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My Worst Birthday【译】我最糟糕的生日
I had the worst birthday of my life last year.【译】去年我过了一生中最糟糕的生日。
It all started when my sister Donna invited my ex-girlfriend Jennifer.【译】一切都是从我姐姐唐娜邀请我的前女友詹妮弗开始的。【单词】sister 形容词 ['sis-ter]['sɪstə] n. 姐妹【单词】invited 原型：invite 动词过去式 [in-'vahyt][ɪn'vaɪt] vt. 邀请；请求；招致；招待【单词】ex-girlfriend [frend] n. 前女友；上一任女友【专有名词】Donna 唐娜(女子名).【专有名词】Jennifer n. 詹尼弗(女子名)
For some reason, Donna and Jennifer started getting along after we broke up.【译】不知为什么，唐娜和詹妮弗在我们分手后就开始相处了。【单词】broke 原型：break [breyk][breɪk] v. 打碎；折断；违背；解决；中断；透露；变弱；锐减；结束
"How convenient," I told Jennifer.【译】“多方便啊，”我告诉詹妮弗。【单词】convenient 形容词 [kuhn-'veen-yuhnt][kən'viːnjənt] adj. 便利的；方便的
Donna was always trying to make my life hell.【译】唐娜总是想把我的生活搞得一团糟。【单词】hell 语气词 [hel][hel] n. 地狱；苦境；极大的痛苦
I guess that's her job as the older sister.【译】我想那是她的工作，像她姐姐一样。【单词】guess [ges][ɡes] v. 推测；猜中；以为
She was 20 years old, while I turned 17 years old last year.【译】她20岁，而我去年才17岁。
My mother had worked very hard to keep the party they were going to throw for me a secret.【译】我母亲非常努力地为他们要为我保密的聚会保密。【单词】throw 动词原形 [throh][θrəʊ] v. 扔；投；掷；抛【单词】secret 名词 ['see-krit]['siːkrət] n. 秘密；奥秘；秘诀
It didn't work, because Donna had a big mouth, but I was trying to keep up the secret for my mother's sake.【译】这没用，因为唐娜的嘴很大，但为了我妈妈，我一直在努力保守秘密。【单词】sake 名词 [seyk][seɪk] n. 理由；缘故；目的；利益
My dad got home from work and told my mom to get the kids so that we could all go out for dinner.【译】我爸爸下班回家告诉我妈妈带孩子们，这样我们就可以出去吃晚饭了。【单词】kids 原型：kid 名词复数形式 [kid][kɪd] n. 小孩；年轻人
We showed up at my favorite restaurant, which has a private room in the back for parties.【译】我们出现在我最喜欢的餐厅，那家餐厅后面有个私人房间，可以用来聚会。【单词】favorite 形容词 ['fey-ver-it]['feɪvərɪt] adj. 喜爱的；流行的【单词】restaurant 名词 ['res-ter-uh nt]['restrɒnt] n. 餐馆；饭店
Everything went downhill as soon as I opened the door.【译】我一打开门，一切都变糟了。【单词】downhill ['doun-'hil][ˌdaʊn'hɪl] adv. 向山下；走下坡路地 adj. 下坡的；向下的
My other ex-girlfriend Sarah was there, because she wanted to try and fix our relationship.【译】我的另一个前女友莎拉也在那里，因为她想修复我们的关系。【单词】fix [fiks][fɪks] v. 使 ... 固定；修理，处理，解决；确定；准备；操纵【专有名词】Sarah n. （女名）莎拉
I'll never forget the look on Donna's eyes.【译】我永远不会忘记唐娜的眼神。【单词】forget [fer-'get][fə'ɡet] v. 忘记；忽略
She looked like she saw a ghost.【译】她看起来像看到了鬼。【单词】ghost 名词 [gohst][ɡəʊst] n. 幽灵；鬼魂
Donna grabbed Jennifer and told her to go outside.【译】唐娜抓住珍妮弗叫她出去。【单词】grabbed 原型：grab 动词过去式 [grab][ɡræb] v. 抓住；攫取
Jennifer and Sarah never got along.【译】詹妮弗和莎拉从来没有友好相处过。
It might have something to do with me, but I'm not sure.【译】可能跟我有关，但我不确定。
Jennifer hadn't seen Sarah, because Donna took Jennifer outside before she had the chance.【译】詹妮弗没有看见莎拉，因为还没来得及唐娜就把她带到外面去了。
I took Sarah by the hand, and asked her who had invited her.【译】我拉着莎拉的手，问她是谁邀请的。
She looked at me confused, because apparently I had invited her through a text message a week ago.【译】她困惑地看着我，因为很明显我一周前通过短信邀请了她。【单词】confused 原型：confuse [kuhn-'fyooz][kən'fjuːz] vt. 使困惑；使混乱；混淆【单词】apparently 副词 [uh-'par-uhnt, uh-'pair-][ə'pærəntli] adv. 表面上；似乎；显然【单词】message 名词 ['mes-ij]['mesɪdʒ] n. 消息；信息；要点；寓意
It was true.【译】这是真的。
I invited her, but I never thought she would show up.【译】我邀请了她，但我从没想过她会出现。
When Jennifer finally came into the room, she saw Sarah and became very angry.【译】当詹妮弗终于走进房间时，她看到莎拉，非常生气。【单词】angry ['ang-gree]['æŋɡri] adj. 生气的；愤怒的
She looked at me and started yelling at me.【译】她看着我，开始对我大喊大叫。【单词】yelling 原型：yell [yel][jel] v. 大叫 n. 大喊
"Why is she here, Jason?" asked Jennifer.【译】“她为什么在这里，杰森？”詹妮弗问。【专有名词】Jason n. 詹森(男子名)
I looked at her equally angry and said, "What are you talking about?【译】我同样生气地看着她说：“你在说什么？【单词】equally 副词 ['ee-kwuh-lee]['iːkwəli] adv. 相等地；同样地；平等地
What are YOU doing here?"【译】你在这儿干什么？”
Jennifer started yelling at Sarah, and Sarah started yelling at Jennifer.【译】詹妮弗开始对莎拉大喊大叫，莎拉开始对詹妮弗大喊大叫。
They got so angry that they started fighting, which eventually got us kicked out of the restaurant.【译】他们非常生气，开始打架，最后把我们赶出了餐馆。【单词】fighting 原型：fight [fahyt][faɪt] n. 战斗；打架；斗志 vt. 打架；对抗 vi. 奋斗；斗争；争吵【单词】eventually [ih-'ven-choo-uh-lee][ɪ'ventʃuəli] adv. 最后；终于【单词】kicked 原型：kick [kik][kɪk] v. 踢；反冲 n. 踢；反冲；后座力
My mother was crushed when she got there.【译】我妈妈到那儿时崩溃了。【单词】crushed 原型：crush [kruhsh][krʌʃ] v. 压碎；击败；使...失望；折皱
Donna got grounded for a month.【译】唐娜被禁足一个月。【单词】grounded 原型：ground [ground][ɡraʊnd] v. 使停飞；困在家中；放在地上；使 ... 搁浅
That was one horrible birthday.【译】那是一个可怕的生日。【单词】horrible 形容词 ['hawr-uh-buhl, 'hor-]['hɒrəbl] adj. 可怕的；令人毛骨悚然的；令人讨厌的
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