Mark Twain, 1 quite a lot, often 2 circumstances, usually financial circumstances(经济状况)forced him to.He was born in Floridian Missouri in 1835, and 3 to Hannibal, Missouri with his family when he was about 4 old.Most people think he was born in Hannibal, but that isn't true.After his father 5 when he was about twelve, Twain worked in Hannibal for a while and then left. 6 he could earn more money.He worked for a while as a typesetter 7 various newspapers, and then got a job as a river pilot on the Mississippi.
Twain loved this job, and many of his books show it.The river job 8 however, because of the outbreak of the civil war.Twain was in the federate army for just two weeks, and then he and his whole company(同伴)went west, 9 from the war and the army.
In Nevada in California, Twain prospected(寻找)for sister and gold 10 luck, but did succeed as a writer. 11 that happened, Twain traveled around the country giving lectures and 12 enough money to go to Europe.Twain didn't travel much the last ten years of his life, and he didn't publish much 13 .
Somehow his travel, ever when forced, inspired his writings. 14 many other popular writers, Twain derived(得到)much of the materials for his writing 15 the wealth and diversity(多样性)of his own experience.