MarkTwainwasafamousAmericanwriter.Hewrotemanystoriesandmanyofthemwerefunnystories.Thesestoriesarestillreadbymanypeopleallovertheworld.Besideswriting,healsolikedhuntingandfishingverymuch,sooneyearhewenttoMaine（缅因州）foraholidayandspentthreeverypleasantweeksinthewoods（树林,森林）there.

　　Whenhehadtogobackhome,hedrovetothestationwithhisbaggage.Thereheaskedaporter（搬运工,服务员）toputitintothetrain.Thenhegotintothesmokingcarandsatdowninoneofthecomfortableseatsthere.Thecarwasemptywhenhegotin,butafewminuteslater,anothermangotinandsatdownontheseatoppositehis.MarkTwainlookedatthemanandthoughtthatthismanlookedquiteunpleasant.However,itwouldbeimpolitetosaynothinginthatsituation,sohesaidgoodmorningtotheman,andtheybegantotalk.

　　FirsttheytalkedabouttheweatherandthentheytalkedaboutMaine.Thestrangersaid,"WehavesomebeautifulwoodsinMaine.ItwouldbeapitytocometoMainewithoutspendingsometimethere.Isupposeyouhavebeeninourwoods,haven'tyou?""Yes,Ihave,"answeredMarkTwain."I'vejustspentthreeweeksthereandIhadaverygoodtime,too.Andletmetellyousomething.Althoughfishingisn'tallowedinMaineatthisseason,I'vegottwohundredpoundsofbeautifulfishwithmybaggage（行李）inthistrain.Iliketoeatfish,soIpackeditinicetotakeithomewithme.MayIaskwhoyouare,sir?"

　　ThestrangerlookedatMarkTwainforseveralsecondsandthenanswered,"I'mapoliceofficer.Myjobistocatchpeoplewhohuntandfishduringthewrongseasons.Andwhoareyou?"

　　MarkTwainwassurprisedandfrightenedwhenheheardthis.Hethoughtquicklyandthenanswered,"Well,I'lltellyou,sir.I'mthemanwhotellsthebiggestliesinAmerica."