Penname:O.Henry

Anotherpenname:OlivierHenry

Hisprimitivename:WilliamsSydneyPorter

原名：威廉姆斯?西德尼?波特O.Henry(1862-1910)

HewasaprolificAmericanshort-storywriter,amasterofsurpriseendings,whowroteaboutthelifeofordinarypeopleinNewYorkCity.Henrywasknownasagoodend,itwascalled“O?Henry-end”.Althoughsomecriticswerenotsoenthusiasticabouthiswork,thepubliclovedit.

HewascalledProseLaureateofManhattanandFatherofshortstories.

Heisoneofthreeshortstorymasterintheworld.(O.Henry,Maupassant,Chekhov)

創作豐富的美國短篇小說作家，主要描寫紐約平民的生活，市民非常喜歡他。以“歐亨利式結尾”聞名于世。曼哈頓桂冠散文作家和美國現代短篇小說之父。世界三大短篇小說大師之一。（歐·亨利、莫泊桑、契訶夫）個人簡介WilliamSydneyPorterwasborninGreenboro,NorthCarolina.Hisfatherwasaphysician.WhenWilliamwasthree,hismotherdied,andhewasraisedbyhisparentalgrandmotherandpaternalaunt.Williamwasanavidreader,butattheageoffifteenheleftschool,andthenworkedinadrugstoreandonaTexasranch.HecontinuedtoHouston,wherehehadanumberofjobs,includingaccountant,landboardclerk,reporter.In1887hemarriedAtholEstesRoach;theyhadadaughterandason.出生于美國北卡羅來納州格林斯波羅鎮一個醫師家庭，三歲喪母，之后與祖母、姑姑一起生活。狂熱的閱讀者，但15歲便離開學校。做過許多工作，在藥房當學徒，做過會計、土地局辦事員、記者。1887年結婚，生有一兒一女。MainWorks(1)TheGiftofMagi麥琪的禮物TheLastLeaf最后一片葉子TheRomanceofaBusyBroker證券經紀人的浪漫故事ACosmopoliteinaCafé咖啡館里的世界公民MammonandtheArcher財神與愛神TheRansomofRedChief紅色酋長的救贖TheFurnishedRoom帶家具出租的房間TheCopandtheAnthem警察和贊美詩Mainworks(2)AfterTwentyYears二十年后CabbagesandKing白菜與國王WhileTheAutoWaits汽車等待的時候ShearingTheWolf虎口拔牙TheFourMillion四百萬HeartsandHands心與手TheGreendoor綠色門TheGiftofMagiIt’sabouttheyoungcouplewhoareshortofmoneybutdesperatelywanttobuyeachotherChristmasgifts.UnbeknownsttoJim,Dellasellshermostvaluablepossession,herbeautifulhair,inordertobuyaplatinumfobchainforJim'swatch;whileunbeknownsttoDella,Jimsellshisownmostvaluablepossession,hiswatch,tobuyjeweledcombsforDella'shair.TheYoung,poorpainterJohnsycontractedpneumonia,Suemakeeveryefforttotakecareofher,butshestilldidnotimprove.Johnsywouldgiveupcompletelywhenthelastleaffelltotheground.Inordertosaveher,AnotheroldartistBehrmanclimbedthewalltopainttheivyleaveinrainynight,whichhecontractedpneumoniaanddiedtwodayslater.Johnsysurvived,thelastonewaspaintedbyBehrman,becamehisfinalmasterpiece.

O.Henry’swritingstyle:1.Humorous：幽默2.Realistic：寫實3.OHenry’sTwisting

End:歐亨利式結尾（

theendofthearticlemakessensenotonlyunexpectedbutlogicalandconvincing.)

theFamousAphorismsO.Henry'smostfamousaphorism：

Whenonelovesone'sartnoserviceseemstoohard.

一旦熱愛藝術，什么奉獻也不難。Lifeismadeupofsobs,snifflesandsmileswithsniffespredomi-nating.

人生是由嗚咽、抽泣和微笑組成的，而在三者之中，抽泣處于支配地位。"Itwasbeautifulandsimpleasalltrulygreatswindlesare."(fromTheOctopusMarooned')“這簡單漂亮的就和那些真實偉大的詐騙一般。”Astorywithamoralappendedis