Full-text translation of Christmas spirit

Many people agree that when we think of Christmas, we may think of presents, Christmas trees and Santa Claus, but behind this lies the true meaning of Christmas: the importance of sharing and giving love and joy to those around us. The story of a Christmas carol is perhaps the best example.

A Christmas Carol is a famous short story by Charles Dickens. This novel tells the story of an old man named Scrooge. He never smiles. He is stingy and selfish, and he is never friendly to others. He only cares about making more money and hates Christmas. Once on Christmas Eve, Scrooge saw the ghost of his dead business partner Jacob Marley. Marley used to be like Scrooge, so he was punished after his death. He warned Scrooge that if he didn't want to end up like him, he would change his hobby. He also told Scrooge that he would have three years to visit him.

That night, three ghosts visited Scrooge First of all, "the ghost of Christmas in the past" brought him back to his childhood and reminded Scrooge of his happy childhood. ?

Then, the second soul, the soul of Christmas now, took him to see how other people spent Christmas this year. Everyone, even the poor, is happy. Finally, the "Spirit of Christmas Future" brought him to the future. Scrooge saw him dead, but no one cared about him. He woke up in bed in horror and found that the next morning was Christmas.

He decided to change his life and promised to be a better person. He is happy to celebrate Christmas with his relatives. He also gives gifts to people in need. Wherever he goes now, he treats people with kindness and enthusiasm, spreading love and joy. This is the real Christmas spirit!

Creation background

18431One night in early October, Charles Dickens walked out of his home near Rikint Park in London. Twilight dispelled the abnormal moisture during the day. He moved his legs and began what he called a walk in the dark streets of the city.

Dickens, 3 1 year-old, has four children and is at the peak of his career. The Biography of Pickwick, Oliver Twist and Nicholas Nicholby are well received by readers and enjoy high reputation in the world literary world. But at this moment, the writer is in big trouble.

Later, the publishing house told me that the sales of new novels were not as high as originally estimated. Dickens was at a loss at the news. His talent seems to be in doubt, and his poor childhood reappears in front of him, which makes people shudder. Writers spend more than they can to support a large family. In addition, his father and brother are coming to borrow money, and his wife Kate is about to have a fifth child. What shall we do all summer, Dickens was worried about the increasing bills, especially the mortgage on his house. He spent the summer in a seaside resort, but he couldn't sleep at night and often wandered on the cliff for hours. The author knows that he must work hard to earn a lot of money to solve this problem, and the sooner the better. But he found it impossible to write in depression and depression. After returning to London, he hopes to take a walk every night to generate creative inspiration.

The flashing yellow light of the gas lamp lit up the road under Dickens' feet. He crossed the wealthier neighborhoods of London and then came to the Thames. What is presented to the writer is a dilapidated scene: the streets are full of piles of garbage, sewers, prostitutes, pickpockets and beggars. He touched the scene and recalled the nightmare that often troubled his sleep. The fear of being unable to pay his debts haunted Dickens like a ghost, which made him tremble. Just as he dragged his tired body home, his heart suddenly lit up: to write a Christmas story, he wanted to write such a story for those who had the same experience, suffering and pursuit as himself.

However, there are less than three months before Christmas, and the manuscript must be distributed before the end of 10, and then printed and published to catch up with the Christmas shopping climax. In order to speed up the process, the screenwriter decided to take a Christmas monster in The Legend of Pickwick as a clue to conceive and create. After careful consideration, Dickens' basic plot is simple and clear, and children can understand it. At the same time, profound themes can stimulate adults' memories of the past and their enthusiasm for life. In the process of writing, the writer's understanding has also changed, from the initial simple idea of earning books to paying off debts to a big plan to show people a bright and hopeful Christmas.

Dickens began to write, immersed in great excitement. The writer was personally responsible for the design and binding of the book, and decided to use a beautiful gold-plated cover, with a red and green title page and a color lining page, with four etched paintings and woodcuts as illustrations respectively.

It took him six weeks to write a Christmas carol. This is his first fully published novel.

works appreciation

A Christmas carol: Dickens doesn't care about poetry and metaphysics, but simply and solidly plants the foundation of his novel in the great sadness, joy and right and wrong of human nature: he is always full of confidence in the "infinite" potential of good and "well aware" of the harm of evil. Dickens' beauty is written for the public.