圣诞欢歌文档格式.docx
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他的雇员鲍勃·
克拉奇蒂每周只能挣得15先令,而且只能在一间又冷又小的办公室上班,办公室里生的火小得连脚指头都暖和不过来。
但是那年的圣诞前夜,斯克罗吉已故多年的合伙人雅各布·
马利的鬼魂拜访了他,其后又有另外三个鬼魂来访……那一夜格外漫长和恐怖,当圣诞节最终来临的时候,斯克罗吉的确已判若两人了。
查尔斯·
狄更斯是英国最著名的作家之一,1812年生于朴次茅斯,于1870年去世。
他家境贫寒,在不幸的童年之后,他很快变得富有并一举成名。
他的著名作品包括《雾都孤儿》、《双城记》和《圣诞欢歌》等。
■1Marley'
sghost
ItisimportanttorememberthatJacobMarleywasdead.DidScroogeknowthat?
Ofcoursehedid.
ScroogeandMarleyhadbeenpartnersinLondonformanyyears,andexcellentmenofbusinesstheywere,too.WhenMarleydied,Scroogecontinuedwiththebusinessalone.Bothnamesstillstoodabovetheofficedoor:
ScroogeandMarley.SometimespeoplewhowerenewtothebusinesscalledScrooge,andsometimesMarley,butheansweredtobothnames.Hedidnotcarewhatnametheycalledhim.Theonlythingthatmatteredtohimwasthebusiness,andmakingmoney.
Oh!
Hewasahard,clever,meanoldman,Scroogewas!
Therewasnothingwarmoropenabouthim.Helivedasecretive,lonelylife,andtooknointerestinotherpeopleatall.Thecoldinsidehimmadehiseyesred,andhisthinlipsblue,andhisvoicehighandcross.Itputwhitefrostonhisoldhead,hiseyebrowsandhischin.Thefrostinhisheartmadetheairaroundhimcold,too.Inthehottestdaysofsummerhisofficewasascoldasice,anditwasjustascoldinwinter.
Nobodyeverstoppedhiminthestreettosay,withahappysmile,‘MydearScrooge,howareyou?
Whenwillyoucometoseeme?
’Nopoormanaskedhimformoney,nochildrenaskedhimthetime,nomanorwomanever,inallhislife,askedhimtheway.Animalsaswellaspeoplewereafraidofhim.Dogsusedtohideindoorwayswhentheysawhimcoming.ButwhatdidScroogecare!
Itwasjustwhathewanted.Helikedbeingontheedgeofpeople'
sbusylives,whilewarningeveryonetokeepawayfromhim.
OneChristmasEve,oldScroogewasworkingbusilyinhisoffice.Itwascold,frosty,foggyweather.Outsideitwasalreadydark,althoughitwasonlythreeo'
clockintheafternoon,andtherewerecandlesinalltheofficewindowsThefogcoveredeverything,likeathickgreyblanket.
Scroogekepthisofficedooropen,inordertocheckthathisclerk,BobCratchit,wasworking.Bobspenthisdaysinadarklittleroom,akindofcupboard,nexttohisemployer'
soffice.Scroogehadaverysmallfire,butBob'
sfirewasmuchsmaller.Itwasverycoldinthecupboard,andBobhadtowearhislongwhitescarftotrytokeepwarm.
‘MerryChristmas,uncle!
Godblessyou!
’criedahappyvoice.Scrooge'
snephewhadarrived.
‘Bah!
’saidScroogecrossly.‘Humbug!
’
‘Christmasishumbug!
Surelyyoudon'
tmeanthat,uncle?
’saidhisnephew.
‘Ido,’saidscrooge.‘Whydoyoucallit“merry”Christmas?
You'
retoopoortobemerry.’
‘Well,’repliedthenephew,smiling,‘whyareyousocross?
retoorichtobeunhappy.’
‘ofcourseI'
mcross,’answeredtheuncle,‘whenIliveinaworldfullofstupidpeoplelikeyou!
