美国小学英语教材4:第204课 圣诞欢歌(2)

 Nephew. Keep it? But you don't keep it! 侄子：保留它？但你不留住它啊！

Scrooge. Let me leave it alone then. What good has Christmas ever done you? 斯克鲁奇：那就让我一个人呆着吧。圣诞节对你有什么好处？

Nephew. Christmas is a kind time, a time to think of those who need help. It is a time when people smile and say cheery words. 侄子：圣诞节是个美好的时刻，让人们想起那些需要帮助的人。一到圣诞节，人们就微笑着互敬愉快的话语。

I believe that Christmas has done me good and will do me good, and I say, "God bless it!" 我相信圣诞节对我有好处，也会给我带来好处，我要说：“上帝保佑它！”

Scrooge. Bah! Humbug¹! 斯克鲁奇：呸！都是骗人的！

Nephew. It is a time when you might help Bob Cratchit. He needs help. Tiny Tim, his little lame² son, needs help. 侄子：你在圣诞节可以帮助鲍勃·克拉特基特。他需要帮助，他那瘸脚的儿子小提姆需要帮助。

Scrooge. Why did you come here? Let Bob Cratchit help himself! I am rich, but who made me rich? Did Christmas? 斯克鲁奇：你干嘛来这里？让鲍勃·克拉特基特自己救自己吧！我很富有，但是谁让我富有的呢？是圣诞节吗？

Nephew. Don't be angry, uncle! Come! Have dinner with us tomorrow. You must be lonely. 侄子：别生气，叔叔！来吧！明天和我们一起吃晚饭，你一定很孤单。

Scrooge. I never give dinners to anyone, and I never take them with anyone. A foolish custom! 斯克鲁奇：我从不给任何人提供晚餐，也从和任何人一起吃。这真是愚蠢的习俗！

If you have nothing better to say, good night! 如果你没什么好说的，那就晚安吧！

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晚安！ 

Nephew. I am sorry to find you so cross, but I will not quarrel with you. It is Christmas Eve, and Christmas should make us cheerful³ and happy. So, a Merry Christmas, uncle! 侄子：你这么生气，我感到很抱歉。但我不会和你争吵。今天是平安夜，圣诞节应该让我们开心快乐。叔叔，祝你圣诞快乐！

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晚安！ 

Nephew. And a Happy New Year! 侄子：新年快乐！

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The door opens, and the Christmas Fairy, young and beautiful, comes in. A bright star shines on her forehead, and she holds a wand of holly⁴.] 门开了，年轻漂亮的圣诞仙女走进屋。一颗明亮的星星在她的额头上闪亮，她手里拿着一根冬青枝。]

 

1 humbug   

n.花招，谎话，欺骗

参考例句：

• I know my words can seem to him nothing but utter humbug.我知道，我说的话在他看来不过是彻头彻尾的慌言。
• All their fine words are nothing but humbug.他们的一切花言巧语都是骗人的。

2 lame   

adj.跛的，(辩解、论据等)无说服力的

参考例句：

• The lame man needs a stick when he walks.那跛脚男子走路时需借助拐棍。
• I don't believe his story.It'sounds a bit lame.我不信他讲的那一套。他的话听起来有些靠不住。

3 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。

4 holly   

n.[植]冬青属灌木

参考例句：

• I recently acquired some wood from a holly tree.最近我从一棵冬青树上弄了些木料。
• People often decorate their houses with holly at Christmas.人们总是在圣诞节时用冬青来装饰房屋。