妈妈们最想要的21件母亲节礼物
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Finding the perfect Mother’s Day gift is hard, so to make things easier, we asked moms of the BuzzFeed Community what they’d actually like to receive. Here’s what they told us.
很难说母亲节什么礼物最完美,为了让问题变得简单点,我们咨询了BuzzFeed社区的妈妈们,问她们想要什么样的礼物。以下是她们给出的一些答案:
1. Instead of just signing your name to a store-bought card, make a card that shows how much you really care.
与其在店里买张卡片然后签个名,不如亲自制作一张来的有心。
—Julia de Castro, Facebook
来自卡斯特罗的茱莉亚,脸书
2. Even better, write her a heartfelt letter that she can reread from time to time.
更好的就是给她写封真挚的信,她日后时不时还可以拿出来看看。
—Carrie Beth Hintz, Facebook
嘉丽·贝丝·汉兹,脸书
3. Moms deserve more than just a day, so write her a short note for each week of the year.For example, “52 Ways You Are The World’s Best Mom.”
母亲节不应该局限于一天,所以每个星期都给她写一次便笺会更好。举个例子,“你是世上最棒的麻麻52条。”
—Sonnet Fitzgerald, Facebook
桑妮·菲兹杰拉德,脸书
4. Or make her a coupon 1 book she can redeem 2 whenever she wants. But you have to hold up your end of the deal!
或者给她制作一些专属的优惠券,她想什么时候兑换都可以。你一定得遵守你的诺言去履行。
—Maud
莫德
5. Time is the most precious gift you can give. Spend the day with her doing whatever she likes to do.
时间就是你能给她最珍贵的礼物。陪她一天,做她喜欢做的事情。
—Sonnet Fitzgerald, Facebook
桑妮·菲兹杰拉德,脸书
6. She’s cooked you plenty of meals. Return the favor by serving her a home-cooked breakfast in bed. Make sure to clean up everything afterward 3; otherwise it’s no gift at all!
她经常为你做饭。现在也请你为她做一份早饭,端到她床前吧。完事之后一定要把厨房搞干净,否则这就没法称为礼物了。
—Kisa Johnson, Facebook
琪莎·约翰逊,脸书
7. Or treating her to a delicious brunch 4 at her favorite restaurant.
或者你也可以带她到她最喜爱的餐馆好好搓一顿。
—Dana Murphy, Facebook
戴娜·墨菲,脸书
8. Let the pampering 5 begin by getting her a gift certificate to the salon 6.
爱她就给她一张美容沙龙的礼品卡吧。
—Kelsey Green, Facebook
凯尔西·格林,脸书
9. Or, get her a gift card with explicit 7 instructions that she buy something she wants and not something she needs, or wherever she likes to shop.
也可以送她一张礼物卡,写上“买你想要的而非需要的”,也就是说让她想买什么就买什么。
—Diane
戴安妮
10. If you won’t be around on Mother’s Day, call your mom and catch up — trust us, she’ll feel the love.
如果母亲节不能陪她,那就给她打个电话聊聊家常,相信我,她一样能感受到你的爱。
—Ella
艾拉
11. Flowers are fine, but an Edible 8 Arrangement is even better.
鲜花也不错,但一个精致可口的水果花篮会更好哦。
—Alicia
艾莉西亚
12. Buy her favorite bottle of wine, or, if you’re gunning for Child of the Year, get her a subscription 9 to a wine of the month club.
给她买瓶她最喜欢的葡萄酒也不错,如果你还想做的更好,帮她加入一个葡萄酒俱乐部吧。
—Sara Fox, Facebook
萨拉·福克斯,脸书
13. If your mom’s an avid 10 reader, there’s nothing better than a good book with a handwritten note inside.
如果你的母亲很爱看书,没什么比给她一本好书更好的啦。别忘了,里面再夹一张你手写的纸条。
—Meredith Hopkins, Facebook
梅里德斯·霍普金斯,脸书
14. Having family pictures made is a great way to capture your love for mom.
多跟家里人拍些照,捕捉下你对母亲的爱。
—Dana Murphy, Facebook
戴娜·墨菲,脸书
15. …or, if you already have tons of great photos, get her a digital photo frame preloaded with family pictures.
要是你已经有很多照片,那就送她一个数码相框,把家人的合影提前放进去。
—Nita
16. For a mom with younger kids, relatives can find a way to give her some “me time”.
对于带着年龄较小的孩子的母亲,周围的人应该给她一些“属于自己的时间”。
—Kim
金
17. …by letting her sleep in…
让她美美地睡个安稳觉。
—Johnathan Hailey Heiden, Facebook
乔纳森·海利·海顿,脸书
18. …letting her take a long, hot bath without being interrupted by a screaming child…
让她舒舒服服地洗个热水澡,而不受熊孩子的喊叫打扰。
—Larra Harr-Lopez, Facebook
拉哈·洛佩慈,脸书
19. …and making sure the cooking and cleaning is all taken care of.
揽下所有的家务对她也是一种照顾。
—Johnathan Hailey Heiden, Facebook
乔纳森·海利·海顿,脸书
20. Ultimately, you can’t go wrong giving her something you made yourself.
总之呢,亲自给她制作礼物肯定错不了。
—Christen
克里斯汀
21. But whatever you do, make sure that your mom feels like more than just a mom because, believe it or not, she loves you more than you’ll ever know.
不管你做什么,一定要让她感到自己不仅仅只是一位母亲,因为不管你信不信,她对你的爱要超出你的想象。
—Tiffany
蒂芙尼
n.息票,配给票,附单
- The coupon can be used once only.此优惠券只限使用一次。
- I have a coupon for ten pence off a packet of soap.我有一张优惠券买一盒肥皂可以便宜十便士。
v.买回,赎回,挽回,恢复,履行(诺言等)
- He had no way to redeem his furniture out of pawn.他无法赎回典当的家具。
- The eyes redeem the face from ugliness.这双眼睛弥补了他其貌不扬之缺陷。
adv.后来;以后
- Let's go to the theatre first and eat afterward. 让我们先去看戏,然后吃饭。
- Afterward,the boy became a very famous artist.后来,这男孩成为一个很有名的艺术家。
n.早午餐
- They eat much the same thing for brunch every day.每天早午餐他们总是吃同样的东西。
- What did you have for your brunch?你早午饭都吃些什么?
v.纵容,宠,娇养( pamper的现在分词 )
- But you need to make an appointment because these people are usually very busy pampering pets. 但是你需要先预约,因为这些人通常都在忙于照顾宠物们。 来自超越目标英语 第2册
- He had been pampering, and coaxing, and indulging that individual all his life. 他一生都在姑息、迁就、纵容那家伙。 来自辞典例句
n.[法]沙龙;客厅;营业性的高级服务室
- Do you go to the hairdresser or beauty salon more than twice a week?你每周去美容院或美容沙龙多过两次吗?
- You can hear a lot of dirt at a salon.你在沙龙上会听到很多流言蜚语。
adj.详述的,明确的;坦率的;显然的
- She was quite explicit about why she left.她对自己离去的原因直言不讳。
- He avoids the explicit answer to us.他避免给我们明确的回答。
n.食品,食物;adj.可食用的
- Edible wild herbs kept us from dying of starvation.我们靠着野菜才没被饿死。
- This kind of mushroom is edible,but that kind is not.这种蘑菇吃得,那种吃不得。
n.预订,预订费,亲笔签名,调配法,下标(处方)
- We paid a subscription of 5 pounds yearly.我们按年度缴纳5英镑的订阅费。
- Subscription selling bloomed splendidly.订阅销售量激增。
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