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But how did the fat man in the Coca-Cola red-and-white suit become the symbol of Christmas? The truth is that like the Christmas story itself, the story of Saint Nicholas is a composite of history, myth, and legend. According to tradition, Nicholas was born in Asia Minor (modern-day Turkey) in about A.D. 270. When young, he traveled to Palestine and Egypt. Not long afterward, he became a bishop.
但是,那個(gè)穿著一套可口可樂紅白顏色衣服的胖子是怎么成為圣誕節(jié)的象征的呢?事實(shí)上,跟圣誕節(jié)本身的故事一樣,圣人尼古拉的故事,也是集歷史、神話和傳說(shuō)于一身。按照傳統(tǒng)的說(shuō)法,公元270年,尼古拉生于小亞細(xì)亞(現(xiàn)在的土耳其)。年輕時(shí),他曾經(jīng)到巴勒斯坦和埃及旅行。不久以后,他成為了一名主教。
(短文節(jié)選,本篇始于:圣誕老人,報(bào)上名來(lái))