The famous American writer Mark Twain was well-known for his absent-mindedness.One day，when he was riding in a train，the conductor asked him for his ticket.Mark Twain looked for the ticket in all his pockets，but he didn't find it.
At last，the conductor knew the writer，so he said，“It doesn't matter really.Show me your ticket on your way back.And if you don't find it，there is no trouble.”
“Oh，but I must find the damned thing，otherwise how will I know where I'm going？”
著名的美国作家马克·吐温以其心不在焉出名。有一天，他坐火车的时候，售票员过来查票。马克·吐温翻遍了所有的口袋，但还是没有找到车票。
最后，售票员认出了这位著名的作家，说：“不要紧。返程的时候出示一下票就行，即便找不到的话，也没关系。”
“哦，不过我还是得找到这个鬼家伙，不然的话，我怎么知道我要去哪儿呢？”
1.conductor n.（公共汽车、电车等的）售票员
E.g.The bus conductor takes up the tickets strictly.
这位公共汽车乘务员收票很严格。
2.trouble n.麻烦；****；烦恼；故障
vt.麻烦；使烦恼；折磨
vi.费心，烦恼
E.g.I'm rather troubled about my friend's health.
我为朋友的健康感到非常忧虑。
Her behaviour deeply troubled me.
她的行为让我深感忧虑。
3.damned adj.该死的；糟透的；可恶的
E.g.It is a“damned human race”in a not merely expletive sense.
那是“倒霉的人类”，这样说并非只是感叹的意思。
damned原型为damn
4.otherwise adv.另外；在其他方面；否则adj.另外的；其他方面的
E.g.Otherwise，the law will lose authority.
否则法律将失去权威性。
1.be well-known for 以……出名，因……而闻名
2.absent-mindedness n.心不在焉，心神不定
E.g.Hanfeng looked at Siyu's face，detecting a familiar absent-mindedness.
瀚峰端详着思玉的脸，觉察到一种熟悉的心不在焉的神情。
该词来源于形容词absent-minded。