第一篇：英语阅读：母亲节与父亲节
美联英语提供：英语阅读：Mother's Day and Father's Day 母亲节与父亲节
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People in the United States honor their parents with two special days: Mother's Day, on the second Sunday in May, and Father's Day, on the third Sunday in June.美国人以两个特殊的日子向他们的父母表示敬意：这就是每 年5月份第二个星期曰的母亲节和6月份第三个星期曰 的父亲节。
Mother's Day was proclaimed a day for national observance by President Woodrow Wilson in 1915.Ann Jarvis from Grafton, West Virginia, had started the idea to have a day to honor mothers.She was the one who chose the second Sunday in May and also began the custom of wearing a carnation.母亲节作为一个全国性的节日是伍德罗.威尔逊总统于 1915年宣布的。西弗吉尼亚州格拉弗顿区的安.贾维斯女士 首先想到应该有一个特殊的日子向母亲致以敬意。是她选择了 五月份的第二个星期日，也是由她开始了佩戴康乃馨的习俗。
In 1909, Mrs.Dodd from Spokane, Washington, thought of the idea of a day to honor fathers.She wanted to honor her own father, William Smart.After her mother died, he had the responsibility of raising a family of five sons and a daughter.In 1910, the first Father's Day was observed in Spokane.Senator Margaret Chase Smith helped to establish Father's Day as a national
commemorative day, in 1972.1909年,华盛顿州斯波坎市的多德夫人想到应该为父亲设 置一个特殊日子以示敬意。她想向自己的父亲——威廉姆.斯 马特表示感激之情。她母亲去世之后，是父亲担起了养活五子 一女的责任。1910年,第一个父亲节在斯波坎市诞生。参议员 玛格丽特.切斯.史密斯于1972年帮助把父亲节推广成为全国性节日。
These days are set aside to show love and respect for parents.They raise their children and educate them to be responsible citizens.They give love and care.这两天是儿女向父母表示一片爱心和敬重之情的日子。父 母们把孩子们带大，教育他们成为有责任感的公民，并给予他们 爱心和关怀。
These two special days are celebrated in many different ways.On Mother's Day people wear carnations.A red one symbolizes a living mother.A white one shows that the mother is dead.Many people attend religious services to honor parents.It is also a day when people whose parents are dead visit the cemetery.On these days families get together at home, as well as in restaurants.They often have outdoor barbecues for Father's Day.These are days of fun and good feelings and memories.人们用各种形式来庆贺这两个特殊的曰子。在母亲节那 天，人们佩戴康乃蕃。佩戴红色康乃馨表示母亲依然健在，佩戴 白色康乃蕃则表示母亲已经去世。许多人参加宗教仪式
以向父 母致意,或者去公墓缅怀逝去的父母。在这两天，家家都会聚在 餐馆或家中。人们也常在父亲节那天举办露天烧烤聚会。这是 充满欢歌笑语、美好情感和无限回忆的曰子。
Another tradition is to give cards and gifts.Children make them in school.Many people make their own presents.These are valued more than the ones bought in stores.It is not the value of the gift that is important, but it is “the thought that counts”.Greeting card stores, florists, candy makers, bakeries, telephone companies, and other stores do a lot of business during these holidays.另一个传统习俗是赠送卡片和礼物。孩子们在学校亲手制 作，许多成年人也自制礼物。这些亲手制作的礼物比那些花钱 买来的更有价值。礼物的贵贱并不重要，“重要的是对父母的拳 拳之心”。贺卡屋、花店、糖果店、面包房、电话公司，以及许多其 他商店在节曰里会大做生意。
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第二篇：母亲节与父亲节
In North America, people do special things for their mothers and fathers on one day each year.Mother's Day is in May-right about now!If you do something special for your mother this month, you can think about millions of people in North America doing the same thing.What day is Mother's Day?
Mother's Day is the second Sunday in May every year.How do people celebrate it?
