英文短篇故事（纽约）123 All I Want Is You

 　　She loved her fiancé. Her fiancé loved her. They both loved each other. About a month before Christmas Day, he asked, "What do you want for Christmas?" She said, "All I want is you." She asked, "What do you want for Christmas?" He said, "All I want is you." He decided¹ to get her something anyway. She decided to get him something anyway. He went to Macy's. He saw a beautiful, gold necklace. She'll like this, he thought. He bought it. He had it gift-wrapped. She went to Macy's. She saw a beautiful tie. He'll like this, she thought. She bought it. She had it gift-wrapped. They put their gifts under the Christmas tree. On Christmas morning, they unwrapped their gifts. She was thrilled². He had a long face. "What's the matter?" she asked. He said, "I bought you a beautiful, expensive necklace. All you bought me was a tie!"

1 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

2 thrilled   

adj.非常兴奋的；极为激动的vt.“thrill”的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He was thrilled at the prospect of seeing them again. 他一想到將要再次见到他们便欣喜若狂。
• They were thrilled to discover a perfectly preserved specimen of Roman pottery. 他们因发现了一件保存完好的罗马时代陶器而欣喜若狂。 来自《简明英汉词典》