A Christmas Carol | Progressive Hungarian A1 Translation Books

A Christmas Carol | Progressive Hungarian A1 Translation Books

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STAVEONE.
MARLEY’SGHOST.
Marleywas
halott
dead
:
tobeginwith.
Thereis
nincs
no
doubtwhateveraboutthat.
Theregisterofhisburialwassignedbytheclergyman,theclerk,theundertaker,
és
and
thechiefmourner.
Scroogesignedit:
és
and
Scrooge’snamewasgoodupon’Change,foranythinghechoseto
tenni
put
hishandto.
OldMarleywasas
halott
dead
asadoor-nail.
Mind!
Idon’tmeanto
mondani
say
thatIknow,ofmy
saját
own
knowledge,whatthereisparticularly
halott
dead
aboutadoor-nail.
Imight
voltam
have
beeninclined,myself,toregardacoffin-nailasthedeadestpieceofironmongeryinthetrade.
De
But
thewisdomofourancestorsisinthesimile;
és
and
myunhallowedhandsshallnotdisturbit,
vagy
or
theCountry’sdonefor.
Youwillthereforepermitmetorepeat,emphatically,thatMarleywasas
halott
dead
asadoor-nail.
Scrooge
tudta
knew
hewasdead?
Of
persze
course
hedid.
Howcoulditbeotherwise?
Scrooge
és
and
hewerepartnersforIdon’t
tudom
know
howmanyyears.
Scroogewashissoleexecutor,hissoleadministrator,hissoleassign,hissoleresiduarylegatee,hissolefriend,
és
and
solemourner.
AndevenScroogewasnotsodreadfully
vágott
cut
upbythesadevent,
de
but
thathewasanexcellentmanofbusinessontheverydayofthefuneral,
és
and
solemniseditwithanundoubtedbargain.
ThementionofMarley’sfuneralbringsmebacktothepointIstartedfrom.
Thereisnodoubt
hogy
that
Marleywasdead.
This
kell
must
bedistinctlyunderstood,or
semmi
nothing
wonderfulcancomeofthestoryIamgoingtorelate.
Ha
If
wewerenotperfectlyconvincedthatHamlet’s
Apja
Father
diedbeforetheplaybegan,
nem
there
wouldbenothingmoreremarkableinhistakingastrollat
éjszaka
night
,inaneasterlywind,uponhis
saját
own
ramparts,thantherewouldbein
bármely
any
othermiddle-agedgentlemanrashlyturningout
után
after
darkinabreezyspot—saySaintPaul’sChurchyardforinstance—literallytoastonishhisson’sweakmind.
Scroogeneverpainted
ki
out
OldMarley’sname.
Thereitstood,yearsafterwards,above
a
the
warehousedoor:
ScroogeandMarley.
A
The
firmwasknownasScrooge
és
and
Marley.
Sometimespeoplenewto
az
the
businesscalledScroogeScrooge,and
néha
sometimes
Marley,butheansweredtobothnames.
Itwasallthesameto
őt
him
.
Oh!
Buthewas
egy
a
tight-fistedhandatthegrindstone,Scrooge!
egy
a
squeezing,wrenching,grasping,scraping,clutching,covetous,
öreg
old
sinner!
Hardandsharpasflint,fromwhich
nem
no
steelhadeverstruck
ki
out
generousfire;
secret,andself-contained,
és
and
solitaryasanoyster.
The
hideg
cold
withinhimfrozehis
régi
old
features,nippedhispointednose,shrivelledhischeek,stiffenedhisgait;
madehiseyes
vörös
red
,histhinlipsblue;
és
and
spokeoutshrewdlyinhisgratingvoice.
Egy
A
frostyrimewasonhishead,
és
and
onhiseyebrows,andhiswirychin.
Hecarriedhis
saját
own
lowtemperaturealwaysabout
a
with
him;
heicedhisofficeinthedog-days;
és
and
didn’tthawitonedegreeatChristmas.
Externalheat
és
and
coldhadlittleinfluenceonScrooge.
Nem
No
warmthcouldwarm,nowintryweatherchillhim.
Nincs
No
windthatblewwasbitterer
mint
than
he,nofallingsnowwasmoreintentuponitspurpose,
nincs
no
peltingrainlessopentoentreaty.
