Her father is such a scrooge. He will not pay for her college tuition even though he has tons of money!
她父亲如此吝啬,虽然他很有钱但是不愿意给她付大学学费。
What Scrooge actually says is, “Are there no prisons?”
克鲁奇实际上说的是,“难道没有监狱吗?”
During he whole of this time, Scrooge had acted like a man out of his wits.
在整个这段时间内,斯克鲁吉像是失魂落魄似的。
LIKE Ebenezer Scrooge, the markets are being haunted by the Ghost of Crises Past.
就像埃比尼泽•斯克鲁奇(狄更斯小说《圣诞颂歌》中的主人公)一样,市场上萦绕着危机的“过去之灵”。
That night, Scrooge is visited by three ghosts.
那天晚上,有三个鬼魂造访了斯克鲁奇。
What does Scrooge have to do to avoid Jacob's fate?
斯克罗奇要怎样做才能避免雅各布的命运?
I wanted a career and ended up with Scrooge as my boss.
我要事业,结果遇见了一个刻薄的老板。
The third, and scariest, ghost takes Scrooge to the future.
第三个也是最吓人的鬼魂带着他去了未来。
For years as a businessman, Scrooge had only pursued wealth.
身为多年的商人,史克鲁奇只追求财富。
'Spirit!' cried Scrooge. 'Show me no more! Take me home! This is too painful!'
“幽灵!”斯克罗吉大声说,“别再让我看下去了!带我回家吧!这太痛苦了!”
It put out a strong hand, and held Scrooge by the arm. 'Get up, and come with me!'
它伸出一只强有力的手,抓住斯克罗吉的胳膊。“起来跟我走!”
Even the coldest-hearted Scrooge would be melted by these adorable Christmas animals.
即使是世上最冷酷的吝啬鬼也会被这些萌翻的圣诞宠物们所融化的。
One Christmas Eve, Scrooge sees the ghost of Jacob Marley, his dead business partner.
一个圣诞夜,斯克鲁奇看到了他死去的商业伙伴雅各布·马利的鬼魂。
Scrooge looked around him, but could see no chain. 'Jacob, 'he said, 'please tell me more! '
斯克罗吉向他四周看了看,但没看到锁链。“雅各布,”他说,“请你再多告诉我一些!”
Later, of course, he'll have to play Scrooge, telling the country that the bill has come due.
当然,随后他将不得不扮演吝啬鬼斯库奇,告诉这个国家帐单要到期了。
Nobody ever stopped him in the street to say, with a happy smile, 'My dear Scrooge, how are you?
走在街上没有人截住他并面带幸福的微笑向他说,“我亲爱的斯克罗吉,你好吗?”
The Scrooge of the lot was Teddy Roosevelt, who banned anyone from placing a freshly-cut tree inside.
最小气的就是泰迪·罗斯福了,他禁止任何人在白宫里放置新伐的树。
Scrooge awoke, it was so dark that he could hardly distinguish the window from the dim wall of his room.
当史克鲁奇醒来时,天色暗到连窗户和房间模糊的墙壁都分不清。
'Spirit, 'said Scrooge, with an interest that he had never felt before, ' tell me if Tiny Tim will live. '
“幽灵,”斯克罗吉以他以前从未有过的热情问,“告诉我小蒂姆是否能活下去。”
Scrooge and Marley had been partners in London for many years, and excellent men of business they were, too.
斯克罗吉和马利在伦敦曾是多年的合作伙伴,并且他们还都是精明的生意人。
When Scrooge awoke, it was so dark that he could hardly distinguish the window from the dim wall of his room.
当史克鲁奇醒来时,天色暗到连窗户和房间模糊的墙壁都分不清。
Now back to "a Christmas Carol." at the beginning of the story, Scrooge is a cold-hearted miser who hates Christmas.
现在回到《圣诞颂歌》这部作品。在故事伊始,斯克鲁奇就是一个不喜欢圣诞节的冷血守财奴。
Scrooge went to church, walked about the streets, watched the people hurrying to and fro, patted children on the head.
史克鲁奇上教会、漫步街头、看着匆促来往的行人、拍拍孩子们的头。
This quote makes perfectly clear that Scrooge hates Christmas and all that it represents — namely goodwill to fellow humans.
这句话非常清楚地表明,斯克鲁奇讨厌圣诞节以及它代表的对人类的善意。
You might visualize a prunefaced Scrooge hunched over your shoulder, stopwatch in hand, telling you what to do every minute.
你也许会想象一个老得满脸皱纹的斯克鲁奇俯身在你的肩上,手里拿着秒表,告诉你每分钟该做什么。
'Thank you,' replied Scrooge politely. But secretly he thought, 'Bah! A night of unbroken sleep is a more useful thing to have!'
“谢谢你,”斯克罗吉礼貌地回答说,但他心里想,“呸!睡个一晚上没人打扰的觉比什么都强。”
It was the voice of Scrooge's nephew. The young man had come into the office so quickly that Scrooge had not known he was there.
这个声音是从史高基的侄子那儿发出的。这个年轻人走进办公室的速度太快了以至于史高基不知道他在那儿。
The gentlemen shook their heads a little sadly, and left the office. Scrooge went back to his work, feeling pleased with himself.
两位绅士难过地摇摇头,离开了办公室。斯克罗吉又重新开始工作,心中很得意。
The gentlemen shook their heads a little sadly, and left the office. Scrooge went back to his work, feeling pleased with himself.
两位绅士难过地摇摇头,离开了办公室。斯克罗吉又重新开始工作,心中很得意。
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