Audiobook Dictation: “The city was crowded with travelers…”

The city was crowded with travelers from all over Palestine, and from foreign countries too.

城里挤满了来自巴勒斯坦各地、也有来自外国的旅客。

They were the pilgrims who had come for the Passover feast.

他们是来过逾越节的朝圣者。

The crowds saw the procession coming.

人群看见队伍走来了。

They saw the donkey, and they remembered what the Scriptures said.

他们看见了那头驴，想起了经上所说的话。

They heard the shouting, and they understood the words.

他们听见了欢呼声，也明白了那些话的意思。

Some of the crowds began to shout with the disciples.

人群中有些人开始跟门徒们一起欢呼。

A great cry of "Hosanna!" went ringing down the street.

一片“和散那！”的呼声响彻了整条街。

Everyone seemed to be saying it.

似乎人人都在喊。

"Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord." Some cut branches from the trees, and waved them before the Messiah.

“奉主名来的是应当称颂的。”有些人从树上砍下枝子，在弥赛亚面前挥舞。

It was a royal welcome.

这是一场迎接君王般的欢迎。