1.M ... is for the million things she gave me, O ... means only that she's 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'll always be. Put them all together, they spell "MOTHER," A word that means the world to me. --Howard Johnson (c. 1915) 2. God could not be everywhere and therefore he made mothers. —Jewish proverb 上帝不能无处不在,因此他创造了母亲。 ——犹太谚语 3. Youth fades; love droops; the leaves of friendship fall. A mother's secret hope outlives them all. —Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809—1894) 青春会逝去;爱情会枯萎;友谊的绿叶也会凋零。而一个母亲内心的希望比它们都要长久。 ——奥利弗•温戴尔•荷马 4. My mother was the most beautiful woman I ever saw. All I am I owe to my mother. I attribute all my success in life to the moral, intellectual and physical education I received from her. —George Washington (1732—1799) 我的母亲是我见过的最漂亮的女人。我所有的一切都归功于我的母亲。我一生中所有的成就都归功于我从她那儿得到的德、智、体的教育。 —乔治•华盛顿 5. A good mother is worth a hundred schoolmaster. —George Herbert(1593—1633) 一位好母亲抵得上一百个教师。 ——乔治•赫伯特 6. 在孩子的嘴上和心中,母亲就是上帝 ——英国谚语 7 女人固然是脆弱的,母亲却是坚强的。 ——法国谚语 8. 世界上一切其他都是假的,空的,唯有母亲才是真的,永恒的,不灭的。 ——印度谚语 9. 慈母手中线,游子身上衣,临行密密缝,意恐迟迟归。谁言寸草心,报得三春晖。 ——孟郊 |