One time Mark Twain went to lodge at a hotel at some place,he was told beforehand that the mosquito there were very fierce.
When he was registering the room,a mosquito flied over just in time.Mark Twain told the waitress:”I heard that the mosquito here were very clever,and as was expected,it actually comes to see my registered room number in advance,so that it can presence according to the number to take a hearty meal（英语笑话带翻译 www.lyy5.com）.”
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On hearing that the waitress couldn‘t help laughing.As a result,Mark twain had a good sleep that night,because the waitress also remembered the roon number and killed the mosquito in the room in advance.
马克•吐温有一次到某地旅店投宿，别人事前告知他此地蚊子特别厉害。
他在服务台登记房间时，一只蚊子正好飞来。马克•吐温对服务员说：“早听说贵地蚊子十分聪明，果如其然，它竟会预先来看我登记的房间号码，以便晚上对号光临，饱餐一顿。
服务员听后不禁大笑。结果那一夜马克•吐温睡得很好，因为服务员也记住了房间号码，提前进房做好灭蚊防蚊的工作。
One time,Mark Twain was invited to a feast.
During the feast,he told to a noble woman: ” Madam,you‘re so beautiful!” Unexpectedly,the woman said:” But sir,i‘m very sorry, i can‘t reply in the same words.” Quick-minded and penetrating Mark Twain smiled:” It doesn‘t matter, you can lie as i did.”
一次马克•吐温应邀赴宴。
席间，他对一位贵妇说：“夫人，你太美丽了！”不料那妇人却说：“先生，可是遗憾得很，我不能用同样的话回答你。” 头脑灵敏，言辞犀利的马克•吐温笑着回答：“那没关系，你也可以像我一样说假话。”
On one Fool‘s Day,to play tricks on Mark Twain ,someone reported in a newspaper that Mark Twain passed away.As a result,Mark Twain ‘s relatives and friends came to mourn for him one after another .When they reached Mark Twain‘s home,they found that Mark was writing ,sitting at the table.The relatives and friends were surprised at first,and then they condemned the newspaper which slandered in chorus.With no angry look,Mark Twain humourously said :” The report of my death is true,but they brought forward the date.”
某一个“愚人节”，有人为了戏弄马克•吐温，在纽约的一家报纸上报道说他死了。结果，马克•吐温的亲戚朋友从全国各地纷纷赶来吊丧。当他们来到马克•吐温家的时候，只见马克•吐温正坐在桌前写作。亲戚朋友们先是一惊，接着都齐声谴责那家造谣的报纸。 马克•吐温毫无怒色，幽默地说：“报道我死是千真万确的，不过把日期提前了一些。”
