Christmas kindness

6 Minute English

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2015-12-24

6 分钟
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  • 6M Grumpy old Scrooge.

  • And I hope you realise that the subject of today's show is Christmas kindness.

  • Oh dear.

  • I might be grumpy, and that means bad tempered, but I'm not a Scrooge.

  • I don't mind spending money, I just don't know what to buy people.

  • Ebenezer Scrooge is the main character in Charles Dickens' novel, A Christmas Carol.

  • He's a miser.

  • And that means someone who loves money, but hates spending it.

  • Mm, 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?

  • Hmm, well, I haven't read the book, so I'm going to guess A, a goose.

  • Well, we'll find out later if you chose the right answer.

  • Now, Neil, I agree that Christmas shopping can sometimes feel pointless.

  • But we mustn't forget what a magical time Christmas is for young children.

  • Mm, well, that's true.

  • I remember how hard it was to get to sleep on Christmas Eve,