双语美文：朋友们的小小心意 让我泪流满面

So, a couple of weeks ago

就在几个星期之前

my family found out that my Uncle has stage four brain cancer.

一家人突然得知，我的叔叔患有脑癌，已经是第四阶段了 

I was very upset with the news

这个消息让我十分震惊

as I have lived with him for the past nine years.

过去9年以来，我一直和他生活在一起

About a week later, was my B-DAY

就在一个星期之后就是我的生日，

and I reAlly didn't want to celebrate it with all that was going on.

得知这个消息之后一连串的事情，让我根本无心庆祝生日

I just got me some cupcakes

我只是买了几只纸杯蛋糕

and went to my friends house to watch TV.

到朋友家去看了会儿电视

At some point during the evening,

这天夜里某个时刻 

it slipped out that it was my B-DAY,

家人偶然得知，这天是我的生日

but I told them not to worry about it.

但我告诉他们，不用在意，

The next week, I arrived at my friends house to watch TV,

一个星期之后，我到朋友家去看电视

and found a surprise birthday party waiting for me.

发现他们居然为我准备了一个惊喜派对

All of my friends were there,

我的朋友全都在场

some driving three hours, to be there.

其中一些人开了足足三个小时的车，就为了参加我的惊喜派对

And I nearly cried because of it.

为此我差点痛哭流涕