03 我的媽媽
My mother was an elementary school teacher until she retired two years ago.
我媽媽本來(lái)是個(gè)小學(xué)老師，她在兩年前退休了.
She devoted herself to teaching for forty-five years.
她獻(xiàn)身教育達(dá)45年之久.
That is, she spent the best part of her life educating her students.
換句話(huà)說(shuō)，她把最美好的青春歲月用來(lái)教導(dǎo)她的學(xué)生。
Although she isn't a teacher now, she is still very much concerned about the development of education in Taiwan.
雖然她現(xiàn)在不是老師，但她仍然很關(guān)心臺(tái)灣的教育發(fā)展。
Though Mom is no longer a career woman, she is busy all the time.
雖然媽媽不再是職業(yè)婦女，但她仍然無(wú)時(shí)無(wú)刻不在忙。
Each day she gets up early to prepare our breakfast and does all the housework.
她每天都早起準(zhǔn)備我們的早餐和做所有的家務(wù)。
In addition, she goes to a temple and volunteers to help the priests and worshippers with little chores.
此外，她也到一座寺廟去自愿幫助那些僧侶及信徒們做些小雜事。
As Teacher's Day is drawing near, I wish her eternal health and happiness.
因?yàn)榻處煿?jié)快到了，我祝她永遠(yuǎn)健康快樂(lè)。
After all，mothers are the world's greatest educators.
畢竟，媽媽們是世界上最偉大的教育家。
短語(yǔ)解析:
1.devote oneself to + N/V-ing某人獻(xiàn)身/致力于……
例:Mr. Goodman devotes himself to his family.
古德曼先生全心全意奉獻(xiàn)給他的家庭。
2.no longer 不再……，已不......
例:Rob no longer lives in this town.
羅布已不住在本市了。
3.In addition, S+V 此外，……
例:Andy is unreasonable. In addition，be complains all the time.
安迪不可理喻。此外，他老是在抱怨。
