欧·亨利的小说习惯于从平凡的生活中选取素材,以幽默的喜剧手法写悲剧性的内容,揭露当时美国社会真实的一面。其作品往往有出人意表的独特结局,令人深思。本文阐述欧·亨利小说《汽车等待的时候》里的小故事,对故事的人物性格特点提出新的理解和分析。 O. Henry’s novels are accustomed to selecting material from ordinary life, writing tragic content by humorous comedy and exposing the true aspect of American society at that time. His works often have a surprising unique outcome, it is thought-provoking. This essay elaborates the little story in the time of “The Car Waits” in O. Henry’s novel and gives a new understanding and analysis of the character of the story.