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The Two Gifts
(after O’Henry)
Jim and Della were very poor. They lived in New York In a small room on the top
floor of a high building. Jim was twenty-two years old, Della was twenty-one.
Both husband and wife worked very hard, but there never was any money in the
house; for all they got went to pay the grocer, the bother, and the baker. And the rent was
$8 a week.
And yet they owned two treasures of which they were very proud. These treasures
were—Jim’s gold watch, which he received from his father, and Della’s beautiful hair.
It was the eve of New-Year’s Day. Della wanted to give Jim a present. She counted
her money. One dollar and eighty-seven cents. That was all she had. Only $1.87 to buy a
present for Jim. So she sat down on the sofa and wept. Suddenly she got up and went to
the looking – glass. Her eyes shone brillia tly. Quickly she undid her hair. It reached
below her knees and covered her like a cloak. And then she did it again quickly and
nervously. She put on her old brown hat. Then she ran out of the door and down the stairs
to the street.
She stopped before a sign and read the words: “M-me Sofranie. Hairgoods of all
kinds”. Then she entered the shop. She saw Madame sitting at the counter. She was fat and
red cheeked.
“Will you buy my hair?”, asked Della.
“Let me see it,” said Madame.
Della took of her hat and undid her hair.
“Twenty dollars”, said Madame, lifting the mass of Della’s golden hair with a
practiced hand.
“Give me a money”, said Della…
The next two hours were like a happy dream. Della hurried from shop looking for
Jim’s present.
She found it at last. It was a watch chain for which she paid $21. And then she hurried
home with the chain and the remaining 87 cents.
Jim was not at home. Della got out of curling irons and lighted the gas and went to
work. In forty minutes her head was covered with tiny curls. She looked like a schoolboy.
She said to herself: “I hope Jim not kill me. But what could I do – oh, what could I do
with one dollar and 87 cents.
At seven o’clock the coffee was ready. Della sat waiting for Jim. She heard his steps
on the stairs, and she turned white for jus one moment. The door opened and Jim entered
the room. He looked thin and very serious… and suddenly Jim stopped. His eyes were
fixed upon Della, and there was an expression in them that terrified her.
“Jim, darling! She cried, “don’t look at me like that: I sold my hair because I wanted
to give you present. My hair will grow again. It grows very fast. Say ‘A Happy New
Year’, Jim, and let us be happy. You don’t know what a beautiful present I have for you”.
Jim sighed. He drew a package from his overcoat pocket and threw it on the table.
“If you open that package, you will understand,” he said.
Della took off the paper and string. There lay the beautiful combs that Della saw in a
Broadway shop window. Now they were hers, but her hair was gone.
Suddenly Della jumped and cried:
“Oh, Jim, I shall give you your beautiful present.” She held it out to him upon her
open palm. 12
“Isn’t it a beautiful chain? Give me your watch: I want to see how it looks on it.”
Jim did not obey. He fell on the sofa and put his hands behind his head and smiled.
“Della”, said he,” I sold the watch to get the money to buy your combs. It the coffee
ready?”

Результаты (русский) 1:

Два подарки (после других) Делла и Джим были очень плохими. Они жили в Нью-Йорке в маленькой комнате на вершине этаже здания высокой. Джим был двадцати двух лет, делла двадцать один. Муж и жена работал очень тяжело, но там никогда не было никаких денег в дом; Все они получили пошли платить бакалейщика, беспокоить и Бейкер. И аренда $8 в неделю. И еще они владели два сокровища, из которых они были очень гордимся. Эти сокровища были — Джим золотые часы, которые он получил от своего отца и делла красивые волосы. Это было накануне-в день нового года. Делла хотел дать Джим подарок. Она насчитала ее деньги. Один доллар и восемьдесят семь центов. Это было все, что она была. Только $1,87 купить подарок для Джима. Поэтому она присела на диван и заплакал. Вдруг она встала и пошла к смотреть – стекло. Ее глаза светились brillia tly. Быстро она расстегнул ее волосы. Он достиг ниже ее колени и охватывает её как плащ. И тогда она сделала это снова быстро и нервно. Она положила на ее старый коричневая шляпка. Затем она побежала из двери и вниз по лестнице на улицу. Она остановилась перед знаком и читать слова: «M-me Sofranie. Hairgoods всех виды». Затем она вошел в магазин. Она увидела мадам, сидит на прилавке. Она была жира и красный, зеленая. «Вы будете покупать мои волосы?», спросил делла. «Позвольте мне увидеть его,» сказал мадам. Делла взял шляпу и расстегнул ее волосы. «Двадцать долларов»,-сказал мадам, подъемные массы делла в золотых волос с practiced hand. “Give me a money”, said Della… The next two hours were like a happy dream. Della hurried from shop looking for Jim’s present. She found it at last. It was a watch chain for which she paid $21. And then she hurried home with the chain and the remaining 87 cents. Jim was not at home. Della got out of curling irons and lighted the gas and went to work. In forty minutes her head was covered with tiny curls. She looked like a schoolboy. She said to herself: “I hope Jim not kill me. But what could I do – oh, what could I do with one dollar and 87 cents. At seven o’clock the coffee was ready. Della sat waiting for Jim. She heard his steps on the stairs, and she turned white for jus one moment. The door opened and Jim entered the room. He looked thin and very serious… and suddenly Jim stopped. His eyes were fixed upon Della, and there was an expression in them that terrified her. “Jim, darling! She cried, “don’t look at me like that: I sold my hair because I wanted to give you present. My hair will grow again. It grows very fast. Say ‘A Happy New Year’, Jim, and let us be happy. You don’t know what a beautiful present I have for you”. Jim sighed. He drew a package from his overcoat pocket and threw it on the table. “If you open that package, you will understand,” he said. Della took off the paper and string. There lay the beautiful combs that Della saw in a Broadway shop window. Now they were hers, but her hair was gone. Suddenly Della jumped and cried: “Oh, Jim, I shall give you your beautiful present.” She held it out to him upon her open palm. 12“Isn’t it a beautiful chain? Give me your watch: I want to see how it looks on it.” Jim did not obey. He fell on the sofa and put his hands behind his head and smiled. “Della”, said he,” I sold the watch to get the money to buy your combs. It the coffee ready?”