Foulweatherdidn’t
tudta
know
wheretohavehim.
Theheaviestrain,
és
and
snow,andhail,andsleet,
lehet
could
boastoftheadvantageoverhimin
csak
only
onerespect.
Theyoften“camedown”handsomely,
és
and
Scroogeneverdid.
Nobodyeverstoppedhimin
az
the
streettosay,withgladsomelooks,“MydearScrooge,howareyou?
Mikor
When
willyoucometoseeme?”
Nobeggarsimploredhimtobestow
egy
a
trifle,nochildrenaskedhimwhatitwaso’clock,no
férfi
man
orwomaneveronceinallhislifeinquiredthewaytosuchandsuch
egy
a
place,ofScrooge.
Even
a
the
blindmen’sdogsappearedtoknowhim;
és
and
whentheysawhimcomingon,wouldtugtheirownersintodoorways
és
and
upcourts;
andthenwouldwagtheirtailsasthoughtheysaid,“Noeyeatallis
jobb
better
thananevileye,darkmaster!”
De
But
whatdidScroogecare!
Itwas
az
the
verythingheliked.
Toedgehiswayalongthecrowdedpathsof
élet
life
,warningallhumansympathyto
tartsa
keep
itsdistance,waswhattheknowingonescall“nuts”toScrooge.
Egyszer
Once
uponatime—ofallthe
good
daysintheyear,onChristmasEve—oldScrooge
ült
sat
busyinhiscounting-house.
Itwas
hideg
cold
,bleak,bitingweather:
foggywithal:
és
and
hecouldhearthepeopleinthecourt
kívül
outside
,gowheezingupand
le
down
,beatingtheirhandsupontheirbreasts,
és
and
stampingtheirfeetuponthepavementstonestowarm
őket
them
.
Thecityclockshadonlyjustgone
három
three
,butitwasquitedarkalready—ithadnotbeen
fény
light
allday—andcandleswereflaringinthewindowsoftheneighbouringoffices,
mint
like
ruddysmearsuponthepalpablebrown
levegő
air
.
Thefogcamepouringinat
minden
every
chinkandkeyhole,andwassodensewithout,
hogy
that
althoughthecourtwasofthenarrowest,thehousesoppositeweremerephantoms.
To
látta
see
thedingycloudcomedroopingdown,obscuring
mindent
everything
,onemighthavethoughtthatNature
él
lived
hardby,andwasbrewingonalargescale.
ThedoorofScrooge’scounting-housewasopen
hogy
that
hemightkeephiseyeuponhisclerk,
aki
who
inadismallittlecellbeyond,
egy
a
sortoftank,wascopyingletters.
Scrooge
volt
had
averysmallfire,
de
but
theclerk’sfirewasso
nagyon
very
muchsmallerthatitlooked
mint
like
onecoal.
Buthecouldn’treplenishit,forScroogekeptthecoal-boxinhis
saját
own
room;
andsosurelyastheclerkcameinwiththeshovel,themasterpredictedthatitwouldbenecessaryforthemtopart.
Whereforetheclerkputonhis
fehér
white
comforter,andtriedtowarmhimselfatthecandle;
inwhicheffort,notbeinga
ember
man
ofastrongimagination,hefailed.
“AmerryChristmas,
bácsi
uncle
!
Godsaveyou!”
cried
egy
a
cheerfulvoice.
ItwasthevoiceofScrooge’snephew,
aki
who
cameuponhimsoquickly
hogy
that
thiswasthefirstintimationhe
volt
had
ofhisapproach.
“Bah!”
mondta
said
Scrooge,“Humbug!”
Hehadsoheatedhimselfwithrapidwalkinginthefog
és
and
frost,thisnephewofScrooge’s,
hogy
that
hewasallinaglow;
his
arca
face
wasruddyandhandsome;
hiseyessparkled,
és
and
hisbreathsmokedagain.
“Christmas
egy
a
humbug,uncle!”
saidScrooge’snephew.
“Youdon’tmean
hogy
that
,Iamsure?”
“Ido,”
mondta
said
Scrooge.
“MerryChristmas!
Whatright
van
have
youtobemerry?
Whatreason
van
have
youtobemerry?