People give presents to their mothers.Sometimes children make a special breakfast for their mother.They also try to help their mother all day, so their mother can rest.When was the first Mother's Day?
In England in the 1600s, people celebrated “Mothering Sunday.” In the United States, a woman named Anna started Mother's Day in the early 1900s, after her own mother had died.She asked the president of the United States to make it a special day.She wanted children to say “thank you” to their mothers, while their mothers were still alive.Do other countries have Mother's Day?
Many countries of the world celebrate Mother's Day, but not all of them celebrate it in May.Is there Father's Day?
In North America, Father's Day is the third Sunday of June.People give their fathers presents.On Father's Day, fathers can do whatever they want!
How did Father's Day start?
The first Father's Day was in 1910 in the United States.Mrs.John Dodd wanted a special day for her father.Her father was her hero.Since his wife had died young, he alone had taken care of his five children.
第三篇：母亲节与父亲节
Mother's Day and Father's Day
People in the United States honor their parents with two special days：Mother’s Day，on the second Sunday in May，and Father’s Day，on the third Sunday in June.Mother’s Day was proclaimed a day for national observance by President Wood row Wilson in 1915.Ann Jarvis from Grafton，West Virginia，had started the idea to have a d ay to honor mothers.She was the one who chose the second Sunday in May and also began the custom of wearing a carnation1).In 1909，Mrs.Dodd from Spokane，Washington，thought of the idea of a day to honor fathers.She wanted to honor her own father，William Smart.After her mother died，he had the responsibility of raising a family of five sons and a daughter.In 1910，the first Father’s Day was observed in Spokane.Senator Margaret Chase Smith helped to establish Father’s Day as a national commemorative2)day，in 1972.These days are set aside to show love and respect for parents.They raise their children and educate them to be responsible citizens.They give love and care.These two special days are celebrated in many different ways.On