‘You are fettered,’ said Scrooge, trembling. ‘Tell me why?’ ‘I wear the chain I forged in life,’ replied the Ghost. ‘I made it link by link, and yard by yard; I girded it on of my own free will, and of my own free will I wore it.’
“你戴着镣铐，”斯克罗吉颤抖着说。“告诉我为什么?“我戴着我在生活中铸造的项链，”鬼魂回答说。“我把它一条一条地连接起来，一码一码地连接起来;我是自愿戴上它的，也是自愿戴上的。”