[00:00:00] Twas the Night Before Christmas (霍尔科姆:圣诞节前夜) - Susie Tallman (苏西·托曼) [00:00:10] // [00:00:10] Twas the night before Christmas when all through the house [00:00:14] 这是圣诞节的前夜,整栋屋子 [00:00:14] Not a creature was stirring not even a mouse [00:00:18] 四下里静悄悄,连一只老鼠也没有 [00:00:18] The stockings were hung by the chimney with care [00:00:21] 长筒袜被小心地挂在烟囱旁 [00:00:21] In hopes that St Nicholas soon would be there [00:00:26] 希望圣尼古拉斯很快就会到来 [00:00:26] The children were nestled all snug through their beds [00:00:29] 孩子们依偎在舒适的床上 [00:00:29] While visions of sugar plums danced in their heads [00:00:32] 梦中的糖果在脑海中跳起舞 [00:00:32] And mamma in her kerchief and I in my cap [00:00:36] 妈妈戴着头巾,我也戴着睡帽 [00:00:36] Had just settled our brains for a long winter's nap [00:00:40] 只是让脑袋保持舒适的状态,以度过一段漫长的冬日小憩 [00:00:40] When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter [00:00:44] 屋外的草坪上传来清脆的声响 [00:00:44] I sprang from the bed to see what was the matter [00:00:47] 我从床上一跃而起,想去看个究竟 [00:00:47] Away to the window I flew like a flash [00:00:50] 我一闪而过,跑向窗口 [00:00:50] Tore open the shutters and threw up the sash [00:00:55] 拉开百叶窗,推开窗户 [00:00:55] The moon on the breast of the new fallen snow [00:00:58] 月光洒落在刚下的雪上 [00:00:58] Gave the lustre of mid day to objects below [00:01:02] 赋予地上万物如同午后阳光般的光泽 [00:01:02] When what to my wondering eyes should appear [00:01:06] 我惊奇的眼中出现的 [00:01:06] But a miniature sleigh and eight tinny reindeer [00:01:11] 竟是一个小型雪橇和八只小驯鹿 [00:01:11] With a little old driver so lively and quick [00:01:14] 还有一个驾车的小老头,那么活泼明快 [00:01:14] I knew in a moment it must be St Nick [00:01:18] 我马上就明白了,这一定是圣诞老人 [00:01:18] More rapid than eagles his coursers they came [00:01:21] 他的座驾比老鹰还要迅捷 [00:01:21] And he whistled and shouted and called them by name [00:01:26] 他打着呼哨,大声喊着它们的名字 [00:01:26] Now Dasher now Dancer now Prancer and Vixen [00:01:30] Dasher,Dancer,Prancer,Vixen,就是现在 [00:01:30] On Comet On Cupid on on Donner and Blitzen [00:01:34] Comet,Cupid,Donner,Blitzen,前进 [00:01:34] To the top of the porch to the top of the wall [00:01:37] 飞过门廊,飞过墙头 [00:01:37] Now dash away dash away dash away all [00:01:44] 冲啊,全都向前冲啊 [00:01:44] As dry leaves that before the wild hurricane fly [00:01:48] 像是枯叶被狂野的飓风吹得飞转 [00:01:48] When they meet with an obstacle mount to the sky [00:01:51] 当他们遇到阻碍,便飞向天空 [00:01:51] So up to the house top the coursers they flew [00:01:55] 驯鹿们就这样飞上了屋顶 [00:01:55] With the sleigh full of toys and St Nicholas too [00:01:59] 雪橇载着满满的玩具和圣尼古拉斯 [00:01:59] And then in a twinkling I heard on the roof [00:02:03] 然后一眨眼的功夫,我听到屋顶传来 [00:02:03] The prancing and pawing of each little hoof [00:02:06] 小蹄子腾跃踢踏的声音 [00:02:06] As I drew in my head and was turning around [00:02:11] 当我脑海中幻想着,转过身来 [00:02:11] Down the chimney St Nicholas came with a bound [00:02:15] 圣尼古拉斯从烟囱一跃而下 [00:02:15] He was dressed all in fur from his head to his foot [00:02:19] 他从头到脚都穿着皮毛衣服 [00:02:19] And his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot [00:02:23] 衣服上布满了灰尘和烟灰的污点 [00:02:23] A bundle of toys he had flung on his back [00:02:26] 他背着一包玩具 [00:02:26] And he looked like a peddler just opening his pack [00:02:30] 他看起来像个小贩,打开了他的背包 [00:02:30] His eyes how they twinkled his dimples how merry