This is What's Trending Today...
这里是《今日热点》节目。
Singer Selena Gomez made her name acting in children's television shows.
著名歌手赛琳娜·戈麦斯（Selena Gomez）因参加一档儿童电视节目而出道。
She was also singer Justin Bieber's girlfriend for a while.
她是人气歌手贾斯汀·比伯（Justin Bieber）的前女友。
But recently she is better known for her music.
近期，她的音乐作品再次斩获超高人气。
In fact, she has one of the top songs of the summer.
其实，她的音乐作品入围今夏最热门歌曲。
Songwriter and DJ Kygo's song "It Ain't Me" features Gomez.
歌曲"It Ain't Me"由知名DJ兼词曲作家Kygo与赛琳娜联合演绎。
It is ranked 20th on Billboard.com's current summer music chart.
该歌曲在美国公告牌夏季音乐榜单中排名第20。
You might think Gomez would have been singing at concerts around the world or appearing on television shows to talk about her music.
也许你认为赛琳娜会奔波于全球各地的演唱会或在电视节目上畅谈她的音乐作品。
But instead, she was preparing for a serious medical procedure.
而事实上，她正为一场重要的手术做准备。
Gomez is the world's most popular person on Instagram. She has over 125 million followers.
赛琳娜是Instagram上人气最高的明星。她拥有的粉丝超过1.25亿。
On Thursday, she used Instagram to explain why she was "laying low" this summer.
周四，她在Instagram上解释了今夏“沉寂”的缘由。
She posted a photo of herself in a hospital bed with her friend Francia Raisa.
她贴出一张与好友弗朗西亚·赖莎（Francia Raisa）躺在医院病床上的照片。
She said she needed a kidney transplant because of the disease lupus.
她说，因为红斑性狼疮复发需要进行肾移植手术。
Gomez received a kidney from her friend. 赛琳娜接受了好友的肾捐赠。
Humans are able to live without one of their two kidneys.
人类拥有两颗肾脏，不过失去其中一个也可以存活。
Lupus is a condition that affects a person's immune system.
红斑性狼疮是一种会影响人体免疫系统的疾病。
An immune system that works well fights diseases and viruses.
免疫系统能够很好地抵御疾病和病毒。
According to the Mayo Clinic's website, lupus causes the body's immune system to attack its own organs and tissue.
根据梅奥诊所网站显示，红斑性狼疮会导致人体的免疫系统攻击自身的器官和组织。
Organs affected by lupus include the kidneys, brain, heart and lungs.
受红斑性狼疮影响的器官包括肾脏、大脑、心脏和肺。
Gomez thanked her doctors and her friend. She wrote that she "looks forward" to being able to tell the story about her experience sometime soon.
赛琳娜对她的医生和朋友表示感谢。她写道，很“期待”能够尽快地讲述自己的经历。
She called Raisa her sister and said donating a kidney was the "ultimate gift and sacrifice."
她称赖莎为姐姐并表示，她将肾脏捐献给我，赠予我“最终极的礼物与付出”。
Raisa is an actress and model. She appeared in a well-known television show called "The Secret Life of the American Teenager."
演员赖莎还是一名模特。她曾出演过著名电视剧“青春密语”。
Many people reacted to Gomez's Instagram post.
网友们纷纷对此作出回应。
They offered support for Gomez and they told Raisa what a great thing she did by donating her kidney.
网友留言表示支持赛琳娜，他们还称赞赖莎捐赠肾脏的情义之举。
One user, Ingrid Talledo, wrote: "@franciaraisa, you deserve the sky.
一位名为Ingrid Talledo的网友写道：“@franciaraisa，你值得拥有整片天空。
Thank you so much for everything that you did. You deserve all the love of the world."
你做的一切都让人心怀感激。你该得到全世界的祝福与爱意。”
Gomez has been dealing with lupus for several years.
近年来，赛琳娜一直饱受红斑性狼疮的折磨。
In 2014, she had chemotherapy to treat the disease.
2014年，她为了治病还接受过化疗。
And that's What's Trending Today.
以上为《今日热点》。
【词汇解析】
1.television shows 电视节目
From commercials she quickly graduated to television shows.
她很快就从拍商业广告上升到拍电视节目。
2.reacted to 对...回应
His supporters have reacted to the news with elation.
他的支持者听到那条消息后兴高采烈。
3.immune system 免疫系统
Yoga can be used to strengthen the immune system.
瑜伽能增强人体免疫系统。
4.works well 相比之下
He works well together with them.
他同他们一起工作得不错。
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