圣诞颂歌英语故事

主要人物：埃比尼泽·斯克鲁奇、鲍勃·克莱切特、弗莱德、雅各布·马利。

三个幽灵的名称：过去之灵、现在之灵、未来之灵。

《斯克罗吉：圣诞颂歌》

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Scrooge: A Christmas Carol will feature songs from legendary composer and lyricist Leslie Bricusse as it adapts the 1970 feature film that starred Albert Finney in the lead role. The CG animation is due to debut on Netflix in December 2022.

1)The story for the Christmas season Most people know that the simple meaning of Christmas is to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, the son of God in the Christian religion. The word Christmas originated from an old English phrase, "Cristes Masse", meaningthe mass of Christ（基督弥撒）. The date, December 25, was established by Bishop Liberius of Rome in 354 AD. He selected the date to mark the official time for celebrating Christ's birth. Before then, the birth of Jesus was observed on different days and even to this day no one is certain the exact date of Christ's birth.(2)Christmas celebrations Cultural celebrations of Christmas include glittering light displays, the ever-present jolly oldSanta Claus（圣诞老人）, group celebrations and singing calledcarolling（圣诞颂歌）, baked holiday cookies and cakes, decorations ofmistletoe（槲寄生，装饰性植物）and pine wreaths, lighted, ornamented Christmas trees with wrapped presents displayed underneath. The spirit of Christmas at its heart is a festival to celebrate family, love, gratitude to others and giving presents to show appreciation to friends and loved ones. In Europe, typically, family and friends gather together on Christmas Eve, on Dec 24, for a big turkeydinner, completed with Christmas pudding (a rich cake with brandy source). Everyone shares their stories of the year or brings a newsletter to read out for what has happened during the past year. Games are played after the dinner. On Christmas day, Dec 25, abrunch with family is the norm, followed by some light sporting events, such as a countrywalk, to digest the heavy food. Dec 26 is called Boxing Day in the UK, which means everyone opens their box of presents - the most joyful day for the children. In the US, having just celebrated Thanksgiving with turkey, Christmas Eve dinner is more likely to have ham on the menu with a heavy dessert. Dec 25, the Christmas Day is normally the day all the presents are opened.(3)Christmas trees & cards The tradition of having a pine tree as a Christmas Tree is believed to come from Germany. Since the medieval time, lighting a candle on a tree is common to welcome guests. Such practice has evolved into the Christmas celebration.The formal Christmas Tree was introduced to England about 100 years ago when Queen Victoria married German Albert. The evidence of Victoria's love for Albert is not only expressed through inheriting the German tradition of having a Christmas Tree but also through the goldAlbert Statuesthat Victoria had ordered built for Albert, standing in many places in London. In America, the Christmas Tree idea was brought by German immigrants too. The custom of sending Christmas cards was initiated in England around 1850. The first cards were decorated with elaborate designs of flowers, birds and landscapes.(4)Christmas carols The tradition of carol singing originated from the carolling practised by the Waits in the fourteenth century. Waits were royal singers who were sent by the court to perform. in selected homes for treats, pennies and/or fun. "Carol" means a circle dance accompanied by a song. Most Christmas carols we sing now were composed around 1400-1600's.

2016年12月31日XDFTMC例会上拿了Best Table Topic Speaker，奖品是一本中文版《圣诞颂歌》。这本小书是英国小说家查尔斯·狄更斯的一部短篇小说。非常短。两个小时就能读完，却在为人处事上给了我启发。 故事主人公是一个性情刻薄、冷酷的守财奴埃比尼泽•斯克鲁奇（Ebenezer Scrooge）。他的姓Scrooge在英文里就是吝啬鬼、守财奴的意思。面对温暖的圣诞节，他却讨厌周遭的一切庆祝活动。圣诞临近，他想尽办法去剥削他那忠诚可靠的雇员鲍勃•克莱切特（Bob）以及无视他那爽朗乐观的侄子弗莱德（Fred）。斯克鲁奇舅舅根本就无心享受假期，像平常那样独自一个人待在家里。让他意想不到的是，他梦见刚逝去的合伙人约瑟夫•马利的鬼魂。接着又有三个幽灵来拜访他。这三个分别被称为圣诞节的"过去之灵"、"现在之灵"和"未来之灵"的鬼魂找到了他，带他看到了自己的过去、现在和将来，唤醒他人性的另一面。欢乐和幽默更加富有传染性 世间事可谓公平合理、不偏不倚。一方面，疾病和悲伤会传染；另一方面，世界上再没有什么比欢声笑语和幽默风趣还要富有传染性，还要难以抗拒的了。（118） 伟大的精灵如自由女神，赶走苦难，带来欢乐 精灵站在艰难挣扎的人们身边，那些人因怀着更大的盼望而坚韧不拔；站在穷人身边，穷人变丰富而不再缺乏。 缺乏和无知是人类的孩子，是人类的敌人 精灵从袍子的褶皱里拽出两个孩子，他们可怜无助、战战兢兢、面目丑陋、痛苦不堪。他们是人类的孩子。男孩是“无知”，女孩是“缺乏”。要小心提防他们两个，以及他们所有的同类，尤其是要对这个男孩地方，因为他的眉间写着“灭亡”，除非这字迹能被抹去，否则难逃这一结果。（133） 为虎作伥的人的所作所为都记载他们自己的账上 精灵：有人声称知道我们，还打着我们的名义做各种事，放纵情欲、骄傲自大、心怀恶念、满怀仇恨、嫉妒艳羡、顽固不化、自私自利。我们以及我们的亲朋好友并不认识他们，就好像他们从未降生在这个世上一样。记住这一点。 1.“无知”和“缺乏”这两个孩子从精灵的袍子里出来丑陋不堪的样子，并且精灵说他们是人类的孩子 2.Scrooge的外甥每年都会去舅舅的店铺里邀请他去家里吃圣诞晚餐。大家在谈论到舅舅抠门、冷漠、排斥圣诞节的时候，外甥却没有加入他们对舅舅的批判，没有仇恨和嘲笑，只有同情和乐观。 3.在明日圣诞精灵的指导下，Scrooge看到未来躺在床上死亡的自己不敢揭开尸体上的白布、看到墓地里写着自己名字的墓碑。（这一幕让我真的没有勇气想象，如果是我，我也很难有勇气看到这样的场景。）1.因生果，果有因。 2.圣诞节就像中国的春节一样，在西方人眼里十分重要。 3.内心的柔软、善良、平静、乐观，会让人发光，并且感染到更多的人。 4.一生太短暂，我们还能发挥更大作用。 场景二中斯克鲁奇舅舅抠门、冷漠、排斥圣诞节的行为让我看到了生活中很多人的影子。 你身边有像Scrooge舅舅一样的“吝啬鬼”“愤青”“刺儿头”吗？如果有，你会怎么对待TA？如果你是一个leader，你的团队里有吝啬薄情自私的人，你又该如何做？ 这个问题我在2016年思考了很久，请教了很多人，得到了很多答案。Sophie Chu从NLP的角度告诉我， 高琳教练说， 放下评判，不要去给别人贴标签。每个人都有优点，作为leader，要学会倾听，挖掘出深层次的需求。 赵阳老大（2016-2017D88大区总监）反复地说， 每个人都想被爱，都有被爱的需求。想推动和激励别人做事情，先去爱、倾听、理解和尊重。 我是怎么做的呢？我愿意去做那个爽朗乐观的外甥放下评判、嘲笑，去理解和同情像Scrooge舅舅那样的人。 写于2017年1月3日