I am wearing these chains and I can never be in peace,
我背負著這些鎖鏈,我的日子過得一直都不平穩,
because when I lived, I only thought about money.
因為我在世時只想著錢。
But I am here to help you. You have a chance to escape my terrible destiny.
但是我來這里幫助你。你有機會逃離我這種可怕的命運。
Tonight three ghosts will visit you."
今晚有三個精靈會來拜訪你。”
Then the ghost of Marley disappeared.
之后,馬里幽靈消失了。
Scrooge went to bed and fell asleep. But in the night he woke up.
斯克羅奇去上床睡覺,很快就睡著了。但是他在午夜驚醒了。
The figure of a strange old man appeared near his bed.
一個奇怪老人的身形出現在他床邊。
"I am the Ghost of Christmas Past. Of your past," it told Scrooge.
它告訴斯克羅奇:“我是過去的圣誕精靈,你的過去。”
The ghost took Scrooge to scenes of Christmases from the past.
過去的圣誕精靈把斯克羅奇帶回過去的圣誕節。
In one scene Scrooge saw himself as a boy at school. He was reading a book.
其中一個場景是,斯克羅奇看見上學時的他。他在看書。
All the other boys had gone home for Christmas.
其他所有的人都回家過圣誕節了。
In another scene Scrooge saw himself as a young man.
另一個場景是,斯克羅奇看見年輕時的他。
He was talking to his girlfriend, who he didn't marry because she didn't have any money.
他在和女朋友說話,斯克羅奇沒有娶她是因為她沒有錢。
Scrooge began to feel sadder and sadder.
斯克羅奇感到越來越悲傷,難過。
"Stop! Show me no more!" he cried.
他大叫:“停下來!別讓我再看了!”
Finally the ghost brought him home and Scrooge fell asleep again.
最后,過去的圣誕精靈把它帶回現在的家,斯克羅奇再次睡著了。
Later that night, Scrooge woke up again.
那晚稍后,斯克羅奇又醒了。