UNIT1 英美名著欣赏（Word练习）-【拓展阅读】2024-2025学年高中英语选择性必修第一册（人教版2019）

【导读】　《麦琪的礼物》是美国著名短篇小说大师欧·亨利的作品。这是一个感人至深的故事：在圣诞节的前一天，一对小夫妻互赠礼物，结果阴差阳错，两人珍贵的礼物都变成了无用的东西，而他们却得到了比任何实物都宝贵的东西——爱。 The Gift of the Magi (excerpt) D：Jim.Don't look at me that way.I had my hair cut off and sold it because I couldn't have lived through Christmas without giving you a present.Jim, it will grow quickly.You don't mind, do you? J：You've cut off your hair? D：I've cut it off and sold it.It's sold.I tell you—sold and gone, too.It's Christmas Eve, Jim.Be good to me, for it went for you. J：Well, Della.Don't make any mistake about me.I don't think there's anything about a hair cut that could make me love you any less.I know, it went for me.Look at this package. D：What? J：Look at it yourself.You'll see. D：Ah! The combs.They were in the shop windows for many months! J：Yes, the beautiful combs, pure tortoiseshell, with jewelry rims—just the color to wear in your beautiful hair. D：But, Jim, they are expensive combs.I know, my heart had longed for them without the least hope of possession.Now they are mine.Thank you Jim. J：Now, you will see why I was upset at first. D：Jim, you don't know what a nice—what a beautiful, nice gift I've got for you.Can you guess? J：I'm sorry.I won't guess. D：Look, a gold watch chain.Isn't it lovely, Jim? I hunted all over the town to find it.Give me your watch.I want to see how it looks on it. J：Della, Let's put our Christmas gifts away and keep them a while.They're too nice to use just at present.I sold the watch to get the money.And I bought the combs.Now, Let's have our supper. 麦琪的礼物(节选) 德拉：吉姆，不要那样看着我，我剪了我的头发卖了，因为我无法度过一个我不送你礼物的圣诞节。吉姆，它会长得很快的。你不会介意的，是不是？ 吉姆：你剪了你的头发？ 德拉：我剪了头发卖了。它被卖掉了，我跟你说，卖了，没有了。现在是平安夜，对我好一点，吉姆，那都是为了你。 吉姆：哦，德拉，别误会我。我想我不会因为你剪了头发而对你的爱就减少了。我知道，那是为了我。看看这个包裹。 德拉：什么？ 吉姆：你自己看吧。你会明白的。 德拉：啊！是梳子。它们就是几个月前陈列在橱窗里的那套！ 吉姆：是的，那套漂亮的梳子，纯玳瑁壳镶珠宝的，那颜色正好配你的发色。 德拉：但是，吉姆，那些都是很贵的。我知道，我一直渴望但却没有丝毫的奢望拥有它们。现在，它们是我的了。谢谢你，吉姆。 吉姆：现在，你知道我为什么一开始就那么沮丧了吧。 德拉：吉姆，你不知道我给你买了一件又美丽又好的礼物，你能猜出来吗？ 吉姆：对不起。我猜不到。 德拉：看，一条金表链。吉姆，它是不是很可爱？我找遍了整个城市才找到的。把你的表给我，我想看一下表链装在表上的样子。 吉姆：德拉，让我们把圣诞礼物收起来珍藏一段时间。它们太好了，但我们现在用不着。我把表卖了，得到钱才买了这梳子。现在我们吃晚饭吧。 知识 积累 重点 词汇 1.package /'pækɪdʒ/ n.包裹　2.tortoiseshell /'tɔːtəsʃel/ n.龟壳；玳瑁壳 3.jewelry /'dʒuːəlri/ n.珠宝，首饰 4.rim /rɪm/ n.边沿 长难句分析 I don't think there's anything about a hair cut that could make me love you any less. 分析：该句为主从复合句，don't 属于否定前移。there's anything about a hair cut that could make me love you any less为 think 的宾语从句，该从句中又有一个 that引导的定语从句，修饰先行词 anything。 文化链接 欧·亨利是美国著名批判现实主义作家，世界三大短篇小说大师之一，共创作近三百篇短篇小说，曾被誉为“美国现代短篇小说之父”。在《麦琪的礼物》中，欧·亨利以广大下层人民群众困苦生活中的美好爱情为主题，对当时金钱至上的资本主义社会进行了尖锐和辛辣的讽刺，对广大人民群众在悲苦人生挣扎中的互相关心和自我牺牲精神以及患难之中见真情的美好爱情加以赞颂。它生生不息的艺术魅力就在于作者把人物的性格特征放在情节中展示，注重故事中人物的行动，从而揭示出主人公勇于奉献的性格特征和他们之间可歌可泣的纯朴爱情。 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$