ady then went on to explain that what she was looking for was a pair of gloves for a girl of her age. she was not at ail sure what color to choose, and the design was a problem too.

　　the tired girl did her best to help the old lady make up her mind, showing her ail kinds of gloves.

　　at last the chosen pair of gloves were wrapped up and paid for as well, and as the girl was about to turn to the next customer, the old lady handed her a little parcel and said, "these now, dear, these are for you and thank you for being so patient. i do hope you have a merry christmas !"

　　[点评]

　　这是一篇非常动人的记叙文。时间：圣诞节前夕；地点：一个大商店里；人物：一位老太太和售货员；事件：买手套。故事安排得非常精巧，尤其是它的结尾让人感到意外，又令人感动不已。只是篇幅有些长。

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　　圣诞快乐

　　那是圣诞前的一天，在一所大商店里，售货员都忙着为那些渴望购物的顾客服务。

　　在一个柜台前，一位老太太在挑选手套：红色的是买给她儿媳的；淡蓝色的是买给她侄女的；粉红色的是买给她孙女的，绿色的是买给她妹妹的，等她将所有她要买的选好的时候，柜台上已放满了各种颜色、大小不一的手套。

　　最后女售货员开了发票，疲乏地说了声“非常感谢，太太”，正要转向下一个顾客时，老太太突然叫了起来，“哦，我差点忘了&hellip

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