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　　篇一

　　為母親祈禱

　　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 appreciated their mothers until it was too late to tell them.

　　如今我不再年輕，一些朋友的母親已經去世。我曾聽這些子女們說過，他們從沒有向母親充分表達過他們的感激之情，而待到要告訴時為時已晚了。

　　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 extraordinary person she is. How sad that I am unable to speak these words in her presence，but they flow easily from my pen.

　　幸運的是，我親愛的母親依然健在。我對她的感情與日俱增。母親沒有變，而我卻變了。隨著年歲的增長，我越來越懂事了，我認識道她是個非常了不起的人。這些話在她面前我難以啟齒，但在筆下卻可以輕易地寫出來，這令我感到多麼難過。

　　How does a daughter begin to thank her mother for life itself?For the love，patience and just plain hard work that go into raising a child?For running after a toddler，for understanding a moody teenager，for tolerating a college student who knows everything?For waiting for the day when a daughter realizes her mother really is?

　　一個女兒該怎樣開口感謝她的母親所給予的生命?感謝她在撫養孩子時所付出的愛、耐心以及無私的辛勤勞動?感謝她跟在蹣跚學步的孩子身後奔跑，對情緒不定的少女的理解，以及對一個自以為是的大學生的寬容?感謝她等待女兒認識到她真實一位好母親的這一天?

　　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 when it is most appreciated?For not saying：“I told you so”，when she could have uttered these words dozens of times?For being essentially herself—loving，thoughtful，patient，and forgiving?

　　一個成年女子該怎樣感謝母親依然如故的角色?感謝在被問到時她會及時提供良言，而在不需要時她會保持沉默?感謝她沒有說：“我告訴過你，”而她本來可以說上許多次?感謝她始終不變的愛心、體貼周到、耐心與寬容厚道?

　　I don‘t know how，dear God，except to bless her as richly as she deserves 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.

　　我不知道該怎樣來表達，親愛的上帝，除了請求你好好地保佑她——那時她該得到的——並幫助我朝她作出的榜樣看齊。我祈願在孩子的眼裡我會如同母親在我眼裡一般好。

　　A daughter

　　一個女兒

　　篇二

　　Run Through the Rain ***雨中的記憶***

　　She had been shopping with her Mom in Wal-Mart. She must have been 6 years old，this beautiful brown haired，freckle-faced image of innocence. It was pouring outside. The kind of rain that gushes over the top of rain gutters，so much in a hurry to hit the Earth it has no time to flow down the spout.

　　We all stood there under the awning and just inside the door of the Wal-Mart. We waited，some patiently，others irritated because nature messed up their hurried day. I am always mesmerized by rainfall. I get lost in the sound and sight of the heavens washing away the dirt and dust of the world. Memories of running，splashing so carefree as a child come pouring in as a welcome reprieve from the worries of my day.

　　Her voice was so sweet as it broke the hypnotic trance we were all caught in.“Mom，let‘s run through the rain，”she said.

　　“What?”Mom asked.

　　“Let‘s run through the rain!”She repeated.

　　“No，honey. We‘ll wait until it slows down a bit，”Mom replied.

　　This young child waited about another minute and repeated：“Mom，let‘s run through the rain.”

　　“We‘ll get soaked if we do，”Mom said.

　　“No，we won‘t，Mom. That’s not what you said this morning，”the young girl said as she tugged at her Mom‘s arm.“

　　“This morning?When did I say we could run through the rain and not get wet?”

　　“Don‘t you remember?When you were talking to Daddy about his cancer，you said，’If God can get us through this，he can get us through anything!”

　　The entire crowd stopped dead silent. I swear you couldn‘t hear anything but the rain. We all stood silently. No one came or left in the next few minutes. Mom paused and thought for a moment about what she would say.

　　Now some would laugh it off and scold her for being silly. Some might even ignore what was said. But this was a moment of affirmation in a young child‘s life. Time when innocent trust can be nurtured so that it will bloom into faith.“Honey，you are absolutely right. Let’s run through the rain. If get wet，well maybe we just needed washing，”Mom said. Then off they ran.

　　We all stood watching，smiling and laughing as they darted past the cars and. They held their shopping bags over their heads just in case. They got soaked. But they were followed by a few who screamed and laughed like children all the way to their cars. And yes，I did. I ran. I got wet. I needed washing. Circumstances or people can take away your material possessions，they can take away your money，and they can take away your health. But no one can ever take away your precious memories. So，don‘t forget to make time and take the opportunities to make memories every day!

　　To everything there is a season and a time to every purpose under heaven. I hope you still take the time to run through the rain.

