美文朗讀我愛媽媽

最新 09-06

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I love my mom. But it would be hard to deny that I have been somewhat relieved to have 2,000 miles between us since she moved back to Mississippi.

我愛媽媽。但不可否認，自從她搬回密西西比州，我們之間這 2000 英里的距離確實讓我鬆了口氣。

My mother is the bipolar product of an anxious Japanese woman and a stereotypical Southern man.

我的媽媽有著雙重性格，她既像一個熱情奔放的日本女子，又像一個古板保守的南方男人。

Raised in the South, she was a teenage hippie, minus the politics and plus a country-club membership.

她在南方長大，青年時期她是一個嬉皮士，很少投身於政治，卻經常去參加鄉村俱樂部並成為其中的會員。

She and my dad the product of a talented salesman and an immaculated housewife moved from Mississippi to Hollywood in the 70s so he could become a professional musician.

她和我爸爸一個才華橫溢的推銷員和完美主婦二者相加的產物在 70年代便從密西西比搬到了好萊塢，這樣做是為了讓他成為一名專業音樂人。

In sixth grade, my dad announced their separation and divorce.

在我上六年級的時候，爸爸便宣告與媽媽分居、離婚。

It wasn t especially surprising, but I cried, and then thought that living in two places might be fun.

雖然這不算特別意外，但我還是哭了，而後又想到在兩個地方生活也許頗為有趣。

Through the years, my mom has taught me many things, not so much through her words,but through her actions.

許多年過去了，媽媽教會了我許多東西，但大多不是用言傳，而是身教。

I remember watching her bake cheesecakes, hem skirts, efficiently manage departments at Macy s and stand up for her children.

我記得看著她烤牛乳餅，給衣裙縫邊，高效率地管理梅西商場的各個部門以及站出來為她的孩子辯護。

But I also remember my mother twisting words so she d appear in a more favorable light,spending money she didn t have, choosing 「friends」 she correctly believed she was above,and investing in weak pride because she lacked confidence in her skills, talents and future.

但我同樣記得媽媽也曾用曲解言辭的做法來使自己的形象更加光彩，也曾揮霍原本不屬於自己的錢，也曾結交那些她自認為，也確實沒有她高明的人為朋友，也曾因為對自身能力、天賦以及未來缺乏信心而去做不當的投資。

I remember my mother doing all these things, and I remember my dad explaining her childhood and early adulthood: her emotional abuse, her drug abuse, her promiscuity and her avoidance of therapy and help. I remember my dad reassuring me that I wouldn t 「be like my mother」, but I knew that before he said it.

我能記得媽媽做過的所有一切，也能記得爸爸如何為她的童年以及成年初期來解釋：她亂髮脾氣、吸毒、亂性、抗拒治療和幫助。記得父親曾向我保證我不會「變成媽媽那個樣子」，不過這一點在這以前我早就清楚。

I enjoy life, its belessings and challenges, I am thankful for my abilities, and for the people in life who help where I am weak.

我熱愛生活，熱愛生活的美好和坎坷，我為自己擁有的能力而心存感激，同時我感謝生活中那些幫助我進步的人們。

And I realize that the most I share with my mom is a knack for making cheesecake, a talent for taking the wrong exits on freeways, gratitude for our time spent reading and playing together, and thankfulness for an always mutual love.

我還知道我和媽媽最大的共同處就是：會做很好吃的牛乳餅，在高速公路上總是走錯出口，對我們在一起看書和玩耍而心存感激以及對我們擁有對彼此永恆的愛心而感恩不已。

I love mom: that s never been hard, though it s certainly been a struggle to respect the woman who made so many faulty decisions that led to a nearly hopeless life.

我愛媽媽，愛她從來不是一件難事，儘管要尊重一個因為做出過多錯誤決定而幾乎招致生活無望的女人是得經過一番努力。

It s still a struggle to think of my mother and not cry for her, and want her to enjoy life.

而要在想到媽媽時不會為她哭泣，期盼她生活順心，也要費很大工夫。

And because of these things it s tempting to think life is unkind, but stronger than that temptation is the knowledge that my parents have always, and will always, love ,cherish,support, and in two very different ways, teach their children what they can.

想到這些，我會很容易覺得生活並不美好，而這時另一種感受會比這更加強烈，那就是：我的父母一直、永遠都在寵愛、珍視、支持以及用兩種截然不同的方式盡其所能地教育著他們的孩子。

Because of this, I know I m tremendously fortunate.

正因如此，我知道，我幸運極了!