母親節快樂

“M” is for the million things she gave me.

“M”(million)代表她所給予我的無數。

“O” means only that she’s growing old.

“O”(old)是她在日漸老去。

“T” is for the tears she shed to save me.

“T”(tears)是她為撫育我灑下的淚。

“H” is for her heart of purest gold.

“H”(heart)指她有像金子一般的心靈。

“E” is for her eyes， with the love-light shining.

“E”(eyes)就是她的眼睛，里面洋溢著愛的光芒。

“R”means right， and right she’ll always be.

“R”(right)的意思是正確，因為她永遠都是對的。

1.When is Mothers’ Day? 母親節是哪一天?

The second Sunday in May is Mothers’ day. 母親節是每一年五月的第二個星期天。

2.What do children do to celebrate Mothers’ Day? 孩子們都怎樣慶祝母親節?

Mothers’ day is a special day for everyone! On that day， children usually give their mothers some cards， presents and flowers. And most of the people like giving their mothers carnation(康乃磬). 母親節對每一個人來說都是一個特殊的日子。那一天，孩子們會給他們的媽媽送一些卡片、禮物和一些花。但是大多數人都會在這一天送給他們的媽媽康乃馨。

3.How did modern Mothers’ Day start? 現代意義的母親節是怎樣來的?

Mothers’ Day started in the USA. It was started by Amanm Jarvis， who never got married in her life and accompanied her mother. 現代意義上的母親節起源于美國，由Amanm Jarvis(1864-1948)發起，她終身未嫁，一直陪伴在她母親身邊。

4.When was the first Mothers’ Day? 第一個母親節是什么時候?

The first Mothers’ Day was celebrated in Virginia on May 10th ( the second anniversary of Amanm Jarvis’ mother’s death， the second Sunday of May.) On the celebration， carnation was selected as flowers for mothers， and it continued till today. 第一個母親節慶典于1908年5月10日(正好是Amanm Jarvis母親去世兩周年紀念日，也是五月的第二個星期天)在西弗吉尼亞州舉行。在這次慶典上，康乃磬被選中為獻給母親的花，并從此流傳下來。

5.Who made Mothers’ Day a national holiday? 是誰宣布母親節為國定假日的?

In 1914， president Woodrow Wilson made the official announcement proclaiming Mothers’ Day as a national holiday that was to be held each year on the second Sunday of May. 1914年，美國總統威爾遜先生通過了一份議案，將每年5月的第二個星期天作為法定的母親節。