It all began about 2,000 years ago. An angel appeared to a Jewish girl named Mary and gave her good news: You will have a son. His name will be Jesus, the Savior. When the baby was almost due, Mary and her fiance Joseph went to their hometown, Bethlehem, for a census. The only place they could find to stay was an animal stable. There the special baby was born.

這一切大約是在兩千年前開始的，一位天使向一位叫馬利亞的猶太女孩顯現，並且告訴她好消息：「妳將懷孕生子，給他起名叫耶穌，就是救世主。」當馬利亞的產期近了的時候，馬利亞和的未婚夫約瑟因戶口調查的緣故回到家鄉伯利恆城。他們所找到唯一能夠落腳的地方是一個動物住的地方。這位特別的嬰孩就在那裡出生。

Angels announced the joyful news to some shepherds. They left their sheep and hurried to see the baby. Some time later, wise men from the East saw an unusual star. They knew someone great had been born. The star led them to Bethlehem. When they found the child Jesus, they offered him gifts fit for a king.

天使對一些牧羊人報告這個大喜的訊息。他們便丟下自己的羊趕去看這位嬰孩。不久之後，東方的博士看見一顆很不尋常的星星，他們知道某位偉人誕生了。這顆星將他們引導到伯利恆，當他們找到了孩童耶穌時，他們獻上了適合國王身份的禮物。
Word Bank:
due (adj) 到期的
census (n) 戶口調查