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RaftingDowntheNeckar

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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”

—athingtomakeafiurefrom.Thissketchhasseveralblemishesinit;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，andwouldliketotakepassagewithhim.IsaidthispartlythroughyoungZ，whospokeGermanveryartlythroughMr.Xwhospokeitpeculiarly.IderstandGermahemaniaveItalkitbestthroughaer.

&ainhitcheduphistrousers，thenshiftedhisquidthoughtfully.Presentlyhesaidjusteghewouldsay—thathehaders，andthereforewasafraidthelawwouldbeafterhimiergotorahappened.SoIcharteredtheraftaookalltheresponsibilitiesonmyself.

Witharattlingsoarboardwatttotheirworkahecableshottheane，andourbarkmovedoffwithastatelystride，andsoonwasbowlingalongatabouttwoknotsanhour.

roupedamidships.Atfirstthetalkwasalittlegloomy，andranmainlyuponessoflife，theuyofit，theperilswhichbesetit，andtheneedandwisdomofbeingalaredfortheworst;thisshadedoffintolow-voicedreferehedahedeep，aers;butasthegrayeastbegahemysterioussolemnityahedawothejoy-sohetalktookacheeriertone，andaeadily.

Germany，inthesummer，istheperfeofthebeautiful，butnobodyhasuood，andrealized，amostpossibilitiesofthissoftayunlesshehasvoyageddowntheNearaft.Themotionofaraftistheion;itisgentle，andgliding，andsmooth，aallfeverishactivities，itsoothestosleepallnervoushurryandimpatiesrestfulihetroublesaionsandsorrowsthatharassthemindvanishaway，aenesadream，acharm，adeepandtraasy.Howittrastsiririanism，anddustyanddeafeningrailroadrush，andtediousjoltiiredh>

&slippilyalohegreenandfragrantbanks，withasenseofpleasureahatgrew，ahetime.Sometimesthebankswerewiththickmassesofhollyhidthegroundbehiimeswehadnoblehillsononehand，clotheddehfoliagetotheirtops，aherhandopenlevelsblazingwithpoppies，ortherichblueoftheetimeswedriftedintheshadowofforests，aimesalongthemarginoflochesofvelvetygrass，freshandgreenandbright，atirelesscharmtotheeye.Aheywereeverywhere;theysweptbadforthacrosstherivertly，andtheirjubilantmusieverstilled.

Itandsatisfyioseethesuhenewm，andgradually，patiently，lovingly，clotheitonwithsplendoraftersplendllory，tillthemiraplete.Howdifferentisthismarvelobservedfromaraft，fromwhatitiswhehroughthedingywindowsofarailway-statiochedvillagewhilehemurifiedsandwidwaitsforthetrain.

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他向我们介绍了海德堡的路线情况，告诉我们最好绕过哪些地方，最好在哪些地方多逗留些时日；对那晚我所使用的物品，他只收取了低于成本的费用；还为我们准备了一桌丰盛的午餐，并送了很多德国人最喜爱的绿李子。

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我用素描的形式把马车画了下来。

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