经典英语美文短篇：爱母亲甚于爱自己说明和注解：丁克威这是一篇动情之作，读完后掩卷而思：母亲的胸怀是博大的，母亲的心灵是至纯的，母亲的爱是无私的。
然而我们对于母亲的报答又有多少？文章语言朴素简单，相信作为中学生的你能轻松地读下来。
读到佳句妙语处，真希望你能把它记下来、背下来。
Those Childhood DaysWhen you came into the world, she held you in her arms. ♦hold somebody in one’s arms: 把某人抱在怀中You thanked her by weeping your eyes out. ♦weep one’s eyes out: 痛哭；大哭When you were 1 year old, she fed you and bathed you. ♦注意bathe在此处用作及物动词，意为“给……洗澡”。
You thanked her by crying all night long. ♦all night long：整夜；如说“整天”则是all daylong。
When you were 2 years old, she taught you to walk. ♦可说teach somebody todo something（教某人做某事）You thanked her by running away when she called.When you were 3 years old, she made all your meals with love. ♦do something with love: 带着爱意/心做某事。
You thanked her by tossing your plate on the floor. ♦toss: 抛投。
When you were 4 years old, she gave you somecrayons. ♦crayon: 蜡笔。
You thanked her by coloring the dining room table. ♦color在此句中用作动词，表示“着色”。
When you were 5 years old, she dressed you for theholidays. ♦dress: 给……穿衣。
You thanked her by plopping into the nearest pile of mud. ♦plop: 扑通一声地掉下去。
When you were 6 years old, she walked you to school. ♦注意walk在此处用作及物动词，意为“陪……一起走”。
You thanked her by screaming, “I'm not going!”♦scream: 尖叫。
When you were 7 years old, she bought you abaseball. ♦baseball: 棒球。
You thanked her by throwing it through the next-door-neighbor's window. ♦next-door-neighbor: 隔壁邻居。
When you were 8 years old, she handed you an ice cream. hand somebody something: 把某物递给某人。
You thanked her by dripping it all over your lap. ♦drip: （液体）滴落下来。
注意形近词drop指“掉下、落下”，两者有区别。
When you were 9 years old, she paid for pianolessons.You thanked her by never even bothering to practice. ♦bother to do something是一个重要短语，意为“劳神做某事、费神做某事”。
When you were 10 years old, she drove you all day, from soccer to gymnastics to one birthdayparty after another. ♦one after another: 一个接一个。
有时one后面接名词，如此句的onebirthday party afteranother。
You thanked her by jumping out of the car and never looking back.When you were 11 years old, she took you and your friends to the movies.You thanked her by asking to sit in a different row.When you were 12 years old, she warned you not to watch certain TV shows. ♦certain在此句中表示“某些、某种”。
You thanked her by waiting until she left the house. ♦常说wait until …形式，表示“等到……”。
Those Teenage YearsWhen you were 13, she suggested a haircut that was becoming. ♦becoming: 合适的；恰当的（注意此词的一词多义。
You thanked her by telling her she had no taste. ♦have no taste: 没有品味。
When you were 14, she paid for a month away atsummer camp. ♦summer camp: 夏令营。
You thanked her by forgetting to write a single letter.When you were 15, she came home from work, ♦looking for a hug: 希望得到你的拥抱（表示问looking for a hug. 候）。
You thanked her by having your bedroom door locked. ♦注意have something done（此处意为“让某物被……”）结构。
When you were 16, she taught you how to drive her car. ♦词组teach somebody how to do something（教某人怎样做某事）。
You thanked her by taking it every chance youcould. ♦利用一切机会玩车。
When you were 17, she was expecting an importantcall. ♦expect: 等着。
You thanked her by being on the phone all night.When you were 18, she cried at your high schoolgraduation.You thanked her by staying out partying until dawn. ♦party在此句中作动词，表示“参加聚会/晚会”。
Growing Old and Gray ♦grow gray指人头发变灰白了，意即“人渐老”。
When you were 19, she paid your college tuition,drove you to campus, carried your bags. ♦tuition: 学费。
You thanked her by saying good-bye outside thedorm so you wouldn't be embarrassed in front of your friends. ♦be embarrassed: 感到困窘；感到丢人现眼。
When you were 20, she asked whether you were seeing anyone. ♦注意此处用过去进行时表示“安排要做的事”，see在此处为“见某人”亦即“与人约会”。
You thanked her by saying, “It's none of your business.”♦It’s none of yourbusiness. 这不管你的事。
When you were 21, she suggested certain careers for your future.You thanked her by saying, “I don't want to be like you.”When you were 22, she hugged you at your college graduation.You thanked her by asking whether she could pay for a trip to Europe.When you were 23, she gave you furniture for yourfirst apartment.You thanked her by telling your friends it was ugly.When you were 24, she met your fiance and asked about your plans for the future. ♦fiancé: 未婚夫，这是一个法语词，如说“未婚妻”则是fiancee。
You thanked her by glaring and growling, “Muuhh-ther, please!”When you were 25, she helped to pay for your wedding, and she cried and told you howdeeply she loved you.You thanked her by moving halfway across the country. ♦move在此处意为“迁移”。
When you were 30, she called with some advice on the baby.You thanked her by telling her, “Things are different now.”When you were 40, she called to remind you of a relative's birthday. ♦remind somebody of something: 提醒某人某事。