美国短篇小说家欧·亨利(O.Henry,1862—1910)被誉为美国现代短篇小说创始人,与法国的莫泊桑、俄国的契诃夫并称为世界三大短篇小说巨匠。他的短篇小说以构思精巧、风格独特、语言幽默、结局出人意料(即“欧·亨利式结尾”)而闻名于世。《麦琪的礼物》(The Gift of the Magi)被收入我国中学语文教材,中国读者对该作十分熟悉。在《麦琪的礼物》中,“礼物”即“以物示礼”。在 American short story writer O. Henry (1862-1910) was hailed as the founder of modern American short stories, and France’s Maupassant, Russia’s Chekhov called the world’s three short story masters. His short stories are best known for their sophisticated design, unique style, humorous language and unexpected ending (“End of Europe Henry”). “The Gift of the Magi” is included in Chinese high school Chinese textbooks, which are very familiar to Chinese readers. In “Gift of Maggie”, “gift” means “to show the gift ”. in