unit-5-the-day-mother-cried課文翻譯大學英語三

1、Unit5TheDayMotherCriedGeraldMoeAmotherhersonlearnmefmamomentofdefeatthantheyevercouldfromavicty.HerexampleofnevergivingupgiveshimcourageftherestofhisinghomefromschoolthatdarkwintersdaysolongagoIwasfilledwithanticipation.

2、Ihadanewissueofmyfavitesptsmagazinetuckedundermyarmthehousetomyself.DadwasatwkmysisterwasawayMotherwouldntbehomefromhernewjobfanhour.Iboundedupthestepsburstintothelivingroomflippedonalight.IwasshockedintostillnessbywhatI

3、saw.Motherpulledintoatightballwithherfaceinherhssatatthefarendofthecouch.Shewascrying.Ihadneverseenhercry.Iapproachedcautiouslytouchedhershoulder.“Mother“Isaid“Whatshappened“Shetookalongbreathmanagedaweaksmile.“Itsnothin

4、greally.Nothingimptant.JustthanImgoingtolosethisnewjob.Icanttypefastenough.““Butyouveonlybeentherethreedays“Isaid.“Youllcatchon.“IwasrepeatingalineshehadspokentomeahundredtimeswhenIwashavingtroublelearningdoingsomethingi

5、mptanttome.“No.“shesaidsadly.“IalwayssaidIcoulddoanythingIsetmymindtoIstillthinkIcaninmostthings.ButIcantdothis.“Ifelthelplessoutofplace.Atage16IstillassumedMothercoulddoanything.Someyearsbefewhenwesoldourranchmovedtotow

6、nMotherhaddecidedtoopenadaynursery.Shehadhadnotrainingbutthatdidntstinherway.Shesentawayfcrespondencecoursesinchildcaredidthelessonsinsixmonthsfmallyqualifiedherselffthetask.Itwasntlongbefeshehadafullenrollmentawaitingli

7、st.IacceptedallthisasaperfectlynmalinstanceofMothersability.Butneitherthenurserynthemotelmyparentsboughtlaterhadprovidedenoughincometosendmysistermetocollege.IntwoyearsIwouldbereadyfcollege.Inthreememysisterwouldwanttogo

8、.TimewasrunningoutMotherwasfranticfwaystosavemoney.ItwasclearthatDadcoulddonomethanhewasdoingalready——farming80acresinadditiontoholdingafulltimejob.AfewmonthsafterwedsoldthemotelMotherarrivedhomewithausetypewriter.Itskip

9、pedbetweencertainlettersthekeyboardwassoft.AtdinnerthatnightIpronouncedthemachinea“pieceofjunk.“hermomentofdefeatasIdidbecauseseveralyearslaterwhenIhadfinishedschoolproudlyacceptedajobasanewspaperreptershehadalreadybeena

10、journalistwithourhometownpaperfsixmonths.Theoldgreentypewritersitsinmyofficenowunrepaired.ItisamementobutwhatitrecallsfmeisnotquitewhatifrecalledfMother.WhenImhavingtroublewithastythinkaboutgivingupwhenIstarttofeelsryfmy

11、selfthinkthingsshouldbeeasierfmeIrollapieceofpaperintothatcrankyoldmachinetypewdbypainfulwdjustthewaymotherdid.WhatIrememberthenisnotherfailurebuthercouragethecouragetogoahead.Itsthebestmementoanyoneevergaveme.媽媽哭泣的那一天媽媽

12、哭泣的那一天很久以前一個昏暗的冬日，我放學回家時從滿了期望。我胳膊下夾著一期新的我喜歡的體育雜志，房子里將會是就我一個人。爸爸上班，妹妹不在家，媽媽找了份工作，一小時內(nèi)不會回家。我蹦上臺階，沖進起居室，啪地開了燈。眼前的景象把我驚呆了：媽媽身子緊縮成一團，臉埋在手里，坐在沙發(fā)上的另一端。她在哭。我以前從沒有見過她哭，我小心翼翼地走近些，拍拍她的肩膀?！皨專俊蔽艺f：“怎么了？”她長舒一口氣，擠出一絲笑容?！皼]什么，真的，沒什么大不了的，只

13、是我要失去這份新的工作，我打字不夠快！”“但你到那兒才三天，”我說，“你會跟上的?！蔽以僦貜蛬寢寣ξ艺f過上百次的一句話。每當我學習上或做一些對我很重要的事情遇到麻煩時，她就這樣說?！安恍小彼y過地說?！斑^去我總說我能做到我決心做到的一切事情，現(xiàn)在我仍然認為在多數(shù)事情上我能做到，但這次我不行?！蔽覠o能力，不知所措。16歲的我還認為媽媽無所不能。幾年前，我們賣掉牧場搬進城時媽媽決定開家日托所。她以前沒有受過這方面的訓練，但這沒有難住她。她參

14、加幼托所函授學習，做練習。六個月后正式獲得了幼托所看護資格，不久托兒所就招生滿額，而且還有孩子等著入托，我認為媽媽理所當然有能力做到這個。但是日托所和父母后來買的汽車旅館都不能提供足夠的錢供妹妹和我上大學。兩年后我該上大學了，再過三年妹妹也要上學了。時間不多了，媽媽拼命想掙錢。很清楚，爸爸已經(jīng)盡了最大努力出了一份全日工作外，還種著80英畝地。在賣掉汽車旅館的幾個月后，媽媽帶了一臺舊打字機回家，這臺打字機有時要跳字，鍵盤也很松。那天晚飯時