19世纪的美国为背景，实际上是他的自传，而不是他创造的虚构小说。也就是说，他的生活与他所虚构的人物的生活相似。作为一名青少年，马克·吐温下定决心要赚大钱。他从家乡出发去南美洲。不幸的是，他被迫待在一艘汽艇上当了好几年的领航员。吐温对河上生活生动有趣的描述现在仍然使人们想要去阅读这部小说。这部小说在世界上好评如潮。下面是其中的一个片断。
小说的主人公哈克和他的同伴吉姆逃跑了。他们在一艘木筏上沿着密西西比河顺流而下。因为大雨滂沱，他们待在一个遮蔽物下，正在这时哈克看到河中间有一艘汽艇。他还听到一个男人愤怒的回答“你在撒谎”。吉姆感到既惊慌又害怕，而哈克感到有点好奇。他爬到汽艇上，看到一个有胡须的男子正在打一个被绳子捆着的人。哈克决定救这个受伤的人。他捉弄并且干扰了那个有胡须的人。这两个男孩和那个受伤的人将船划到了一个安全的地方。
