One day Mark Twain read an announcement of his death in a newspaper. He hastened to the editor to protect.

"I am very sorry," the editor replied. "It's a terrible mistake, but it's too late to do much about it. The best thing I can do for you is to put you in the Birth Column tomorrow morning and give you a new start."

一天，马克·吐温在报上读到一则关于他的死亡讣告。他急忙赶到编辑那儿以示抗议。

“非常抱歉，”编辑说，“这是一个可怕的错误，但是要弥补已为时太晚。我唯一能为您做的事情是将您刊登在明天早晨出版的广告出生栏中，让您重新获得新生。”