Name: 伯利恆堅持 "聖誕節不會被取消 (Bethlehem insists 'Christmas will not be canceled')
Uploaded: 2020-12-02T18:46:42.000Z
Duration: 1 min 56 s

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It's the place where Christmas is said to have started, but there's no cheer to be found this year.

據說這裡是聖誕節開始的地方，但今年卻找不到歡樂的氣氛。

All across Bethlehem, ends are closed, the shepherds are likely to be under lock down and restaurant tables are unoccupied.

整個伯利恆，兩端都是封閉的，牧羊人很可能被封鎖，餐廳的桌子也沒有人。

No tourists in sites, hotels that we're adding new wings and floors in 2019 are now shuttered because of the coronavirus pandemic.

景點沒有遊客，2019年我們要增加新的翼樓和樓層的酒店，現在因為冠狀病毒大流行而關閉了。

And the absence off festive crowds is proving devastating to those whose livelihoods rely on tourism.

而節日人群的缺席，對那些靠旅遊為生的人來說，是毀滅性的。

Wanna e have worked in tourism for 30 years.

We've had ups and downs because of the Israeli Palestinian conflict, but never anything like this world used to stay open.

我們因為以巴衝突而起起伏伏，但從來沒有像這個世界過去那樣保持開放。

但今天我們卻生活在滿目瘡痍之中。

The Israeli Palestinian conflict never affected our business, like the pandemic, which is all over the world.

以色列和巴勒斯坦的衝突從來沒有影響到我們的事業，就像全世界的大流行病一樣。

Modern halal, your mental model, more beautiful island cocoon.

現代清真，你的心理模型，更是美麗的島國繭。

Okay, It's a marked difference to last year, when the Palestinian town was enjoying a booming, festive season following a drop in violence and the surge in tourists and pilgrims.

好吧，這與去年有明顯的不同，當時巴勒斯坦小鎮正享受著一個繁榮的節日，因為暴力事件的減少以及遊客和朝聖者的激增。

Despite the lack of tourists, the traditional birthplace of Jesus will go ahead with its celebrations.

儘管沒有遊客，但傳統的耶穌誕生地將繼續舉行慶祝活動。

Workers are getting on with the job of putting together the town's huge Christmas tree in Manger Square, and Mayor Anton Salman insists that Christmas is not going to be canceled today in Bethlehem, despite the coronavirus and the global health crisis, we are determined to have Christmas in Bethlehem.

工人們正在著手組裝該鎮在馬槽廣場上的巨大聖誕樹，市長安東-薩爾曼堅持認為，儘管有冠狀病毒和全球健康危機，但伯利恆今天的聖誕節不會被取消，我們決心在伯利恆過聖誕節。

The message of Christmas to the world is hope for a better future.

聖誕節給世界傳遞的資訊是對美好未來的希望。