英语美文--献给母亲.doc

This?is?for?all?the?mothers?who?didn’t?win?Mother?ofthe?Year?last?year,?all?the?runners-up?and?all?thewannabes,?including?the?mothers?too?tired?to?enter?or?too?busy?to?care. 本文谨献给所有未能获得去年“年度母亲”的妈妈们，所有的亚军和希望超越她们的人们，还包括那些太过牢累没能参加或是太过忙碌而无暇顾及的母亲们。 This?is?for?all?the?mothers?who?froze?their?buns?off?on?metal?bleachers?at?soccer?games?onFriday?night,?instead?of?watching?from?cars. 这是写给所有会在周五晚上到露天球场观看足球赛的母亲们，她们会坐在冰凉的看台上，而不是从汽车里面观看。 So?that?when?their?kids?asked, “Did?you?see?my?goal?”?They?could?say, “Of?course,?wouldn’thave?missed?it?for?the?world.”?and?mean?it. 因此，当她们的孩子问：“你看到我得分了吗？”她们就能回答：“当然，我怎么会错过你的比赛啊。”事实确实是这样。 This?is?for?all?the?mothers?who?have?sat?up?all?night?with?sick?toddlers?in?their?arms,?wiping?upbarf?laced?with?Oscar?Mayer?wieners?and?cherry?Kool-Aid?saying, “It’s?OK,?honey,?Mommy’shere.” 这是写给所有整晚紧抱生病的孩子，擦掉那些有Oscar?Mayer香肠的呕吐物，并温柔地说：“好了，宝贝，妈妈在这里。” This?is?for?the?mothers?who?gave?birth?to?babies?they’ll?never?see,?and?the?mothers?who?tookthose?babies?and?made?them?homes. 这是写给这些未能见孩子一面而逝去的母亲们，也送给那些收养了这些孩子，并给了他们一个家的母亲们。 This?is?for?all?the?mothers?of?the?victims?of?school?shootings,?and?the?mothers?of?themurderers. 这是写给这些母亲们。她们的孩子成了学校枪击事件的受害者；她们是杀人犯的母亲。 For?the?mothers?of?the?survivors,?and?the?mothers?who?sat?in?front?of?their?TVs?in?horror,hugging?their?child?who?just?came?home?from?school,?safely. 她们是烈士的母亲；她们坐在电视前心神不宁，满怀恐惧，孩子一放学安全回家就拥抱孩子的母亲们。 This?is?for?all?the?mothers?who?run?carpools?and?make?cookies?and?sew?Halloween?costumes,and?all?the?mothers?who?don’t. 这是写给这些合伙使用汽车，会做饼干，缝制万圣节衣服的母亲们，也写给那些不做这些事情的母亲们。 What?makes?a?good?mother?anyway??Is?it?patience??Compassion??Broad?hips? 是什么能成就一个好母亲哪？是耐心？同情？还是胸怀的博大？ Is?it?the?ability?to?nurse?a?baby,?cook?dinner,?and?sew?a?button?on?a?shirt,?all?at?the?same?time?Or?is?it?heart? 是同时都具有抚养孩子，做饭，订纽扣的能力？还是有充满挚爱的心？ Is?it?the?ache?you?feel?when?you?watch?your?son?or?daughter?disappear?down?the?street,?walkingto?school?alone?for?the?very?first?time? 是你看着儿子或女儿消失在街头，第一次走进校园时的那种失落吗？ Is?it?the?jolt?that?takes?you?from?sleep?