一年一度的圣诞节又到了。全家忙着外出欢度圣诞假期，不料忙中出错，将家里最小的成员——8岁的凯文（麦考利•卡尔金 Macaulay Culkin　饰）留在了家里。爸爸妈妈急坏了，可此时他们已经身在外地，一时亦无可奈何。倒是凯文乐坏了，难得一个人在家，凯文将家里布置成了“游乐场”。 
　　两个刚出狱的窃贼将目光瞄向了凯文家。当他们鬼鬼祟祟的踏入凯文家时，凯文凭借自己的醒目和家里的“游乐场机关”，和两个笨贼玩起了“游戏”，笑料百出。凯文最后能否这场“游戏”的胜利？

也许他们只是太忙，也许他们没有忘记你，只是忘了起想起你。

每当我有机会被爱时，我总是逃避，我无法再信任别人。

别许下无法实现的承诺。

Can I sleep here？I don't want to sleep with Fuller.If he drinks,he'll wet the bed.

我能在你的房里睡吗？我不想和富勒一起睡，他喝点水就尿床。

I wouldn't let you sleep in my room if you were growing on my ass.

就算你长在我的屁股上，我也不会让你在我的房间里睡。

I hope I never see any of you jerks again！

我想永远再也不要看见你们这些讨厌鬼。

Please tell him instead of presents,I just want my family back.

请你告诉圣诞老人今年不要送礼物了，就把我的家人送回来就行了。

Waiter: Two scoops, sir?
侍者：两勺好么，先生?

Kevin McCallister: Two? Make it three. I'm not driving.
凯文：两勺?我要三勺，我不开车。

Gangster Johnny on TV: You was here last night too, wasn't ya?
电视上的男匪：你昨晚在这，是吧?

Girl Gangster on TV: I was singing at the Blue Monkey last night.
女匪：我昨晚在"蓝猴子"唱歌。

Buzz: I wouldn't let you sleep in my room... if you were growing on my ass.
巴兹：我不会让你们在我的房间睡觉...如果你挨着我的屁股。

Marv: There! What are we gonna do with him, Harry?
马弗：喂!我们该如何收拾他，哈利?

Harry: We'll do exactly what he did to us: we're gonna burn his head with a blowtorch.
哈利：我们按他说的做：我们要用喷灯去烧伤他的头。

Marv: And smash his face with an iron!
凯文：我喜欢用喷灯砸他的脸!

Harry: I like to slap him right in the face with a paint can.
哈利：他正好面对油漆。

 
Marv: And shove a nail through his foot!
马弗：而且用他的脚踩喷灯!

Harry: First off, I'm gonna bite off his every little fingers one at a time.
哈利：首先，我要去咬掉他的小手指。