The Gift of the Magi

He simply stared at her fixedly with that peculiar expression on his face.
Della wriggled off the table and went for him.
“Jim, darling, “ she cried, “don’t look at me that way.
I had my hair cut off and sold it because I couldn’t have lived through Christmas without giving you a present.

stare : じっと見つめる、じろじろ見る
fixedly : しっかりと、じっと
peculiar : 独特の、変な、特別の
wriggled off the table : 身をよじってテーブルから離れた
I couldn’t have lived through Christmas without : ～することなしにクリスマスを過ごすなんて私には出来なかったの