Thousands Attend Mexican Girl’s Birthday After Seeing Facebook Invitation(翻译)

Rubi Ibarra just celebrated a birthday she will never forget.
Rubi Ibarra刚刚度过了她永生难忘的生日。

Rubi is a teenager.She lives in the small community of La Joya in northern Mexico.
Rubi是一个青少年。她住在墨西哥北部La Joya的一个小社区。

She turned 15 years old.So, her family planned a traditional quinceanera for her.A quinceanera is an important coming-of-age party for girls turning 15.
她刚刚满15岁。因而，她的家人计划为她举办一个传统的成人礼。成人礼对年满15岁的女孩来说是一个十分重要的聚会。

Her family created a Facebook event page for the party.The invitation was listed as public.That means anyone using Facebook could see it.
Rubi的家人为此创建了一个脸书活动页面。将发送的邀请设置为了对外公开。这意味着任何使用脸书的人都可以看到它。

A few weeks before the party, a photographer placed a video to the page.The video showed Rubi’s father describing what his daughter’s party would be like.Crescendio Ibarra said there would be local musicians, food, prizes and horse races.He said “everyone is cordially invited.”By everyone, the Ibarra family later explained, he simply meant everyone in nearby towns.
聚会前几个星期，一个摄影师在该页面上发送了一个视频。视频中，Rubi的父亲描述女儿的派对将会是什么样子。Crescendio Ibarra表示届时会有当地的音乐家，食物，奖品和赛马比赛。他说，“我们诚挚地邀请每个人。”每个人，Ibarra一家人后来解释道，他只是说在附近城镇的每个人。

But the public invitation quickly went viral.As a result, “everyone” who saw it thought they were invited.More than 1 million people said on Facebook that they planned to attend the quinceanera.
但这个公开的邀请很快就蔓延开来。这导致了“大家”认为只要看到这个视频就是受到了邀请。超过100万人在脸书上表示，他们计划参加Rubi的成人礼。

The original video was seen millions of times on YouTube.Mexican music stars and personalities joked about attending the party.
最初的视频在YouTube上观看量达到了数百万次。墨西哥的歌手和名人也开玩笑地表示要参加这次聚会。

Even a Mexican airline company offered low prices on flights to a city near Rubi’s hometown.Its advertisements for the offer said, “Are you going to Rubi’s party?”
甚至一家墨西哥航空公司都开始提供低价飞往Rubi家乡附近一个城市的航班。它的广告宣传语就是：“你要去Rubi的派对吗？”

The party was held on Monday, December 26.And, while 1 million people did not actually attend,Univision reported that more than 30,000 people showed up to help Rubi celebrate her 15th birthday.
派对在12月26日星期一举行。虽然这100万人没有真的到场，环球电视台报道，但超过3万人参加了此次聚会，帮助Rubi庆祝她的15岁生日。

Photographers and reporters from around the world were present.The Associated Press described the Mexican teenager as looking a bit “overwhelmed” by the attention, but “resplendent” in her dress.
来自世界各地的摄影师和记者都在场。美联社说，这位墨西哥青少年看起来被外界的注意力弄得有点“不知所措”，但其服饰“光彩照人”。

Jose Antonio Sosa is an expert on social media at the Iberoamericana University.He said that Mexico’s great interest in Rubi’s party showed a desire for lighter, happier stories in the news.
Jose Antonio Sosa是伊比利亚美洲大学的社交媒体专家。他说，墨西哥对Rubi聚会的巨大兴趣显示了人们渴望看到新闻中那些简单幸福的故事。

And that’s What’s Trending Today…
这就是今日流行……

I’m Bob Doughty.
我是鲍勃·道蒂。