Mother’s Day people wear carnations.A red one symbolizes a living mother.A white one shows that the mother is dead.Many people attend religious services to honor parents.It is also a day when people whose parents are dead visit the cemetery3).On these days families get together at home，as well as in restaurants.They often have outdoor barbecues4)for Father’s Day.These are days of fun and good feelings and memories.Another tradition is to give cards an d gifts.Children make them in school.Many people make their own presents.These are valued more than the ones bought in stores.It is not the value of the gift that is important，but it is “the thought that counts”.Greeting card stores，florists5)，candy makers，bakeries，telephone companies，and other stores do a lot of business during these holidays.美国人民以两个特殊的日子向父母表示敬意：这便是每年五月第二个星期日的母亲节和六月第三个星期日的父亲节。
母亲节作为一个全国性节日是伍德罗·威尔逊总统于1915年宣布的。西弗吉尼亚州格拉弗顿区的安·贾维斯女士首先想到应有一个特殊的日子向母亲致意。是她选择了五月的第二个星期日，也是她开始了佩戴康乃馨的习俗。
1909年，华盛顿州斯波肯区的多德夫人想到应为父亲设一个特殊日子以示敬意。她想向自己的父亲---威廉姆·斯马特表示感激之情。她母亲去世后，是父亲担起了养活五子一女的责任。1910年，第一个父亲节在斯波肯区诞生。参议员玛格丽特·切斯·史密斯于1972年帮助把父亲节推广成为全国性节日。
这两天是儿女向父母表示一片爱心和敬重之情的日子。父母们把孩子们带大，教育他们成为有责任感的公民，并给予他们爱心和关怀。
人们用各种形式来庆贺这两个特殊的日子。在母亲节那天，人们佩戴康乃馨。佩戴红色康乃馨表示母亲依然健在，佩戴白色康乃馨则表示母亲已经去世。许多人参加宗教仪式以向父母致意，或去公墓缅怀逝去的父母。在这两天，家家都会聚在餐馆或家中。人们也常在父亲节那天举办露天烧烤聚会。这是充满欢歌笑语、美好情感和无限深情的日子。
另一传统习俗是赠送卡片和礼物。孩子们在学校亲手**，许多成年人也**礼物。这些亲手**的礼物比那些花钱买来的更有价值。礼物的贵贱并不重要，“重要的是对父母的拳拳之心”。贺卡屋、花店、糖果店、面包房、电话公司，还有许多其他商店在节日里会大做生意。
第四篇：母亲节,父亲节
母亲节和父亲节
母亲节，是一个感谢母亲的节日。这个节日最早出现在古希腊；而现代的母亲节起源于美国，是每年5月的第二个星期日。母亲们在这一天通常会收到礼物，康乃馨被视为献给母亲的花，而中国的母亲花是萱草花，又叫忘忧草。
父亲节，是一年中特别感谢父亲的节日，是每年6月的第三个星期日。每个国家的父亲节日期都不尽相同，也有各种的庆祝方式，大部分都与赠送礼物家族聚餐或活动有关。世界上有52个国家和地区是在6月的第三个星期日庆祝父亲节。
在父亲节这天，人们选择特定的鲜花来表示对父亲的敬意。人们选择了佩戴白丁香，宾夕法尼亚人用蒲公英向父亲表示致意。在父亲节或父亲的生日时赠送父亲的花，寓意父亲的刚毅、亲切而威严，表达对父亲的敬意。
现在母亲节与父亲节也进入了我们的国家，可以说母亲节与父亲节已经成为了我们国家年轻人的重要的节日了。在现在的社会里，我们的生活条件好了，我们的物质生活富足了。我们该在母亲节与父亲节送给父母些什么呢？我在思索，是送件华丽的衣服，还是请父母吃一顿豪华的大餐；是带着父母去旅游，还是……
我们的父母都进入了花甲之年，我感觉他们其实并不需要什么漂亮的衣服，他们也不需要豪华的大餐，那他们需要什么？
我感觉父母需要的是精神上的需求，他们需要孩子们能与自己在一起团聚，他们也需要身心上的清静。可是现代的社会是一个物欲横流的社会，人们之间缺乏理解，缺乏温暖是很正常之事。那么我们该给父母送什么才能让父母得到需要之物呢？为了我们的责任，我想还是给父母送健康，送心情的愉悦，送心灵的放松之地吧。
于是我在咱们河南寻找那样的地方，找啊找啊，终于发现了香格里拉.上河湾。他是一个美丽的地方，春天我来到那里。
