VOA慢速英语:The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry

短语讲解：

1. Something fine and rare -- something close to being worthy of the honor of belonging to Jim.

belong to 属于; 是（某团体、国家等）的成员
例句：I belong to no party.
我不属于任何派别。

2. Had the Queen of Sheba lived in their building, Della would have let her hair hang out the window to dry just to reduce the value of the queen's jewels.

hang out 伸出; <非正>居住
例句：Don' t hang out of the window, or you may fall.
别伸出窗外，不然可能掉下去。

3. As soon as she saw it she knew that it must be for him.

as soon as 一…就…; 一经
例句：I'll give him your message as soon as he's available.
他一有空我就转告他您的留言。

4. He looked thin and very serious. Poor man, he was only twenty-two and he had to care for a wife.

care for 照料; 喜欢; 愿意
例句：I wonder whether they will care for us all to go there.
我不知道他们是否喜欢我们都到那儿去。

5. Beautiful combs, made of shells, with jewels at the edge --just the color to wear in the beautiful hair that was no longer hers.

no longer 不再，已不
例句：She no longer feared that they should misunderstand her.
她不再害怕他们会误解她了。

6. Instead of obeying, Jim fell on the couch and put his hands under the back of his head and smiled.

instead of （用…） 代替…， （是…）而不是…
例句：A spirit lamp burns spirits instead of oil.
酒精灯里点的不是油而是酒精。

7. And here I have told you the story of two young people who most unwisely gave for each other the greatest treasures of their house.

each other 互相
例句：All things are interrelated and interact on each other.
一切事物互相联系并相互作用。