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1、NEWYORKERSSHORTSTORIESWhatmakesonecitydifferentfromanothercity?Isitthebuildings,theweather,thepeople?Itisthepeoplewhomakeacity,andtoknowacity,youmustknowitspeople.Youmustknowwhatmakesthemlaughandcry,knowthesmalldetailsoftheireverydaylives.Whatkindofpeopl
2、elivedinNewYorkatthebeginningofthetwentiethcentury?AreNewYorkersdifferentnowfromahundredyearsago?Citiesgrowbiggerwiththeyears,newbuildingsareputupandoldbuildingsarepulleddown,horsesarereplacedbycarsandbuses,fashionschange.Butpeopledonotchange.TheNewYorke
3、rsinthesestoriesareverydifferentfromeachother,butthehopesofatrampareasimportantasthehopesofalawyer;theloveofawaitressisasexcitingastheloveofanactress.Andweseethatpeople'shopesandfearsanddreamsdonotchangewiththeyears.TheChristmasPresentsnedollarandeighty-
4、sevencents.Thatwasall.OEveryday,whenshewenttotheshops,shespentverylittlemoney.Sheboughtthecheapestmeat,thecheapestvegetables.Andwhenshewastired,shestillwalkedroundandroundtheshopstofindthecheapestfood.Shesavedeverycentpossible.Deliacountedthemoneyagain.T
5、herewasnomistake.Onedollarandeighty-sevencents.Thatwasall.AndthenextdaywasChristmas.Shecouldn'tdoanythingaboutit.Shecouldonlysitdownandcry.Soshesatthere,inthepoorlittleroom,andshecried.Delialivedinthispoorlittleroom,inNewYork,withherhusband,JamesDillingh
6、amYoung.Theyalsohadabedroom,andakitchenandabathroom-allpoorlittlerooms.JamesDillinghamYoungwaslucky,becausehehadajob,butitwasnotagoodjob.Theseroomstookmostofhismoney.Deliatriedtofindwork,buttimeswerebad,andtherewasnoworkforher.ButwhenMrJamesDillinghamYou
7、ngcamehometohisrooms,MrsJamesDillinghamYoungcalledhim'Jim'andputherarmsroundhim.Andthatwasgood.Deliastoppedcryingandshewashedherface.Shestoodbythewindow,andlookedoutatagreycatonagreywallinthegreyroad.TomorrowwasChristmasDay,andshehadonlyonedollarandeight
8、y-sevencentstobuyJimaChristmaspresent.HerJim.Shewantedverymuchtobuyhimsomethingreallyfine,somethingtoshowhowmuchshelovedhim.Suddenly,Deliaturnedroundandranovertolookintheglassonthewall.Hereyeswerebright.Now,theJamesDilling
