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PAGE [导读]　《母亲的礼物》是广大英语爱好者们津津乐道的一部图书。书中通过作者回忆儿时与母亲在一起的点点滴滴，真正明白了在一个人成长的不同时期，母亲的陪伴和鼓励才是人世间最美的礼物。阅读下面有关作者三年级参加演出时的一次经历的节选，对比中外文化中对母爱理解的异同。 My Mothers Gift Suzanne Chazin I grew up in a small town where the elementary school was a ten-minute walk from my house and in an age，not so long ago，when children could go home for lunch and find their mother waiting. At the time，I did not consider this a luxury，although today it certainly would be.I took it for granted① that mothers were the sandwich-makers，the finger-painting appreciations and the homework monitors.I never questioned that this ambitious，intelligent woman，who had had a career before I was born and would eventually return to a career，would spend almost every lunch hour throughout my elementary school years just with me. I only knew that when the noon bell rang，I would race breathlessly② home.My mother would be standing at the top of the stairs，smiling down at me with a look that suggested I was the only important thing she had on her mind.For this，I am forever grateful. One lunch time when I was in the third grade will stay with me always.I had been picked to be the princess in the school play，and for weeks my mother had painstakingly③ rehearsed(排练，排演)my lines with me.But no matter how easily I delivered④ them at home，as soon as I stepped on stage，every word disappeared from my head. Finally，my teacher took me aside.She explained that she had written a narrators part to the play，and asked me to switch roles.Her words，kindly delivered，still stung，especially when I saw my part go to another girl. I didnt tell my mother what had happened when I went home for lunch that day.But she sensed my unease，and instead of suggesting we practice my lines，she asked if I wanted to walk in the yard. I watched my mother casually bend down by one of the clumps，“I think Im going to dig up all these weeds，”she said，yanking(使劲拉)a blossom，up by its roots.“From now on，well have only roses in this garden.” “But I like dandelions，”I prot