英语学习笔记:
The holiday was founded by Julia Ward Howe to honor the mothers of the soldiers lost in the war.1872年,朱莉亚伍德霍夫,首先提出了设立母亲节,赞誉那些在战争中失去了孩子的母亲。
In China, carnations are a very popular Mother's Day gift and the most sold flowers in relation to the day.
在中国呢,康乃馨是作为母亲节礼物的非常受欢迎的一个选择。
In US, Mother’s Day is the third largest holiday in theUS for sending cards. According to the greeting card industry, it is estimated that more than 50 percent of American house holds send greeting cards on this holiday.
母亲节是美国送贺卡数量第三的节日,根据一些卡片的工厂给出的数据,估计百分之五十的家人都会在这一天送出卡片。
M-O-T-H-E-R
“M” is for the million things she gave me,
“O” means only that she is growing old,
“T” is for the tears she shed to save me,
“H” is for her heart of purest gold,
“E” is for her eyes, with love-light shining,
“R” means right, and right she will always be.
Put them all together,
they spell “MOTHER”,
A word that means the world to me.
---Howard Johnson(c.1915)
译文:
M代表着母亲给予了我们一切,
O意味着与此同时她正在衰老,
T象征着她为了拯救我们流的泪,
H表明了她最无私最伟大的心灵,
E是她充满着爱万分温柔的眼神,
R说明着正确,并且代表着她永恒的真理。
把他们合在一起, 便是母亲,
一个对我来说意味着全世界的词。
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