a christmas caro English practice translation

On Christmas Eve, in Victorian England, there was a mean, stingy old moneylender named Ebenezer Scrooge. He despises all celebrations that embody the Christmas spirit: his nephew Fred invites him to have Christmas dinner at home, but he is rejected; employee Bob Cratchit (Bob Cratchit) is underpaid , in order to spend the holidays with his family, he had to beg Scrooge to give him a day off on Christmas. That night, Scrooge is visited by the spirit of his former business partner, Jacob Marley. Marley died on Christmas Eve seven years ago and is now forced to spend his life in the underworld dragging heavy shackles forged by his lifetime greed. Marley warns Scrooge that if he does not repent, his fate will be even more miserable; and tells him in advance that three elves will visit tonight and they can help him get redemption.

The first person to visit was the "Ghost of Christmas Past", who recreated for Scrooge some of the things he had experienced around Christmas in previous years, making Scrooge realize how he eventually became as greedy as he is now. He spent most of his childhood in boarding school, and his father ignored him even during holidays, until his caring sister Fan took him home. However, Fan unfortunately died young after giving birth to Fred. Scrooge later ran a business and money lending business, became very successful, and got engaged to Belle. However, Scrooge became more and more obsessed with amassing wealth, and Belle had to break off their engagement with him. Scrooge couldn't bear the recurrence of scenes from the past and drove away the elf.

Next comes the "Spirit of Christmas Now", who takes Scrooge to feel the joy of those around him at Christmas. Nephew Fred is telling Scrooge's jokes happily with his family; Bob Cratchit's family is barely surviving on the meager salary Scrooge pays Cratchit. The couple are still taking care of their young son Tiny Tim. He is sick, but he Scrooge was deeply moved by the persistence of the Christmas spirit. Through this elf, Scrooge realizes to his dismay that he may not live long. Before the elf disappeared, he took Scrooge to see the misfortunes of two children, "Ignorance" and "Want", to warn him: terrible and savage children are destined to be cruel and despicable when they grow up.

The "Spirit of Christmas Future" is the third and last visiting elf. Under his guidance, Scrooge sees the final outcome of his greed. Tiny Tim dies, and Christmas leaves the Cratchit family with nothing but grief. Scrooge also died, but immediately after the funeral, leaving more comfort than sorrow. In addition, Fred inherited his wealth and benefited from it, and the dead Scrooge was even robbed by his former maid. The elf forced Scrooge into his deep and empty tomb, the tomb that led to hell. Scrooge really didn't want this terrible future to become a reality, so he begged the elf to give him another chance.

On Christmas morning, Scrooge woke up and found himself lying in bed. After experiencing the guidance of the three elves throughout the night, he immediately began to take action to atone for his sins: donating money to the poor, attending Fred's family's Christmas dinner, and giving Cratchit a raise to take care of the family, allowing Tiny Tim to survive. Scrooge is like a new person, practicing the true meaning of the Christmas spirit for the rest of his life.