昨天是我的生日，我三十岁了。
Yesterday was my birthday — I turned thirty.
晚上，朋友们来我家，我们一起吃饭，一起唱歌。
In the evening my friends came to my home, and we ate and sang together.
妻子给我做了一个很大的蛋糕。
My wife made me a very big cake.
大家对我说：“祝你生日快乐！”
Everyone said to me: "Happy birthday!"
我说：“谢谢大家！希望明年我们再一起过生日！”
I said: "Thank you, everyone! I hope we can celebrate my birthday together again next year!"
虽然我已经三十岁了，但是我觉得我还是二十岁！
Although I'm already thirty, I feel like I'm still twenty!
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Key words 生词
生日shēngrìbirthday
岁suìyears old
祝zhùto wish (someone something)
快乐kuàilèhappy
希望xīwàngto hope
蛋糕dàngāocake
Grammar note 语法点
祝 + person + wish
祝 (zhù) introduces a good wish for someone: 祝 + person + the thing you wish them, e.g. 祝你工作快乐.
祝你生日快乐！ — Happy birthday to you!
已经 … 了
已经 (yǐjīng) with 了 at the end means something has 'already' happened or is already the case, e.g. 他已经走了.
我已经三十岁了。 — I'm already thirty years old.
虽然…，但是…
虽然…但是… means 'although ..., (but) ...'. Chinese uses both words together, e.g. 虽然很忙，但是很快乐.
虽然我已经三十岁了，但是我觉得我还是二十岁！ — Although I'm already thirty, I feel like I'm still twenty!
Check yourself 小测验
1. How old did the narrator turn?
2. What did his wife make for him?
3. What did everyone say to him?