Christmas Carol sends the message that Christmas is a time to think about other people. It is a time to forgive and a time to be generous. The main character, Scrooge, was a cold, greedy, mean（吝啬）, old man!1liked him. He refused his nephew to have Christmas dinner with them. Two gentlemen came to ask him to raise money to buy the poor some clothes and some food at this special time of year. He2let the poor people die.
One foggy evening, Scrooge met his old friend Marley3died seven years ago. He told Scrooge that4ghosts would come and haunt（困扰） him. Without their visits, he5avoid bad fate（命运）. The first will come when the clock strikes one. The second will come on the next6at the same time. The third ghost will come just after the second one.
The first ghost of Christmas Past was very strange. It was the7of a child but it looked like an old man. Its long hair was8like an old man's, but there were no wrinkles on its face. It took him to a country road where he9and made him think of some happy days.
The second ghost of Christmas10wore a green robe, bordered with white fur. Its feet were bare（赤脚）. They visited many homes. The Ghost made11well again and poor people rich. The Ghost taught Scrooge to leave happiness in all of them.
The last ghost of Christmas Yet to come wore a black robe. The robe covered its head, its face and its body. The only thing that can12was a hand. The Ghost didn't speak or move. Scrooge followed it to a13scene and a graveyard. To his14, the name on the stone was his.
After that Scrooge15a lot. He became as good a friend, as good a boss, and as good a man.
—taken from "Christmas Carol"
