奇葩習(xí)慣之21歲生日季雙語(yǔ)

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　　每到六月，牛津就會(huì)出現(xiàn)一種奇怪的現(xiàn)象——事實(shí)上它發(fā)生在大部分的英國(guó)大學(xué)。接下來(lái)，編給大家準(zhǔn)備了,歡迎大家參考與借鑒。

　　奇葩習(xí)慣之21歲生日季雙語(yǔ)

　　每到六月，牛津就會(huì)出現(xiàn)一種奇怪的現(xiàn)象——事實(shí)上它發(fā)生在大部分的英國(guó)大學(xué)。突然間，你至少一半的朋友都在同一星期步入二十一歲。更準(zhǔn)確地說(shuō)，都在他們期末考試結(jié)束后的第二天。奇怪的是，你確切地記得他們?nèi)ツ甑纳斩荚谒脑碌?、五月或六月?hellip;…歡迎來(lái)到“畢業(yè)生季日會(huì)”!

　　Something odd happens mid-June in Oford – and indeed, at most British universities. Suddenly, it transpires that at least half of your friends turn 21 in eactly the same week – more specifically, eactly two days after their last eam finishes. Rather peculiar, as you’re sure that last year their birthday fell in late April, or May, or early June… Welcome to the “Finalist Birthday”.

　　對(duì)于所有不幸出生在夏季學(xué)期的可憐人來(lái)說(shuō)，想要在真實(shí)生日當(dāng)天慶祝二十一歲是不大可能的。就算他們自己有足夠信心，不用花時(shí)間為考試復(fù)習(xí)，他們也沒(méi)法說(shuō)服那些埋頭苦學(xué)的朋友們抽空來(lái)派對(duì)。因此，許多四月出生的學(xué)生神奇地暫時(shí)“忘記”了自己的二十一歲生日，直到期末考試全部結(jié)束——然后就是真正的派對(duì)時(shí)間!

　　但是你要如何理直氣壯地辦一場(chǎng)“期末生日會(huì)”呢?作為一個(gè)出生于五月六號(hào)——也就是期末考試開(kāi)始前十三天的悲慘學(xué)子，讓我用親身經(jīng)歷告訴你，這并不簡(jiǎn)單!

　　For all those poor souls unfortunate enough to be born in summer term, celebrating a 21st birthday on the actual anniversary of their birth is out of the question. Even if they feel confident enough about eams themselves to take time off revising, they’re unlikely to convince many friends to emerge from their studying caves for a party. Thus many spring-born finalists magically “forget” to turn 21 until all their eams are out of the way – and it’s time for a real party.

　　But how do you convincingly have a “Finalist Birthday”? As someone whose birthday fell on May 6th – eactly 13 days before my final eams started – let me tell you, it’s not easy…

　　必做事項(xiàng)

　　首先，一定要選擇你所有朋友都能來(lái)的一天作為自己的“生日”。我的考試比我最好的朋友的考試早三周結(jié)束，但我在決定派對(duì)時(shí)間時(shí)并沒(méi)有考慮到這一點(diǎn)。結(jié)果就是，我的生日派對(duì)正好在她第一場(chǎng)考試的前一天!當(dāng)然最終她還是原諒我了……

　　... pick a “birthday” that all your friends can come to. My eams finished three weeks before my best friend’s did – something I hadn’t bargained on when I announced my party. It turned out to be the night before her first eam. She forgave me – eventually…

　　禁忌事項(xiàng)

　　別讓你的“生日”和舞會(huì)之類的大日子撞上。這看上去是個(gè)好主意——大家都打扮得很漂亮，自己掏錢買了食物和飲料，還會(huì)有很多娛樂(lè)活動(dòng)——但你將不會(huì)成為派對(duì)上人人關(guān)注的焦點(diǎn)!畢竟這本來(lái)就是生日派對(duì)的意義!

　　... coincide your “birthday” with a big event like a ball. It seems like a good idea – everyone will be dressed up, have paid for their own food and drink, and there’ll be lots of entertainment – but you won’t be the centre of attention. And what else are birthdays for?

　　必做事項(xiàng)

　　接受一個(gè)殘酷的現(xiàn)實(shí)吧，那就是掃興的家伙們不會(huì)安分待著，他們會(huì)不停地戳穿你的假生日派對(duì)。在我的生日派對(duì)上，一個(gè)平時(shí)就不怎么受歡迎的熟人固執(zhí)地不斷提醒我：“這并不是你真正的二十一歲生日吧??是嗎??”遇上這種悲劇，你只能試著無(wú)視，別管他們?cè)趺凑f(shuō)。。。

　　... accept that party poopers will try to ruin your fake birthday by refusing to play along. A slightly obnoious acquaintance persistently reminded me at my own party that, “of course, it’s not actually your 21st birthday, is it?” Such miseries should be ignored. And whatever happens…

　　禁忌事項(xiàng)

　　別克制自己，一定要辦一場(chǎng)奢侈放肆的生日派對(duì)!我的意思是，一定要買一個(gè)有二十一根蠟燭的生日蛋糕，一定要堅(jiān)持整晚戴著派對(duì)帽子或者巨大的21字徽章，特別是一定要堅(jiān)持讓大家對(duì)你唱生日歌!至少兩次!

　　... refrain from having an etravagant “birthday”. By which I mean, do get a cake with 21 candles, do insist on wearing a party hat or giant 21 badge all night, and definitely insist on everyone singing Happy Birthday to you. At least twice.

　　必做事項(xiàng)

　　記得告訴你的死黨們，等到派對(duì)當(dāng)天再送你禮物，特別是如果你想收到一個(gè)精心準(zhǔn)備的生日禮物，而不是在自習(xí)休息時(shí)匆匆買下的毫無(wú)誠(chéng)意的代金禮券。

　　... ask your close friends to leave present giving until the party, especially if you want a thoughtful gift, rather than a voucher hastily purchased in a five-minute library break.

　　禁忌事項(xiàng)

　　不過(guò)，可別指望你的父母也配合你演這出期畢業(yè)生季日會(huì)的戲碼，并在“生日”當(dāng)天給你送上禮物或者真摯的祝福。就算你把facebook主頁(yè)上的生日都改了，也別指望這兩位含辛茹苦把你生出來(lái)的親人“忘記”你的二十一歲生日。

　　... however, epect your parents to also leave any presents or general well wishing until your “Finalist Birthday”. Even if you change your birthday on Facebook, you will not convince the people present on your actual day of birth to ‘forget’ when you turn 21.

　　必做事項(xiàng)

　　最后，記得熟練運(yùn)用這次推遲生日的成功經(jīng)驗(yàn)，之后你就能輕車熟路地“忘記”讓自己又老一歲的生日了!這樣你就永遠(yuǎn)不會(huì)邁入三十歲，青春永駐，年輕萬(wàn)歲!

　　... acknowledge that a successful delay of your birthday sets a precedent. Become an epert at ‘forgetting’ when you become a year older, and you will never have to admit to being 30. Eternal youth is at your fingertips…

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