advanced class WHY JESUS WAS BORN

Advanced Class高 級 班

gāo jí bān

The Reason Why Jesus was Born耶 穌 誕 生 的 原 因yē sū dàn shēng de yuán yīn

STARRING

Erin Jiang Esther Lin Isaac Ho Kelly Jiang George Zhou

江若怡jiāng ruò yí

林思恩lín sī ēn

何家康hé jiā kāng

江慧欣jiāng huì xīn

周喬祺zhōu qiáo qí

Student Student,Maid

Student,Prince

Student,Subject/Beggar

Teacher

SCENE 1

Class:

平安夜~ 聖善夜~ 萬暗中~ 光華射~píng ān yè shèng shàn yè wàn àn zhōng guāng huá shè

Silent night, holy night! All is calm, all is bright.

George (as teacher):

等一下。děng yí xià

江若怡同學, 怎麼了?jiāng ruò yí tóng xué zěn me le

Wait. What is it, Erin?

Erin (as student):

我們每年都 唱歌, 好無聊喔。wǒ men měi nián dōu chàng gē hǎo wú liáo ō

We sing songs every year, it’s boring.

Esther (as student):

對啊。我寧願拉小提琴也不duì ā wǒ nìng yuàn lā xiǎo tí qín yě bú

要唱歌。yào chàng gē

Ya. I’d rather play violin than sing songs.

Kelly (as student):

我們 應該演個話劇!wǒ men yīng gāi yǎn ge huà jù

We should do a play!

Isaac (as student):

喔! 喔! 我要 當耶穌!o o wǒ yào dāng yē sū

Oh! Oh! I want to be Jesus!

Everyone else:

(Stares at Isaac, wondering why…)

George:

為什麼?wèi shén me

Why?

Isaac:

因為…耶穌在聖 誕夜的時候yīn wèi yē sū zài shèng dàn yè de shí hòu

是嬰兒啊…shì yīng ér ā

Because…Jesus was a baby during the Christmas night…

Kelly:

喔, 他想 說這樣他就不用 背ō tā xiǎng shuō zhè yàng tā jiù bú yòng bèi

台詞,tái cí

只要哇哇哇的哭就好了!zhǐ yào wā wā wā de kū jiù hǎo le

Oh, he thinks that this way he won’t have to memorize lines; all he has to do is to just cry like a baby!

Esther:

唉, 如果我是男生 就好了… āi rú guǒ wǒ shì nán shēng jiù hǎo le

*Sigh* If only I was a boy…

Erin:

我不懂為什麼我們要慶祝wǒ bù dǒng wèi shén me wǒ men yào qìng zhù

耶穌的生日。yē sū de shēng rì

I don’t understand why we have to celebrate Jesus’s birthday.

Erin:

大家送送禮物, 吃吃東西, 講dà jiā sòng sòng lǐ wù chī chī dōng xi jiǎng

講話,就很開心了啊。jiǎng huà jiù hěn kāi xīn le ā

Everyone can be happy just by giving gifts, eating food, and making conversation.

George:

Hmm…

江若怡同學, 你信耶穌嗎?jiāng ruò yí tóng xué nǐ xìn yē sū ma

Hmm…Erin, do you believe in Jesus?

Erin:

不信, 我只信 “吃-東-西” 。bú xìn wǒ zhĭ xìn chī dōng xī

Nope, I only believe in “e-a-t-i-n-g.”

George:

有誰知道為什麼耶穌yǒu shéi zhī dào wèi shén me yē sū

很 重要嗎?hěn zhòng yào ma

Does anyone know why Jesus is important?

Esther:

因為耶穌是神的兒子, 也是yīn wèi yē sū shì shén de ér zi yě shì

神的化身!shén de huà shēn

Because he is the son of God, and also God Himself!

Kelly:

還有, 耶穌因為愛我們, hái yǒu yē sū yīn wèi ài wǒ men

為我們死在十字架上。wèi wǒ men sǐ zài shí zì jià shàng

And, because Jesus loves us, he died for us on the cross.

Erin:

神 應該很厲害啊, 如果祂就shén yīng gāi hěn lì hài ā rú guǒ tā jiù

這樣死了,誰會信祂啊?!zhè yàng sǐ le shéi huì xìn tā ā

God should be very powerful, if he died just like that, who will believe him?

Isaac:

不對, 神還…bú duì shén hái

沒…有…死… méi yǒu sǐ

No, God is…not…dead…yet…

George:

問得好。讓我用一個故事來wèn de hǎo ràng wǒ yòng yí ge gù shì lái

解釋。jiě shì

Good question. Let me use a story to explain it.

