妈妈为我举行生日宴会，我邀请了我的一些朋友。

My mother had a party for me and I asked my friends to come.

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中国篮球的传奇人物姚明表示：“能在这里我很高兴，国家队能为我举行如此好的颁奖典礼我很高兴。”

Chinese basketball legend, Yao Ming said, "I am so glad I can be here and glad that the national team held such a good awards ceremony for me."

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我不信上帝却到教堂举行婚礼，那就是我的虚伪了。

It would be hypocritical of me to have a church wedding when I don't believe in God.

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So you ask yourself, "Do I believe that meeting's going to take place without me?"

你问自己，我相信那场会,在我不在的时候也会举行吗“

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And I think there always was a party going on.

所以我想，那里总是有聚会在举行。

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So I guess I don't really believe the meeting's going to take place without me.

所以我猜我并不真正相信,那场会议会在我不在时举行。

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