A Christmas Carol · chapter 5 of 5
Christmas Morning
圣诞节早上
Scrooge wakes to Christmas bells and races to change everything. Can one old man make a whole family's Christmas?
Read what you hear
- Scrooge 钟响了！现在是圣诞节早上！我没有错过！
Zhōng xiǎng le! Xiànzài shì Shèngdànjié zǎoshang! Wǒ méiyǒu cuòguò!
The bells are ringing! It's Christmas morning! I didn't miss it!
- Scrooge 哈哈哈！我好高兴！我像一个小孩子！
Hāhāhā! Wǒ hǎo gāoxìng! Wǒ xiàng yí gè xiǎo háizi!
Ha ha ha! I'm so happy! I feel like a little child!
- Scrooge 喂！下面的小男孩！今天是什么日子？
Wèi! Xiàmiàn de xiǎo nánhái! Jīntiān shì shénme rìzi?
Hey! Boy down there! What day is today?
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- Street Boy 今天？当然是圣诞节啊，先生！
Jīntiān? Dāngrán shì Shèngdànjié a, xiānsheng!
Today? Why, it's Christmas, sir!
- Scrooge 太好了！你知道街角那家店吗？里面有一只最大的火鸡。
Tài hǎo le! Nǐ zhīdào jiējiǎo nà jiā diàn ma? Lǐmiàn yǒu yì zhī zuì dà de huǒjī.
Wonderful! Do you know the shop on the corner? It has the biggest turkey.
- Street Boy 知道！那只火鸡比我还大！
Zhīdào! Nà zhī huǒjī bǐ wǒ hái dà!
I know it! That turkey is bigger than I am!
- Scrooge 去买它，我给你钱！买回来，我再给你更多！
Qù mǎi tā, wǒ gěi nǐ qián! Mǎi huílái, wǒ zài gěi nǐ gèng duō!
Go and buy it, I'll pay you! Bring it back, and I'll pay you more!
- Street Boy 真的吗，先生？我跑得很快！
Zhēn de ma, xiānsheng? Wǒ pǎo de hěn kuài!
Really, sir? I run fast!
- Scrooge 把它送到鲍勃家。不要说是我送的！
Bǎ tā sòng dào Bàobó jiā. Bú yào shuō shì wǒ sòng de!
Send it to Bob's house. Don't say it was from me!
- Scrooge 鲍勃会多么吃惊！小蒂姆有大火鸡吃了！
Bàobó huì duōme chījīng! Xiǎo Dìmǔ yǒu dà huǒjī chī le!
How surprised Bob will be! Tiny Tim will have a big turkey!
- Street Boy 好，先生！我跑去了！
Hǎo, xiānsheng! Wǒ pǎo qù le!
Yes, sir! I'm off!
- Scrooge 哈哈，我还要去一个地方。我要去见我的家人。
Hāhā, wǒ hái yào qù yí gè dìfang. Wǒ yào qù jiàn wǒ de jiārén.
Ha, and there is one more place I must go. I'm going to see my family.
- Scrooge 弗雷德！我是你舅舅。我可以进来吗？
Fúléidé! Wǒ shì nǐ jiùjiu. Wǒ kěyǐ jìnlái ma?
Fred! It's your uncle. May I come in?
- Fred 舅舅？！天啊！快进来！
Jiùjiu?! Tiān a! Kuài jìnlái!
Uncle?! Good heavens! Come in, come in!
- Scrooge 你请我吃饭，我说不去。现在我来了，行吗？
Nǐ qǐng wǒ chīfàn, wǒ shuō bú qù. Xiànzài wǒ lái le, xíng ma?
You asked me to dinner and I said no. I've come now. Is that all right?
- Fred 当然行！大家会很高兴的！
Dāngrán xíng! Dàjiā huì hěn gāoxìng de!
Of course! Everyone will be so glad!
- Scrooge 我以前错了。圣诞节是快乐的日子。
Wǒ yǐqián cuò le. Shèngdànjié shì kuàilè de rìzi.
I was wrong before. Christmas is a happy day.
- Fred 舅舅，你说得对！来吧，我们有很多吃的。
Jiùjiu, nǐ shuō de duì! Lái ba, wǒmen yǒu hěn duō chī de.
Uncle, you're right! Come, we have plenty to eat.
- Narrator 第二天早上，斯克鲁奇早早去了工作的地方，等着鲍勃。
Dì-èr tiān zǎoshang, Sīkèlǔqí zǎozǎo qù le gōngzuò de dìfang, děngzhe Bàobó.
The next morning, Scrooge went to work early and waited for Bob.
- Bob Cratchit 对不起，先生！我来晚了！
Duìbuqǐ, xiānsheng! Wǒ lái wǎn le!
I'm sorry, sir! I'm late!
- Scrooge 鲍勃！你来晚了！我不能再这样了！
Bàobó! Nǐ lái wǎn le! Wǒ bù néng zài zhèyàng le!
Bob! You're late! I can't go on like this!
- Bob Cratchit 先生，就这一次，请你别生气……
Xiānsheng, jiù zhè yí cì, qǐng nǐ bié shēngqì...
Sir, just this once, please don't be angry...
- Scrooge 所以我要多给你钱！
Suǒyǐ wǒ yào duō gěi nǐ qián!
So I'm going to pay you more!
- Bob Cratchit 先生？您……您说什么？
Xiānsheng? Nín... nín shuō shénme?
Sir? What... what did you say?
- Scrooge 我们先多放一点儿煤，再一起说你家的事。
Wǒmen xiān duō fàng yìdiǎnr méi, zài yìqǐ shuō nǐ jiā de shì.
First we'll put more coal on the fire, then we'll talk about your family.
- Bob Cratchit 昨天有人送来一只大火鸡！我们不知道是谁送的。
Zuótiān yǒu rén sòng lái yì zhī dà huǒjī! Wǒmen bù zhīdào shì shéi sòng de.
Yesterday someone sent us a big turkey! We don't know who it was.
- Scrooge 是吗？那个人一定很爱你们。
Shì ma? Nà ge rén yídìng hěn ài nǐmen.
Is that so? That person must love you very much.
- Tiny Tim 斯克鲁奇先生！我拿着拐杖，自己走来了！
Sīkèlǔqí xiānsheng! Wǒ názhe guǎizhàng, zìjǐ zǒu lái le!
Mr. Scrooge! I walked here by myself with my crutch!
- Scrooge 小蒂姆，我会帮你。有一天，你不用拐杖也能跑。
Xiǎo Dìmǔ, wǒ huì bāng nǐ. Yǒu yì tiān, nǐ bú yòng guǎizhàng yě néng pǎo.
Tiny Tim, I will help you. One day you will run without your crutch.
- Tiny Tim 谢谢您！祝每个人都快乐，每一天都快乐！
Xièxie nín! Zhù měi gè rén dōu kuàilè, měi yì tiān dōu kuàilè!
Thank you! May everyone be happy, every single day!
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What changed in the story?
- What day does Scrooge find it is?
“当然是圣诞节啊，先生！”
- What does Scrooge ask the boy to buy?
“里面有一只最大的火鸡。”
- Where does Scrooge go for dinner?
“弗雷德！我是你舅舅。我可以进来吗？”
- How does Scrooge surprise Bob at work?
“所以我要多给你钱！”
- What does Scrooge promise Tiny Tim?
“小蒂姆，我会帮你。”