A Christmas Carol · chapter 1 of 5
Bah, Humbug!
我不过圣诞节
Scrooge chases away his cheerful nephew and hates Christmas. Then, at midnight, a ghost in chains climbs the stairs.
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- Narrator 伦敦的圣诞节前一天。雪下得很大，天很冷。
Lúndūn de Shèngdànjié qián yì tiān. Xuě xià de hěn dà, tiān hěn lěng.
The day before Christmas in London. Snow was falling hard, and it was very cold.
- Fred 舅舅！圣诞节快乐！
Jiùjiu! Shèngdànjié kuàilè!
Uncle! Merry Christmas!
- Scrooge 呸！圣诞节？没有用！只会花我的钱！
Pēi! Shèngdànjié? Méiyǒu yòng! Zhǐ huì huā wǒ de qián!
Bah! Christmas? It's useless! It only makes me spend money!
- Fred 舅舅，圣诞节是快乐的日子啊！
Jiùjiu, Shèngdànjié shì kuàilè de rìzi a!
Uncle, Christmas is a happy day!
- Scrooge 快乐？你那么穷，怎么快乐？你连一件好衣服也没有！
Kuàilè? Nǐ nàme qióng, zěnme kuàilè? Nǐ lián yí jiàn hǎo yīfu yě méiyǒu!
Happy? You're so poor. How can you be happy? You don't even have one good coat!
- Fred 那你这么有钱，为什么不快乐？
Nà nǐ zhème yǒuqián, wèishénme bú kuàilè?
Then you're so rich. Why aren't you happy?
- Scrooge 我很忙！我有很多钱要数！你走吧！
Wǒ hěn máng! Wǒ yǒu hěn duō qián yào shǔ! Nǐ zǒu ba!
I'm busy! I have lots of money to count! Go away!
- Fred 明天来我家吃饭吧。我们都想见你。
Míngtiān lái wǒ jiā chīfàn ba. Wǒmen dōu xiǎng jiàn nǐ.
Come to my house for dinner tomorrow. We all want to see you.
- Scrooge 不去！我一个人吃饭，很好。别人说话，我头疼。
Bú qù! Wǒ yí gè rén chīfàn, hěn hǎo. Biérén shuōhuà, wǒ tóu téng.
No! I'm fine eating alone. Other people's talk gives me a headache.
- Fred 好吧。舅舅，我明年还会来问你。圣诞节快乐！
Hǎo ba. Jiùjiu, wǒ míngnián hái huì lái wèn nǐ. Shèngdànjié kuàilè!
All right. Uncle, I'll ask you again next year. Merry Christmas!
- Bob Cratchit 先生，火太小了。我可以放一点儿煤吗？
Xiānsheng, huǒ tài xiǎo le. Wǒ kěyǐ fàng yìdiǎnr méi ma?
Sir, the fire is too small. May I put on a little coal?
- Scrooge 呸！不可以！你再放煤，明天就别来了！
Pēi! Bù kěyǐ! Nǐ zài fàng méi, míngtiān jiù bié lái le!
Bah! No! If you put on more coal, don't come tomorrow!
- Bob Cratchit 好，好，先生。我马上去工作。
Hǎo, hǎo, xiānsheng. Wǒ mǎshàng qù gōngzuò.
Yes, yes, sir. I'll get back to work right away.
- Bob Cratchit 先生，明天是圣诞节。我可以不来工作吗？
Xiānsheng, míngtiān shì Shèngdànjié. Wǒ kěyǐ bù lái gōngzuò ma?
Sir, tomorrow is Christmas. May I stay home from work?
- Scrooge 呸！不来，我还要给你钱？你们都想拿我的钱！
Pēi! Bù lái, wǒ hái yào gěi nǐ qián? Nǐmen dōu xiǎng ná wǒ de qián!
Bah! You don't come, and I still pay you? You all want my money!
- Bob Cratchit 一年只有这一天，先生。
Yì nián zhǐyǒu zhè yì tiān, xiānsheng.
It's only one day a year, sir.
- Scrooge 好吧，好吧！可是后天要早一点儿来！
Hǎo ba, hǎo ba! Kěshì hòutiān yào zǎo yìdiǎnr lái!
Fine, fine! But come early the day after!
- Bob Cratchit 谢谢您，先生！圣诞节快乐！
Xièxie nín, xiānsheng! Shèngdànjié kuàilè!
Thank you, sir! Merry Christmas!
- Scrooge 圣诞节快乐，圣诞节快乐……每个人都这么说。
Shèngdànjié kuàilè, Shèngdànjié kuàilè... Měi gè rén dōu zhème shuō.
Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas... Everyone says it.
- Narrator 那天晚上，斯克鲁奇一个人回到又黑又冷的家。
Nà tiān wǎnshang, Sīkèlǔqí yí gè rén huídào yòu hēi yòu lěng de jiā.
That night, Scrooge went home alone to his dark, cold house.
- Scrooge 门上是什么？那是……一张脸？是马利！
Mén shàng shì shénme? Nà shì... yì zhāng liǎn? Shì Mǎlì!
What is on the door? That is... a face? It's Marley!
- Scrooge 不可能！马利已经死了七年了！他怎么会在门上？
Bù kěnéng! Mǎlì yǐjīng sǐ le qī nián le! Tā zěnme huì zài mén shàng?
Impossible! Marley has been dead seven years! How can he be on my door?
- Scrooge 那是什么声音？上楼来了……
Nà shì shénme shēngyīn? Shàng lóu lái le...
What is that sound? It's coming up the stairs...
- Marley 斯克鲁奇……
Sīkèlǔqí...
Scrooge...
- Scrooge 你是马利？你身上的链子……是什么？
Nǐ shì Mǎlì? Nǐ shēn shang de liànzi... shì shénme?
Are you Marley? What are those chains on you?
- Marley 是链子。我活着的时候，天天为钱做它，一年比一年长。
Shì liànzi. Wǒ huózhe de shíhou, tiāntiān wèi qián zuò tā, yì nián bǐ yì nián cháng.
They're my chains. When I was alive, I made them every day, for money, longer each year.
- Marley 你的链子，比我的更长，更重。
Nǐ de liànzi, bǐ wǒ de gèng cháng, gèng zhòng.
Your chains are longer and heavier than mine.
- Scrooge 别说了！我不怕！我……我不怕……
Bié shuō le! Wǒ bú pà! Wǒ... wǒ bú pà...
Stop it! I'm not afraid! I... I'm not afraid...
- Marley 你还有机会。今晚会有三个幽灵来看你。
Nǐ hái yǒu jīhuì. Jīnwǎn huì yǒu sān gè yōulíng lái kàn nǐ.
You still have a chance. Tonight three ghosts will come to see you.
- Marley 第一个，一点钟就来。你准备好了吗？
Dì yī gè, yì diǎn zhōng jiù lái. Nǐ zhǔnbèi hǎo le ma?
The first comes at one o'clock. Are you ready?
What changed in the story?
- What does Scrooge think of Christmas?
“呸！圣诞节？没有用！”
- What does Bob want to put on the fire?
“我可以放一点儿煤吗？”
- Why does Bob ask for tomorrow off?
“明天是圣诞节。我可以不来工作吗？”
- What is on Marley's body?
“是链子。我活着的时候，天天为钱做它，一年比一年长。”
- What does Marley say will happen tonight?
“今晚会有三个幽灵来看你。”