世界上美麗的英文情滿人間I Love My Mom, But...

I Love My Mom, But....

我愛媽媽,但……

I love my mom. But it would be hard to deny that I have been somewhat relieved to have

2,000 miles between us since she moved back to Mississippi.

我愛媽媽。但不可否認，自從她搬回密西西比州去住，我們之間這 2000 英里的距離確實讓我

松了口氣。

My mother is the bipolar product of an anxious Japanese woman and a stereotypical

Southern man. Raised in the South, she was a teenage hippie, minus the politics and plus a

country-club membership. She and my dad (the product of a talented salesman and an

immaculated housewife) moved from Mississippi to Hollywood in the ‘70s so he could

become a professional musician.

我的媽媽有著雙重性格，她既像一個熱情奔放的日本女子，又像一個古板保守的南方男人。

她在南方長大，青年時期她是一個嬉皮士，政治是減數(shù)，鄉(xiāng)村俱樂部的會員資格是加數(shù)。她

和我爸爸(一個才華橫溢的推銷員和完美主婦二者相加的產(chǎn)物)在 70年代便從密西西比搬到

了好萊塢，這樣做是為了讓他成為一名專業(yè)音樂人。

In sixth grade, my dad announced their separation and divorce. It wasn’t especially

surprising, but I cried, and then thought that living in two places might be fun.

我在上六年級的時候，爸爸便宣告與媽媽分居、離婚。雖然這不算特別意外，但我還是哭了，

而后又想到在兩個地方生活也許頗為有趣。

Through the years, my mom has taught me many things, not so much through her words,

but through her actions. I remember watching her bake cheesecakes, hem skirts, efficiently

manage departments at Macy’s and stand up for her children.

許多年過去了，媽媽教會了我許多東西，但大多不是用言傳，而是身教。我記得看著她烤牛

乳餅，給衣裙縫邊，高效率地管理梅西商場的各個部門以及站出來為她的孩子辯護。

But I also remember my mother twisting words so she’d appear in a more favorable light,

spending money she didn’t have, choosing “friends” she correctly believed she was above,

and investing in weak pride because she lacked confidence in her skills, talents and future.

但我同樣記得媽媽也曾用曲解言辭的做法來使自己的形象更加光彩，也曾揮霍原本不屬于自

己的錢，也曾結(jié)交那些她自認為，也確實沒有她高明的人為朋友，也曾因為對自身能力、天

賦以及未來缺乏信心而去做不當?shù)耐顿Y。

I remember my mother doing all these things, and I remember my dad explaining her

childhood and early adulthood: her emotional abuse, her drug abuse, her promiscuity and

her avoidance of therapy and help. I remember my dad reassuring me that I wouldn’t “be like

my mother”, but I knew that before he said it. I enjoy life, its belessings and challenges, I am

thankful for my abilities, and for the people in life who help where I am weak.

我能記得媽媽做過的所有一切，也能記得爸爸如何為她的童年以及成年初期來解釋：她亂發(fā)

脾氣、吸毒、亂性、抗拒治療和幫助。記得父親曾向我保證我不會“變成媽媽那個樣子”，不過

這一點在這以前我早就清楚——我熱愛生活，熱愛生活的美好和坎坷，我為自己擁有的能力

而心存感激，同時我感謝生活中那些幫助我進步的人們。

And I realize that the most I share with my mom is a knack for making cheesecake, a talent

for taking the wrong exits on freeways, gratitude for our time spent reading and playing

together, and thankfulness for an always mutual love.

我還知道我和媽媽最大的共同處就是：會做很好吃的牛乳餅，在高速公路上總是走錯出口，

對我們在一起看書和玩耍而心存感激以及對我們擁有對彼此永恒的愛心而感恩不已。

I love mom: that’s never been hard, though it’s certainly been a struggle to respect the

woman who made so many faulty decisions that led to a nearly hopeless life. It’s still a

struggle to think of my mother and not cry for her, and want her to enjoy life.

我愛媽媽，愛她從來不是一件難事，盡管要尊重一個因為做出過多錯誤決定而幾乎招致生活

無望的女人是得經(jīng)過一番努力。而要在想到媽媽時不會為她哭泣，期盼她生活順心，也要費

很大工夫。

And because of these things it’s tempting to think life is unkind, but stronger than that

temptation is the knowledge that my parents have always, and will always, love ,cherish,

support, and in two very different ways, teach their children what they can. Because of this, I know I’m tremendously fortunate.

想到這些，我會很容易覺得生活并不美好，而這時另一種感受會比這更加強烈，那就是：我

的父母一直、永遠都在寵愛、珍視、支持以及用兩種截然不同的方式盡其所能地教育著他們

的孩子。正因如此，我知道，我幸運極了!