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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Another example is at the very opening of the book: The train was racing through treetops that fell away at intervals and showed the sun standing very red on the edge of the farthest woods.

在书的最开头还有一个例子：,“在树林中，火车疾驰，若隐若现,时不时地露出远方树林,边缘的火红的夕阳,一旁是弯弯曲曲。

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The Greek word for this is, Apoikia, and most literally it would mean a home away, an away home and that's what they're making.

古希腊语称之为Apoikia,字面上的意思就是远方的家园,也就是他们正在建立的殖民地

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