英语翻译There is an anecdote about Mark twain,which goes as follows:in addition to being very fa- mous as a writer,Mark Twain was also famous in his day as a lecturer and a teller of funny stories.He frequently went from town to town giving lec-

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英语翻译
There is an anecdote about Mark twain,
which goes as follows:in addition to being very fa-
mous as a writer,Mark Twain was also famous in
his day as a lecturer and a teller of funny stories.
He frequently went from town to town giving lec-
tures with a series of funny stories.One day he
was walking down the street of a small town
where he was going to deliver a lecture that eve-
ning.He met a young man who told him that he
had an old uncle who never laughed and never
smiled.Mark Twain told the young man to bring
his uncle to his lecture that evening.He said he
would surely make him laugh.
That evening the young man and his uncle sat
in the first row.Mark Twain spoke directly to
them.He told some rather funny stories,but the
old man never even smiled.Then Mark Twain told
the funniest stories he ever new,but the old
man's face still remained blank.Mark Twain left
the platform almost exhausted.
Later Mark Twain told a friend about the inci-
dent.
oh said the friend you could have saved yourself
all your trouble.the old man has been deaf for years.

Answer 1

有一个关于马克.吐温的佚事,是这样的：除了是个非常有名的作家,马克.吐温在他那个时期也是个有名的讲师和很会说笑话的人.他经常去各个城镇来演讲和讲一系列笑话.有一天,他走在一个小镇的街上,他那个晚上要在这做个演讲.他碰到一个年轻人,那个年轻人告诉他自己有一个老叔叔从没大笑过也从没微笑过.马克.吐温叫这个年轻人带他叔叔晚上来听演讲.他说他肯定会让他笑.那天晚上,那个年轻人和他叔叔坐在第一排.马克.吐温就对着他们演讲.他说了些很有趣的故事,但是这个老男人一点都没笑.然后,马克.吐温说了他知道的最搞笑的故事,但是那个老男人的脸还是白纸一片.马克.吐温只能几乎疲惫的离开讲台.后来,马克.吐温和一个朋友说起这件事.“哦”那个朋友说,"你根本没必要这么麻烦.那个老人已经聋了很多年了.