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Literature Spot 1 A CHRISTMAS CAROL It was Christmas Eve. Ebenezer Scrooge was in his office, the office of Scrooge and Marley. His clerk, poor Bob Cratchit, was working Suddenly, Scrooge’s young nephew came into the office. “Hello uncle. Merry Christmas!” he said happily. “Do you want to come and have Christmas dinner with us tomorrow?” “Christmas?” Scrooge replied. “Bah! Humbug!” Scrooge hated Christmas and he refused his nephew’s invitation for dinner on Christmas Day. His nephew went away. Later two men came to the office, asking for money for the poor. “Bah! Are there no prisons for these people?” Scrooge refused to give even a penny. Then, when it was time to close the office, Bob Cratchit asked for the day off, because it was Christmas. “All right,” Scrooge was sitting in front of his fire at home when, suddenly, he saw a ghost in front of him. “Who are you?” Scrooge asked nervously. “In life, I was Jacob Marley, your partner. I an wearing these chains and I can never be in peace, because when I lived, I only though about money. But I an here to help you. You have a change to escape my terrible destiny. Tonight he woke up. The figure of a strange old man appeared near his bed. “I am the Ghost of Christmas Past. Of your past,” it told Scrooge. The ghost took Scrooge to scenes of Christmas from the past. In one scene Scrooge saw himself as a boy at school. He was reading a book. All the other boys had gone home for Christmas. In another scene Scrooge saw himself as a young man. He was talking to his girlfriend, who he didn’t marry because she didn’t have any money. Scrooge began to feel sadder and sadder. “Stop! Show me no more!” he cried. Finally the ghost brought him home and Scrooge fell asleep again. Later that night, Scrooge woke up again. “I am the Ghost of Christmas present. Look at me!” said the second ghost, laughing. He was a large man with a beard, wearing a green robe. He took Scrooge to the house of Bob Cratchit and his family. It was cold in the house and Bob and his family were sitting around a very small Christmas pudding. “What a wonderful pudding. Merry Christmas everyone!” cried Bob. Scrooge felt sad, because he could see ho poor the Cratchits were. Bob’s smallest child, Tiny Tim, was weak and ill. The ghost finally took Scrooge to a very poor area of London. There were two poor children?” he asked the ghost, who repeated what Scrooge had said before.“Are there no prisons?” The ghost laughed and disappeared. Then, the third ghost appeared. He was dressed in black and looked… “Are you the Ghost of Christmas Future?” Scrooge asked nervously. The ghost did not answer. It took Scrooge and showed him scenes of the future. In one people were talking about Scrooge’s death, but not one person was unhappy about it. The ghost also took him to the Cratchit family. The family was very sad. The little boy, Tiny Tim, him died. The next morning Scrooge opened his window and asked, “What day is it today?” “Why sir, it’s Christmas Day,” replied a young boy in the street. “Merry Christmas! Merry Christmas!” He wished everybody he saw Merry Christmas. He met the man who had asked for money for the poor and gave him a large sum of money. Scrooge then went and visited his nephew and had the best Christmas dinner in his life. The next day he went to his office early. He waited for Bob Cratchit. “You are late!” said Scrooge in an angry voice. “Yes, I’m very sorry…” replied poor Bob. “In that case, I’m afraid I’m going to…increase your salary! Merry Christmas, Bob!” From that day, Scrooge was the happiest man in the world. He gave money to the poor. He helped Bob Cratchit’s family. And people always said of him: “he knew how to celebrate Christmas.” 文学现场1 圣诞颂歌 这是平安夜。斯克鲁奇是在他的办公室，办公室的史克鲁奇和马利。他的职员，可怜的鲍勃Cratchit，正突然，史高基的侄子走进办公室。“你好，叔叔。圣诞快乐！”他高兴地说。“你想来吃圣诞晚餐我们明天？“ “圣诞节吗？“吝啬鬼回答说。“呸！骗子！“斯克鲁奇讨厌圣诞节，他拒绝了他侄子的邀请，在圣诞节的晚餐。 他的侄子就走了。之后两人来到办公室，要求钱给穷人。 “呸！有这些人没有监狱？“他甚至拒绝给一分钱。 然后，当到了关门的时间了，鲍勃Cratchit要求休假，因为今天是圣诞节。 “好吧，”他坐在他面前的火在家的时候，突然，他看到在他前面有一个幽灵。你是谁？“他紧张地问。 “在生活中，我是雅各伯马利，你的伴侣。我穿着这些链和我不能平静，因为我活着的时候，我只想到钱。但我在这里帮助你。你有一个改变逃不过我的可怕的命运。今晚他醒来。一个奇怪的老人的身影出现在他的床上。 “我是以前的圣诞鬼魂。你的过去，”它告诉Scrooge。鬼魂带着斯克罗吉场景从圣诞节过去。在一个场景中，他看到自己在学校的男孩。他正在读一本书。其他的男孩都有圣诞节回家。在另一个场景史克鲁奇看到自己作为一个年轻人。他跟他的女朋友说话时，他没有结婚，因为她没钱。史克鲁奇开始感到悲伤和悲伤。 “停止！我没有更多的！“他喊道。最后，鬼带他回家，他又睡着了。那天晚上，他再次醒来。 “我是圣诞老人的礼物。看着我。“第二个鬼说，笑。他是一个有胡子的大男人，穿着一件绿色的长袍。他把司克洛奇的房子Cratchit鲍伯和他的家人。在那所房子里很冷，鲍勃和他的家人围坐在一个很小的圣诞布丁。 “多好的布丁。大家圣诞快乐！“鲍勃哭了。 史克鲁奇感到很伤心，因为他可以看看可怜的Cratchits。鲍勃最小的孩子，小提姆，是软弱和生病的。鬼终于带着他到一个非常贫穷的地区，伦敦。有两个可怜的孩子？“他问鬼，谁重复克鲁奇说之前。 “有没有监狱？“鬼笑了，消失了。 然后，第三鬼。他穿着黑衣服，看… “你是未来的圣诞鬼魂？“他紧张地问。 鬼魂没有回答。它带着斯克罗吉和未来的场景展示了他。在一个人们都在谈论他的死亡，但没有一个人不高兴。鬼也把他带到柯家。家里很难过。小男孩，小提姆，他死了。 第二天早晨，他打开了窗户，问，“今天是什么日子？“ “为什么先生，今天是圣诞节，”一个小男孩在街上说。 “圣诞快乐！圣诞快乐！“他希望大家看到圣诞快乐。他遇到过谁的钱给穷人，给了他一大笔钱的人。斯克罗吉再去探望他的侄子和他生命中最美好的圣诞晚餐。第二天，他去他的办公室早。他等待着鲍勃Cratchit。 “你迟到了！“他在一个愤怒的声音说。 “是的，我很抱歉……”可怜的鲍勃。 “这样的话，恐怕我要增加你的工资…！圣诞快乐，鲍勃！“ 从那一天，在世界上他是最幸福的人。他给穷人钱。他帮bob的家庭。人们总是说他：“他知道如何庆祝圣诞节。” |