Yousay“MerryChristmas”!
ButwhatisChristmas?
Justatimewhenyouspendtoomuch,whenyoufindyourselfayearolderandnotanhourricher,whenyouhavetopayyourbills.Everyonewhogoesaroundsaying“MerryChristmas”shouldhavehistonguecutout.Yes,heshould!
‘Uncle!
Pleasedon'
tsaythat!
’saidthenephew.‘I'
vealwaysthoughtofChristmasasatimetobehelpfulandkindtootherPeople.It'
stheonlytimeoftheyearwhenmenandwomenopentheirheartsfreelytoeachother.Andso,uncle,althoughI'
venevermadeanymoneyfromit,IthinkChristmashasbeenandwillbeagoodtimeforme!
AndIsay,GodblessChristmas!
Bob,inthecupboard,agreedloudly,withoutthinking.Heimmediatelyrealizedhismistake,andwentquicklybacktohiswork,butScroogehadheardhim.
‘IfIhearanothersoundfromyou,’saidScrooge,‘you'
llloseyoujob!
‘Don'
tbeangrywithhim,uncle,’saidthenephew.‘comeandhavedinnerwithustomorrow.’
‘Dinnerwithyou?
I'
llseeyoudeadfirst!
‘Butwhywon'
tyoucome?
Why?
‘BecauseChristmasishumbug!
Goodafternoon!
‘Iwantnothingfromyou.Iasknothingofyou.Whycan'
twebefriends?
‘Goodafternoon!
’saidScrooge.
‘Iamsorry,withallmyheart,tofindyoulikethis.Ihaveneverwantedtoarguewithyou.ButIcametoseeyouandinviteyoubecauseit'
sChristmas,andsoI'
llsay,amerryChristmas,uncle!
‘Goodafternoon,’saidScrooge.
‘Andahappynewyear!
Hisnephewlefttheroom,withoutanangryword,stoppingonlytowishBobCratchitamerryChristmas.
Thentwoothergentlemencamein.Theywerelarge,round,comfortable-lookingmen,withbooksandpapersintheirhands.
‘ThisisScroogeandMarley'
s,Ithink,’saidoneofthem,lookingatthepapersthathewascarrying.‘AmIspeakingtoMrScroogeorMrMarley?
‘MrMarleyisdead,’scroogereplied.‘Hediedsevenyearsagotoday,onChristmasEve.’
‘I'
msurethatyouarejustaskindtothepoorasyourpartner,’saidthegentleman,smiling.
WhatwastruewasthatScroogewasjustasmeanasMarley,andMarleyhadbeenjustasmeanasScrooge.
‘Atthishappytimeofyear,MrScrooge,’thegentlemanwenton,takinguphispen,‘weshouldhelppoorpeoplewhohavenofoodorclothesorhomes.’
‘Aretherenoprisons?
’askedScroogecoldly.
‘Plentyofprisons,’saidthegentleman.
‘Andtheworkhouses,wherepoorpeoplecanliveandwork?
Aretheystillopen?
‘Yes,theyare,I'
msorrytosay.’
mhappytohearIt,’saidScrooge.‘Ithought,fromwhatyousaidatfirst,thatperhapstheseusefulplaceswereclosed,forsomereason.’
‘Butsomeofusfeel,’repliedthegentleman,‘thattheseplacesdon'
tofferenoughtopoorpeople.We'
rehopingtogivesomemeatanddrink,andwoodforafire,topeoplewhoneedallthesethings.Thisisatimewhenweshouldallbeabletoenjoyourselves.Howmuchwillyougive,sir?
‘Nothing!
’scroogereplied.‘Idon'
thaveamerryChristmasmyself,andIwon'
tpayforotherpeopletobemerry.Weallhavetopayforprisonsandworkhouses—theycostenough.Thepoorwillhavetogothere.’
‘Manycan'
tgothere,andmanyprefertodie.’
‘Iftheyprefertodie,whydon'
ttheydie,then?
