麦琪的礼物FormerlysydneyPorter(WilliamSydneyPorter),theUnitedStates,oneofthemostfamousshortstory,andwashailedastheManhattancriticscrownprosewriterandthefatherofmodernAmericanshortstory.HecamefromtheUnitedStatesGreensboro,NorthCarolina,hometownofaphysician.Followedbyhiscreation,afterGuydeMaupassantandChekhov,butunique.Hisworksinclude"EncyclopediaofAmericanlife"reputation.

　　Hislifewasrichinlegendary,onceapharmacyapprenticecattlemen's,accountsclerk,LandOfficeclerks,journalists,bankteller.Whenthebankteller,asaresultofacashshortageofbanksinordertoavoidtrial,awayfromhomeinexileinHonduras,UnitedStates.Afterthehomevisitsarecriticallyillduetohiswifewerearrestedintothe

　　Prison,andanypharmacistintheprisoninfirmary.Hisworkinthebank,therehadbeenwritingexperience,astheprisoninfirmaryafterthepharmacisttobeginseriouswriting.Early1901,afterrelease,movedtoNewYork,specializinginwriting.

　　O.HenryisagooddescriptionofAmericansociety,particularlypeoplelivinginNewYork.Hisworkisoriginalinconception,language,humor,theoutcomeisoftensurprising;Owingtodescribeawiderangeofpeople,richdelightoflife,knownasthe"EncyclopediaofAmericanlifehumor."Representativeofacollectionofshortstories,"ChinesecabbageandtheKing","fourmillion","Destiny'sRoad"andsoon.Somefamousarticle,suchas"love,sacrifice,""CopandtheAnthem","furnishedroom","GiftoftheMagi,""thelastpieceofvineleaves"andsoonsothathegainedthereputationoftheworld

　　"GiftoftheMagi"istheO.Henrywroteaninterestingarticle.ItismainlyaboutthedaybeforeChristmas,thepoorlivingintheapartmentoflawouldliketogiveherhusbandJimasurprise,butsheisonlyonedollaroctagonalseven,sheknewitwasnotenoughmoneytobuyanygoodgift,soshecitedtobeproudofbrownhaircutdownlikeawaterfall,sell,andinexchangeforthe20U.S.dollars.Exhaustedalloftheindividualshops,Delaspent21dollars,andfinallyboughtasimplewhitegoldwatchchain,whichcanbeaccompaniedbyapieceofJim'sgoldwatch.AndJimalsowantedtogivehiswifeasurprise,healsosoldproudgoldwatch,

　　Boughtalatheenvyofthelong-awaitedfullsetofbeautifulcombsforChristmasgifts.