You’re
szegény
poor
enough.”
“Come,then,”returned
az
the
nephewgaily.
“Whatright
van
have
youtobedismal?
Whatreason
van
have
youtobemorose?
You’rerichenough.”
Scrooge
volt
having
nobetteranswerreadyonthespurofthemoment,
mondta
said
,“Bah!”
again;
andfolloweditup
a
with
“Humbug.”
“Don’tbecross,uncle!”
mondta
said
thenephew.
“WhatelsecanIbe,”returnedthe
nagybátyja
uncle
,“whenIlivein
ilyen
such
aworldoffoolsasthis?
MerryChristmas!
OutuponmerryChristmas!
What’sChristmas
ideje
time
toyoubuta
ideje
time
forpayingbillswithout
pénz
money
;
atimeforfindingyourselfayearolder,
de
but
notanhourricher;
egy
a
timeforbalancingyourbooks
és
and
havingeveryitemin’em
át
through
arounddozenofmonthspresenteddeadagainstyou?
Ha
If
Icouldworkmywill,”saidScroogeindignantly,“everyidiot
aki
who
goesaboutwith‘MerryChristmas’onhislips,
kellene
should
beboiledwithhis
saját
own
pudding,andburiedwith
egy
a
stakeofhollythroughhisheart.
Heshould!”
“Uncle!”
pleaded
az
the
nephew.
“Nephew!”
returnedthe
nagybátyja
uncle
sternly,“keepChristmasinyour
saját
own
way,andletmekeepitinmine.”
“Keepit!”
repeatedScrooge’snephew.
“Butyoudon’tkeepit.”
“Letmeleaveitalone,then,”
mondta
said
Scrooge.
“Muchgoodmayitdoyou!
Sok
Much
goodithaseverdoneyou!”
“TherearemanythingsfromwhichImighthavederivedgood,bywhichIhavenotprofited,Idaresay,”returned
az
the
nephew.
“Christmasamongtherest.
De
But
IamsureI
vagyok
have
alwaysthoughtofChristmastime,whenit
vagyok
has
comeround—apartfromthevenerationduetoitssacred
neve
name
andorigin,ifanythingbelongingtoitcanbeapartfromthat—as
egy
a
goodtime;
akind,forgiving,charitable,pleasant
idő
time
;
theonlytimeI
tudom
know
of,inthelongcalendarofthe
év
year
,whenmenandwomenseembyoneconsenttoopentheirshut-upheartsfreely,
és
and
tothinkofpeoplebelowthemasiftheyreallywerefellow-passengerstothegrave,
és
and
notanotherraceofcreaturesboundonotherjourneys.
És
And
therefore,uncle,thoughit
vagy
has
neverputascrapofgold
vagy
or
silverinmypocket,I
hiszem
believe
thatithasdonemegood,
és
and
willdomegood;
és
and
Isay,Godblessit!”
TheclerkintheTankinvoluntarilyapplauded.
Becomingimmediatelysensibleoftheimpropriety,hepokedthe
tüzet
fire
,andextinguishedthelastfrailsparkforever.
“Letmehearanother
hangot
sound
fromyou,”saidScrooge,“andyou’llkeepyourChristmasbylosingyoursituation!
You’re
elég
quite
apowerfulspeaker,sir,”headded,turningtohisnephew.
“Iwonderyoudon’t
megy
go
intoParliament.”
“Don’tbeangry,
bácsi
uncle
.
Come!
Dinewithusto-morrow.”
Scrooge
mondta
said
thathewouldseehim—yes,indeedhedid.
Hewentthe
egész
whole
lengthoftheexpression,
és
and
saidthathewouldseehimin
hogy
that
extremityfirst.
“Butwhy?”
criedScrooge’snephew.
“Why?”
“Whydidyougetmarried?”
mondta
said
Scrooge.
“BecauseIfellinlove.”
“Becauseyoufellinlove!”
growledScrooge,asifthatweretheonlyone
dolog
thing
intheworldmoreridiculousthanamerryChristmas.
“Goodafternoon!”
“Nay,uncle,
de
but
younevercametoseeme
mielőtt
before
thathappened.
Whygiveitasareasonfornot
jöjjön
coming
now?”
