英语短篇小说

There had to be a king and queen, of course. The king was a terrible old man who wore six-shooters and spurs, and shouted in such a tremendous voice that the rattlers on the prairie would run into their holes under the prickly pear.

在《窥镜》中，一个女人疯狂地为她患了斑疹伤寒的丈夫寻求帮助，最终收获了一个大“惊喜”。这部作品刚好与契诃夫医生的职业相呼应。

I said nothing about my own engagement that night.

A few months ago I was nominated for Governor of the great State of New York, to run against Stewart L.

本篇小说讲述一个女孩独自在家，却没有把门锁上，晚上有一个男人入侵，她想方设法想逃走，但是最终被枪杀的故事。

电影《白日梦想家》原著英文小说。

But in the corner, at the cold hour of dawn, sat the poor girl, with rosy cheeks and with a smiling mouth, leaning against the wall--frozen to death on the last evening of the old year.

《麦琪的礼物》是曼哈顿桂冠散文作家、美国现代短篇小说之父欧·亨利的经典杰作，讲述了一对穷困的年轻夫妇忍痛割爱互赠圣诞礼物的故事，反映了美国下层人民生活的艰难，赞美了主人公善良的心地和纯真爱情。这篇文章相信很多人中学语文课本里面都学过它的中文版，下面不妨再以英文版的视角细细品味。

D.H.劳伦斯是二十世纪英国著名的文学家，《狐狸》是劳伦斯的一部中篇杰作，该书延续了他一贯的写作主旨，依然是探讨人与自然，男人与女人之间的关系。

There were other things in the stocking, nuts and oranges and a toy engine, and chocolate almonds and a clockwork mouse, but the Rabbit was quite the best of all.