People
What is the name of Scrooge's dead business partner?
Jacob Marley
What do people say to greet each other during Christmas?
Merry Christmas
What was Scrooge's attitude towards other people?
He was cold and took no interest in other people.
Who wrote A Christmas Carol?
Charles Dickens
foggy
有雾的，雾蒙蒙的
Who came to Scrooge's office to invite him to Christmas dinner?
Scrooge's nephew
What is the word Scrooge used to describe Christmas?
humbug
Why did two gentlemen visit Scrooge's office on Christmas Eve?
to ask for donation
Where did the story take place?
London
immediately
马上，立即
How many years have passed since Marley died?
7
Where did Scrooge say poor people should go?
prisons and workhouses
What does Marley carry around with him as a ghost?
Chains with money-boxes, keys, bank books...
What time period did the auther live in?
19th century
except
除了
What is the name of Scrooge's employee?
Bob (Bob Cratchit)
What did Scrooge say about his employee wanting a Christmas holiday?
It's not fair. I have to pay you for a day's work when you don't do any work.
How did Scrooge react when he saw Marley's ghost?
At first he pretended that nothing was strange. Later he fell on the ground in great fear.
What is a workhouse?
a place where poor people can live and work
prefer
宁愿，更喜欢
What is Scrooge's first name?
Ebenezer
What did Marley's ghost say about business?
Why didn’t I think of people as my business? I thought only about making money, not about being kind and helpful to other people.
Why did Scrooge dislike Christmas?
living in a world with stupid people, having to spend too much, not getting richer, having to pay the bills, etc.
What was the author's childhood like?
key ideas: left school, worked in a factory, his father was in a debtor's prison, etc.
fixedly
固定地，不动地