It's very common to find stories of the extraordinary events that surround the birth of someone who will later become great: Cyrus of Persia, Oedipus, Jesus, and so on.

经常有关于非同寻常事件的故事,围绕着那些后来很伟大的人们的出生：,如波斯的赛勒斯，俄狄浦斯，耶酥等等。

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It's not separated or marked off for special kind of treatment because it's holy. For a common object to become holy, you need a special act of dedication to God, to God or God's realm or God's service.

不会因为物体是神圣的而有什么区别对待,对于一个普通的事物来说，想要变得神圣，就必须对上帝做出一些牺牲，受到上帝的管辖，为上帝服务。

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