不知不觉，春飘然而至，在渐渐泛绿的山丘上燃起了如火的春色，灼穿了冬日的沉沉寒意。轻柔的风夹着湿润的芳香，轻轻拂过，那是春的旋律。
春是什么春是那明月清风，柔媚清朗，在苔痕映照的静寂林间，清冽缠绵的旋律翩然飘临，希望伴着歌声在阳光中冉冉升起。春是那淡雨疏风，薄雾浓云，笼住水边清香的荫影，生命在这朦胧凄迷的氛围中孕育而生。
绿，到处是一片绿。绿的草，绿的树，绿的林，绿的山，绿的世界。看！在阳光照耀下的树林，就像画卷上翠绿欲流的林海。
快看！绿色的山坡上开满了含苞欲放的各色小花，像给山冈铺上了一块彩色的绒毯……一只小蝴蝶还在和花儿嬉戏呢！这些花散发出来的芬芳，引来了一个天真的小姑娘，她衣服搭配的很协调，黄裙蓝帽小红鞋，乍一看去，就像春天里的小天使。绿叶还流着露似珍珠的雨滴，像是刚下过一场春雨。一滴大水珠包住了小姑娘，飘啊飘啊，飘到了一处风景秀丽，环境幽雅的地方。这就是香格里拉.上河湾，这里的树木抽出了新芽，也长出了嫩绿的叶子，几株高大挺拔的树上面的树叶已经缀满枝头。一阵春风吹来，柳叶晃动着它那嫩绿的辫子，歌唱着春天的旋律。青山绿水总是撩人心魄的，因为那些源于纯真自然的颜色和成长；青枝绿叶总是慑人眸凝的，因为那些始自原始可爱的生存和努力；朱颜绿发总是引人愔羡的，因为那些无人可
及的经验和气魄。就让绿色包容我们曾经的无知和自私，在绿色中重新认识自己，也是一次全新的开始。五月母亲节到了，让我们和大自然拥抱——蜂蝶翩迁，莺歌燕舞，草虫呢喃，鸟儿啾啾——
六月父亲节也会来到的，草长莺飞，绿肥红瘦，着一袭淡绿的薄纱，染一地粉嫩浅白，携一缕沁人的花香，与你相约芳草地！蝶儿站在野花的枝头摇曳舞蹈，鸟儿栖在树的叶尖上轻吟浅唱......让我们带着父母伴着一地的花草，看着蝶儿翩然起舞，听着鸟儿站在叶尖上唱歌。在这鸟语花香的世界里，比听上一段优美的乐曲还惬意，意境里，神旷。即便是我们的心情有什么不快，都会随之烟消云散，偷偷溜走，这时候的我们，已与大自然融为一体，与蓝天白云、与青草绿叶、与蝶舞花香为伴，躺在松软的草坪上，微微闭起眼睛，静静倾听大自然的声音，与灵魂相约，任思绪飘渺，在心的另一端，寻梦......陶醉！
或许，心再累，身临其境，心怀、豁然开朗。
亦或许，我们带着父母去旁边的池塘，看鱼儿戏水。各色各样的鱼自由自在的在她们自己的王国里快乐的游来游去，嬉戏耍闹，你追我赶，生怕自己掉队，个个都不甘示弱，而此时的我们，一定会和他们一起快乐着、开心着。静观、心怡。一个沉醉在这样美妙意境里的女子，一切都那么宁静、那么自然优雅 而美丽......看着，一对对、一双双，自由飞翔的蝶舞翩翩，绿了爱恋的滕蔓，五彩缤纷的野花，也便盈满了心灵的释怀，芳香馥郁，沁人心脾，任你怎么嗅都是丝丝的甜；暖日柔柔的春阳，洒在身上，静静品读，慢慢陶醉 而是别样一份安恬在心中萌动......五月六月份是父母亲的节日，心香一缕，思绪恬静。婉约一段墨香，与父母相约于芳草地和大自然拥抱——感受着你的情，吻着含羞的春阳清顔欢逸，醉了父母、醉了孩子、也便醉了我！
这，何尝不是一种美丽。盈握，一份淡然，轻语，岁月静好。
香格里拉.上河湾这么美丽的地方，他在哪里呢？香格里拉.上河湾位于尧山5A级风景区内，地理位置优势明显，紧邻311国道，郑尧高速直达，距拟建的鲁山旅游机场仅8公里。项目门前清澈透明的沙河水川流不息，他背靠重峦叠嶂的伏牛山，空气清新，负氧离子含量高达每立方厘米9800个。他附临画眉谷、珍珠潭、蝴蝶泉、上中下汤温泉、六羊山、林彪地下指挥所、十八垛、尧山峡谷漂流、森海湾……等众多旅游景点。
香格里拉.上河湾一期的电梯洋房（含多层、高层）销势强劲，更大占地规模、开发体量的高端物业——二期别墅项目正在规划设计之中，另外产权式酒店也即将动工建设。到那时候，我们来到尧山的香格里拉.上河湾，就会看到在幽静的山林一套套欧式电梯洋房映入眼帘，让人心神荡漾。一幢幢具有乡村风情的精致别墅散落在苍翠树木的掩映之中，置身其中恍如远离了所有的都市尘嚣，宁静幽远的感受令人神驰。
我就在这里给父母送一套自己的房子，可以说是我们全家人的房子。当我们身心疲惫时来到这里与父母团聚，当孩子放假时，带着孩子领着媳妇来到这个山清水秀之地放松心灵，与父母共享天伦之乐。
第五篇：美联英语：父亲节与母亲节口语表达
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父爱与父亲节
Brian: Hi Dario.Long time no see.Dario: I know.I have been leaving you alone so that you could spend more time with your girlfriend.Brian: Well actually, we have broken up.Dario: I am very sorry to hear that, Brian.Brian: Yeah, I was really sad for a few days after she told me that I was dumped.Dario: Why did she decide to leave you?
