And even though historically there's no indication that Jesus Christ was born in December, that's just the day that has traditionally been used to celebrate the birth of the Son of God on Earth.

VOA: special.2009.12.21

If you lived during the time of Matthew himself, all of this stuff would seem fairly familiar to you, the idea that kings would come from far off and see a star, and that meant that the birth of someone great had been born.

如果你生活在马太的时代，你会觉得这些非常熟悉，比如国王沿着星星指引从远方而来，那说明有伟大的人物出生了。

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Some protestors carry signs comparing the Obama administration with Nazi Germany, and fringe elements still question whether the president is really a U.S.citizen, despite the fact that he has an official birth cirtificate on file with the state of Hawaii and birth announcements were printed shortly after he was born.

VOA: standard.2009.08.17