英语沙龙:Prayer for My Mother-为我的母亲祈祷
Prayer for My Mother
Dear God，
Now that I am no longer young，I have friends whose mothers have passed away．I have heard these sons and daughters say they never fully 1 appreciated their mothers until it was too late to tell them．
I am blessed with the dear mother who is still alive．I appreciate her more each day．My mother does not change，but I do．As I grow older and wiser，I realize what an extraordinary1) person she is．How sad that I am unable to speak these words in her presence2)，but they flow easily from my pen．
How does a daughter begin to thank her mother for life itself？For the love，patience and just plain3) hard work that go into raising a child？For running after a toddler，for understanding a moody 2 teenager，for tolerating 3 a college student who knows everything? For waiting for the day when a daughter realizes her mother really is？
How does a grown woman thank for a mother for continuing to be a mother？For being ready with advice（when asked）or remaining silent 4 when it is most appreciated？For not saying：“I told you so”，when she could have uttered4) these words dozens of times？For being essentially5) herself －－loving，thoughtful，patient，and forgiving6)？
I don't know how，dear God，except to bless her as richly as she deserves 5 and to help me live up to the example she has set．I pray that I will look as good in the eyes of my children as my mother looks in mine．
A daughter
□by Ann Landers
- The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
- They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。
- He relapsed into a moody silence.他又重新陷于忧郁的沉默中。
- I'd never marry that girl.She's so moody.我决不会和那女孩结婚的。她太易怒了。
- 'shao-Shao is tolerating the banding very well, "he said. “笑笑现在扎上绷带，一切正常，”他说。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The Sun Ray decision follows the federal pattern of tolerating broad delegations but insisting on safeguards. “阳光”案的判决仿效联邦容许广泛授权的做法，但又坚持保护措施。 来自英汉非文学 - 行政法
- Immediately on his beginning to speak,everyone was silent.他一讲话，大家顿时安静下来。
- The boys looked at the conjuror in silent wonder. 孩子们目瞪口呆地看着那魔术师。