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1、The gifts 麦琪的礼物By O.Henry 欧亨利One dollar and eighty-seven cents.That was all. 一元八角七。全都在这儿了。Three times Della counted it. 德拉反复数了三次。One dollar and eighty-seven cents. 还是一元八角七。And the next day would be Christmas. 而第二天就是圣诞节了。She could not afford a present, so she sat down and cried. 她买不起礼物，因此她坐在椅子上，哭起来。J
2、im and Della had two possessions which they were both proud of. 吉姆和德拉各有一件特别引以自豪的东西。One was Jims gold watch that was from his father and his grandfather. 一件是吉姆的金表，是他祖父传给父亲，父亲又传给他的传家宝。The other was Dellas beautiful hair. It fell about her, and reached below her knee. 另一件则是德拉的秀发。她的美发长及膝下。Della put on h
3、er old brown jacket and her old brown hat. 她穿上那件褐色的旧外衣，戴上褐色的旧帽子。Then she went out of the door and down the stairs to the street. 便走出房门，下楼来到街上。She stopped at a store. 她走到一家商店前停下来The sign in front of the store read “Hair Goods“. 招牌上写着“专卖各式头发”“Will you buy my hair?“ asked Della. “你要买我的头发吗？”德拉问。“Twenty
4、dollars,“ the woman said. “二十美元，”女人说。Then Della searched through the stores looking for a present for Jim. 她正在彻底搜寻各家店铺，为吉姆买礼物。She found it at last. 她终于找到了。It was a watch chain. 那是一个表链。The bill was twenty-one dollars. 她花了二十一美元（买下了，并匆匆赶回家）。At seven oclock, the coffee was made and dinner was ready. 七点钟
5、，她煮好了咖啡，晚饭也一切就绪。Jim was never late. Della heard his steps on the stairs. 吉姆一贯准时回家。（接着，）她听见下面楼梯上响起了他的脚步声。The door opened and Jim walked in. He stopped inside the door. 门开了，吉姆走了进来，随手关上了门。His eyes were fixed on Della, and there was an expression in them that she could not read. 他的两眼固定在德拉身上，其神情使她无法理解。“J
6、im,“ she cried, “dont look at me that way. I sold my hair to buy you a Christmas present.“ “吉姆，”她哭着说道，“别那样盯着我。我把头发剪掉卖了，来给你买了圣诞礼物。”Jim drew a box from his pocket and put it on the table. 吉姆从大衣口袋里掏出一个盒子，放在桌上。Della opened it. 德拉打开了盒子。There lay the set of combs that she had always wanted. 里面的一套梳子是她一直渴望的
7、东西。Now they were hers, but her hair was gone. 现在，这一切居然属于她了，可惜那美丽的长发已无影无踪了。She smiled and held out Jims present. 她微笑起来，拿出了给吉姆的礼物。“I hunted all over town to find it. Give me your watch. I want to see how it looks on it.“ “我搜遍了全城才找到了它。把表给我，我要看看它配在表上的样子。”Instead of obeying, Jim sat down, put his hands behind his head and smiled. 吉姆非但不按她的吩咐行事，反而倒在睡椅上，两手枕在头下，微微发笑。“ Della,“ he said, “I sold the watch to get the money to buy your combs.“ “德拉，”他说，“我卖掉金表，换钱为你买了发梳。”