Therearetoomanypeopleintheworld,soit'
sagoodthingifsomeofthemdie.Allthisisnoneofmybusiness!
It'
senoughforamantounderstandhisownbusiness,andnottothinkaboutotherpeople'
s.I'
maverybusyman.Goodafternoon,gentlemen!
Thegentlemenshooktheirheadsalittlesadly,andlefttheoffice.Scroogewentbacktohiswork,feelingpleasedwithhimself.
Nowthefogwasatitsthickestoutside,andthecoldwasbiting.Lightsshonebrightlyfromtheshopwindows.Peoplewerehurryinghereandthere—richandpooralike-tobuywhattheyneededfortomorrow'
sChristmasdinner.
Atlastitwastimetoclosetheoffice.Scroogegotupslowlyfromhisdesk.Bobwaswaitingforthismoment,andheimmediatelyputonhishat.
‘You'
llwantaholidayalldaytomorrow,Isuppose?
‘Ifyoudon'
tmind,sir.’
‘Idomind.It'
snotfair.Ihavetopayyouforaday'
sworkwhenyoudon'
tdoanywork.’
‘It'
sonlyonceayear,sir,’saidBobpolitely.
‘That'
snoreasonforrobbingmeeverytwenty-fifthofDecember!
’saidScrooge,puttingonhiscoat.‘ButIsupposeyoumusthaveit.Behereearlynextmorning.’
‘Yes,sir,Iwill,Ipromise,’Bobsaidhappily.Scroogewalkedout,withoutanotherword.Whenbobhadclosedtheoffice,heranhometohisfamilyinCamdenTownasquicklyaspossible.
Scroogealwaysusedtoeathisdinneralone,inthesamemiserablelittleeating-house.Tonightwasnodifferentfromothernights.Hereadthenewspapers,lookedathisbankbooks,andwenthometobed.Helivedinroomswhichhadoncebelongedtohisdeadpartner.Theywereinanold,darkbuildinginalonelysidestreet,wherenooneexceptScroogelived.
Intheblacknessofthenight,throughthefogandthefrost,Scroogehadtofeelhiswayalongthestreetwithhishands.Hefinallyreachedhisfrontdoorandputthekeyinthelock.Suddenly,tohisgreatsurprise,hesawthattheknockerwasnotaknockeranymore,buthadbecomethefaceofJacobMarley!
Hehadnotthoughtofhispartnerforsevenyears,untilthatafternoon,whenhespokeMarley'
snametohisvisitors.ButthereinfrontofhimwasMarley'
sface,whiteandghostly,withterriblestaringeyes.
AsScroogelooked,itbecameaknockeragain.Hewasafraid,buthedidnotshowhisfear.Heturnedthekey,openedthedoorandwalkedin.Hedidlookaroundbeforeheshutthedoor,andhedidlookbehindthedoor,toseeifanyonewashidingthere.Buttherewasnothingthere.Heshutthedoorwithabang,toshowthathewasnotafraid.
Withhisonecandlehewentslowlyupthestairs.Itwasimpossibletoseeintoallthedarkcorners.Darknesswascheap,andScroogelikedit.Butherememberedtheface,sohewalkedthroughallhisrooms,checkingthateverythingwasallright.Nobodyunderthetableorthebed,nobodybehindthedoor!
Onthesmallfireinthebedroomtherewasapotofsoup,andScrooge'
sbowlwasreadyonthetable.Nobodyinanyoftherooms!
Surethathewassafenow,Scroogeshutandlockedhisbedroomdoorbehindhim.Hesatdownbythefiretoeathissoup.
Thefireplacewasanoldone,withhundredsofpicturesonthetilesaroundthefire.ButScroogecouldonlyseeMarley'
sfaceoneverytile.
‘Humbug!
’saidScroogetothetiles,andwalkedacrosstheroom.Whenhesatdownagain,henoticedabellontheothersideoftheroom.Ashelooked,hesaw,withgreatsurpriseandfear,thatthebellwasslowlybeginningtomovefromside
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