There were either slave owners or slaves, and never the twain shall meet.

这里要么是奴隶主要么是奴隶，两种人根本合不到一块儿去。

He is him, I am me, and never the twain shall meet.

他是他，我是我，两者永不相交。

I divided this cake in twain.

我把这块蛋糕一分为二。

Twain was an admirable figure comparable to Abraham Lincoln.

吐温是个令人钦佩的人物，可以与亚伯拉罕·林肯相提并论。

Determined to make his fortune in South America, Mark Twain set off from his home for New Orleans in his teens.

马克·吐温决心在南美洲发家致富，十几岁时便从家乡出发前往新奥尔良。

Twain recalls being invited to an official White House dinner and being warned by his wife, Olivia, who stayed at home, not to wear his winter galoshes.

吐温回忆有一次被邀请参加一个白宫的正式晚宴，呆在家中的妻子奥利维亚警告他不许穿他的冬季套鞋。

Twain was a gifted public speaker;

吐温是一位天才的公众演说家。

Mark Twain knew how to sell a book.

马克·吐温知道怎么推销自己的书。