■ 为母亲祈祷　Pray for My Mother◎ Ann LandersDear God,亲爱的上帝：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.

如今我不再年轻，一些朋友的母亲已经去世。

我曾听这些子女说，他们从没向母亲充分表达过他们的感激之情，而等到要告诉时为时已晚。

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[12] person she is.

How sad that I am unable to speak these words in her presence, but they flow easily from my pen.

幸运的是，我亲爱的母亲依然健在。

我对她的感情与日俱增。

母亲没有变，我却变了。

随着年岁的增长，我越来越懂事了，我意识到她是多么了不起的人。

这些话在她面前我难以启齿，但在笔下可以轻易地写出来，这令我感到多么难过。

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[13] , 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?

一个女儿该怎样开口感谢她的母亲所给予的生命？

感谢她在抚养孩子时所付出的爱、耐心以及无私的辛勤劳动？

感谢她跟在蹒跚学步的孩子身后奔跑，对喜怒无常的少女的理解，以及对一个自以为是的大学生的宽容？

感谢她等待女儿认识到她真是一位好母亲的一天？

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[14] these words dozens of times?

For being essentially herself—loving, thoughtful, patient, and forgiving?

一个成年女子该怎样感谢母亲依然如故的角色？

感谢在被问到时她会及时提供良言，而在不需要时她会保持沉默？

感谢她没有说“我告诉过你”，而她本来可以说上许多次？

感谢她始终不变的爱心、体贴周到、耐心和宽容？

I don’t know how, dear God, except to bless her as richly as she deserves and to help me live up to the example she has set.

I pray that I will look as good in the eyes of my children as my mother looks in mine.

我不知道该怎样表达，亲爱的上帝，除了请求你好好地保佑她——那是她该得到的——并帮助我朝她做出的榜样看齐。

我祈祷，在孩子的眼里，我会如同母亲在我眼里一般好。

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