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欧·亨利写作特点 欧·亨利擅长结尾闻名遐迩，美国文学界称之为欧·亨利式的结尾他善于戏剧性地设计情节，埋下伏笔，作好铺垫，勾勒矛盾，最后在结尾处突然让人物的心理情境发生出人意料的变化，或使主人公命运陡然逆转，使读者感到豁然开朗，柳暗花明，既在意料之外，又在情理之中，不禁拍案称奇，从而造成独特的艺术魅力。有一种被称为含泪的微笑的独特艺术风格。欧·亨利把小说的灵魂全都凝聚在结尾部分，让读者在前的似乎是平淡无奇的而又是诙谐风趣的娓娓动听的描述中，不知不觉地进入作者精心设置的迷宫，直到最后，忽如电光一闪，才照亮了先前隐藏着的一切，仿佛在和读者捉迷藏，或者在玩弄障眼法，给读者最后一个惊喜。在欧·亨利之前，其他短篇小说家也已经这样尝试过这种出乎意料的结局。但是欧·亨利对此运用得更为经常，更为自然，也更为纯熟老到。 Soapy turned off Broadway．It seemed that his route to the coveted island was not to be epicurean one．Some other way of entering limbo must be thought of. At a corner of Sixth Avenue electric lights and cunningly displayed wares behind plate-glass made a shop window conspicuous. Soapy took a cobblestone and dashed it through the glass. People came running around the corner, a policeman in the lead. Soapy stood still, with his hands in his pockets, and smiled at the sight of brass buttons. “Where’s the man that done that?” inquired the officer excitedly. “Don’t you figure out that I might have had something to do with it? ”said Soapy, not without sarcasm, but friendly, as one greets good fortune. 苏贝离开了百老汇路。到那想望之岛去，要采取满足口腹之欲的路线看来是行不通了。要进监狱，还得另想办法。 六马路的拐角上有一家铺子，玻璃橱窗里陈设巧妙的商品和灿烂的灯光很引人注目。苏贝捡起一块大圆石，砸穿了那块玻璃。人们从拐角上跑来，为首的正是一个警察。苏贝站定不动，双手插在口袋里，看到警察的铜纽扣时不禁笑了。 “砸玻璃的人在哪儿?”警察气急败坏地问道。 “难道你看不出我可能跟这事有关吗?”苏贝说，口气虽然带些讥讽，态度却很和善，仿佛是一个交上好运的人似的。 文章讲的是苏贝绞尽脑汁想进监狱，跟这件事有关太过委婉，不符合他极力想进监狱的心情，翻译为难道你看不出是我干的吗比较好，具有挑衅意味。) personification The policeman’s mind refused to accept Soapy even as a clue. Men who smash windows do not remain to parley with the law’s minions. They take to their heels. The policeman saw a man half way down the block running to catch a car. With drawn club he joined in the pursuit. Soapy, with disgust in his heart, loafed along, twice unsuccessful. 警察心里根本没把苏贝当作嫌疑犯。砸橱窗的人总是拔腿就跑，不会傻站在那儿跟法律的走卒打交道的。警察看到半条街前面有一个人跑着去赶搭一辆街车。他抽出警棍，追了上去。苏贝大失所望，垂头丧气地走开了。两次都不顺利。 不会傻站在那儿跟法律的走卒打交道的。 (法律的走卒？走卒是受人豢养而帮助作恶的人，这里是警察的心声，警察不应该用这种带有贬义的词来形容自己。所以翻译为不会傻站在那儿等着接受法律的制裁更为妥帖。) On the opposite side of the street was a restaurant of no great pretensions. It