请高手帮忙翻译成中文.Spoilerwarning:Plotand/orendingdetailsfollow.O.Henryissofamousforhisunexpectedplottwiststhatthiswarningisespeciallyimportant.Afamousstoryofhis,"TheGiftoftheMagi",concernsayoungcouple
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Spoilerwarning:Plotand/orendingdetailsfollow.O.Henryissofamousforhisunexpectedplottwiststhatthiswarningisespeciallyimportant.
Afamousstoryofhis,"TheGiftoftheMagi",concernsayoungcouplewhoareshortofmoneybutdesperatelywanttobuyeachotherChristmasgifts.UnbeknownsttoJim,Dellasellshermostvaluablepossession,herbeautifulhair,inordertobuyaplatinumfobchainforJim'swatch;unbeknownsttoDella,Jimsellshismostvaluablepossession,hiswatch,tobuyjeweledcombsforDella'shair.Theessentialpremiseofthisstoryhasbeencopied,re-worked,parodied,andotherwisere-toldcountlesstimesinthecenturysinceitwaswritten.
TheRansomofRedChiefconcernstwomenwhokidnapaboyoften.Theboyturnsouttobesobrattyandobnoxiousthatthedesperatemenultimatelypaytheboy'sfathertwohundredandfiftydollarstotakehimback.
TheCopandtheAnthemconcernsaNewYorkCityhobonamedSoapy,whosetsouttogetarrestedsohecanspendthecoldwinterasaguestofthecityjail.Despiteeffortsatpettytheft,vandalism,disorderlyconduct,and"mashing",Soapyfailstodrawtheattentionofthepolice.Disconsolate,hepausesinfrontofachurch,whereanorganantheminspireshimtocleanuphislife-whereuponheispromptlyarrestedforloitering.
InARetrievedReformation,safecrackerJimmyValntinegetsajobinasmalltownbanktocaseitforarobbery.Unexpectedly,hefallsinlovewiththebanker'sdaughter,anddecidestogostraight.Justashe'sabouttoleavetodeliverhisspecializedtoolstoanoldassociate,alawmanwhorecognizeshimarrivesatthebank,andachildlocksherselfintheairtightvault.Knowingitwillsealhisfate,Valentinecracksopenthesafetorescuethechild-andthelawmanletshimgo.
[edit]Culturalrelations
O.Henryoncesaid:"Therearestoriesineverything.I'vegotsomeofmybestyarnsfromparkbenches,lampposts,andnewspaperstands."[citationneeded]
TheO.HenryAwardsareyearlyprizesgiventooutstandingshortstories.
TheO.HenryPun-OffWorldChampionshipsareheldinMayofeachyearinAustin,Texas,hostedbythecity'sO.HenryMuseum.
O.HenryisahouseholdnameinRussia,ashisbooksenjoyedex