10月聖誕節 美全城爲病童提前過節

Little Ethan Van Leuven died Tuesday, just a week after his town of West Jordan, Utah, banded together to celebrate the holidays early so Ethan, who had leukemia, could enjoy them.
伊桑·範·勒芬於本週二離世。一週前，伊桑所在的美國猶他州西喬丹小城，爲了這個患有白血病的、即將離世的小男孩，提前慶祝了萬聖節、聖誕節等節日。

Ethan, 4, passed away "surrounded by family and friends," a statement on Ethan's GoFundMe page read.
伊桑的“請捐錢給我”的個人網頁上稱，4歲的伊桑在家人和朋友們的陪伴中離開了這個世界。

"Super Hero Ethan earned his wings. He fought as hard and as long as any Super Hero could. His family are in all of our prayers and thoughts," the statement read.
“伊桑沒有讓大家失望，他是超級英雄，他頑強的與病魔作鬥爭，這種精神和超級英雄是一樣的。他的家人也得到了大家的祈禱和關心。”

Though diagnosed just prior to his second birthday, Ethan lived almost three years post-diagnosis and only stopped responding to treatments very recently.
2歲時被診斷患有白血病，至今伊桑與病魔鬥爭了將近3年的時間，直到最近才停止治療。

"The doctors basically said he's got two days to a couple of weeks left to live, and so that's when we thought we would make the most of the last days he has remaining with us," Ethan's father, Merrill Van Leuven, told the "Today" show.
“醫生說他在這個世界上可能只剩下不到一週的時間了，所以我們想一定要好好利用這段時間。”伊桑的爸爸梅里爾說。

Residents went trick-or-treating on Oct. 21 and Ethan donned a Superman costume, the Deseret News reported. On Oct. 23, a parade was held in town to mark Ethan's fifth birthday, one month early. Darth Vader, Indiana Jones, a bagpiper and dozens of others marched in Ethan's honor, the paper said.
10月21日，西喬丹全城的居民們提前慶祝了萬聖節，那天伊桑把自己裝扮成了超級英雄。10月23日，居民們又提前一個月爲伊桑慶祝5歲的生日，大家裝扮成“黑武士”、冒險英雄“印第安納·瓊斯”和“風笛手”等各種形象在街上列隊遊行。

"You are our hero," a police officer said over the car's loud speaker, according to the Deseret News. "Thank you for being a part of our lives, Ethan. Our hero."
當地官員還通過揚聲器大喊：“伊桑，你是我們的英雄，感謝你成爲我們生活中的一部分。”

On Oct. 24, the town celebrated Christmas, Ethan's favorite holiday. Neighbors decorated their houses, and Santa and Mrs. Claus (with the town's local fire department) gave Ethan a ride on a fire truck. Carolers sang and the family toured the neighborhood to see the decorations. The next day, the family celebrated Christmas Day, according to the Deseret News.
伊桑最喜歡的節日是聖誕節，10月24日小城的居民們又開始舉辦一系列的聖誕節活動。每家每戶都裝上了聖誕彩燈，還有市民扮成“聖誕老人”用消防車載着伊桑。大家還一起爲伊桑唱聖誕頌歌。第二天，伊桑一家一起慶祝了聖誕節。

Merrill Van Leuven said he was "just overwhelmed" by the community's support.
伊桑的爸爸說大家這麼支持讓他“非常感動”。