据我所知,在漫长的一年之中,只有在这时节,男女老少才似乎不约而同地把他们那紧闭的心扉敞开。
A long, long time ago, Scrooge and Marley had been good business partners. Each had tried to work harder than the other. Each had wanted to be richer than the other.
Even now, seven years after Marley had died, the company was still called 'Scrooge and Marley.'
If you went to their office, that is what you would see on the door, 'Scrooge and Marley.' But now the only owner was Scrooge.
Scrooge was known by everyone to be mean, miserly, and cold.
《圣诞颂歌》是英国伟大的批判现实主义作家查尔斯·狄更斯(Charles Dickens)的三部圣诞小说之一,创作于1843年。其他两部为《钟声》(The Chimes ) 和《炉边的窸蟀》(The Cricket on the Hearth)。在《圣诞颂歌》出版的维多利亚时代,圣诞节并不为很多英国人所知。后来,这个故事中的一些情节成了圣诞节的约定风俗,诸如家庭团聚、互换礼物、圣诞餐饮, 甚至“圣诞快乐”的说法也是由此而得以流行的。因此,狄更斯被称作“圣诞之父”。
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Before You Read
阅读准备 -
CHAPTER 1 Scrooge
第1章 斯克罗吉 -
CHAPTER 2 Marley's Ghost
第2章 马利的鬼魂 -
Understanding the Story
背景知识 -
CHAPTER 3 The First Spirit
第3章 第一个幽灵 -
CHAPTER 4 The Ghost of Christmas Present
第4章 今日圣诞幽灵 -
Understanding the Story
背景知识 -
CHAPTER 5 The Ghost of Christmas Future
第5章 未来圣诞幽灵 -
CHAPTER 6 Merry Christmas!
第6章 圣诞快乐! - 译文
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