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RaftingDowntheNeckar
马克·吐温MarkT>
马克·吐温（1835—1910），美国杰出的小说家，美国文学史上最重要的作家之一，也是美国文学史上第一个用口语进行写作的作家，开创了一代文风，被福克纳称为“美国文学之父”
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马克·吐温幼年家境贫寒，被迫放弃学业外出谋生。
丰富的生活经历对他后期的创作影响很大。
19世纪70年代到90年代是他创作的鼎盛时期，其代表作有《哈克贝里·费恩历险记》和它的姊妹篇《汤姆·索亚历险记》等。
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1.raft[rɑ:ft，r?ft]n.筏
2.smash[sm??]v.粉碎
3.feverish['fi:v?ri?]adj.发热的；极度兴奋的
4.splendor['splend?]n.光彩；壮丽
&helahatIaswereartists，ourpartyroseperceptiblyieem;werosestillhigherwhehatedestriantourofEurope.
&oldusallabouttheHeidelbergroad，andwhichwerethebestplacestoavoidandwhichthebestoarryat;hechargedmelessthancostforthethingsIbrokei;heputupafinelunforusaaquantityht-greenplums，thepleasainGermany;hewassoanxioustodoushonorthathewouldnotallowustowalkoutofHeilbronn，butcalledupGotzven'shorseanddmadeusride.
Imadeasketchoftheturnout.ItisnotaWork，itisonlywhatartistscalla“study”
—athingtomakeafiurefroThissketchhasseveralblemishesinit;forihewagonisnasfastasthehorseis.Thisisersetoutofthewayistoosmall，heisoutofperspective，aswesay.Thetwoupperlihehorse’sback，theyarethereiobeawheelmissing—thiswouldbecorreafinishedWork，ofcourse.Thatthingflyingoutbehindisnotaflag，itisa.Thatupthereisthesun，butIdidenoughdista.Idonotremember，now，whatthatthingisthatisinfrontofthemanwh，butIthinkitisahaystaan.ThisstudywasexhibitedintheParisSalonof1879，butdidnottakeaheydonotgivemedalsforstudies.
Wedischargedthecarriageatthebridge.Theriverwasfulloflogs—long，slender，barklesspinelogs—aherailse，ahemeherintorafts.Theseraftseandstrutosuittheessaremeheheywerefromfiftytoonehundredyardslong，andtheygraduallytaperedfromaniheirsterns，tbreadthattheirbow-ends.Themainpartofthesteeriheboole;thethree-logbreadththerefurnishesroomforoeersmalelogsareneraroundthatanaverageyounglady’swaist.Thesoftheseveralsesoftheraftaresladpliant，sothattheraftmaybereadilybentintoanysortofcurverequiredbytheshapeoftheriver.
TheNemanyplaarroersacrossit，ifhehasoisalsosharplysuchplaces，theraftsmanhastodosomeprettyniugpilotiurns.Theriverisnotalwaysallowedtospreadoveritswholebed—whichisasmuchasthirty，aimesfortyyardswide—butissplitintothreeequalbodiesofwater，bystohrowthemaih，ahee.Ihesenarrow-edgeddikesprojectfourorfiveihesurface，liketheergedroof，butinhighwatertheyareoverflowed.AhatfulofrainmakeshighwaterintheNedabasketfulproduoverflow.
TherearedikesabreasttheSchlossHotel，aisviolentlysoiflasscage，watgthelong，narroalhthetralel，grazi-bankdikeandaimingcarefullyforthemiddlearchofthestebelow;Iwatchedtheminthisway，andlostallthistimehopihemhitthebridge-pieraselfsometimeorother，butointed.Onewassmashedthere，butIhadjuststeppedintomyroomamomenttolightapipe，soIlostit.
WhileIwaslookingdowhatminHeilbronn，thedaredevilspiritofadventurecamesuddenlyuponme，andIsaidtomyrades:
“IamgoingtoHeidelbergonaraft.Willyouvehme?”
Theirfacespaledalittle，buttheyassehasgoodagraceastheycould.Harriswaocablehismhtithisdutytodothat，ashewasallshehadinthisworld—so，whileheattehis，Iwentdowaahewithahearty“Ahoy，shipmate!”
whichputusupoermsatondweentereduponbusiness.IsaidweedestriantourtoHeidelberg，andwouldliketotakepassagewithhiIsaidthispartlythroughyoungZ，whospokeGermanveryartlythroughMr.Xwhospokeitpeculiarly.IderstandGermahemaniaveItalkitbestthroughaer.
&ainhitcheduphistrousers，thenshiftedhisquidthoughtfully.Presentlyhesaidjusteghewouldsay—thathehaders，andthereforewasafraidthelawwouldbeafterhimiergotorahappened.SoIcharteredtheraftaookalltheresponsibilitiesonmyself.
Witharattlingsoarboardwatttotheirworkahecableshottheane，andourbarkmovedoffwithastatelystride，andsoonwasbowlingalongatabouttwoknotsanhour.
roupedamidships.Atfirstthetalkwasalittlegloomy，andranmainlyuponessoflife，theuyofit，theperilswhichbesetit，andtheneedandwisdomofbeingalaredfortheworst;thisshadedoffintolow-voicedreferehedahedeep，aers;butasthegrayeastbegahemysterioussolemnityahedawothejoy-sohetalktookacheeriertone，andaeadily.
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