Brian: She said that my English was just not good enough for her.Dario: How can she say that!I have taught you everything I know.Brian: We obviously need to do even more study together then.Dario: Do you still have her phone number?
Brian: She's too good for you!
布莱恩：嗨，达里奥。好久不见了。
达里奥：我知道。我一直没有打扰你好让你可以和你的女朋友多在一起。
布莱恩：唔，实际上我们已经分手了。
达里奥：听到这我感到很遗憾，布莱恩。
布莱恩：没错，当她告诉我我被甩了以后我真的伤心了几天。
达里奥：为什么她决定离开你?
布莱恩：她说对她来说我的英语就是不够好。
达里奥：她怎么会这么说!我已经教了你我知道的所有东西。
布莱恩：很显然我们还需要在一起更努力学习。
达里奥：你还有她的电话号码吗?
布莱恩：她太好了，不适合你 Father's Day: a day for everyone to stop and remember how much you love and respect your father
父亲节：每个人都停下来，记住你是多么爱你的父亲，多么尊敬他的日子
My dad and I are really close, so everyday feels like Father's Day for us.我老爸和我很亲密，因此对我们来说每一天都像是父亲节。
2)Faith: believing and trusting in a person
信任，信仰，信念：相信、信赖一个人
Have you any faith in what he says?
你相信他的话吗?
3)Proud: a feeling of being very pleased
自豪的，得意的，感到骄傲的：感到很高兴
I know that I make my dad proud of me sometimes, but other times I disappoint him.我知道我有时候让我老爸为我感到自豪，不过其它的时候我令他失望。
Dialogue-对话
Jessie: Do you think it's harder to be a mom or dad?
Tina: I have never really thought about that question.Jessie: I think moms work harder, but being a dad would be stressful.Tina: Did you cause your dad a lot of stress when you were growing up?
Jessie: I think so.He was always worrying about my grades and my boyfriends.Tina: Did he like any of your boyfriends?
Jessie: He liked the ones that I didn't like!
Tina: He was just trying to look after you because he wanted the best for his little girl.Jessie: And I love and respect him for that!
杰西：你觉得做妈妈更难，还是做爸爸更难?
蒂娜：我还真从没想过这个问题。
杰西：我觉得妈妈更辛苦，不过做爸爸压力很大。
蒂娜：你成长的时候给你爸爸增加了很多压力吗?
杰西：我想是吧。他老是担心我的成绩和我的男朋友。
蒂娜：他喜欢你的那些男朋友吗?
杰西：他喜欢那些我不喜欢的。
蒂娜：他只是想照顾你，因为他希望他的小女孩得到最好的东西。
杰西：而我因此爱他，尊敬他!
