1欧·亨利(1862一1910)出生于美国北卡罗莱纳州格林斯伯勒的一个贫困家庭。3岁时,母亲因结核病而去世,他和兄弟只好搬到祖母家里居住。由于父亲长期酗酒,他主要在祖母和姑姑的抚养下长大。姑姑是一个喜欢文学的女性,喜爱阅读,这也启发了他对文学的喜爱。年幼的欧·亨利常常读书读到忘记吃饭,那时他最喜欢的书是《一千零一夜》。 1 O. Henry (1862-1910) was born in a poor family in Greensboro, North Carolina. At age 3, her mother died of tuberculosis and he and her brother had to move to their grandmother’s house to live. Due to his long-term alcoholism, he grew up mostly with the support of his grandmother and aunt. Aunt is a woman who loves literature, likes to read, which also inspired his love of literature. Young Europe Henry often read to forget to eat, when his favorite book was “Arabian Nights.”