A：Look! Someone is celebrating his birthday.
看!有人在慶祝生日。
B：This must be his 21st birthday. No doubt about it.
這一定是他21歲的生日。毫無疑問。
A：Why? Do you know that guy?
為什么?你認(rèn)識那個人嗎?
B：No. Well, in America, 21 is the age when you're allowed to drink. So, many guys celebrate it in bars.
不認(rèn)識。不過，在美國，你要到21歲才可以喝酒。所以，有很多男孩子來酒吧慶祝他們21歲的生日。
A：That's interesting. But it would be really expensive, I suppose. Just think about all the drinks.
挺有趣的。不過我猜那一定很貴。光想想那些飲料就知道了。
B：No. If it's your birthday, then you don't need to pay a cent. Just blow out the candles and open the gifts. That makes the birthday a special day. Your friends will take care of everything.
不是的。如果是你的生日，你就不用花一分錢。只要吹生日蠟燭，收禮物就可以了。那才能叫過生日啊。你的朋友會把一切都張羅好的。
A：Wow. That's wonderful.
哇，那太棒了。
B：What about in China? What'd you do to celebrate your birthday?
在中國怎么樣啊?你們是怎樣慶祝生日的呢?
A：Nowadays, it's no difference from America. But in old times, we have traditional ways to celebrate it.
現(xiàn)在和美國沒什么差別。但在以前，我們用傳統(tǒng)的方式來慶祝生日。
注釋:
blow out 吹滅
long-lived adj. 長壽的
longevity n. 長壽
flour n. 面粉
goddess n. 女神
piss off 使惱火