New Words 生词
1)Slap: to hit someone with an open hand
拍，掌击，拍击：张开手打某人
My girlfriend slapped me because I accidentally called her the name of my previous girlfriend.我的女朋友拍打我，因为我无意中叫她我前任女朋友的名字。
2)Punch: to hit someone with a closed hand
击拳，猛击：用拳头打某人
You should never punch someone unless it is in self-defense.除非是正当防卫，否则你永远都不要挥拳打人。
3)Father's Day: a special day to stop and remember how much you love and respect your father
父亲节：停下来，记住你是多么爱你的父亲，多么尊敬他的特别的日子
I always buy my Dad a small gift on Father's Day to show him that I really appreciate what he has done for me.父亲节我总是给我的老爸买小礼物，告诉他我真的感激他为我所做的事情。
Lesson: 课文
Father's Day 父亲节
Father's Day falls on the third Sunday in June.The idea for creating a day for children to honor their fathers began in Spokane, Washington.A woman by the name of Sonora Smart Dodd thought of the idea for Father's Day while listening to a Mother's Day sermon in 1909.六月的第三个星期日是父亲节。设立一天让孩子们表达对父亲的尊敬的想法起源于在华盛顿州的斯普肯镇。1909年，一位名叫索娜拉·史玛特·杜德的女士在听母亲节的布道时想到也应该有一个父亲节。
Having been raised by her father, Henry Jackson Smart, after her mother died, Sonora wanted her father to know how special he was to her.It was her father who made all the parental sacrifices and was, in the eyes of his daughter, a courageous, selfless, and loving man.Sonora's father was born in June, so she chose to hold the
first Father's Day celebration in Spokane, Washington on the 19th of June,1910.索娜拉的母亲过世后，父亲亨利·杰克逊·史玛特把她抚养成人，她想让父亲知道他对她来说有多么重要。父亲为了她既当爹又当妈，而且在女儿的眼中，父亲是个勇敢、无私、慈爱的好父亲。索娜拉父亲的生日是在六月，所以她就选择1910年6月19日在华盛顿的斯普肯镇举行了第一次父亲节庆祝活动。
In 1924, President Calvin Coolidge proclaimed the third Sunday in June as Father's Day.Roses are the Father's Day flowers: red to be worn for a living father and white if the father has died.1924年，美国总统加尔文·库利奇宣布每年6月的第三个星期天为父亲节。玫瑰是父亲节的吉祥花：红玫瑰献给健在的父亲，而白玫瑰则送给已过世的父亲。
Father's Day, contrary to popular misconception, was not established as a holiday in order to help greeting card manufacturers sell more cards.In fact, when a “father's day” was first proposed, there were no Father's Day cards!
与人们普遍的误解相反，父亲节不是为了帮助问候卡生产商销售出更多卡片而设立的节日。实际上，当“父亲节”首次得到提议时，并没有父亲节卡片。
Father's Day has become a day to not only honor your father, but all men who act as a father figure.Stepfathers, uncles, grandfathers, and adult male friends are all to be honored on Father's Day.父亲节已经变成了一个不仅尊敬你的父亲，而且尊敬所有担任父亲角色的男人的节日。继父、叔叔、舅舅、爷爷、外公以及成年男性朋友都是父亲节尊敬的对象。
Look your father in the eye, shake his hand and tell him that you love him.That's the best present you can give him.注视着父亲的眼睛，握住他的手，然后告诉他你爱他。这是你所能予他的最好礼物。
Dialogue
Jeff: What did you do yesterday, Joan?
Joan: I took my Dad to a really fancy restaurant for lunch.Jeff: I bet he liked that Joan.You are very thoughtful.Joan: Well, he is my Dad after all.He really helped me when I was growing up.Jeff: I took my father out to play golf.Joan: That sounds nice.Did you let him win?
Jeff: Of course!It was Father's Day!
杰夫：你昨天做了什么，琼?
琼：我带我爸爸去一家很豪华的餐馆吃午饭。
杰夫：我打赌他喜欢那样，琼。你很周到。
琼：唔，他毕竟是我的父亲。我成长的时候他真的帮了我很多。
杰夫：我带我爸爸出去打高尔夫球。
琼：那听起来很好。你让你赢了吗?
杰夫：当然了!那是父亲节!母爱与母亲节
Dario: How is your new girlfriend, Brian?
Brian: She is really well,thanks.But how did you know that I had a new girlfriend?
Dario: Because I haven't seen or heard from you for weeks.Brian: Maybe I was studying?
