TwoThanksgivingDayGentlemen《兩位感恩節的紳士》ByO.Henry第一頁第二頁，共16頁。AbouttheAuthorPenname:O.HenryPrimitivename:WilliamSidneyPorterBirthplace:Greensboro,NorthCarolinaNationality:AmericaOccupation:WriterWorks:CabbagesandKings(1904)

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TheLastLeafCharacteristicsofhisworks:carefulplotting,ironiccoincidences,andsurpriseendings(Sept.11,1862–June5,1910)第二頁第三頁，共16頁。Summary

ThereisanappointmentthattheOldGentlemaninvitesthepoormannamedStuffyPetetodinneroneveryThanksgivingDay.Butthisyear,the10thThanksgivingDay,beforeStuffymeetstheOldGentleman,hehasbeeninvitedtoabigmeal,however,hedoesn’twanttoupsettheOldGentleman,andfollowshimtoarestaurantandeatsupallthefood.Finally,theyboth

faintaway（暈倒）

ontheirwayhome,andtheyareboth

hospitalized（送···進醫院治療）.Stuffyfaintsawayforheissofull.Onthecontrary,theOldGentlemanisweak,becausehehaseatennothingforthreedays.第三頁第四頁，共16頁。1.OneveryThanksgivingDay,thepoormanStuffyPetetakeshisseatinUnionSquaretowaitfortheOldGentlemanwhoinviteshimtodinner,whichseemstoanappointment,evenaconvention.

每年感恩節，窮人斯塔弗·皮特都會坐在聯合廣場等待請他吃飯的老紳士。這似乎已經成為了一個約定，甚至可以說是一個慣例。Details第四頁第五頁，共16頁。2.Butthisyear,onthe10thThanksgivingDay,beforeStuffymeetstheOldGentleman,hehasalreadyhadabigmeal,becausehepassesbyamansion（豪宅）

inwhichlivetwooldladiesofancientfamilyandareverence（崇敬、敬畏）

forconditions,andoneoftheirtraditionalhabitsistoadmitandbanquet（宴請）

thefirsthungrywayfarer（旅人）

toabigmeal,whopassesthroughtheirdoorwayafternoon.

但是今年，第10年的感恩節，在斯塔弗見老紳士之前，已經享用了一頓豐富的大餐，因為他剛巧經過一幢住宅，里面住著兩個出身于古老家族、尊重傳統的老太太，她們有一個傳統習慣就是在正午過后把第一個饑餓的過路人請進來，讓他美美地吃上一頓。

Details第五頁第六頁，共16頁。3.EveryThanksgivingDayfornineyears,theOldGentlemanhasfoundStuffy,ledhimtoarestaurantandwatchedhimeatabigdinner.Thatisatraditionthatheistryingtomake.Moreover,heisastaunch（忠誠的）

Americanpatriot（愛國者）,andconsidershimselfapioneer（先鋒、先驅）

inAmericantradition.

九年來，每到感恩節，這位老紳士都會找到斯塔弗，然后帶他去一家餐館，看著他飽餐一頓。他想讓這件事成為一種傳統。這位老紳士是個堅定忠誠的愛國者，自認為是美國傳統的倡導者之一。Details第六頁第七頁，共16頁。4.StuffyknowswhattheOldGentlemanthinks,sohetellshimnothing,followshimtoarestaurantroutinelyandeatsupallthefoodtheOldGentlemanorders.

斯塔弗知道老紳士的想法，所以他并沒有把自己已經飽餐一頓的事情告訴老紳士，而是慣例地跟著老紳士去到一家餐館，把老紳士點的東西全部吃光光。Details第七頁第八頁，共16頁。5.Theypartastheydoeachyearatthedoor,theOldGentlemangoingsouth,Stuffynorth.Thentheybothfaintawayontheirwayhome,andtheyarehospitalizedatlast.

他們就像以前一樣，在門口分了手。老紳士朝南走，斯塔弗朝北走。然后，在回家的途中，他們都暈倒了，最后被送進醫院。Details第八頁第九頁，共16頁。6.Stuffyfaintawayforheissofull.Onthecontrary,theOldGentlemanisweak,becausehehaseatennothingforthreedays.

斯塔弗暈倒是因為吃得太飽。相反，那個老紳士身體很虛弱，幾乎快餓死了，因為他已經有三天沒吃一點東西了。Details第九頁第十頁，共16頁。

Characters

StuffyPete,undereducated,trieshisbesttofinishhisdinnersoastofulfilltheoldgentleman’swish.Atthebeginning,hewouldhavetoldtheoldgentlemanthathewasfull.Buthedoesn’t,hechoosestoobeytheappointment.

Theoldgentleman,whoownsonlyalittlemoney,stillkeepsanappointmenttoinvitethepoormantodinner.Hethinkshighlyofhonesty,notmoney.Hewouldratherstarvethanbreakhispromise.第十頁第十一頁，共16頁。Obeyanappointment↓Keepone’spromise

↓Honesty

Thought第十一頁第十二頁，共16頁。Honestyisveryimportantinmanyaspectsofourlife.Ifwearehonest,wewillbetrustedandrespectedbyothers.Bycontrast,onceyoulie,peoplewillneverbelieveyouevenifyoutellthetruth.

Agoodexampleofthisisthestory"TheBoyWhoCriedWolf".Impression第十二頁第十三頁，共16頁。

However,inthismodernsociety,itseemsthatmoreandmorepeoplebelieveinmoneyatthesacrificeofhonesty.TakeSanluMilkPowderIncidentasanexample.Impression第十三頁第十四頁，共16頁。

Inshort,bearinmindthatweshouldbehonestall