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