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The Mother’s Love -- Story

时间:2011-08-12 08:48:07

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   A little boy came up to his mother in the kitchen one evening while she was fixing supper and handed her a piece of paper that he had been writing on. After his mom dried her hands on an apron1, she read it and this is what it said:

  For cutting the grass: $5.00
  For cleaning up my room this week: $1.00
  For going to the store for you: 50 cents
  Baby-sitting my little brother while you went shopping: 25 cents Taking out the garbage: $1.00
  For getting a good report card: $5.00
  For cleaning up and raking2 the yard: $2.00
  Total owed3: $14.75
  Well, his mother looked at him standing4 there, and the boy could see the memories flashing through her mind. She picked up the pen, turned over the paper he'd written on, and this is what she wrote:
  For the nine months I carried you while you were growing inside me: No charge
  For all the nights that I've sat up with you, doctored and prayed for you: No charge
  For all the trying times and all the tears that you've caused through the years: No charge
  For all the nights that were filled with dread5, and for the worries I knew were ahead: No charge
  For the toys, food, clothes and even wiping your nose: No charge Son, when you add it up, the cost of my love is: No charge
  When the boy finished reading what his mother had written, there were big tears in his eyes and he looked straight at his mother and said, "Mom, I sure do love you." And then he took the pen and in great big letters he wrote: "PAID IN FULL".

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1 apron Lvzzo     
n.围裙;工作裙
参考例句:
  • We were waited on by a pretty girl in a pink apron.招待我们的是一位穿粉红色围裙的漂亮姑娘。
  • She stitched a pocket on the new apron.她在新围裙上缝上一只口袋。
2 raking fb83396dd909053f8bd43d21f86edfe3     
粗筛
参考例句:
  • He is raking around in the library for some reference books. 他正在图书馆里找参考书。
  • How would you like to spend your Sundays raking up dead leaves? 你难道会愿意在园里耙枯叶子来消磨你的星期天?
3 owed d8aea03e0a2a7e49a90d3d62728feafe     
v.感激( owe的过去式和过去分词 );应把…归功于;欠…债;(对位高权重者)忠诚
参考例句:
  • I'd completely forgotten about the money he owed me. 我完全记不得他欠我的钱了。
  • He gave me a lot of help.I owed much to him. 他给我许多帮助,我非常感激他。 来自《简明英汉词典》
4 standing 2hCzgo     
n.持续,地位;adj.永久的,不动的,直立的,不流动的
参考例句:
  • After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
  • They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。
5 dread Ekpz8     
vt.担忧,忧虑;惧怕,不敢;n.担忧,畏惧
参考例句:
  • We all dread to think what will happen if the company closes.我们都不敢去想一旦公司关门我们该怎么办。
  • Her heart was relieved of its blankest dread.她极度恐惧的心理消除了。