“Goodafternoon,”saidScrooge.
“I
akarok
want
nothingfromyou;
Iasknothingofyou;
miért
why
cannotwebefriends?”
“Goodafternoon,”
mondta
said
Scrooge.
“Iamsorry,withallmyheart,to
talállak
find
yousoresolute.
We
volt
have
neverhadanyquarrel,towhichI
volt
have
beenaparty.
ButIhavemadethetrialinhomagetoChristmas,
és
and
I’llkeepmyChristmashumourtothelast.
SoAMerryChristmas,uncle!”
“Goodafternoon!”
mondta
said
Scrooge.
“AndAHappyNewYear!”
“Goodafternoon!”
mondta
said
Scrooge.
Hisnephewlefttheroomwithout
egy
an
angryword,notwithstanding.
He
megállt
stopped
attheouterdoortobestowthegreetingsoftheseasonontheclerk,
aki
who
,coldashewas,waswarmerthanScrooge;
forhereturnedthemcordially.
“There’sanotherfellow,”mutteredScrooge;
aki
who
overheardhim:
“myclerk,
a
with
fifteenshillingsaweek,
és
and
awifeandfamily,talkingabout
egy
a
merryChristmas.
I’llretiretoBedlam.”
Ez
This
lunatic,inlettingScrooge’snephewout,
voltak
had
lettwootherpeoplein.Theywereportlygentlemen,pleasanttobehold,
és
and
nowstood,withtheirhatsoff,inScrooge’soffice.
They
voltak
had
booksandpapersintheirhands,
és
and
bowedtohim.
“Scrooge
és
and
Marley’s,Ibelieve,”said
egyik
one
ofthegentlemen,referringtohislist.
“HaveI
az
the
pleasureofaddressingMr.Scrooge,
vagy
or
Mr.Marley?”
“Mr.
Marley
már
has
beendeadthesesevenyears,”Scroogereplied.
“Hediedsevenyears
ezelőtt
ago
,thisverynight.”
“Wehavenodoubthisliberalityis
jól
well
representedbyhissurvivingpartner,”
mondta
said
thegentleman,presentinghiscredentials.
Itcertainlywas;
forthey
voltak
had
beentwokindredspirits.
Attheominous
szó
word
“liberality,”Scroogefrowned,andshookhis
fejét
head
,andhandedthecredentials
vissza
back
.
“Atthisfestiveseasonofthe
év
year
,Mr.Scrooge,”saidthegentleman,takingup
egy
a
pen,“itismore
mint
than
usuallydesirablethatweshouldmakesomeslightprovisionforthePoor
és
and
destitute,whosuffergreatlyatthepresenttime.
Manythousandsareinwantofcommonnecessaries;
hundredsofthousandsareinwantofcommoncomforts,sir.”
“Aretherenoprisons?”
kérdezte
asked
Scrooge.
“Plentyofprisons,”
mondta
said
thegentleman,layingdownthepen
újra
again
.
“AndtheUnionworkhouses?”
demandedScrooge.
“Aretheystillinoperation?”
“Theyare.
Still,”returned
az
the
gentleman,“IwishIcouldsaytheywerenot.”
“TheTreadmill
és
and
thePoorLawarein
teljes
full
vigour,then?”
saidScrooge.
“Both
nagyon
very
busy,sir.”
“Oh!
Iwasafraid,fromwhatyousaidat
először
first
,thatsomethinghadoccurredtostopthemintheirusefulcourse,”saidScrooge.
“I’m
nagyon
very
gladtohearit.”
“UndertheimpressionthattheyscarcelyfurnishChristiancheerofmindorbodytothemultitude,”returnedthegentleman,“afewofusareendeavouringtoraise
egy
a
fundtobuythePoorsomemeat
és
and
drink,andmeansofwarmth.
Wechoosethistime,
mert
because
itisatime,ofallothers,
amikor
when
Wantiskeenlyfelt,
és
and
Abundancerejoices.
WhatshallIputyou
le
down
for?”
“Nothing!”
Scroogereplied.
“Youwishtobeanonymous?”
“Iwishtobeleftalone,”
mondta
said
Scrooge.
“SinceyouaskmewhatIwish,gentlemen,thatismyanswer.