　　她和媽媽剛在沃爾瑪購完物。這個天真的小女孩應該6歲大了，頭髮是美麗的棕色，臉上有雀斑。外面下著傾盆大雨。雨水溢滿了簷槽，來不及排走，就迫不及待地湧向了大地。

　　我們都站在沃爾瑪門口的遮篷下。大家在等待，有的人很耐心，也有人煩躁，因為老天在給他們本已忙碌的一天添亂。雨天總引起我的遐思。我出神地聽著、看著老天洗刷沖走這世界的汙垢和塵埃，孩時無憂無慮地在雨中奔跑玩水的記憶洶湧而至，暫時緩解了我這一天的焦慮。

　　小女孩甜美的聲音打破了這令人昏昏欲睡的氣氛，“媽媽，我們在雨裡跑吧，”她說。

　　“什麼?”母親問。

　　“我們在雨裡跑吧，”她重複。

　　“不，親愛的，我們等雨小一點再走，”母親回答說。

　　過了一會小女孩又說：“媽媽，我們跑出去吧。”

　　“這樣的話我們會溼透的，”母親說。

　　“不會的，媽媽。你今天早上不是這樣說的。”小女孩一邊說一邊拉著母親的手。

　　“今天早上?我什麼時候說過我們淋雨不會溼啊?”

　　“你不記得了嗎?你和爸爸談他的癌症時，你不是說‘如果上帝讓我們闖過這一關，那我們就沒有什麼過不去了。’”

　　人群一片寂靜。我發誓，除了雨聲，你什麼都聽不到。我們都靜靜地站著。接下來的幾分鐘沒有一個人走動。母親停了一下，在想著應該說些什麼。

　　有人也許會對此一笑了之，或者責備這孩子的不懂事，有人甚至不把她的話放在心上。但這卻是一個小孩子一生中需要被肯定的時候。若受到鼓舞，此時孩子單純的信任就會發展成為堅定的信念。“親愛的，你說得對，我們跑過去吧。如果淋溼了，那也許是因為我們的確需要衝洗一下了，”母親說。然後她們就衝出去了。

　　我們站在那裡，笑著看她們飛快地跑過停著的汽車。他們把購物袋高舉過頭想擋擋雨，但還是溼透了。好幾個人像孩子般尖叫著，大笑著，也跟著衝了出去，奔向自己的車子。當然，我也這樣做了，跑了出去，淋溼了。我也需要接受洗禮。環境或其他人可以奪去你的物質財富，搶走你的金錢，帶走你的健康，但沒有人可以帶走你珍貴的回憶。因此，記得要抓緊時間，抓住機會每天都給自己留下一些回憶吧!

　　世間萬物皆有自己的季節，做任何事情也有一個恰當的時機。希望你有機會在雨中狂奔一回。

　　篇三

　　Red --紅色

　　It says poison，passion and stop right there. It is the most powerful color on the planet and it is rife with contradictions. Its universal meanings are heat，blood，danger and emotion. A red light means that the doctor is in. red cars are sexual status symbols. Red heads are supposed to be firebrands. The devil wears red and so do scarlet women. Those with heart problems are advised to avoid the color because it is so stimulating. Red light has been known to accelerate plant growth.

　　紅色意味著毒藥、激情和立即停止。紅色是世界上最有力的顏色，總是與矛盾聯絡在一起。紅色最普遍的意思是灼熱、鮮血、危險和感情。紅色意味著“手術中”。紅色的車是性感的象徵。紅頭髮的人易怒。魔鬼就穿紅色。水性揚花的女人也是這樣。心臟病患者最好避開紅色，因為紅色太刺激了。眾所周知，紅光可以使植物加速生長。

　　In China，it is a wedding color denoting luck and happiness. According to Hebrew tradition the name Adam，the first man means both red and alive. Advertisers love red because it‘s high energy，high impact color;those attracted to it demand to be noticed.

　　在中國，紅色時喜慶的顏色，也是婚禮上的顏色。而根據希伯萊人的傳統記載，世界上第一個男人的名字“亞當”，就是“紅色”和“生命”的意思。廣告客戶都喜歡紅色，因為這是一種精力旺盛、頗具感染力的顏色，喜歡紅色的人都喜歡引起別人的注意。

　　In the past，red dyes were expensive，so red walls and fabrics suggested luxurious wealth，importance or ill repute. Today careful use can easily suggest an Asian influence. Red‘s connection with heat is so strong that it can make you feel warmer even when the temperature hasn’t changed. Too much brings associations with violent emotions leading to impatience，confusion and irritability. Used with caution is can enrich although it does tend to make small rooms even smaller.

　　過去，紅色染料都很昂貴，因此，紅色的牆和織物意味著奢華、財富、重要性和壞名聲。現在，謹慎地使用紅色很容易讓人想到亞洲的影響。紅色和熱的聯絡是如此緊密，即使氣溫沒有改變，紅色也可以使你感到溫暖。過多的紅色會讓人心情浮躁，以至失去耐心，引起混亂和易怒。小心使用紅色，它能使你的房間更富有情趣，儘管它會使你的房間看起來顯得更小。