CharlieBucketlivesinpovertywithhisparentsandfourgrandparents.MostnightsintheBuckethome,dinnerisawatered-downbowlofcabbagesoup.Theirsisatinyoldhousebutitisfilledwithlove.Everynight,thelastthingCharlieseesfromhiswindowisthegreatfactoryownedbyWillyWonka(巧克力发明家、制造商),andhedriftsoff1tosleepdreamingaboutwhatmightbeinside.
Fornearlyfifteenyears,noonehasseenasingleworkergoinginorcomingoutofthefactory,orcaughtaglimpse2ofWillyWonkahimself,yet,mysteriously,greatquantitiesofchocolatearestillbeingmadeandshippedtoshopsallovertheworld.OnedayWillyWonkamakesamomentous(重大的，重要的)announcement.Hewillopenhisfamousfactoryandreveal3"allofitssecretsandmagic"tofiveluckychildrenwhofindgoldenticketshiddeninsidefiverandomly(任意地)selectedWonkachocolatebars.
NothingwouldmakeCharlie'sfamilyhappierthantoseehimwinbuttheodds(成功的可能性)areverymuchagainsthimastheycanonlyaffordtobuyonechocolatebarayear,forhisbirthday.Indeed,onebyone,newsbreaksaroundtheworldaboutthechildrenfindinggoldenticketsandCharlie'shopegrowsdimmer4.Butthen,somethingwonderfulhappens.CharliefindssomemoneyonthesnowystreetandtakesittotheneareststorefortheWonkachocolatebar.There,underthewrapper(包装纸)isaflashofgold.It'sthelastticket.Charlieisgoingtothefactory!
Onceinside,Charlieisdazzled5byoneamazingsightafteranother.Wondrousgleamingcontraptions(奇妙的机械装置)ofWonka'sowninventionchum(剧烈搅动),producingevernewanddifferentedible(可食用的)delights6.Marshmallow7cherrycreamsgrowonshrubs(灌木),ripeandsweet.Elsewhere,ahundredtrainedsquirrelsonahundredtinystoolsshell(剥……壳)nutsforchocolatebarsfasterthananymachine.
Meanwhile,theotherchildrenprovetobearottenbunch(一群，一伙).Onebyone,theirgreedy,spoiled(娇生惯养的)ormean-spirited(心胸狭窄的)personalitiesleadthemintoallkindsoftroublethatforcethemoffthetourbeforeit'sevenfinished.Charlieistheonlychildleft,andthushewinsthebiggestprizeofall--Mr.Wonka'sentirefactory!