SCENE 2

George:

很久很久以前, 有一個王子…hěn jiǔ hěn jiǔ yǐ qián yǒu yí ge wáng zǐ

A long time ago, there was a prince…

Kelly (as prince’s subject):

王子, 你最厲害了, 大家都很wáng zǐ nǐ zuì lì hài le dà jiā dōu hěn

怕你!pà nǐ

Prince, you are the most powerful, everyone is afraid of you!

Isaac (as the prince):

對! 不聽我的話的人, duì bù tīng wǒ de huà de rén

都-不-會-有-好下場!dōu bú huì yǒu hǎo xià chǎng

Yes! People who don’t listen to me, will-not-end-well!

Isaac:

哇, 你是新來的宮女嗎? wā nǐ shì xīn lái de gōng nǚ ma

Woah, are you a new palace maid?

Esther (as the maid):

啊!a

Ah! (Frightened)

George:

王子很想 和新來的小 宮女wáng zǐ hěn xiǎng hé xīn lái de xiǎo gōng nǚ

玩…wán

The prince wants to play with the new palace maid…

Isaac:

可是她太怕我了。怎麼辦呢?kě shì tā tài pà wǒ le zěn me bàn ne

But she is too afraid of me. What can I do?

Kelly:

叫她一定要跟你玩, 她一定jiào tā yí dìng yào gēn nǐ wán tā yí dìng

會聽的!huì tīng de

Tell her that she must play with you, she will definitely listen!

Isaac:

妳想和我玩嗎?nǐ xiǎng hé wǒ wán ma

Do you want to play with me?

Esther:

我…我….我…當然想啦! wǒ wǒ wǒ dāng rán xiǎng lā

很…想…很…想。嘿嘿…hěn xiǎng hěn xiǎng hēi hēi

Of…of...of…course I do! Very...very…very much. Heheh(Weak laugh, still frightened)…

Erin:

她這麼怕王子, 怎麼會真的想tā zhè me pà wáng zǐ zěn me huì zhēn de xiǎng

和他玩呢?hé tā wán ne

She is so afraid of the prince that she would not really want to play with him.

Isaac:

算了, 讓她回家吧。我以後再suàn le ràng tā huí jiā ba wǒ yǐ hòu zài

派人找她。pài rén zhǎo tā

Never mind, let her go home. I’ll send for her some other time.

George:

過了幾天後…guò le jǐ tiān hòu

After a few days…

Kelly:

王子命令妳和他玩。wáng zǐ mìng lìng nǐ hé tā wán

The prince ordered you to play with him.

Esther:

好…好…好的。hǎo hǎo hǎo de

Ye…ye…yes.

Erin:

他這樣做跟之前還不都一樣? tā zhè yàng zuò gēn zhī qián hái bù dōu yí yang

沒有用啊! méi yǒu yòng a

Isn’t this the same as before? It’s no use!

Isaac:

要怎麼辦才能讓她不怕我, yào zěn me bàn cái néng ràng tā bú pà wǒ

真 正 的想和我玩呢?zhēn zhèng de xiǎng hé wǒ wán ne

How can I make her not afraid of me, and truly want to play with me?

Kelly (as a beggar):

(Comes out as a beggar, and begs Esther for money.)

(Esther gives her money)

Isaac:

啊, 我知道了! a wǒ zhī dào le

Ah, I know!

Kelly:

謝謝妳, 大好人。神會很xiè xie nǐ dà hǎo rén shén huì hěn

照顧妳的!zhào gù nǐ de

Thank you, kind ma’am. God bless you!

Isaac :

(Pretends to be a beggar, and begs Esther for money.)

(Esther gives money)

Isaac:

謝謝妳, 妳的心就像妳的外表xiè xie nǐ nǐ de xīn jiù xiàng nǐ de wài biǎo

一樣美麗。yí yàng měi lì

謝謝妳!xiè xie nǐ

Thank you, your heart is as beautiful as your appearance. Thank you!

Esther:

哈哈, 別這樣講, 幫別人是應hā hā bié zhè yàng jiǎng bāng bié rén shì yīng

該的。gāi de

(Isaac & Esther start chatting

in the background)

Haha, don’t say that, helping others is what we should all do.

Erin:

他成 功了! tā chéng gōng le

He succeeded!

SCENE 3

Erin:

王子找到一個不讓宮女怕他的辦wáng zǐ zhǎo dào yí ge bú ràng gōng nǚ pà tā de bàn

法, 但是這跟耶穌有什麼關係呢?fǎ dàn shì zhè gēn yē sū yǒu shén me guān xì ne

The prince found a way to not scare the maid, but what does this have to do with Jesus?

George:

這個王子很厲害, 大家都怕他。zhè ge wáng zǐ hěn lì hài dà jiā dōu pà tā

那神呢?nà shén ne

The Prince is very powerful, everyone is afraid of him, how about God?

