《麦琪的礼物》写一对穷困的年轻夫妇相互赠送圣诞礼物中的巧合，刻划了他们捉襟见肘的生活与相互体贴的感情。Short summary of O. Henry’s lifeHe is the author of over 250 stories and is most famous for his use of surprise or 'twist' endings,especially to The Last Leaf, and perhaps his most famous story, The Gift of the Magi. And he has contributed to American literature with other great stories such as The Four Million,and Cabbages and Kings,etc. 作者介绍：欧 · 亨利（ O. Henry, 1862-1910 ） 原名威廉 · 西德尼 · 波特（ William Sydney Porter ），是美国最著名的短篇小说家之一，曾被评论界誉为曼哈顿桂冠散文作家和美国现代短篇小说之父。他出身于美国北卡罗来纳州格林斯波罗镇一个医师家庭。他的一生富于传奇性，当过药房学徒、牧牛人、会计员、土地局办事员、新闻记者、银行出纳员。当银行出纳员时，因银行短缺了一笔现金，为避免审讯，离家流亡中美的洪都拉斯。后因回家探视病危的妻子被捕入狱，并在监狱医务室任药剂师。他在银行工作时，曾有过写作的经历，担任监狱医务室的药剂师后开始认真写作。 1901 年提前获释后，迁居纽约，专门从事写作。 欧 · 亨利善于描写美国社会尤其是纽约百姓的生活。他的作品构思新颖，语言诙谐，结局常常出人意外；又因描写了众多的人物，富于生活情趣，被誉为“美国生活的幽默百科全书”。代表作有小说集《白菜与国王》、《四百万》、《命运之路》等。其中一些名篇如《爱的牺牲》、《警察与赞美诗》、《带家具出租的房间》、《麦琪的礼物》、《最后一片藤叶》等使他获得了世界声誉。Della’s beautiful and long hairJim’s gold watchsellsellsellsellhairhairwatchwatchDellaDellaJimJim•comb• 1.who are the characters in the story?• 2. What is the story about?The story tells that a woman called Della sold her beautiful hair to buy her husband a Christmas present -- a gold watch chainDella and JimskimmingTrue or False exercises:1.James Dillingham Young was a rich young man.2.Della lived in a neighborhood with many trees and flowers.3.Jim and Della were a married couple....
