圣誕節英語故事：關于耶穌基督降生的預言（雙語）
the conception of jesus foretold
mary, a virgin, was living in galilee of nazareth and was engaged to be married to joseph, a jewish carpenter. an angel visited her and explained to her that she would conceive a son by the power of the holy spirit. she would carry and give birth to this child and she would name him jesus.
瑪麗（圣母瑪利亞的瑪麗，也就是耶穌他媽媽），住在位于加利利地區的拿撒勒，馬利亞已經同大衛家族的約瑟夫--一個木匠訂婚，尚未過門。天使來探望她，并對她說：“她將會孕育圣靈之子，并將取名耶穌”。
at first mary was afraid and troubled by the angel's words. being a virgin, mary questioned the angel, "how will this be?" the angel explained that the child would be god's own son and, therefore, "nothing is impossible with god." humbled and in awe, mary believed the angel of the lord and rejoiced in god her savior.
一開始瑪麗聽了天使的話后很害怕。因為自己還是個處女，處女怎么可能懷孕呢，于是瑪麗就問天使：“這怎么可能呢？”天使解釋到：“因為那個孩子是上帝之子，而上帝無所不能”。瑪麗懷著謙遜和敬畏的心情相信了天使的話，并為她救世主的孩子將降臨人世而高興。
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