经典英语美文短篇

经典英语美文短篇：爱母亲甚于爱自己

说明和注解：丁克威

这是一篇动情之作，读完后掩卷而思：母亲的胸怀是博大的，母亲的心灵 是至纯的，母亲的爱是无私的。然而我们对于母亲的报答又有多少？文章语言朴素简单，相信作为中学生的你能轻松地读下来。读到佳句妙语 处，真希望你能把它记下来、背下来。

Those Childhood Days

hold somebody in

her in she held you you When came into the world,

one's arms: 把某人抱arms. 在怀中 weep one's eyes

You thanked her by weeping your eyes out. out: 痛哭；大哭

注意bathe在此处用bathed

and year 1 old, she fed you When you were

作及物动词，意为“给…… you.洗澡”。

all night long：整夜； You thanked her by crying all night long.如说“整天”则是all day

long。

可说teach somebody you to walk.old, you When were 2 years she taught to do something（教某人做某事）

You thanked her by running away when she called.

do something with

meals your she made all you were 3 years old, When

love: 带着爱意/心做某with love. 事。 You thanked her by tossing your plate on the

toss: 抛投。 floor.

When you were 4 years old, she gave you some

crayon: 蜡笔。 crayons.

You thanked her by coloring the dining room color在此句中用作

动词，表示“着色”。 table.

When you were 5 years old, she dressed you for

dress: 给……穿衣。 the holidays.

You thanked her by plopping into the nearest pile plop: 扑通一声地掉

下去。 of mud.

注意walk在此处用作 When you were 6 years old, she walked you to 及物动词，意为“陪……一起走”。

school. “I'm You thanked her by screaming, not going!” scream: 尖叫。

When you were 7 years old, she bought you a

baseball: 棒球。 baseball. You thanked her by throwing it through the next-door-neighbor:

隔壁邻居。 next-door-neighbor's window.ice an years were 8 old, she handed you When you hand somebody something:

把某物递给某人。 cream. 滴落下drip: （液体） your lap.over You thanked her by dripping it all 指来。注意形近词drop“掉下、落下”，两者有 区别。When you were 9 years old, she paid for piano

lessons. bother to do

You thanked her by never even bothering to

是一个重要短something practice.语，意为“劳神做某事、 费神做某事”。 one after another: day,

she old, drove you all were When you 10 years 后一个接一个。有时onefrom soccer to gymnastics to one birthday one 面接名词，如此句的birthday party after party after another. another。You thanked her by jumping out of the car and

never looking back.your

she took and you years were When you 11 old, friends to the movies.You thanked her by asking to sit in a different

row. When you were 12 years old, she warned you not 在此句中表certain

示“某些、某种”。 to watch certain TV shows. You thanked her by waiting until she left the wait until …形常说

式，表示“等到……”。 house.

Those Teenage Years becoming: 合适的；was

haircut suggested 13, you When were she a that

恰当的（注意此词的一词 becoming.多义。

have no taste: 没有 You thanked her by telling her she had no taste. 品味。

When you were 14, she paid for a month away at 夏令summer camp:

营。 summer camp.You thanked her by forgetting to write a single

letter. looking for a hug:

looking from work, When you were 15, she came home

（表示希望得到你的拥抱 for a hug. 问候）。 something 注意have You thanked her by having your bedroom door

“让某物done（此处意为 locked. 被……”）结构。 somebody

词组teach her When you were 16, she taught you how drive to

（教somethinghow to do car. 某人怎样做某事）。 You thanked her by taking it every chance you

利用一切机会玩车。 could. important

an 17, she was expecting When you were 等着。expect: call. You thanked her by being on the phone all night.

When you were 18, she cried at your high school

graduation. 在此句中作动partyYou thanked her by staying out partying until

晚词，表示“参加聚会/ dawn. 会”。 指人头发grow gray

变灰白了，意即“人渐 Growing Old and Gray 老”。 tuition,

college 19, When you were she paid your 学费。tuition: drove you to campus, carried your bags. You thanked her by saying good-bye outside the

感be embarrassed: front in be you dorm so wouldn't embarrassed 到困窘；感到丢人现眼。 of your friends. 注意此处用过去进行 When you were 20, she asked whether you were

，时表示“安排要做的事” seeing anyone.在此处为“见某人”see 亦即“与人约会”。 's none of your

ItYou thanked her by saying, “It's none of your

这不管你的business. business.” 事。When you were 21, she suggested certain careers

for your future.You thanked her by saying, “I don't want to be

like you.”When you were 22, she hugged you at your college

graduation.You thanked her by asking whether she could pay

for a trip to Europe.your

furniture When you were 23, she gave you for first apartment.You thanked her by telling your friends it was

ugly. 未婚夫，这fiancé: When you were 24, she met your fiance and asked

“未如说是一个法语词， about your plans for the future. 。婚妻”则是fianceeYou thanked her by glaring and growling,

ther, please!”“Muuhh-When you were 25, she helped to pay for your

wedding, and she cried and told you how

deeply she loved you. You thanked her by moving halfway across the “迁在此处意为move

移”。 country.When you were 30, she called with some advice on

the baby.You thanked her by telling her, “Things are

different now.” remind somebody of

When you were 40, she called to remind you of a

提醒某人某something: relative's birthday. 事。busy

saying you were “really thanked her by You right now.”When you were 50, she fell ill and needed you to

take care of her. parents become to You thanked her by reading about the burden

是定语their children parents become to their children. 。从句，修饰burden And then one day she quietly died.

