O. Henry's most famous stories, such asThe Gift of the Magi, The Furnished Room. and The Ransom of Red Chief. make simple yet effective use of paradoxical coincidences to produce ironic endings. For example, in The Gift of the magi a husband sells his watch to buy his wife a Christmas present of a pair of hair combs, she cuts and sells her long hair to buy him a Christmas present of a new chain for his watch His style of storytelling became a model not only for short fiction but also for American motion pictures and television programs
❖ O. Henry’s most famous stories, such as “The Gift of the Magi, ” “The Furnished Room.” and “The Ransom of Red Chief. ” make simple yet effective use of paradoxical coincidences to produce ironic endings. For example, in “The Gift of the Magi” a husband sells his watch to buy his wife a Christmas present of a pair of hair combs; she cuts and sells her long hair to buy him a Christmas present of a new chain for his watch. His style of storytelling became a model not only for short fiction, but also for American motion pictures and television programs
Writing at the rate of more than one story per week, O. Henry published ten collections of stories during a career that barely spanned a decade. They are Cabbages and Kings(1904), The Four Million(1906), Heart of the West (1907). The Trimmed Lamp(1907). The Gentle Grafter (1908), The Voice of the City(1909), Roads of Destiny(1909), Whirligigs (1910), and Strictly Business 1910), The collections Sixes and Sevens(1911), Rolling Stones(1912), and Waifs and Strays(1917)were published after his death. In 1919 the O. Henry Memorial Awards for the best American short stories published each year were founded by the society of Arts and Sciences The Complete Works of O. Henry was published in 1953
❖ Writing at the rate of more than one story per week, O. Henry published ten collections of stories during a career that barely spanned a decade. They are Cabbages and Kings (1904), The Four Million (1906), Heart of the West (1907). The Trimmed Lamp (1907). The Gentle Grafter (1908), The Voice of the City (1909), Roads of Destiny (1909), Whirligigs (1910), and Strictly Business (1910), The collections Sixes and Sevens (1911), Rolling Stones (1912), and Waifs and Strays (1917) were published after his death. In 1919 the O. Henry Memorial Awards for the best American short stories published each year were founded by the Society of Arts and Sciences. The Complete Works of O. Henry was published in 1953
Text structure 今 Paras1-2 Sue' s roommate Johnsy caught pneumonia 令 Paras3-8 The doctor told Sue that johnsy needed a strong will to live on 令 Paras9-17 Johnsy decided that she would die when the last ivy leaf fell 令 Paras18-21 Sue told Behrman about Johnsy's fancy 令 Paras22-33 As Johnsy was encouraged by the last leaf that wouldn't give in to the weather her will to live returned Paras 34-37 The doctor told Sue that Johnsy would recover, but Behrman caught pneumonia himself and his case was hopeless 令 Paras38-39 Sue told Johnsy that Behrman has performed a kind deed without any thought of self
Text Structure : ❖ Paras 1-2 Sue’s roommate Johnsy caught pneumonia. ❖ Paras 3-8 The doctor told Sue that Johnsy needed a strong will to live on. ❖ Paras 9-17 Johnsy decided that she would die when the last ivy leaf fell. ❖ Paras 18-21 Sue told Behrman about Johnsy’s fancy. ❖ Paras 22-33 As Johnsy was encouraged by the last leaf that wouldn’t give in to the weather, her will to live returned. ❖ Paras 34-37 The doctor told Sue that Johnsy would recover, but Behrman caught pneumonia himself and his case was hopeless. ❖ Paras 38-39 Sue told Johnsy that Behrman has performed a kind deed without any thought of self
New Words joint 1). a. shared by or belonging to two or more people e.g. We have opened a joint account at the bank collocation: joint venture 2).n. the place where two things are fixed together连接处,结合点 3)n.关节
New Words: joint 1). a. shared by or belonging to two or more people e.g. We have opened a joint account at the bank. collocation : joint venture 2). n. the place where two things are fixed together连接处，结合点 3). n. 关节