How the Grinch Stole Christmas

How the Grinch Stole Christmas

《格林奇偷走圣诞节》

Every who down in Whoville liked Christmas a lot.

呼呼镇的每一个呼呼人都特别喜欢圣诞节。

But the Grinch, who lived just north of Whoville, did not. The Grinch hated Christmas, the whole Christmas season. Now please don't ask why. No one quite knows the reason. It could be his head wasn't screwed on just right. It could be perhaps that his shoes were too tight. But I think that the most likely reason of all may have been that his heart was two sizes too small.

可住在呼呼镇正北边的格林奇，一点都不喜欢。 格林奇讨厌圣诞节，讨厌整个圣诞季。 别问为什么哦，没人知道确切的原因。 可能是他的脑袋瓜拧得不太对劲。 也可能是他的鞋子太紧了穿着不舒服。 不过我觉得最有可能的原因，是他的心脏比常人小了整整两号。

But whatever the reason, his heart or his shoes, he stood there on Christmas Eve hating the Hoos, staring down from his cave with a sour, grinchy frown at the warm, lighted windows below in their town, for he knew every Hoo down in Hooville beneath was busy now, hanging a mistletoe wreath. And there hanging their stockings, he snarled with a sneer. Tomorrow is Christmas. It's practically here. Then he growled with his grinch fingers nervously drumming. I must find some way to stop Christmas from coming. For tomorrow he knew.

不管是心脏的问题还是鞋子的问题，平安夜这天他站在那儿，就是讨厌那些呼呼人， 他在山洞里皱着格林奇专属的臭脸，低头盯着镇上一扇扇亮着暖光的窗户， 因为他知道山下呼呼镇的每个呼呼人现在都忙着挂槲寄生花环。 他们还在挂圣诞袜呢，他冷笑着低吼了一声。 明天就是圣诞节了，这不马上就要到了嘛。 他一边嘟囔，一边用格林奇的手指烦躁地敲来敲去。 我得想个办法，阻止圣诞节到来。 因为他心里清楚，到了明天——

All the who girls and boys would wake bright and early. They'd rush for their toys. And then... Oh the noise. Oh the noise, noise, noise, noise. That's one thing he hated. The noise, noise, noise, noise.

所有呼呼镇的小男孩小女孩都会早早醒过来，精神十足。 他们会冲过去拆自己的新玩具。 然后啊—— 我的天，那噪音。 我的天，吵啊，吵啊，吵啊，吵个不停。 这是他最讨厌的事之一。 吵啊，吵啊，吵啊，吵个没完。

Then the Who's, young and old, would sit down to a feast, and they'd feast, and they'd feast, and they'd feast, feast, feast, feast! They would feast on Who Pudding and rare Who Roast Beast! Which was something the Grinch couldn't stand in the least.

然后呼呼镇的男女老少都会坐下来吃大餐，他们吃啊，吃啊，吃啊，吃个不停！ 他们要吃呼呼布丁和稀有的呼呼烤野味！ 这可是格林奇最最受不了的事。