英语美文：礼轻情深—欧亨利

英语美文：礼轻情深—欧亨利 A story is told about，a young married couple whose names are Jim and Dclla. They are poor but very much in love with each other. 有一对夫妻，丈夫叫吉姆，妻子叫黛拉他们生活窘迫，但是彼此深深相爱. As Christmas approaches, Della wonder what to get Jim for C'hristmas. She would like to give him a watch chain fur his gold watch. but ;he doean't have a enough money. Then she gets an idea.She has beautiful long hair. So Della decide, to cut off her hair and sell it buy the fancy chain for Jim's watch. 圣诞节前，黛拉考虑着该给吉姆买什么样的圣诞礼物她想给他的金表配一根表链，可钱不够。后来她想到了一个主意。她长有一头漂亮的长发，因此她决定将长发剪短换钱，这样就可以给吉姆买一根漂亮的表链了。 On Christmas Eve she return s home, and in her hand is beautiful bos containing a gold watch chain which she purchased bys elling her hair. Suddenly Della begins to worry. She knows Jim admired her long hair, and she wonders if he will be disappointed that she cut it ott and sold it. 平安夜，拿着一个装有金表表链的礼盒，黛拉向家中走去没错，表链正是她用卖掉自己的头发的钱买来的。黛拉有些担心，她知道古姆非常喜欢她长长的秀发，而待会看到她的头发被剪短，他会很失望吗? Della climbs the final flight of stairs leading to their tiny apartment. She unlocks the door and is surprised to find Jim home and waiting for her. In his hand is a neatly wrapped box containing the gift he purchased for her. 黛拉在不安中走完了通向他们那面积不大的公寓的最后一级楼梯。打开门，她惊讶的发现吉姆正在家中等她回家。他手里拿着一个包装精美的盒子，里面装着的当然是给她的礼物。 When Della removes her scarf, Jim sees Della's short hair, and tears well up in his eyes. But she says nothing. He chokes back the tears and gives Della the gift box. 到家后黛拉解开头巾，看到黛拉剪短的头发，吉姆眼中泛泪，而她什么也没说。控制住眼泪.吉姆将手中的礼盒递给黛拉。 When Della opens it, she can't believe her eyes. There in the box is a set of beautiful silver combs for her long hair. 打开礼盒，黛拉不敢相信自己的眼睛，礼盒里装有一套漂亮的银质梳具，一套为她曾经的秀发准备的梳具。 And when Jim opens his gift, he, too, is astonished. There inside the box is a beautiful gold chain for his gold pocket watch. Only then does Della realize that Jim pawned his gold watch to buy her the silver hair combs. 打开礼盒后，吉姆同样惊呆了，礼盒里正是黛拉给他买的漂亮的金表表链。黛拉那时才知道，为了给她买这套银质梳具，吉姆已经将金表抵押给了当铺。 Far more beautiful than the gifts is the love they symbolize. 比礼物更美的，是礼物所表现出的对彼此的爱。 【更多精彩内容】 北京英孚英语学费贵不贵？ http://www.deyi.com/thread-8472283-1-1.html 北京英孚英语价格 https://www.douban.com/group/topic/86002187/ 北京EF英孚英语怎么样？ https://www.douban.com/group/topic/86000106/