《圣诞颂歌》 第三章 三幽灵中的第二位(6)

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After tea, the cheerful¹ little group sang songs, and played music.

下午茶后，这几个欢快的人唱歌并演奏音乐。

Scrooge recognized the song that his little sister used to sing, and remembered sadly what the ghost of Christmas Past had shown him.

斯克罗吉听出了他小妹妹过去常唱的那支歌，记起了“昔日圣诞”幽灵给他看过的东西。

Later the friends played guessing games, and Scrooge joined in the games with delight².

后来朋友们进行了猜谜游戏，斯克罗吉高兴地同他们一起猜。

Nobody except the spirit could hear him, but he often guessed the right answer.

只有幽灵能听见他说什么，但他请的答案大都正确。

'It's time to go now,' said the ghost, smiling at the old man's childish³ excitement.

“现在该走了，”鬼魂说，这个老头孩子般的兴奋劲儿使他觉得好笑。

'No, spirit, please, let me stay a little longer. Look, they're playing a new game!'

“不，幽灵，请让我再多呆一小会儿。看，他们又要做一个新游戏！”

It was a game called Yes and No, in which Scrooge's nephew had to think of something, and the others had to ask questions to discover what it was.

这个游戏的名字叫‘是与否’，在这个游戏中斯克罗吉的外甥要想点什么事情，其余的人便可以问问题以便知道他想的是什么。

The only possible answers were Yes or No.

唯一可能的答案就是‘是和否’。

Scrooge heard that Fred was thinking of a living animal, a wild animal, sometimes an angry animal, which lived in London and walked in the streets.

斯克罗吉听见弗雷德在想一只活着的动物，一只野兽，有时是一只暴怒的动物，它生活在伦敦，走在大街上。

Every time he answered a question, Fred could not stop himself laughing.

他每回答一个问题，弗雷德就情不自禁地大笑。

At last, his wife's dark, pretty sister started laughing too.

最后他那长得黑黑的漂亮妻妹也开始笑了起来。

'I know what it is, Fred! I know!'she cried out. 'It's your uncle Scro-o-o-o-oge!'

“弗雷德，我知道它是什么！我知道！”她大声喊道。“它是你舅舅斯克罗——吉！”

Everyone laughed until they cried. What a wonderful game! What a clever idea of Fred's!

大家都笑得流出了眼泪。多么精彩的游戏啊！弗雷德的主意多妙啊！

But at last Fred dried his eyes, and said, 'We've been very merry because of him, so I think we should drink to his health.

但最后弗雷德擦干了眼睛说道，“我们刚才很快活是因为他，所以我想我们应该为他的健康干杯。

Here's to Uncle Scrooge! A merry Christmas and a happy new year to the old man! Uncle Scrooge!'

这一杯是祝斯克罗吉舅舅的！祝他老人家圣诞快乐、新年幸福！斯克罗吉舅舅！”

'To Uncle Scrooge!' they all cried, cheerfully⁴ lifting their glasses.

“祝福斯克罗吉舅舅！”他们异口同声地喊道，高兴地举起了酒杯。

1 cheerful   

adj.快活的，高兴的，兴高采烈

参考例句：

• Yellow is a cheerful colour.黄色是令人高兴的颜色。
• This state of things holds out a cheerful prospect.事态呈现出可喜的前景。

2 delight   

n.高兴，愉快；vt.给（某人）乐趣；使愉快；vi.喜爱

参考例句：

• Your new book is a real delight!你的新书真讨人喜欢！
• He takes delight in annoying me.他以惹我生气为乐。

3 childish   

adj.孩子的，孩子气的，幼稚的

参考例句：

• The little girl spoke in a high childish voice.这个小女孩用尖尖的童声讲话。
• We eventually ran out of patience with his childish behaviour.我们终于对他幼稚的行为忍无可忍。

4 cheerfully   

adv.高兴地，愉快地

参考例句：

• The train rolled cheerfully into the station.火车欢呼着驶进车站。
• He takes our advice quite cheerfully.他欣然接受我们的劝告。