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1、TheGiftoftheMagiO.HenryOABriefIntroductiontotheAuthorO.Henry(1862-1910)wasaproductiveAmericanshort-storywriterandthefounderofmodernAmericanshortstories.O.Henry,MaupassantandChekhovareknownastheworld'stopthreeshortstorymasters.Characteristicsofhisshortstories:1
2、wellconceivedanduniqueinstyle;2mainlyaboutthelifeofAmericanmiddleandlowerclasspeople（小人物）;3language:fullofhumor,smilewithtears（含泪的微笑）ABriefIntroductiontotheAuthorReprensentativeWorkers:FourMillion《四百万》TheCopandtheAnthem《警察与赞美诗》TheGiftoftheMagi《麦琪的礼物》TheLastLea
3、f《最后一片藤叶》BackgroundPoorO.HenryandhiswifeEstesmetatapartyandfellinlovewitheachother,butEstes'sfamilyopposed.Regardlessofherfamily'sopposition,EstesfinallymarriedO.Henry.Althoughlifewashard,theylivedahappylife.LaterO∙Henrylefthissickwifeandtookrefugeinthecountry
4、sideashewassuspecteddefaultingonmoneyofabank.Sincethen,theydidn'tmeeteachotheranymore.Hefeltguiltfornotaccompanyinghiswifewhenshepassedaway.ThegiftoftheMagiisatestimonyofhisguiltandlongingforhiswife.ABriefIntroductiontotheNovelThegiftoftheMagitellsastoryofalow
5、ersocialstatefamilyinChristmas.TheheroJimisastaffwhosesalarycanonlymaintainhislife.ThehostessDellaisagoodhousewife.Theyliveinpoverty,butJimandDellahavetheirownprecioustreasure.JimhasagoldwatchandDellahasabeautifulhairlikewaterfall.InordertogiveeachotheraChrist
6、masgift,JimsoldhisgoldwatchtobuyDellaaspecialcombwithjewelledrims;DellasoldherhairtobuyaplatinumfobchainforJim.Theygiveuptheirmostpreciousthingstobuyagiftforeachother,butthegiftbecomeuselessintheend.TheTitleTheGiftoftheMagi本身为一典故。麦琪是耶稣诞生时由东方来朝见耶稣并带来礼物的三个圣人,这三位
7、圣人被称为Magi，也就是小说中的“麦琪”他们带来的礼物是金子、乳香和药。这些礼物非常贵重,但对初生的耶稣来说并不适用,然而比礼物更为贵重的是他们的情意和虔诚。作者借此来比喻主人公德拉和杰姆为对方所买的礼物。主要体现在以下三方面：TheTitle1礼物之无价ThegiftoftheMagi借此典故暗指虽然男女主人公送给彼此的礼物虽然已经没有了使用价值，但是礼物中所蕴含的二人最真挚的情感却是无价的，因为他们已收到了最好的礼物“爱”。TheTitle2.礼物之无用几个月来,德拉为了给丈夫一个称心的礼物尽可能地节省每一分
8、钱,只积下了一块八角七分,于是,她卖掉了像褐色小瀑布一样漂亮的金发,给丈夫买了一件最合适不过的礼物：一条珍贵的金表链；杰姆也给妻子买了一份她一直想要的礼品：纯玳瑁做的,边上镶着珠宝的发梳，这是杰姆卖了金表后才买下的。没有了金表的表链,没有了金发的发梳,或者说用金发换来的表链,用金表换来的发梳,这样的礼物虽然珍贵,但如同麦琪的礼物一样,暂时并不实用。TheTi
