Just a few meters from where mass was celebrated, thousands of pilgrims visited the ancient grotto where according to Christian tradition, Jesus was born.

VOA: standard.2009.12.25

Socrates, in other words, has broken the bond of tradition and traditional authority that holds the ancient city and the ancient family together.

苏格拉底，其实已经摧毁了,传统与传统权威间的联系,那可是维系古代城邦,与古代家庭的力量。

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The Intel protests pit holy tradition against high-technology and point to the dilemma of trying to apply ancient Jewish law in a modern Jewish state.

VOA: standard.2009.11.14