母亲节我为母亲祈祷
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?
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.
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?
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.

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　　1.yesterday was my birthday, so some of my classmates sent me presents. mother prepared a tea party for me. i invited all of them to come and take part in it.the tea party began at half past six. there were cold drinks and refreshments. we ate, talked and laughed. we felt that we were the happiest men in the world 昨天是我生日，所以有几位我的同班同学送我礼。母亲给我准备一个茶会。我邀请他们都前来参加。茶会下午六点半开始。有冷饮和点心。我们又吃又谈又笑。我们觉得是世界上最快乐的人。。 2.i like the chinese new year better than any other festival. this is a time especially for rest and joy. i need not study. i wear good clothes and eat good food. i have a good time from morning till night. i am as happy as a king. 我喜欢中国新年比喜欢其它任何节日更甚。这是一个专为休息和欢乐的时间。我不需要读书。我穿好衣服，吃好东西。我每天从早到晚日子过得轻松愉快。我和上帝一样快乐。 3.no sooner had the witer vacation begun than i returned to my native town. of course i must make good use of it;.in the morning i reviewed my lessons and read newspapers or magazines. in the afternoon i played ball games with my friends or went fishing in the river. at night i watched television with my family. hardly had the clock on the wall struck ten when i went to bed. 寒假刚一开始，我就回故乡了。自然我须好好利用它。 早晨我复习功课并阅读报纸或杂志。下午我和朋友打球，或去河中钓鱼。晚上我就和家人看看电视。墙上的钟刚敲十下，我就去睡觉了。