Every morning,my mother often gets up at about 6:30,then she'll prepare breakfast for me.At 8 o'clock,it's time for her to go to work,so she go to the office by bus.And at about 6:00 in the evening,my mother comes back,she's so tired then,but she still cooks supper for us.After everything is done she will go to bed for sleep.So,I want to say:mom,you are the greatest!
night after night, she came to tuck me in, even long after my childhood years.following her longstanding custom, she'd lean down and push my long hair out of the way, then kiss my forehead.
i don't remember when it first started annoying me —— her hands pushing my hair that way. but it did annoy me, for they felt work-worn and rough against my young skin. finally, one night, i lashed out at her:"don't do that anymore —— your hands are too rough!" she didn't say anything in reply.but never again did my mother close out my day with that familiar expression of her love.lying awake long afterward, my words haunted me.but pride stifled my conscience, and i didn't tell her i was sorry.
time after time, with the passing years, my thoughts returned to that night.by then i missed my mother's hands, missed her goodnight kiss upon my forehead.sometimes the incident seemed very close, sometimes far away.but always it lurked, hauntingly, in the back of my mind.
well, the years have passed, and i'm not a little girl anymore.mom is in her mid-seventies, and those hands i once thought to be so rough are still doing things for me and my family.she's been our doctor, reaching into a medicine cabinet for the remedy to calm a young girl's stomach or soothe a boy's scraped knee. she cooks the best fried chicken in the world…… gets stains out of blue jeans like i never could……and still insists on dishing out ice cream at any hour of the day or night.
through the years, my mother's hands have put in countless hours of toil, and most of hers were before automatic washers!
这么多年来,妈妈的手做了多少家务!而且在自动洗衣机出现以前她已经操劳了绝大多数时间。
now, my own children are grown and gone. mom no longer has dad, and on special occasions, i find myself drawn next door to spend the night with her. so it was that late on thanksgiving eve, as i drifted into sleep in the bedroom of my youth, a familiar hand hesitantly stole across my face to brush the hair from my forehead.then a kiss, ever so gently, touched my brow.
in my memory, for the thousandth time, i recalled the night my surly young voice complained:"don't do that anymore —— your hands are too rough!" catching mom's hand in hand, i blurted out how sorry i was for that night.i thought she'd remember, as i did.but mom didn't know what i was talking about.she had forgotten —— and forgiven —— long ago.
that night, i fell asleep with a new appreciation for my gentle mother and her caring hands.and the guilt i had carried around for so long was nowhere to be found.
那晚,我带着对温柔母亲和体贴双手的感激入睡。这许多年来我的负罪感已经消失无踪。
1. In some cases there is a mini-mum age limit.
有些情况下有最低年龄限制。
2. She scribbled a note to tell Mum she'dgone out.
她匆匆写了个便条告诉妈妈她已外出。
3. He is keeping mum about his feelings on the matter.
他闭口不谈他对此事的个人感受。
4. I've asked Mum to sit for us next Saturday.
我已经拜托妈妈下周六为我们临时照看一下孩子。
5. There are plenty of plus points about being an older first-time mum.
年龄稍长再做妈妈有很多好处。
6. I love sweets but Mum doesn't let me have them very often.
我爱吃糖,可妈妈不让我常吃。
7. He was accusing my mum of having an affair with another man.
他指责我妈妈与另一个男人有染。
8. "Yes, Mum," replied Cheryl as she slowly put away her doll.
“是的,妈妈。”谢里尔一边慢慢地收起布娃娃一边回答。
9. My mum would've loved one of us to go to college.
妈妈非常希望我们中的一个能上大学。
10. "There, there," said Mum. "You've been having a really bad dream."
“好了,好了,”妈妈说,“你只是做了一个很可怕的噩梦。”
11. Mum and he were able to walk part of the way together.
妈妈和他能够一起走一段路。
12. Mum and I used to fall out a lot.
我和妈妈过去经常争吵。
13. I shouldn't grumble about Mum — she's lovely really.
我不该抱怨妈妈——她真的很好。
14. Say what you like about them, but they did love their Mum.
随你怎么说,但他们确实爱自己的妈妈。
15. "Mum thinks I should stop imposing on your hospitality, Leo," said Grace.