Mother 母亲（母亲mother）

我的母亲在青岛海边

The young Mother set her foot on the path of life. "Is this a long way?" she asked. And her guide said:" Yes, and the ways are hard. And you will be old before you reach the end of it. But the end will be better than the beginning."

年轻的母亲踏上了她的人生旅途。她问：“这条路会很长吗？”她的向导回答：“是的，很长，而且很艰难，在你到达终点之前，你还会变老。但是，旅途的尽头要比开始的时候更美好。”

The young mother had her golden days. She played with her children, and gathered flowers for them along the way, and bathed them in the clear streams, and the sun shone on them.

年轻的母亲度过了她的辉煌的日子。她和孩子们一起玩耍，一路上采着花，在清澈的小溪里洗澡，在明媚的阳光下沐浴。

Then the night came, and the storm. The children shook with fear and cold, the mother drew them close and covered them with blankets, the children said, "Mother, we are not afraid, for you are with us."

后来，夜幕降临了，暴风雨来了。孩子们又冷又怕，浑身发抖。母亲把他们拢在身边，给他们披上毯子。孩子们说：“妈妈，我们不害怕，因为你在我们身边。”

母亲和妹妹

When the morning came, there was a hill ahead. The children climbed and grew tired. Now and then the Mother said to the children, "A little patience and we are there." So the children climbed. When they reached the top, they said, "Mother, we would not have done it without you." Lying down at night, the mother looked up at the stars and said, "This is a better day than the last, for my children have learned how to face hardship. Yesterday I gave them courage. Today I have given them strength."

清晨来临时，他们的前面有一座山。孩子们开始爬山，渐渐的他们累了。母亲不时地对孩子们说：“有点耐心，我们就到了。”于是，孩子们继续攀登。当他们到达山顶时，他们说：“妈妈，没有你的鼓励，我们是不能到达的。”晚上躺下后，母亲望着天空说：“今天比昨天好，因为我的孩子们学会了如何面对艰苦。昨天，我给了他们勇气，今天我给了他们力量。”

The next day came strange clouds which darkened the earth---clouds of war, hate, and evil, and the children got frightened and shook all over. The Mother said, "Look up .Lift your eyes to the light." The children looked and saw above the clouds and everlasting glory, which guided them beyond the darkness. That night the Mother said, "This is the best day of all, for I have shown my children hope."

第二天，奇怪的乌云笼罩了地球－－战争、仇恨和嫉妒，孩子们吓得全身发抖。母亲说：“抬起头来! 看着光明！”孩子们抬起头，在乌云的上面看到了那永久的光辉，这道光辉引导他们度过了黑暗。那天晚上，母亲说：“这是我的一生中最美好的日子，因为我让我的孩子们看到了希望。”

母亲和我

The days went on and the Mother grew old. She was little and bent while her children were tall and strong. When the way was rough, they lifted her, for she was as light as a feather, and at last they came to a hill, and beyond they could see a shining road and a golden gate open wide.

日子一天天的流逝，母亲老了，背也弯了，而孩子们却长高了，也强壮了。当道路艰难的时候，他们抬起了母亲，因为她已经像羽毛一样的轻了。最后，他们来到一座山前，他们看到远方有一条闪光的道路，一个金色的大门敞开着。

The Mother said, "I have reached the end of my journey. Now I know the end is better than the beginning, for my children can walk alone." The children stood and watched her as she went on alone, and the gate closed after her. They said, "We cannot see her, but she is with us still. She is a living presence."

母亲说：“我走完了我的旅途。现在我知道了终点比起点好，因为我的孩子们可以独立行走了。”当她一个人前行时，孩子们站在那里看着她，大门在她的身后关闭了。他们说：“我们看不见她了，但是她还和我们在一起，她是不死的灵魂。”

Mother is always with you. She is the whisper of the leaves as you walk down the street, she is the smell of bleach in your freshly laundered socks, and she is the cool hand on your forehead when you are not well. Your mother lives inside your laughter and your tear drops. She is your first home and she is the map you follow. Nothing on earth can separate you.

母亲永远和你在一起。她是你在街上行走时耳边树叶的细语，她是你新洗的袜子上漂白剂的味道，她是你发烧时额头上那凉爽的手。你的母亲活在你的笑声里和你的泪滴上。她是你的第一个家，也是你追随一生的地图。世上没有任何东西可以拆散你们。