As far as birthday presents go, it sounds too good to be true. But when you have friends like Simon Cowell perhaps it is only to be expected。

　　單就生日禮物來(lái)說(shuō)，這聽起來(lái)讓人難以置信。但是如果你有像Simon Cowell這樣的朋友，你坐等收大禮就是了。

　　Susan Boyle, who turns 49 today, will wake up to a £4million gift from the music mogul。

　　蘇珊大媽49歲生日當(dāng)天，會(huì)收到這個(gè)唱片界大佬的一份價(jià)值四百萬(wàn)英鎊的禮物。

　　The payout from Cowell's Syco label represents the first instalment of royalties from Miss Boyle's best-selling debut album, I Dreamed A Dream, which was released last November。

　　Cowell的Syco唱片公司出的這份錢，是蘇珊大媽第一張大賣專輯《我有一個(gè)夢(mèng)想》的首期版權(quán)費(fèi)。

　　It has since become the fastest-selling album in British history, with more than 3.1million copies bought in its first four weeks。

　　去年11月發(fā)行的這張專輯是英國(guó)唱片史上賣得最快的專輯，在最初的四個(gè)星期里就賣出了310萬(wàn)張。

　　Yesterday the singer, who is on tour in Japan, celebrated the windfall and her birthday with a private party in the penthouse suite of Tokyo's tallest building。

　　昨天，在日本巡演的蘇珊大媽在東京最高的一幢大樓的頂層開派對(duì)慶祝生日。

　　She was joined by fans who had flown in for the occasion from Australia, Europe, the U.S. and Asia。

　　參加派對(duì)的有從澳大利亞、歐洲、美國(guó)以及亞洲趕來(lái)的粉絲。

　　Guests donned home-made 'Susan Boyle' buttons and red scarves in a tribute to the star, who is known affectionately as Su-Bo, before presenting her with a chocolate cake decked with strawberries and featuring her album cover。

　　客人們送上了自制的印有“Susan Boyle”名字的徽章和紅色圍巾，然后又送上裝飾有草莓的巧克力蛋糕，上面印有她的專輯封面圖案。