A Christmas Carol
/ə ˌkrɪsməs ˈkærəl/
/ə ˈkrɪsməs kærəl/
- a short novel (1843) by Charles Dickens. It is about Ebenezer Scrooge, a mean old man, who on the night before Christmas sees ghosts of Christmasses past, present and future. He realizes that he has been very unpleasant to people and that no one likes him. He immediately changes and sends gifts to his poor employee, Bob Cratchit, and to Cratchit's family, including his little lame son, Tiny Tim.
圣诞颂歌：查尔斯·狄更斯的短篇小说（1843年）。这是关于Ebenezer Scrooge的，他是个卑鄙的老人，在圣诞节前的晚上，看到了Christmasses过去，现在和未来的幽灵。他意识到自己对人们非常不愉快，没有人喜欢他。他立即更改并向可怜的员工Bob Cratchit和礼物送给Cratchit的家人，包括他的小la脚儿子Tiny Tim。