Literature Spot 1 A Christmas Carol
文学作品1《圣诞欢歌》
By Charles Dickens
查尔斯·狄更斯著
Excise 4 Read and listen to the story.
练习4 读并听故事。
It was Christmas Eve. Ebenezer Scrooge was in his office, the office of Scrooge and Marley.
今天是圣诞节前夕。埃比尼泽·斯克罗奇在办公室，斯克罗奇和马里的办公室。
His clerk, poor Bob Cratchit, was working.
他的职员，可怜的鲍勃·克拉特基特还在工作着。
Suddenly, Scrooge's young nephew came into the office.
突然，斯克罗奇的年轻侄子走进办公室。
"Hello uncle. Merry Christmas!" he said happily.
他高兴地说：“你好，叔叔，圣诞快乐！”
"Do you want to come and have Christmas dinner with us tomorrow!"
“你明天想和我们一起吃圣诞晚餐吗？”
"Christmas?" Scrooge replied. "Bah! Humbug!"
斯克罗奇说：“圣诞节？哼！胡扯！”
Scrooge hated Christmas and he refused his nephew's invitation for dinner on Christmas Day.
斯克罗奇不喜欢圣诞节，他拒绝了侄子在圣诞节共享晚餐的邀请。
His nephew went away. Later two men came to the office, asking for money for the poor.
他侄子离开了。之后，进来了两个人，他们是为穷人来要钱的。
"Bah! Are there no prisons for these people?" Scrooge refused to give even a penny.
“哼！这些人没监狱去吗？”斯克罗奇拒绝给钱，甚至是一便士都不给。
Then, when it was time to close the office,
后来，到了关门的时候了，
Bob Cratchit asked for the day off, because it was Christmas.
鲍勃·克拉特基特想请一天假，因为今天是圣诞节。
"All right," Scrooge said, "but be here early the next morning!"
斯克罗奇说：“好吧，但是明天早上要尽早上班。”
That evening Scrooge was sitting in front of his fire at home
那天晚上，斯克罗奇坐在自家火炉的前面，
when, suddenly, he saw a ghost in front of him.
突然他看见前方有一个幽灵。
"Who are you?" Scrooge asked nervously.
斯克罗奇紧张地问：“你是谁？”
"In life, I was Jacob Marley, your partner.
“我是你一生的合伙人马里。