And everything you never did came crashing down

像打雷一样炸响。 like thunder. “摇摆”的意是rock “Rock me baby, rock me all night long.” 思。

注意体会此句的深刻 “The hand who rocks the cradle...may rock the 含义。请把它背下来吧！ world”.

）经典英语美文短篇：爱母亲甚于爱自己（2

说明和注解：丁克威

pay Let us take a moment of the time just to pay tribute to:

tribute and show appreciation to the person called 对……表示敬意。替代substitute: mother. to their say though some may not it openly mom 品。Cherishsubstitute珍爱；珍cherish: every single There's no for her.

惜。moment. Though at times she may not be the best of 哀哭。woe:

自夸、吹bragging: still she is thoughts, friends, may not agree to our 牛。 frustration: 挫折。listen there mother!!! your She will be for you...to

在此并不表示blues frustrationswoesbraggingsetc. your , to your your , , 而是指“抑郁“蓝色”， 之情”。Ask yourself...have you put aside enough time for 有tactful: 机智的、

blues 技巧的。” of working in the , to listen to her “herdue 应有的，due: tactfulstill loving tiredness? kitchen, her Be , and respect: 应有的尊敬。一旦Once gone: duedifferent you respect though a may have her show （她）走了。fond memoriesOnce gone美fond memories: of the , hers. view from only

好的记忆。 past and also regrets will be left. take for granted the things closest to Don't ... take something

Life love you than more Love heart. your her yourself. 把某事作for granted:

为当然。 is meaningless without her.

中文译文： 童年时光

你来到人世，她抱你在怀。

你报答她，哭得天昏地暗。

你1岁时，她为你哺乳，为你洗澡。

你报答她，哭了个通宵。

你2岁时，她教你走路。

你报答她，她一叫你就跑。

你3岁时，她满怀爱心为你备三餐。

你报答她，把盘子一抛摔在地。

你4岁时，她给你几支彩笔。

你报答她，把餐桌涂成大花脸。

你5岁时，节日里她盛妆打扮你。

你报答她，扑通一声摔进旁边一堆泥巴里。

你6岁时，她步行送你去上学。

你报答她，扯着嗓子叫：“我就是不去！”

你7岁时，她给你买来个棒球。

你报答她，把邻居的玻璃砸得稀里哗啦。

你8岁时，她递给你一支冰淇淋。

你报答她，膝盖上滴的全是它。

你9岁时，她掏钱让你学钢琴。

你报答她，从来不费心去练它。

你10岁时，她整天开车为你忙，从足球场到健身房，到一个又一个的生日会场。

你报答她，跳下车，头也不回背朝她。

你11岁，她带你和朋友去影院。

你报答她，请她坐到另一排。

你12岁，她警告你有些电视不要看。

你报答她，等她离开偏要看。

少年岁月

你13岁，她建议你把发型剪得体。

你报答她，对她连说没品味。

14岁时，她掏钱送你进夏令营。

你报答她，整月没有一封信。

15岁时，她下班回到家，期望有人拥抱她。

你报答她，把房门反锁不理她。

你16岁时，她手把手教你开她的车。

你报答她，逮着机会就玩车。

你17岁，她在等一个重要电话。

你报答她，电话粥煲了一通宵。

18岁你高中毕业时，她喜极而泣把泪洒。

你报答她，在外面聚会通宵达旦不回家。

成人、渐老

你19岁，大学学费她买单，扛着包开车送你到学校。

你报答她，在宿舍门外说再见，为的是不在朋友面前现大眼。

你20岁，她问你是否在约会。

你报答她，对她说，“这事不管不行吗！”

你21岁，她为你将来事业提建议。

你报答她，对她说，“我才不愿学你样！”

你22岁，大学毕业典礼上，她伸手把你紧拥抱。

你报答她，问她能否掏钱让你到欧洲逛一趟。

你23岁，她为你第一套公寓置家具。

你报答她，告诉朋友家具的模样丑。

你24岁，她遇到你的未婚夫，问你们将来何打算。

你报答她，对她怒目加咆哮，“妈……，得了吧，求你啦！”

你25岁，她花钱帮你筹办婚礼，哭诉深深爱着你。

你报答她，安家离她千万里。

你30岁，她打来电话为宝宝抚养提忠告。

你报答她，告诉她，“如今情况不同啦！”

你40岁，她打电话把醒提，亲戚的生日匆忘记。

你报答她，说你“实在忙得不用提。”

你50岁，她病倒需要你照顾。

你报答她，念叨父母成负担。

后来有一天，她悄悄地去了。

突然间，你该做未做的事，仿佛霹雳，在你耳边炸响。

“摇啊摇，摇我这个小宝宝，一夜到天亮。”

“摇摇篮的手啊……可以摇世界。”

让我们花一小会儿时间，对那个叫“妈”的人表示敬意，表达感谢，虽然有些人当着面说不出口。妈妈是不可替代的。珍惜与她在一起的每一时刻吧。虽然有时候，她可能不是我们最好的朋友，可能不同意我们的想法，但妈妈就是妈妈！！！她始终陪伴你身边，听你的伤心事，听你吹大牛，听你把沮丧倾诉……。扪心自问，你是否曾经抽出过足够的时间陪伴她，听她讲围着灶台转的“伤心事”，讲她也会疲劳？？？就算你与她意见不一，也要委婉，充满爱心，对她表示出应有的尊敬。一旦她去了，剩下的就只有对过去岁月的美好回忆，还有就是终生的遗憾。

不要以为，与你心最近，你就理所应得。

爱她，要甚于爱你自己。

生命中没有了她，将了无意义……

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