Esther (as a student):

神比王子更厲害, 所以人們shén bǐ wáng zǐ gèng lì hài suǒ yǐ rén men

更怕他!gèng pà tā

God is more powerful than the prince, so people will be more scared of him!

Kelly (as a student):

可是神愛祂 創 造的人類,祂kě shì shén ài tā chuàng zào de rén lèi tā

希望人能夠懂得怎麼愛祂。xī wàng rén néng gòu dǒng de zěn me ài tā

But God loves the people he created, He hopes that people can learn to love him.

Isaac (as a student):

喔! 喔! 所以祂就派耶穌來教o o suǒ yǐ tā jiù pài yē sū lái jiāo

我們。wǒ men

Oh! Oh! So he sent Jesus to teach us.

Erin:

(Nods softly to show that she understands.)

George:

祂讓耶穌用最卑微的方式來tā ràng yē sū yòng zuì bēi wēi de fāng shì lái

到這個世界上。dào zhè ge shì jiè shàng

He let Jesus come to this world in the lowest way possible.

Esther:

生在一個臭 臭的馬槽裡。shēng zài yí ge chòu chòu de mǎ cáo lǐ

Born inside a smelly manger.

Kelly:

嬰兒這麼可愛, 怎麼會有人怕yīng ér zhè me kě ài zěn me huì yǒu rén pà

呢?ne

Baby is so cute, how can anyone be afraid of Him?

Isaac:

這樣祂就可以和人一起生活, zhè yàng tā jiù kě yǐ hé rén yì qǐ shēng huó

講話, 交朋友了!jiǎng huà jiāo péng yǒu le

This way, He can live with, talk to, and make friends with people!

Erin:

(Tilts head slightly, as if she can tell where this is going.)

George:

所以同學們, 神放棄了祂呼風喚雨suǒ yǐ tóng xué men shén fàng qì le tā hū fēng huàn yǔ

的能力,變成了人,是為什麼呢?de néng lì biàn chéng le rén shì wèi shén me ne

So, everyone, why did God abandoned his awesome power and turn Himself into a man?

Kelly:

為了教人怎麼愛祂!wèi le jiāo rén zěn me ài tā

To teach people how to love Him!

Esther:

Hmm…還有教人怎麼愛自己。hái yǒu jiāo rén zěn me ài zì jǐ

Hmm…and to teach people how to love themselves.

Isaac:

Hmm… 還有怎樣愛其他人!hái yǒu zěn yàng ài qí tā rén

Hmm…and also, to teach us how to love others!

Erin:

(Arms crossed with a frown, as if she can’t take it anymore…)

George:

只要我們心中 有愛,神的聖靈zhǐ yào wǒ men xīn zhōng yǒu ài shén de shèng líng

就會通過我們jiù huì tōng guò wǒ men

幫助全世界的人!bāng zhù quán shì jiè de rén

As long as we have love in our heart, the Holy Spirit will go through us and help everyone in the world!

Erin:

好了! 我懂了! 別講了! 講得hǎo le wǒ dǒng le bié jiǎng le jiǎng de

愛來愛去的,好肉麻啊!ài lái ài qù de hǎo ròu má a

Ok! I get it! Stop talking about it! All this talk of love is so sickening!

George:

看來神的種子已經kàn lái shén de zhǒng zi yǐ jīng

種好了, 現在只zhòng hǎo le xiàn zài zhĭ

需要愛的灌溉!xū yào ài de guàn gài

Looks like God’s seed has been planted, now it just needs to be “watered” with love!

George:

同學們, 我們給江若怡同學tóng xué men wǒ men gěi jiāng ruò yí tóng xué

抱一下好不好?bào yí xià hǎo bù hǎo

Everyone, let’s give Erin a hug, OK?

Isaac, Kelly, & Esther:

好好好好好!!(They gave Erin a hug.)hǎo hǎo hǎo hǎo hǎo

Yes!!!!

Erin:

(Looks traumatized…)

George:

謝謝大家! 你們好乖, 可以xiè xie dà jiā nǐ men hǎo guāi kě yǐ

給老師抱一下嗎…?gěi lǎo shī bào yí xià ma

Thanks, Everyone! You guys are great, can teacher get a hug too…?

Erin:

(Recovered from the hug & looks at her watch.)

下課了了了!! xià kè le le le

Class is over!!

Isaac & Esther:

下課了了了!! xià kè le le le

Class is over!!

George:

(Wears a big frown.)

Kelly:

老師?lǎo shī

Teacher?

George:

…

(Sees that Kelly is still here, so he extends his arms for a hug.)

Kelly:

(Goes over & gave George a quick hug.)

George:

還是江慧欣同學乖,hái shì jiāng huì xīn tóng xué guāi

懂得老師的”心苦”…dǒng de lǎo shī de xīn kǔ

Thank you Kelly, only you know teacher’s “toil at heart”…

THE END