母亲教我的 中英双语
Things My Mother Taught Me 母亲教我的------AnonymousMy mother taught me to appreciate a job well done:母亲教我如何珍惜他人辛苦劳动:"If you're going to kill each other, do it outside. I just finished cleaning!"
“如果你们要打架,到外边打去——我刚整理好房间!”My mother taught me religion:
母亲教我什么是宗教:"You better pray that will come out of the carpet."
“你最好祈祷那个东西能从地毯下冒出来。”My mother taught me about time travel:
母亲教我什么是时间旅行:"If you don't straighten up, I'm going to knock you into the middle of next week!"
“你要是不改,我把你一把推到下周三!”(意为:不让过周末。)My mother taught me logic:
母亲教我什么是逻辑:"Because I said so, that's why."
“为什么?因为我就是这么说的!”My mother taught me foresight:
母亲教我什么是远见:"Be sure you wear clean underwear in case you're in an accident."
“一定要穿干净内衣,以防万一你遇到事故。”My mother taught me about contortion:
母亲教我什么是柔体杂技:"Will you look at the dirt on the back of your neck!"
“你能不能看看你脖子后面的泥!”My mother taught me about stamina:
母亲教我什么是耐力:"You'll sit there till all that spinach is finished."
“坐在那儿,直到把所有的菠菜吃完。”My mother taught me about weather:
母亲教我如何识天气:"It looks as if a tornado swept through your room."
“好像有龙卷风席卷过你的房间。”My mother taught me how to solve physics problems:
母亲教我如何解决物理学问题:"If I yelled because I saw a meteor coming toward you, would you listen then?"
“如果我高声叫喊,是因为我看见有一颗流星正朝你俯冲而来,那你会不会听我的话?”My mother taught me about envy:
母亲教我什么是嫉妒:"There are millions of less fortunate children in this world who don't have wonderful parents like you do!"
“这世界上有数百万不幸的孩子,他们可没有你这么好的父母。”
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