So, a couple of weeks ago
就在幾個(gè)星期之前

my family found out that my Uncle has stage four brain cancer.
一家人突然得知，我的叔叔患有腦癌，已經(jīng)是第四階段了?

I was very upset with the news
這個(gè)消息讓我十分震驚
?

as I have lived with him for the past nine years.
過去9年以來，我一直和他生活在一起
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About a week later, was my B-DAY
就在一個(gè)星期之后就是我的生日，
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and I really didn't want to celebrate it with all that was going on.
得知這個(gè)消息之后一連串的事情，讓我根本無心慶祝生日


I just got me some cupcakes
我只是買了幾只紙杯蛋糕
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and went to my friends house to watch TV.
到朋友家去看了會(huì)兒電視


At some point during the evening,
這天夜里某個(gè)時(shí)刻?

it slipped out that it was my B-DAY,
家人偶然得知，這天是我的生日

but I told them not to worry about it.
但我告訴他們，不用在意，

The next week, I arrived at my friends house to watch?TV,
一個(gè)星期之后，我到朋友家去看電視

and found a surprise birthday party waiting for me.
發(fā)現(xiàn)他們居然為我準(zhǔn)備了一個(gè)驚喜派對

All of my friends were there,
我的朋友全都在場

some driving three hours, to be there.
其中一些人開了足足三個(gè)小時(shí)的車，就為了參加我的驚喜派對

And I nearly cried because of it.
為此我差點(diǎn)痛哭流涕