A Christmas Carol 3

A Christmas Carol 3

圣诞颂歌3

Then the jolly ghost vanished, and a cold, dark creature in a black hood came toward Scrooge. Unlike the other ghosts, this one was not friendly. In fact, he had the look of death. “ You must be the Ghost of Christmas Future, ” inquired Scrooge. But the ghost said nothing. Pointing his bony finger, the ghost led Scrooge to a group of businessmen. “ I heard he died last night, ” said one man. “ I wonder who will get his money?” joked another man.

然后，快乐的鬼魂消失了，一个戴着黑色兜帽的冰冷、黑暗的生物向斯克罗吉走来。 与其他鬼魂不同，这只鬼魂并不友好。事实上，他有一副死亡的样子。 “你一定是未来圣诞节的幽灵，”斯克罗吉问道。但鬼魂什么也没说。 鬼魂用他瘦骨嶙峋的手指指着，把斯克罗吉引向一群商人。“我听说他昨晚死了，”一名男子说。 “我想知道谁会得到他的钱?”另一个男人开玩笑说。

“ He hasn’t left it to me. That’s all I know, ” said the first man, and he walked off. “ Why are you showing me this?” asked Scrooge. But still the black ghost said nothing. Then they went to a group of servants. “ Since he’s dead, he doesn’t need this. Quick, let’s each take something, ” declared one maid. “ He doesn’t have any friends to claim his things, ” she continued.

“他没有把它留给我。这就是我所知道的。”第一个人说，然后他走了。 “你为什么要给我看这个？”斯克罗吉问道。但黑鬼仍然一言不发。 然后他们去见一群仆人。“既然他死了，他就不需要这个了。快，我们每人拿点东西吧，”一个女仆说道。 “他没有朋友认领他的东西，”她继续说道。

“ We worked in his miserable house, so we earned it, ” said another. Scrooge watched in disgust as the servants divided silver spoons and other expensive things among themselves. Scrooge turned to the ghost saying, “ I see! This could be me, if I do not change. ” The Ghost of Christmas Future took Scrooge to Bob Cratchit’s house. This time there was less joy there. “ Did you visit Tiny Tim today, Father?” asked one of the children sadly.

“我们在他那痛苦的房子里工作，所以这是我们应得的，”另一个人说。 斯克罗吉厌恶地看着仆人们把银勺子和其他昂贵的东西分给他们自己。 斯克罗吉转向鬼魂说：“我明白了！如果我不改变，这可能就是我。” 未来圣诞幽灵把斯克罗吉带到鲍勃·克拉奇特家。这一次，那里没有那么多欢乐。 “爸爸，你今天去看望小蒂姆了吗？”一个孩子伤心地问。

“ Yes, and I brought some flowers for his grave, ” he replied. “ It is beautiful there, ” said Bob with a tear. For the first time ever, Scrooge felt true sorrow in his heart. “ Poor Bob, ” he thought. “ He did love that boy. ” Then leaving that scene, Scrooge and the ghost traveled to a dreary graveyard. The spirit brought him to a grave where a coffin was being placed.

“是的，我还为他的坟墓带来了一些花，”他回答说。“那里真漂亮，”鲍勃流着眼泪说。 斯克罗吉有史以来第一次感到内心真正的悲伤。“可怜的鲍勃，”他想。“他确实爱那个男孩。” 然后离开现场，斯克罗吉和鬼魂来到了一个沉闷的墓地。 鬼魂把他带到一个坟墓前，那里安放着一具棺材。

There was no one there except a workman. Before Scrooge would look at the name on the new gravestone, he asked the ghost, “ Spirit, tell me this, are these the things that will be or the things that might be?” The ghost made no response. Scrooge continued, “ But if a man changes, then surely his future changes, right? If not, why would you visit me?” The ghost pointed to the grave. There on the gravestone was his name, Ebenezer Scrooge.

除了一个工人，那里没有人。 在斯克罗吉看新墓碑上的名字之前，他问鬼魂：“幽灵，告诉我，这些是将要发生的事情还是可能发生的事情？”鬼魂没有回应。 斯克罗吉继续说道，“但如果一个人改变了，那么他的未来肯定会改变，对吧？如果不是，你为什么要来拜访我？” 鬼魂指着坟墓。墓碑上有他的名字，埃比尼泽·斯克罗吉。