美国作家马克·吐温原名萨缪尔·兰格风·乐莱门茨,因为他曾在密西西比河上做过领航员,所以后来就以“马克·吐温”为笔名发表了小说《哈克·贝利恩历险记》,并一直用这个笔名。“马克·吐温”是“船夫们测量水深时的用语,表示水深12英尺”。美国作家赛珍珠,原名泼尔·西登斯屈里克·布克,因为她从小就随身为传教士的父母来到了中国,并在中国长大和写作,所以就模仿清代末期名妓“赛珍珠”的中文笔名。美国作家欧·亨利原名威廉·西德尼·波 The American writer Mark Twain was originally called Samuel Langer-Frank Lemmenz. Because he had worked as a pilot on the Mississippi River, he later published the novel “Hake” under the pseudonym “Mark Twain.” The Adventures of Bellin, and have always used this pen name. “Mark Twain” is a term used by boatmen to measure water depth, which means that the water depth is 12 feet. The American writer Pearl S. Buck, formerly known as Pol Siddenskik Booker, came to China as a missionary’s parents from an early age, and grew up and wrote in China. So she imitated the name of the late Qing Dynasty. Pearl’s Chinese pen name. American writer O. Henry was originally named William Sidney Wave.