美語學習 - 0004

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A long time ago in a town called Nazareth, a young woman had a dream. In the dream, an angel told her that God had chosen her, a virgin, to have his child. His name was to be Jesus. The virgin Mary, however, was to marry a local carpenter Joseph. She told Joseph of the dream, and Joseph understood that this child was to be holy.很久以前，在一個叫做拿撒勒的小鎮，一個年輕女孩做了個夢，夢裡有一個天使告訴她上帝選擇了她這個聖潔的女孩來懷他的小孩。他的名字叫做耶穌。然而，處女瑪麗當時即將嫁給一位當地的木匠約瑟夫。她告訴約瑟夫她的夢境,約瑟夫知道這小孩將會是一個聖者
When Mary was close to birth, the government ordered everyone to return to their hometowns for a census. Mary and Joseph had to go to Bethlehem. It was a long trip, and when they reached Bethlehem, they discovered the inn was full. However, the innkeeper took pity on the couple and told them they could stay in a nearby stable.
當瑪麗即將生產時，政府命令每個人都要回到家鄉做戶口普查。瑪麗和約瑟夫必須到伯利恆去。旅途非常漫長，當他們到達伯利恆的時候，發現小旅店客滿了。不過，旅店的主人很同情這對夫妻，因此讓他們在附近的馬廄裡過夜。
Mary gave birth to a son on a bed of hay. They had no crib, so they placed the baby in a manger, and they named him Jesus. A great star appeared over Bethlehem.
瑪麗就在稻草床上生下了一個兒子，他們沒有嬰兒床，於是把嬰兒放到馬槽裡，把他取名為耶穌。伯利恆的上空出現了一顆明亮的星星。
In the fields nearby, an angel appeared to the shepherds. The angel told them, "A savior has been born in the town of Bethlehem. Go there. You will find the baby lying in a manger." 附近的田裡，牧羊人看到了一個天使。天使告訴他們：「伯利恆誕生了一位救世主，到那裡去，你們會看到這個嬰兒躺在馬槽裡。」Far away in the east, three kings saw the bright star shining over Bethlehem. They knew it was a sign and followed the star. They traveled on camels for many days, always following the bright star. When they finally arrived in Bethlehem, they too found the child in the manger. The baby would change the world.
遙遠的東方，三位國王看到了伯利恆上空明亮的星星，他們知道那是個徵兆，於是跟著星星走。他們坐著駱駝，跟著星星旅行了很多天，這嬰兒即將改變世界。