You must have heard of or even read some of his novels: Oliver Twist, A Christmas Carol and A Tale of Two Cities.

你一定听说过甚至读过他的一些小说：《雾都孤儿》、《圣诞颂歌》和《双城记》。

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A Christmas Carol, for example, was written to make every reader think about how they could make a difference to their society.

例如，《圣诞颂歌》就是为了让每个读者思考他们如何能对社会做出改变而写的。

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People decorate their houses, place a Christmas tree in their room, and maybe sing a Christmas carol together.

人们会装饰屋子，在房间里摆上一棵圣诞树，还可能一起唱圣诞颂歌。

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He was describing the child Tiny Tim in the book "A Christmas Carol."

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I guess it's-- Joy to the world, the Lord has come, don't we sing it as a Christmas carol, or some can sing it as a Christmas carol?

我想是这样弹,普世欢腾,救主临降,我们不是将它做圣诞颂歌来唱的吗,或者有些人将它当做圣诞赞歌来唱

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