Before Two Portraits of My Mother
两幅母亲肖像前
I love the beautiful young girl of this
portrait, my mother, painted years ago
when her forehead was white, and there was no
shadow in the dazzling Venetian glass
of her gaze. But this other likeness shows
the deep trenches across her forehead’s white
marble. The rose poem of her youth that
her marriage sang is far behind. Here is
my sadness: I compare these portraits, one
of a joy-radiant brow, the other care-
heavy: sunrise—and the thick coming on
of night. And yet how strange my ways appear,
for when I look at these faded lips my heart
smiles, but at the smiling girl my tears start.
—Emile Nelligan (1879-1941)
我深爱这名美丽少女的画像，
她是我的母亲，绘制于多年前
当时她的前额白皙无瑕
如同威尼斯玻璃般闪亮，没有一丝阴影 在她双眸中。
但另一幅肖像显出深深的纹痕布满她皎白大理石般平滑的前额
她少女时的那 首玫瑰情诗
曾在她婚礼中被咏唱，如今已经远去。
此时我心悲伤：比较这两幅肖像
一幅显得 神情愉悦，另一幅显得心事重重
一幅如同朝阳初升
另一幅则如迎面而来的阴郁 黑夜。
然而我的'反应却显得非比寻常
因为当我看着她失去光泽的双唇，
我心发出微笑，但看着那名微笑的少女
我的泪竟开始涌出。
—艾米里·奈利根 (1879-1941)
How did you find the energy, Mom
To do all the things you did,
To be teacher, nurse and counselor
To me, when I was a kid.
How did you do it all, Mom,
Be a chauffeur, cook and friend,
Yet find time to be a playmate,
I just can't comprehend.
I see now it was love, Mom
That made you come whenever I'd call,
Your inexhaustible love, Mom
And I thank you for it all.
妈妈，你的能量源于何处?
可以完成所有的事，
当一个老师，护士，和顾问。
在我还是一个孩子的时候。
妈妈，你是如何做到的。
当一个司机，厨师和朋友，
还要抽时间陪我玩耍。
曾经我不能理解，
现在我知道了，妈妈。
是爱让你在我需要时来到我身边，
是因为你对我无穷无尽的爱，
感谢你为我做的一切，妈妈。
Super Mom
Mom, you're a wonderful mother,
So gentle, yet so strong.
The many ways you show you care
Always make me feel I belong.
You're patient when I'm foolish;
You give guidance when I ask;
It seems you can do most anything;
You're the master of every task.
You're a dependable source of comfort;
You're my cushion when I fall.
You help in times of trouble;
You support me whenever I call.
I love you more than you know;
You have my total respect.
If I had my choice of mothers,
You'd be the one I'd select!
妈妈，你是世界上最伟大的母亲，如此的温柔，又如此的坚强。是你给我的种种呵护，让我的心灵有了归宿。你无所不能，我犯错时你耐心纠正，我迷惑时你指引我方向。我比你想象的还要爱你，我的母亲。
1.All the world's other are false and empty, only the mother is really, eternal, not quenched.1.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。
2.Mother of memories! The most beloved lover , you are all my joy, all the feelings.2.记忆中的母亲啊！最心爱的恋人啊，您是我所有的欢乐，所有的情谊。
3.Mother and son of love is the world's most sacred emotion.3.母子之情是世界上最神圣的情感。
4 Begin, children, begin to get to know your mother with a smile!4.开始吧，孩子，开始用微笑去认识你的母亲吧! ——古罗马
5.Mother's heart as early as when i was pregnant with the baby intertwined.5.慈母的心灵早在怀孕的时候就同婴儿交织在一起了。
6.A mother's love is never dried up.6.母亲的爱是永远不会枯竭的。
7.A mother's love is the greatest power in the world.7.母爱乃世界上最伟大的势力。
8.Mother is not what we can substitute.8.母亲是没有什么东西可以代替的。
9.People heard the most beautiful voices from mother, from home, from heaven.9.人们听到的最美的声音来自母亲，来自家乡，来自天堂。