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1、1Marley'sghostItisimportanttorememberthatJacobMarleywasdead．DidScroogeknowthat？Ofcoursehedid．ScroogeandMarleyhadbeenpartnersinLondonformanyyears，andexcellentmenofbusinesstheywere，too．WhenMarleydied，Scroogecontinuedwiththebusinessalone．Bothnamesstillstooda

2、bovetheofficedoor：ScroogeandMarley．SometimespeoplewhowerenewtothebusinesscalledScroogeScrooge，andsometimesMarley，butheansweredtobothnames．Hedidnotcarewhatnametheycalledhim．Theonlythingthatmatteredtohimwasthebusiness，andmakingmoney．　Oh！Hewasahard，clever，me

3、anoldman，Scroogewas！Therewasnothingwarmoropenabouthim．Helivedasecretive，lonelylife，andtooknointerestinotherpeopleatall．Thecoldinsidehimmadehiseyesred，andhisthinlipsblue，andhisvoicehighandcross．Itputwhitefrostonhisoldhead，hiseyebrowsandhischin．Thefrostinhi

4、sheartmadetheairaroundhimcold，too．Inthehottestdaysofsummerhisofficewasascoldasice，anditwasjustascoldinwinter．Nobodyeverstoppedhiminthestreettosay，withahappysmile，‘MydearScrooge，howareyou？Whenwillyoucometoseeme？’Nopoormanaskedhimformoney，nochildrenaskedhim

5、thetime，nomanorwomanever，inallhislife，askedhimtheway．Animalsaswellaspeoplewereafraidofhim．Dogsusedtohideindoorwayswhentheysawhimcoming．ButwhatdidScroogecare！Itwasjustwhathewanted．Helikedbeingontheedgeofpeople'sbusylives，whilewarningeveryonetokeepawayfromh

6、im．OneChristmasEve，oldScroogewasworkingbusilyinhisoffice．Itwascold，frosty，foggyweather．Outsideitwasalreadydark，althoughitwasonlythreeo'clockintheafternoon，andtherewerecandlesinalltheofficewindowsThefogcoveredeverything，likeathickgreyblanket．Scroogekepthis

7、officedooropen，inordertocheckthathisclerk，BobCratchit，wasworking．Bobspenthisdaysinadarklittleroom，akindofcupboard，nexttohisemployer's　office．Scroogehadaverysmallfire，butBob'sfirewasmuchsmaller．Itwasverycoldinthecupboard，andBobhadtowearhislongwhitescarftot

8、rytokeepwarm．‘MerryChristmas，uncle！Godblessyou！’criedahappyvoice．Scrooge'snephewhadarrived．‘Bah！’saidScroogecrossly．‘Humbug！’‘Christmasishumbug！Surelyyoudon'tmeanthat，uncle？’saidhisnephew．‘Ido，’saidscrooge．‘Whydoyou