1、The Income-Tax Man By Mark TwainnSamuel Langhorne Clemens n(November 30,1835-April 21,1910)nMark TwainnRepresentative work:nAdventures of Huckleberry Finn 哈克贝利费恩历险记,which has since been called the Great American NovelnThe Adventures of Tom Sawyer 汤姆索亚历险记.About the Author Friend：presidents,artists,in
2、dustrialists and European royalty.Twains idiom:keen wit and incisive satire(犀利幽默和尖锐的讽刺)William Faulkner(福克纳)“the father of American literature Summaryn1-26:nAn assessor visited Twain soon after he settled down in the neighborhood.And Twain tried to make full use of his wisdom to know this man.But in
3、 reality,the man set a trap to know more about Twains income.And finally,the man handed a large envelope to Twain so that Twain realized that he was cheated.n27-34:nThen Twain turned to a wealthy man for help who had never paid taxes.And the wealthy man helped him by cleverly arranging the list of d
4、eductions.n35:nTwain lied about his income in the tax office.And under the accusing eyes of the old visitor,he felt by doing so he lost his self-respect.WordsWordsnConversational knvse()n()l n 爱交谈的，健谈的 nBold bld 勇敢的，无畏的nWickedness wkdns 邪恶，恶事，恶毒nNative netv 生来就有的，天赋的nHire ha 聘用 nPlain plen 清楚的；显然的；平
5、原；平坦的；简单的；朴素的nDeduction ddk()n 减除，扣除nShipwreck prek 沉船；海难；失事nHunt up 搜寻；找寻nWe hunted up the deserters in the forest last week.n上星期我们在森林中搜寻逃兵。n我会尽力帮你找到你需要的信息。n Ill try to hunt up the information you need.phrasenTurn on full 把（机器）开到最大nLast night,I stomped into our bedroom ready to turn on my anger at
6、full volume.n昨晚，我跺着脚进卧室，准备大发雷霆。n他喜欢把收音机开到最大音量，因而邻居们都抱怨这噪音。nHe likes to turn on the radio at full volume,and all the neighbors are complaining of the noise.nGo along 进行；陪伴；赞同;前进nRelease yourself from your need to know,and trust that youll find the answers as you go along.n放松你自己，不要纠结于定要知道结果，你要相信你自己可以一
7、步步慢慢找到答案。n你刚开始读这本书时可能会有困难，但读下去就会变得容易了。nYou may have difficulty with this book at first,but youll find it easier as you go along.Questionn1、Who visited Twain soon after he settled down in the neighborhood?nkey:A gentleman who said he was an assessor.n2、How did Twain try to find out all about the visi
8、tors business?nKey:He told him all about his own business,excepting the visitor would tell him about his affairs/do the same.n3、What did Twain find inside the envelope?nHow did he feel about the man who visited him?Why?nKey:Twain found a form for income-tax in the envelope.He thought the man had let
9、 him make a fool of himself and he was cheated.n4、Who did Twain turn to help?What did the man do to help Twain?nKey:He turned to a very wealthy man for help because this man had never paid taxes.He helped him by cleverly arranging the list of deductions.n5、What did Twain do in the tax office?How did
10、 he feel by doing so?nKey:He lied about his income in the tax office.He felt by doing so he lost his self-respect.nThe theme of the story:nSatirize the American income-tax system.nThe irony of the story:nThe income-tax man slyness in luring Mark Twain into telling him his yearly income.nThe rich man who has tried every means to evade tax.Twains opinion about the American income-tax system.nKey:He thinks that is an unfair system that has loopholes which allow rich people to evade tax while forces honest people to submit a large sum of his income to pay tax.nThank you!n Andy
