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TheGiftoftheMagi

tycentsofitwasin

ssavedoneandtwoatatime

bybulldozing

(强迫;胁迫)

thegrocer

andthevegetablemanandthebutcheruntilone'scheeksburnedwiththesilent

imputationofparsimony

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imesDella

-

larandeightyeighty-

Christmas.

Therewasclearlynothingtodobut

flopdownon

theshabbylittlecouchand

adidit.

Whichinstigatesthemoralreflectionthatlifeismadeupof

sobs,sniffles,andsmiles,withsnifflespredominating

.

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Whilethemistressofthehomeisgraduallysubsidingfromthefirststageto

thesecond,takealookatthehome

.

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Afurnishedflatat$8perweek.

Itdidnot

exactlybeggardescription,butitcertainlyhadthatwordonthelookoutforthe

mendicancysquad

.

⑤

Inthevestibule

(门厅;前厅)

belowwasaletter-boxintowhichnoletterwould

go,andanelectricbuttonfrom

whichnomortalfingercouldcoaxa

ring

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.

Also

appertainingthereuntowasacardbearingthename"illingham

Young."

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The"Dillingham"hadbeenflungtothebreezeduringaformerperiodof

prosperitywhenitspossessorwasbeingpaid$30per

week

.

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Now,whenthe

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麦琪（Magi，单数为Magus）：指圣婴基督出生时来自东方送礼的三贤人，载于《圣经·马太福音》第二

章第一节和第七至第十三节。

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By...parsimony:bydrivingahardbargainwiththegrocer,thevegetableman,andthebutcherovereverysingle

cent,thusmakingoneflushwithshameforbeingsoverystingy(吝啬的，小气的).Imputation[正式]罪名，污名。

parsimonyn.吝啬，小气，不大方。

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predominating:Whichmakesusspirituallyawareofthefactthatlifeisfullofsobs,sniffles,and

smiles,atev.(以行动)促使(某事发生)；发起。'moral精神上的，

心理上的，道义上的。Snifflen.抽鼻子(声)。

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home:WhileDella'ssobsaregraduallyturningintosniffles,'siden.(of

afeeling,pain,sound,etc.)graduallybecomelessandthenstop.

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ase"tobeggardescription"meanstocauseone's

resourcesofdescriptiontoseempoorandinadequate.

mendicancysquad

乞丐帮。

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ing:noonecouldgetaringbypressingtheelectricbutton;obviously,thedoorbellhadlongbeenoutof

:人的；人类的。

⑦

ung:Closetothedoorbelltherewasalsoacardwiththename"illinghamYoung"writtenon

ain(to):属于；和……有关。Thereuntoad.到那里；向那里。

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week:Themiddlename"Dillingham"hadbeenputondisplayonthenamecardduringatimewhenJim

wasbetter-offwithaweeklywageof$othebreeze

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incomewasshrunkto$20,though,theywerethinkingseriouslyofcontractingto

amodestandunassuming

(谦逊的)

illinghamYoung

camehomeandreachedhisflatabovehewascalled"Jim"andgreatlyhugged

illinghamYoung,s

allverygood.

stoodbythewindowandlookedoutdullyatagraycatwalkingagrayfenceina

owwouldbeChristmasDay,andshehadonly$1.87with

beensavingeverypennyshecouldfor

months,dollarsaweekdoesn'eshadbeen

$1.87tobuyapresentfor

appyhourshehadspentplanningforsomethingnicefor

ingfineandrareandsterling

(品格优秀的)

--

somethingjustalittlebit

neartobeingworthyofthehonorofbeingownedbyJim

.

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syouhave

seenapierglassinan$hinandveryagilepersonmay,byobserving

hisreflectioninarapidsequenceoflongitudinalstrips,obtainafairlyaccurate

,beingslender,hadmasteredtheart.

s

wereshiningbrilliantly,butherfacehadlostitscolorwithintwentyseconds.

Rapidlyshepulleddownherhairandletitfalltoitsfulllength.

Now

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,thereweretwopossessionsoftheJamesDillinghamYoungsinwhich

Jim'sgoldwatchthathadbeenhis

father'sandhisgrandfather'erwasDella'queenof

Shebalivedintheflatacrosstheairshaft,Dellawouldhaveletherhairhangout

thewindowsomedaytodryjusttodepreciateHerMajesty'sjewelsandgifts.

HadKingSolomonbeenthejanitor,withallhistreasurespiledupinthe

basement,Jimwouldhavepulledouthiswatcheverytimehepassed,justtosee

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Jim:somethingthatcomesalittleclosertodeservingthegreatprivilegeofbelongingtoJim.

Now:Heretheadverb"now"isusedtogetsomebody'sattentionortointroduceanewsubjectorstatement.

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