10 Happy Birthday

CHAPTER 10 Happy Birthday When I woke up the next day, it really was my birthday. Even though I was in a hospital room, it LOOKED like my birthday. There were signs up that said, "HAPPY BIRTHDAY, STELLA!" in all the colors of the rainbow. There were balloons, too. Some regular balloons in yellow and blue, which are my two favorite colors. And then there were other balloons that looked like doctors" gloves, but all blown up.

第十章 生日快乐 我第二天醒来的时候，真的是我的生日了。 尽管我现在在病房里，可这地方看着就有过生日的氛围。 墙上贴着标语，写着：“斯特拉，生日快乐！” 用了彩虹的所有颜色。 还有好多气球呢。 有普通的黄色和蓝色气球，这两个是我最喜欢的颜色。 还有些别的气球，看起来像医生的手套，但是都充满了气。

Mom was in her chair beside me, looking out the window. "Mom," I whispered. "Mom!" "Good morning, birthday girl," she said. She stood and came to the side of my bed. "Did you sleep well?" "Yeah," I said. "I didn't even hear anyone come in to decorate. Was it you?" She shook her head. "The hospital has little elves for that kind of thing," she said. "Like Christmas elves, but for birthdays. Do you like it?" "I love it," I said. "Is that Stella?" Camille called from the other side of the curtain. "Stella, you're awake?" "I am!" I called back. "Come over!"

妈妈坐在我旁边的椅子上，正望着窗外。 “妈妈。”我小声喊她。 “妈妈！” “早上好呀，小寿星。”她说。 她站起身，走到我的床边。 “你睡得好吗？” “嗯。”我回答。 “我都没听见有人进来布置。 是你弄的吗？” 她摇了摇头。 “医院里有专门做这种事的小精灵哦。”她说。 “就像圣诞小精灵，不过是专门负责过生日的。 你喜欢吗？” “我太喜欢啦。”我说。 “是斯特拉醒了吗？” 卡米尔从帘子另一边喊我。 “斯特拉，你醒啦？” “对呀！” 我对着那边喊回去。 “快过来呀！”

Camille came over, tugging her IV pole. "Happy birthday!" she said. "Thanks," I said. "Happy half birthday to you!" "Thanks," she grinned. "Do you like the signs?" "I love them," I said. "I made that one," Camille told me, pointing to the rainbow-est one of all, above the TV. "I got up extra early so it'd be a surprise." "That's my favorite one!" I told her. Gina came into the room to say happy birthday, and also to do hospital things, like take vital signs. Mom brought a little tray over, so I could brush my teeth. I rinsed and spit into a little bowl because the sink was too far away. Then I had to go to the bathroom. Camille went back to her side of the room,

卡米尔拖着她的输液架走了过来。 “生日快乐！” 她说道。 “谢谢。”我说。 “也祝你半岁生日快乐呀！” “谢谢。”她咧嘴笑了。 “你喜欢这些标语吗？” “我超喜欢的。”我说。 “那张是我做的哦。”卡米尔指着电视上方那张颜色最像彩虹的标语告诉我。 “我特意起得特别早，就是想给你一个惊喜。” “那是我最喜欢的一张！” 我跟她说。 吉娜走进病房来祝我生日快乐，同时也来做些医院的常规工作，比如测生命体征。 妈妈端来一个小托盘，这样我就能刷牙了。 我漱了口，吐到一个小碗里，因为水槽离得太远了。 然后我得去上厕所。 卡米尔走回她在病房里的那边区域，

and Gina pulled the curtain. It wasn't as bad as the last time. But still, I told Gina I couldn't wait until I was allowed out of my bed. Once I was all cleaned up, Gina pulled back the curtain between Camille's and my bed, so it was like we were in one big room. Breakfast was delivered. There was a candle in my pancakes. I made a wish and blew it out. Camille had scrambled eggs to eat. I offered her a bite of my pancakes, but Gina said no because of the syrup. I felt bad eating

吉娜把帘子拉上了。 这次不像上次那么难受。 不过我还是跟吉娜说，我恨不得马上就能下床活动。 等我都收拾干净了，吉娜拉开了我和卡米尔病床之间的帘子，这下我们就像待在一个大房间里一样。 早餐送来了。 我的煎饼上插着一根蜡烛。 我许了个愿，然后吹灭了蜡烛。 卡米尔吃的是炒鸡蛋。 我想让她咬一口我的煎饼，但是吉娜说不行，因为煎饼上有糖浆。 当着她的面吃煎饼，我觉得有点不好意思

them in front of her. It made me a little bit less hungry, and I pushed the pieces of pancake around on my plate. "Everything okay, Stella?" Mom asked. I nodded. "Yeah, I just hope my wish comes true," I said. "What'd you wish for?" Camille asked. "I can't tell you," I said. "Well, I hope it comes true, too," Mom said, bending down to kiss my forehead. I looked over at Camille. "Hey, Mom, do you know what the lunch choices are yet?" "I have the menu right here," she said. She read from the list: "A burger, spaghetti and meatballs, chicken nuggets, pizza, or peanut butter and jelly." "What are YOU getting?" I asked Camille. "I have a special menu," she said. "I picked a turkey hot dog."

。 这下我有点没胃口了，在盘子里拨来拨去地戳着煎饼块。 “没事吧，斯特拉？” 妈妈问我。 我点点头。 “没事，我就是希望我的愿望能实现。”我说。 “你许了什么愿呀？”卡米尔问。 “我不能告诉你，说出来就不灵啦。”我说。 “嗯，我也希望你的愿望能实现。”妈妈说着，弯下腰亲了亲我的额头。 我转头看向卡米尔。 “嘿，妈妈，你知道今天午餐有什么选择吗？” “我这儿正好有菜单。”她说。 她照着清单念：“汉堡、意大利面配肉丸子、鸡块、披萨，或者花生酱果冻三明治。” “你打算选什么呀？” 我问卡米尔。 “我有一份特殊的菜单。”她说。 “我选了火鸡肉热狗。”