Dario: If you were studying, you would have called me to be your study buddy.Brian: Maybe I was too sick to leave the house.Dario: No way.Your mom would have called to tell me that.Brian: Well, your logic is too good for me, Dario.Dario: Can I meet her someday?
Brian: No way!She might fall in love with you and leave me.戴瑞奥：你的新女朋友好吗布莱恩?
布莱恩：她很好，谢谢。你怎么知道我有新女朋友的?
戴瑞奥：因为我有好几周没看到你也没听到你的消息了。
布莱恩：也许我在学习呢?
戴瑞奥：如果你在学习，你会给我打电话让我跟你一起学。
布莱恩：也许是我病得太重了不能出门呢。
戴瑞奥：不可能，你妈妈会打电话告诉我的。
布莱恩：好吧，你太了解我了戴瑞奥。
戴瑞奥：哪天我能见见她吗?
布莱恩：不可能!她可能会弃我而去爱上你的。
NEW WORDS 新单词
1)Mother's Day: a special day to stop and remember how much you love, cherish and respect your Mom
母亲节：一个特殊的日子，让你停下来想一想你有多爱你的妈妈、多么珍惜她和尊敬她。
It's hard to show your mom just how much you love her in only one day, but you should try to make Mother's Day really special for her.仅仅在一天里向你妈妈表达你有多爱她不是件容易的事，可你应该尽量让母亲节这一天对她来说很特别。
2)Cherish: to feel or show affection for someone
珍爱：向某人表示爱
My mother, my girlfriend and my sister are the only three women I truly cherish.我妈妈、我女朋友和我妹妹是我真正唯一喜欢的三个女人。
3)Pamper: to treat with care and attention
娇纵、呵护
I love going to the beauty salon because they really pamper me.我喜欢去美容院，因为他们实在是对我很好。
Dialogue-对话
Jessie: Tina, I really need your help.Tina: You are my best friend Jessie.Just ask me and I will help you.Jessie: I want to write a nice poem on this card for my mother, but I can't think of what to say.Tina: Just tell her how much you love her and list all the reasons why.Jessie: But I love her for so many reasons.Help me to decide where to start.Tina: How about you begin with the letter 'M' and then think of something that starts with that letter to describe her.Jessie: And then move to the letter 'O'?
Tina: Right!You really are smart, Jessie.Jessie: I owe it all to my mother!
杰茜：蒂娜我真的需要你的帮助。
蒂娜：你是我最好的朋友杰茜，跟我说我会帮你。
杰茜：我想在这张卡片上给我妈妈写一首很美的诗，可我想不出来写什么。
蒂娜：就告诉她你是多么爱她，再列出所有你爱她的原因。
杰茜：可是我爱她的原因太多了。帮我想一下从哪开始。
蒂那：从字母“M”开始，然后再以这个字母为首写点儿什么来形容她怎么样?
杰茜：接下来再用字母“O”?
蒂娜：没错!你真的很聪明，杰茜。
杰茜：这都归功于我妈妈!
