The Four Million《四百万》

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Maybe the name of this book is not very familiar to you, but its author’s pen name O. Henry（欧·亨利）probably rings a bell to you. Deemed“The encyclopedia of American life”（美国生活的百科全书）,his short stories are known for their wit, wordplay（文字游戏）, warm characterization, and surprise endings.This book containsfascinating stories likeThe Gift of the Magi（麦琪的礼物）,The Cop and the Anthem（警察与赞美诗）,After Twenty Years（二十年以后）,The Furnished Room（带家具出租的房间）.Noted for his unique humor,O. Henry isregardedas one of“The Three Kings of the Short Stories”（三大短篇小说巨匠）, offering us this bookwhichyou cannot miss.

欧·亨利最让我喜欢的是他那种骨子里的幽默感，不是让人捧腹的，却更能赢得人心。他的悲剧故事也是如此。 ——读者心声

英语世界终将意识到他绝对是现代文学的大师之一。

——加拿大作家 里柯克

经典片段赏析

Life is made up of sobs,sniffles, and smiles, with sniffles predominating. 人世间所谓的生活是由啜泣、抽噎和微笑组成的，而抽噎占了其中绝大部分。

They flit from furnished roomto furnished room, transients forever—transients in abode, transients in heart and mind.他们不时从这间客房搬到另一间客房，永远都是那么变幻无常——在居家上如此，在情感和理智上也无二致。

                                   编辑：外国语学院13英三 刘嘉敏

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