欧·亨利(OHenry,1862-1910),原名威廉·西德尼·波特(WilliamSidneyPorter),是二十世纪初美国著名的短篇小说作家。他于美国内战期间出生于北卡罗来纳州的一个叫格林斯波罗的小镇。他的父亲是位经济状况很差的医生,且还嗜酒。小威廉三岁时母亲病逝,便由婶母、祖母与姑妈照顾。他上的小学是姑妈自己办的,但是在那里学到的变格变位异常多样的拉丁文却使他终生受用,他通 OHenry (1862-1910), formerly known as William Sidney Porter, was a famous American short story writer at the beginning of the 20th century. He was born in North Carolina during a U.S. civil war, a town called Greensboro. His father is a poorly-financed doctor who also drinks alcohol. When William was three years old, her mother died, and she was taken care of by aunt, grandmother and aunt. His elementary school was run by his aunt, but the extraordinary diversity of Latin languages ​​learned there made him available for life,