New Words 生词
1)Cover for me: to tell a small white lie to explain why someone is missing from work or class
撒一个善意的谎言来解释为什么某人没来上班或上课。
My friend said that he would cover for me,but the boss didn't believe him when he said that I was seeing a client.我朋友说他替我撒谎了，可是他说我在见客户时老板不相信他的话。
2)Mate: a good friend
好朋友
Friends and mates are among the most important people in the world-after your Mom and Dad of course.朋友和哥们儿是世界上最重要的人，当然除了你父母以外。
3)Mother's Day: a special day to stop and remember how much you love，cherish and respect your Mom
母亲节:一个特殊的日子，让你停下来想想你是多么爱你的妈妈，多么珍惜她和尊敬她。
My Mom says that everyday should be Mother's Day so she can eat chocolate all the time.我妈妈说每天都应该是母亲节这样她时刻都可以吃到巧克力了。
Lesson: 课文
Mother's Day 母亲节
The first celebrations in honor of mothers were held in spring in ancient Greece.They paid tribute to Rhea, the Mother of the Gods.During the 17th century, England honored mothers on “Mothering Sunday,” celebrated on the fourth Sunday of Lent.In the United States, Julia Ward Howe suggested the idea of Mother's Day in 1872.Howe saw Mother's Day as being dedicated to peace.最早为母亲们庆祝节日是在古希腊的时候。庆祝活动在春天举行，人们向众神之母莉娅献祭。十七世纪时英国人用“拜望双亲日”来表示对母亲们的尊敬，定于四旬斋的第四个星期日庆祝。在美国朱莉娅·沃德·荷于1872年提出了“母亲节”的建议。荷把“母亲节”当作是对和平的贡献。
Anna Jarvis of Philadelphia is credited with bringing about the official observance of Mother's Day in the USA.Her campaign to establish such a holiday began as a remembrance of her mother who died in 1905 and who had, in the late 19th century, tried to establish “Mother's Friendship Days” as a way to heal the scars of the Civil War.费城的安娜·查维丝为母亲节成为美国官方节日做出了努力。她发起成立母亲节的运动
是从纪念她的母亲开始的。安娜的母亲去世于1905年，曾在十九世纪末期提倡过建立“母亲友好日”以抚慰内战带来的创伤。
In 1910, West Virginia became the first state to recognize Mother's Day.A year later, nearly every state officially marked the day.In 1914, President Woodrow Wilson officially proclaimed Mother's Day as a national holiday to be held on the second Sunday of May.1910年西弗吉尼亚成为第一个认可母亲节的洲。一年后几乎每个洲都将这一天定为官方节日。1914年美国总统胡佛·威尔森公开宣布将母亲节定为国家节日，定于五月的第二个星期天。
Today many celebrations of Mother's Days are held throughout the world.Although they do not all fall at the same time, such countries as Denmark, Finland, Italy, Turkey, Australia and Belgium also celebrate Mother's Day on the same day as the United States.现在全世界有很多地方庆祝母亲节，虽然这些庆祝活动并不是在同一天举行。丹麦、芬兰、意大利、土尔其、澳大利亚和比利时等国家和美国在同一天庆祝母亲节。
Don't forget Mother's Day.Make your Mom breakfast in bed, buy her a bunch of flowers and some chocolates and, most importantly, tell her how much you love and respect her.不要忘记母亲节。把早餐端到你妈妈床前，给她买一大束花和一些巧克力，最重要的是，告诉她你是多么爱她和尊敬她。
Dialogue
Jeff: You look a little tired this morning, Joan.Joan: I know.I got up at 4AM to make breakfast for my mother.Jeff: You really are a great daughter, Joan.Joan: Not really.It is my mother who is wonderful.She gave me life and brought me up very well.Jeff: So you try to re-pay her on Mother's Day?
Joan: Right.But she has given me so much that it would take hundreds of years to re-pay her.Jeff: Maybe we should have Mother's Day everyday instead of just once a year?
Joan: It's a good idea Jeff, but I can't get up so early to make breakfast for her everyday.Jeff: But we should tell our Mom's how much we love them more often.Joan: I agree!I will tell my children your great idea!
杰夫：琼，你今天早晨看起来有点累。
琼：我知道。我四点就起床给我妈妈做早餐了。
杰夫：你真是个好女儿琼。
琼：不是的。是我妈妈伟大，她给了生命又悉心把我抚养成人。
杰夫：所以你想在母亲节报答她?
琼：没错。可是她给予我的太多了，要花几百年才能报答她。
杰夫：也许我们应该每天都过母亲节,而不是一年一次?
琼：这是个好主意杰夫，可我不能每天早晨起来那么早给她做早餐。
杰夫：但我们应该更经常地告诉我们的妈妈我们多么爱她们。
琼：我同意!我会把你的好主意告诉我的孩子们!
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