爱母亲甚于爱自己.doc

爱母亲甚于爱自己
Those Childhood Days
 
When you came into the world, she held you in her arms.
¨   hold somebody in one’s arms: 把某人抱在怀中
You thanked her by weeping your eyes out.
¨   weep one’s eyes out: 痛哭;大哭
When you were 1 year old, she fed you and bathed you.
¨   注意bathe在此处用作及物动词,意为“给……洗澡”。
You thanked her by crying all night long.
¨   all night long:整夜;如说“整天”则是all day long。
When you were 2 years old, she taught you to walk.
¨   可说teach somebody to do something(教某人做某事)
You thanked her by running away when she called.
 
When you were 3 years old, she made all your meals with love.
¨   do something with love: 带着爱意/心做某事。
You thanked her by tossing your plate on the floor.
¨   toss: 抛投。
When you were 4 years old, she gave you some crayons.
¨   crayon: 蜡笔。
You thanked her by coloring the dining room table.
¨   color在此句中用作动词,表示“着色”。
When you were 5 years old, she dressed you for the holidays.
¨   dress: 给……穿衣。
You thanked her by plopping into the nearest pile of mud.
¨   plop: 扑通一声地掉下去。
When you were 6 years old, she walked you to school.
¨   注意walk在此处用作及物动词,意为“陪……一起走”。
You thanked her by screaming, “I'm not going!”
¨   scream: 尖叫。
When you were 7 years old, she bought you a baseball.
¨   baseball: 棒球。
You thanked her by throwing it through the next-door-neighbor's window.
¨   next-door-neighbor: 隔壁邻居。
When you were 8 years old, she h