就在那天,我真正地成为了一个母亲。我明白了做一个母亲,不仅仅意味着要观看女儿的芭蕾舞,不是参加学校音乐会,不是把家打扫得一尘不染,不是准备可口的饭菜,更不是对问题视而不见。对我而言,对打翻的牛奶一笑了之,才是我真正成为一个母亲的开始。
The day I became a mom was not the day my daughter was born, but seven years later. Up until(一直到) that day, I had been too busy trying to survive my abusive(辱骂的,滥用的) marriage. I had spent all my energy trying to run a "perfect" home that would pass inspection each evening, and I didn't see that my baby girl had become a toddler(学步的小孩) . I'd tried endlessly to please someone who could never be pleased and suddenly realized that the years had slipped by(飞掠而过) and could never be recaptured.
Oh, I had done the normal "motherly" things, like making sure my daughter got to ballet and tap and gym lessons. I went to all of her recitals(背诵,朗诵) and school concerts, parent-teacher conferences and open houses - alone. I ran interference(干涉,冲突) during my husband's rages(狂怒,凶猛) when something was spilled(溢出,溅出) at the dinner table, telling her, "It will be okay, Honey. Daddy's not really mad at you." I did all I could to protect her from hearing the awful shouting and accusations(控告,指责) after he returned from a night of drinking. Finally I did the best thing I could do for my daughter and myself: I removed us from the home that wasn't really a home at all.
That day I became a mom was the day my daughter and I were sitting in our new home having a calm, quiet dinner just as I had always wanted for her. We were talking
Whenever either of us spills something, even now, seventeen years later, she says, "Remember the day I spilled the chocolate milk? I knew that day that you had done the right thing for us, and I will never forget it."
That was the day I really became a mom. I discovered that being a mom isn't only going to ballet, and tap and gym recitals, and attending every school concert and open house. It isn't keeping a spotless house and preparing perfect meals. It certainly isn't pretending things are normal when they are not. For me, being a mom started when I could laugh over spilled milk.
相关单词:inspection
inspection解释:n.检查,审查,检阅
inspection例句:
On random inspection the meat was found to be bad.经抽查,发现肉变质了。
The soldiers lined up for their daily inspection by their officers.士兵们列队接受军官的日常检阅。
相关单词:recitals
recitals解释:n.独唱会( recital的名词复数 );独奏会;小型音乐会、舞蹈表演会等;一系列事件等的详述
recitals例句:
His recitals have earned him recognition as a talented performer. 他的演奏会使他赢得了天才演奏家的赞誉。 来自《简明英汉词典》
Her teachers love her playing, and encourage her to recitals. 她的老师欣赏她的演奏,并鼓励她举办独奏会。 来自互联网
相关单词:interference
interference解释:n.干涉,介入;阻碍,干扰
interference例句:
I couldn't hear the program because there was too much interference.因干扰太大,我听不清节目。
We oppose interference by any outside force.我们反对任何外来势力插手干预。
相关单词:rages
rages解释:狂怒,盛怒( rage的名词复数 )
rages例句:
He flew into rages over nothing, seemed unbearably raw and irritable. 他会无缘无故大发雷霆,粗暴生硬,简直叫人受不了。
Pollution rages in some capitalist countries. 在一些资本主义国家里污染问题极其严重。
相关单词:accusations
accusations解释:n.指责( accusation的名词复数 );指控;控告;(被告发、控告的)罪名
accusations例句:
There were accusations of plagiarism. 曾有过关于剽窃的指控。
He remained unruffled by their accusations. 对于他们的指控他处之泰然。
相关单词:tablecloth
tablecloth解释:n.桌布,台布
tablecloth例句:
He sat there ruminating and picking at the tablecloth.他坐在那儿沉思,轻轻地抚弄着桌布。
She smoothed down a wrinkled tablecloth.她把起皱的桌布熨平了。
相关单词:outcome
outcome解释:n.结果,出口,演变
outcome例句:
The outcome of the experiment is in the lap of the gods.实验结果尚难预料。
The outcome of the war is hard to foretell.战争胜负难以预卜。
相关单词:presence
presence解释:n.出席;到场;存在
presence例句:
Her presence lent an air of respectability to the occasion.她的到场使那种场合增添了崇高的气氛。
His presence is indicative of his willingness to help.他的出席表示他愿意帮忙。
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