Scrooge sits by the fire, staring at the other end of the room. The Christmas Fairy stands beside him.

[鲁奇坐在火炉旁，盯着房间的另一端。圣诞仙女站在他旁边。

If I'm having a bad day and I just need to get away, you know, I can go hang out with this neurotic and crazy little guy named Ebenezer Scrooge, and you just get to call him, " What's up, Scrooge? "

如果我心情不好，想要离开，我可以和这个叫埃比尼泽·鲁奇的神经质、疯狂的小家伙出去玩，你就可以叫他，“怎么，鲁奇？”

Scrooge is a character very much associated with this time of year.

鲁奇是一个具有强烈代特色的角色。

The redemption of Ebenezer Scrooge perfectly captured what we now refer to as " the Christmas spirit" : the idea that the holiday brings out the best in all of us.

埃比尼泽·鲁奇的救赎完美地诠释我现在所说的" 圣诞精神" ：这个节日能激发出我所有人最好的一面。

Scrooge is a character very much associated with this time of year. He's the central figure in A Christmas Carol, a classic by the English writer Charles Dickens.

鲁奇是一个每年这容易联想到的角色。他是《圣诞颂歌》的中心人物，在查尔·狄更笔下他成为经典。

From there, the roles kept coming-the wealthy patriarch in Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, Ebenezer Scrooge in The Man Who Invented Christmas, the dope-smuggling grandpa in Boundaries.

从那以后，一直呈现各种角色——《龙纹身的女孩》中富有的族长、《圣诞发明家》中的埃比尼泽·鲁奇、《边境》中走私毒品的爷爷。

It certainly does. Scrooge buys the Cratchit family the prize turkey . Delicious! A Christmas Carol is a lovely story. Everybody should read it.

当然。鲁奇为莱切特一家买一个优质大火鸡。真是美味啊！《圣诞颂歌》讲述一个动人的故事。大家都应该去读一读。

Now back to A Christmas Carol. At the beginning of the story, Scrooge is a cold-hearted miser who hates Christmas.

现在回到《圣诞颂歌》这部作品。在故事伊始，鲁奇就是一个不喜欢圣诞节的冷血守财奴。

That night, three ghosts visit Scrooge.

那天晚上三个鬼魂拜访鲁奇。

Scrooge sees that he is dead, but nobody cares.

鲁奇看到他死，可是没人在乎。

Now, earlier in the show, I asked: At the end of the story, what does Scrooge buy the Cratchit family for Christmas dinner? Is it… a) a goose? b) a turkey? Or c) a chicken?

故事的结尾鲁奇为莱切特一家的圣诞晚餐买什么？是a) 一只鹅 b)一只火鸡 还是c) 一只鸡？

All. A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to Mr. Scrooge!

祝鲁奇先生圣诞快乐、新年快乐！

The first is simply the character's name: Scrooge.

第一个词语就是这个主角的名字，鲁奇。

Scrooges' catchphrase in the book and in the movies is bah humbug!

鲁奇在这本书以及电影中的口头禅是“呸，骗人的鬼话！”

Indeed. Well, on the subject of A Christmas Carol, Neil, at the end of the story, what does Scrooge buy the Cratchit family for Christmas dinner? Is it a) a goose? b) a turkey? Or c) a chicken?

是的。既然谈到《圣诞颂歌》，尼尔，故事的结尾鲁奇为莱切特一家的圣诞晚餐买什么？是a) 一只鹅 b)一只火鸡 还是c) 一只鸡？

The Fairy points with her wand to the farther end of the room. Scrooge scowls and looks, then stares in surprise.]

[仙女用魔杖指着房间的另一端。鲁奇皱着眉头看，然后惊讶地盯视。

Scrooge is one of the most famous characters in English literature.

鲁奇是英国文学中最知名的人物之一。

Fairy. Not until I have given you a Christmas gift. Do you know what Christmas gift you need, Ebenezer Scrooge?

我送给你圣诞礼物后，才会走。你知道你需要什么圣诞礼物吗，埃比尼泽·鲁奇？

But it works. Scrooge greets the new morning as a generous, kind person.

但是它奏效。鲁奇作为一个慷慨善良的人迎来一个新的早晨。

A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to Mr. Scrooge!

祝鲁奇先生圣诞快乐、新年快乐！