1、 compromise 妥协,让步妥协,让步 liberty自由自由 porch 门廊门廊 exquisite 奇巧精巧奇巧精巧 plot 构思构思 dominate 占优势占优势 notable 显著显著 greediness 贪欲贪欲 noble 贵族贵族 grasp了解领会了解领会 chiefly 主要地主要地 mentality 心态智力心态智力 arouse唤起唤起 ponder考虑衡量考虑衡量 ornament 装饰装饰 retiring 过隐居生活过隐居生活 forth 向前向前 eulogy 赞颂赞颂 be bounded in 以以约束约束第1页Today we have h
2、igher buildings and wider highways,but shorter temperaments 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;Yo
3、u do not keep anything for a special occasion.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;第2页The author -O.Henry(Willi
4、am Sydney Porter)The book-O.Henrys Short StoriesThe twist ending and the humanity of characters in O.Henrys Short Stories Short Verses 第3页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 Ameri
5、can stories.”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.back第4页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.第5页The whole passage is always suddenly endowed with a great charm because of the ending.A
7、nd 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 mystery of human motives controlled by h
8、uman nature is exposed.O.Henry focuses on the poverty-stricken life and spiritual depression of common people.第6页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 typical scenes in life,in which each episod
9、e 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 emerge from the twist ending.That not only a
10、rouses readers ponder about the humanity but also earns O.Henrys story fame of“smile with tears”.第7页哆哆 If I could save time in a bottle 假如我能把假如我能把时间时间存入一存入一个瓶个瓶子子,唻唻 the first thing that Id like to do 我要作第一件事就是,我要作第一件事就是,咪咪 is to save every day until eternity passes away 把每一天都存下把每一天都存下来来直到永恒,直到永恒,发发
11、 just to spend them with you 再和再和你你一起慢慢度一起慢慢度过过。嗦嗦 If I could make days last forever 假如我能把假如我能把时间时间化作永恒,化作永恒,啦啦 if words could make wishes come true 假如我愿望能一一成假如我愿望能一一成真真,西西 Id save every day like a treasure and then 我我会会把天天都像把天天都像宝贝宝贝一一样样存起存起来来,豆豆 again I would spend them with you 再和再和你你一起慢慢度一起慢慢度过过
12、。第8页 Studies serve for delight,for ornament,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,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
13、,最见于处世判事之际。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,盖天生才能如同自然花草,读书然后知怎样读书补天然之不足,经验又补读书之不足,盖天生才能如同自然花草,读书然后知怎样修剪移接,而书中所表示,如不以经验范之,则又大而无当。修剪移接,而书中所表示,如不以经验范之,则又大而无当。第9页