1、new words,compromise 妥协，让步 liberty自由 porch 门廊exquisite 奇巧精致的 plot 构思 dominate 占优势notable 显著的 greediness 贪欲 noble 贵族grasp理解领会 chiefly 主要地 mentality 心态智力arouse唤起 ponder考虑衡量 ornament 装饰retiring 过隐居生活 forth 向前 eulogy 赞颂 be bounded in 以约束,Today we have higher buildings and wider highways, but shorter tem
2、peraments and narrower points of view; We spend more, but enjoy less; We have more compromises, but less time; We have multiplied out possessions, but reduced out values; These are times with more liberty, but less joy; Thats why I propose, that as of today; You do not keep anything for a special oc
3、casion. because every day that you live is a SPECIAL OCCASION. Search for knowledge, read more ,sit on your porch and admire the view without paying attention to your needs; Life is a chain of moments of enjoyment; not only about survival;,The author - O. Henry （William Sydney Porter ）,Do,rey,The bo
4、ok - O. Henrys Short Stories,mi,The twist ending and the humanity of characters in O. Henrys Short Stories,fa,Short Verses,O. Henry, one of the three most famous short-story writers in the world, enjoys equal status with Chekhov and Maupassant. Some critics called him “the founder of American storie
5、s.” Exquisite plot, wry humor and twist ending dominate his works. The main stream of his works is eulogy of humanity and his many classical works are notable.,OHenry,back,It is about a young couple that is short of money but desperately wants to buy each other Christmas gifts. Unknown to Jim, Della
6、 sells her most valuable possession, her beautiful hair, in order to buy platinum as the chain for Jims watch; unknown to Della, Jim sells his most valuable possession, his watch, to buy jeweled combs for Dellas hair.,The Gift of the Magi,The whole passage is always suddenly endowed with a great cha
7、rm because of the ending. And the twist ending not only gives the readers a sudden fall, but also let us thinks a lot. Think what? From the twist ending, the humanity is clearly presented. Among O. Henrys short stories, the eternal theme proves to be the humanity. Whether simple or complex, the myst
8、ery of human motives controlled by human nature is exposed. O. Henry focuses on the poverty-stricken life and spiritual depression of common people.,He takes great sympathy on them, with dissatisfaction with the greediness of the rich and the noble. O. Henry is adept at seizing and grasping the typi
9、cal scenes in life, in which each episode of the life of the characters that had been in dilemma and confronted fatal decision was presented. Through this, he not only chiefly portrays the heros mentality but also fully reveals the inner contradiction of life. Finally, the human virtues and defects
10、emerge from the twist ending. That not only arouses readers ponder about the humanity but also earns O. Henrys story fame of “smile with tears”.,哆 If I could save time in a bottle 如果我能把时间存入一个瓶子,唻 the first thing that Id like to do 我要作的第一件事就是， 咪 is to save every day until eternity passes away 把每一天都存下
11、来直到永恒， 发 just to spend them with you 再和你一起慢慢度过。 嗦 If I could make days last forever 如果我能把时间化作永恒，啦 if words could make wishes come true 如果我的愿望能一一成真，西 Id save every day like a treasure and then 我会把每天都像宝贝一样存起来, 豆 again I would spend them with you 再和你一起慢慢度过。,short poem,Studies serve for delight, for orn
12、ament, and for ability. Their chief use for delight, is in privateness and retiring; for ornament, is in discourse; and for ability, is in the judgement and disposition of business.读书足以怡情，足以傅彩，足以长才。其怡情也，最见于独处幽居之时；其傅彩也，最见于高谈阔论之中；其长才也，最见于处世判事之际。 They perfect nature, and are perfected by experience: for natural abilities are like natural plants, that need cutting by study; and studies themselves do give forth directions too much at large, except they be bounded in by experience. 读书补天然之不足，经验又补读书之不足，盖天生才干犹如自然花草，读书然后知如何修剪移接，而书中所示，如不以经验范之，则又大而无当。,
