史上第一個聖誕節The humble birth that changed the world
by Retold from the Gospel of Luke
About 2,000 years ago, the birth of a baby in Israel changed the world. At that time, Rome ruled the territory, and the Roman Emperor Caesar Augustus declared that a census should be taken throughout the Roman world. That meant everyone had to go to their ancestral homes to register.
A couple from Nazareth, Joseph and Mary made the three-day journey to Bethlehem to be counted. When the weary couple arrived, they searched in vain for a place to stay, but every inn was full. And to make matters worse, Mary was expecting. Finally, a kind innkeeper took pity on them and allowed them to sleep in his stable.
There, Mary gave birth to her firstborn, a son she named Jesus. She wrapped him in cloths and laid him in a manger. That same night in a nearby field, an angel from God appeared to some shepherds. How terrified they were! But the angel told them not to be afraid and that he had good new for all people. He told them that in Bethlehem a Savior had been born: Christ the Lord. And so the shepherds went and found Jesus just as the angel had said-the Son of God!
That night, the birth of Jesus changed history and the lives of millions, allowing people to know God and the forgiveness He freely offers.
Grammar
throughout-every where
You looked throughout the entire house but couldn't find them.
I could be heard throughout the entire neighborhood.
Vocabulary
census (n)-人口普查
The city took a census last year and found out that its population had doubled.
cloth (n)- 布料,当可数複数名词时加"S"-小布条或做某种用途的布料.
The cloth that she chose to make her dress out of was brightly colored.
*Since the new curtains are not ready yet, we hung some cloth to cover the windows.
*Jen bought new white towels and cloths for her bathroom.
terrify (v)-使害怕,使惊吓,常用被动式.令人感到很害怕.
The children were terrified of their teacher because he yelled at them all the time.
*The lawyer tried to terrify us with all those legal terms, but didn't succeed.
*I was terrified by the sight of the car accident.景象
in vain (idiom)-徒劳无功,徒然,无用的 work for nothing, no success.
Robert tried to get Barb to go to the dance with him, but it was in vain because she went with Sam.
*We tried in vain to contact George. He probably turned off his cell-phone accidentally
*I apologized to Brenda in vain. She's still angry.
Chat Room
Mary was expecting- with no object it means Mary was pregnant.有喜了,怀孕了
expecting-原本是期盼,期望但这是指预产,怀孕
born-action is to baby, not to mother. baby is born. bear的过去式要用被动语态.小孩被..生下来.
Mary having a baby,-生小孩, ,不是"有小孩". Mary delivered a baby
She will have he baby 不能说She born a baby.
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