WhenwecelebratetheSpringFestival,thevalentine‘sday,laborday,NationalDayevengirlday,pleasedon’tforgetthesecondSundayinMayeachyearofmother‘sday!

當(dāng)我們歡度春節(jié)，情人節(jié)，勞動節(jié)，國慶節(jié)甚至女生節(jié)的時候，請不要忘了每年五月第二個星期日的母親節(jié)！TheoriginofMother’sdayThetraditiontocelebrateMother’sdaystartedfromancientGreece.OnJanuarytheeighth,theancientGreekspaidtheirrespecttothemotherofthegods(赫拉).Butatthattime,theworshipofthegoddesswasjustasuperstition.It’scompletelydifferentfromtherespectofthemotherhood.AmericanCivilWarJulasWardHowe

intendedasacalltounitewomenagainstwarIn1876,AnnaJarvis,whoworkedatchurch,wishedsomeonecouldcreateamother’sdaytocommemorateandpraisemothersfromallovertheworld.Mrs.Jarvisworkedatchurchover25years.Afterherdeath,herdaughter,AnnasetupMother’sDaysuccessfully.Now,Mother’sDay,whichisonthesecondSundayofMayhasbecomeaninternationalcelebration.Spread45statesIamPresidentWoodrowWilsonIpronouncethatMother`sDaywouldbeanationalholidaytobecelebratedannuallyonsecondSundayinMayCarnationIn1936,AmericansissuedthefirstkindofcommemorativestampaboutMother’sDay.There’sakindmotherholdingabunchofbeautifulcarnations.Asthiskindofstampswasknownbymoreandmorepeople,carnationbecameasymbolofmother’slove.Carnationistheflowerthatisgiventomothersintheworld.DifferentcolorshavedifferentmeaningsRed:TowishmotherstobehealthyandlonglivedPink:TowishmotherstobeyoungandbeautifulforeverWhite:TolovemothersdeeplyYellow:TothankmothersforallthethingsthattheyhavedoneforusAllthatIamoreverhopetobe,IowetomyangelMother.Iremembermymother'sprayersandtheyhavealwaysfollowedme.Theyhaveclungtomeallmylife.—AbrahamLincoln(1809—1865)無論我現(xiàn)在怎么樣，還是希望以后會怎么樣，都應(yīng)當(dāng)歸功于我天使一般的母親。我記得母親的那些禱告，它們一直伴隨著我，而且已經(jīng)陪伴了我一生。

——亞伯拉罕·

林肯

MymotherwasthemostbeautifulwomanIeversaw.AllIamIowetomymother.Iattributeallmysuccessinlifetothemoral,intellectualandphysicaleducationIreceivedfromher.—GeorgeWashington(1732—1799)我的母親是我見過的最漂亮的女人。我所有的一切都?xì)w功于我的母親。我一生中所有的成就都?xì)w功于我從她那兒得到的德、智、體的教育。

——喬治·華盛頓Anyway,shelovesyouforever.Whenyouwereborn,herlovehasalreadybegunandneverstopped.Whenyouopenedyoureyestohaveafirstlookattheworld,shewasinyoursight,withasmileonherface.Whenyoulearnttowalk,shewastheretohelpyou.Whenyoufelldownshewasthemostpainfulperson.Whenyougrewolder,shesentyoutoschooleveryday,shecookedforyouafterschool,shecheckedyourhomeworkintheeveningandevenwokeuptocoverthequiltonyouatmid-night.Butshewasmoreandmoregarrulousinyourmind,butwhenyoucomplainedtoher,shesaidnothing.Buthaveyounoticedthatyourmomisnotthattallwhenyouwereababy,yourmom’sbackisnotsostraightasitoncewere,andeventherearewrinklesonherface?Someday,you’llbetallerthanher.You’llbemoreindependent.You’llleaveherandgotoanothercity,evenanothercountry.Someday,you’llneverlistentoherwords.You’llnotcareabouthersomuch.You’llhardlycomebackhome,phoneheronceaweekatmost.……Shewillalwaysrecallthetimethatshespentwithyou.Andletthetearsdownsilently.Sopleaseshowyourlovetothegreatestpersoninyourlife----yourmother.Don’twaituntilthetimethatistoolate.Lovehereveryday,becauseeverydayisMother’sDay.

Doyourememberyourmother'sage?Doyourememberyourmother'sbirthday?

Maybeyoudon'tremember,butitdoesn'tmatter.Fromnow,letusmorecareaboutourgreatmother,whilethemotherstillaliveweshouldspendmoretimewithher,andoftengohome,oftengiveheracall,oftenforhertosharesomething,becausewearenolongernaughtychildren,Soonthefamilywillbeforourtobear.或許你不記得了，不過沒關(guān)系。從現(xiàn)在起讓我們多關(guān)心下我們偉大的母親，趁著母親還健在的時候多陪陪她，?；丶铱纯?，常打打電話給她，常為她分擔(dān)，因為我們已經(jīng)不再是個淘氣的孩子，不久這個家庭將由我們來擔(dān)當(dāng)。Atleastwecansaythesetoourmom:

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