青少年双语美文第09篇最无情的母亲

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[00:00.20]09 The Meanest Mother	最无情的母亲
[00:06.67](By Bobbie Pingaro)	
[00:08.45]I had the meanest mother in the whole world. 我有全世界最无情的母亲。
[00:13.59]While other kids ate candy for breakfast, I had to have cereal , eggs or toast . 别的孩子早餐吃糖果，我必须吃谷类食品、鸡蛋或吐司。
[00:20.19]When others had cokes and candy for lunch, I had to eat a sandwich. 别的孩子午餐喝可乐、吃糖果，我必须吃三明治。
[00:25.44]As you can guess, my supper was different from the other kids' also. 可想而知，我的晚餐也和别的孩子不同。
[00:30.24]But at least, I wasn't alone in my sufferings. 不过，好在我不是一个人受这些苦。
[00:34.31]My sister and two brothers had the same mean mother as I did. 我还有一个姐姐和两个哥哥，他们和我一样有一个无情的母亲。
[00:38.50]My mother insisted upon knowing where we were at all times. 我的母亲坚持要随时对我们的行踪了如指掌。
[00:42.61]You'd think we were on a chain gang . 你一定觉得我们是一帮被拴在同一条链子上的囚犯。
[00:45.39]She had to know who our friends were and where we were going. 她必须知道我们的朋友们是谁、我们打算去哪里。
[00:49.53]She insisted if we said we'd be gone an hour, that we be gone one hour or less -not one hour and one minute. 她坚持认为如果我们说要出去一小时，就只能在外面待一小时或少于一小时――不能是一小时零一分。
[00:57.87]We had to wear clean clothes and take a bath . 我们必须每天都穿干净的衣服，并且每天洗澡。
[01:01.83]The other kids always wore their clothes for days. 而其他孩子的衣服总是一穿就好几天。
[01:05.70]We reached the height of insults because she made our clothes herself, just to save money. 最让我们感到丢脸的是，为了省钱，我们的衣服都是她自己做的。
[01:11.97]The worst is yet to come. 最糟的还在后面呢。
[01:14.10]We had to be in bed by nine each night and up at eight the next morning. 我们每晚都必须9点以前睡觉，第二天早晨8点起床。
[01:19.39]We couldn't sleep till noon like our friends. 我们不能像朋友们一样睡到中午才起床。
[01:22.52]So while they slept -my mother actually had the nerve to break the Child Labor Law. 所以当他们在睡觉时，我的母亲实际上正在勇敢地违反童工法。
[01:28.75]She made us work. 她让我们干活。
[01:30.66]We had to wash dishes, make beds, learn to cook, all sorts of cruel things. 我们得洗盘子、铺床、学做饭和其他各种各样痛苦的事情。
[01:37.33]I believe she laid awake at night thinking up mean things to do to us. 我相信她一定是彻夜不眠地盘算着如何无情地折磨我们。
[01:43.17]Through the years, things didn't improve a bit. 这么多年来，这样的状况没有得到丝毫改善。
[01:47.40]We could not lie in bed, "sick" like our friends did, and miss school. 我们不能像朋友们一样，躺在床上装病来逃课。
[01:53.14]Our marks in school had to be up to par . 我们在学校的成绩必须达标。
[01:57.80]Our friends' report cards had beautiful colors on them, black for passing, red for failing. 朋友们的成绩单上总是有各种漂亮的颜色，黑色表示及格，红色表示不及格。
[02:02.96]My mother, being as different as she was, would settle for nothing less than ugly black marks. 而我的母亲在这一点上仍是与众不同，她只满足于那些难看的黑乎乎的分数。
[02:09.27]As the years rolled by, first one and then the other of us was put to shame. 时间一年年地过去，母亲的所作所为让我们各个兄弟姐妹感到无地自容。
[02:14.67]We were graduated from high school. 我们全都高中毕业了。
[02:17.70]With our mother behind us, talking, hitting and demanding respect, none of us was allowed the pleasure of being a drop-out. 由于母亲在身后不停地唠叨、打骂并要求得到尊重，我们中没人享受到辍学的乐趣。
[02:24.96]My mother was a complete failure as a mother. 作为母亲，我的妈妈是一个彻头彻尾的失败者。
[02:28.99]Out of four children, a couple of us attained some higher education. 我们四个孩子中，有两个获得了接受高等教育的机会。
[02:33.75]None of us have ever been arrested or divorced. 我们中没有人被捕，也没有人离婚。
[02:36.97]Each of my brothers served his time in the service of this country. 我的哥哥们都服了兵役，为国效力。
[02:40.80]She forced us to grow up into God-fearing, educated, honest adults. 她迫使我们成长为虔诚的、有教养的、诚实的成年人。
[02:45.46]Using this as a background, I am now trying to raise my three children. 利用这样的人生背景，如今的我正在努力抚养我的三个孩子。
[02:50.41]I am filled with pride when my children call me mean. 当我的孩子们说我很无情时，我的心中充满了自豪。
[02:54.76]Why? Because now I thank God every day for giving me the meanest mother in the whole world. 为什么呢？因为现在我每天都会感谢上帝，谢谢他赐予了我一个世界上最无情的母亲。

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青少年双语美文第09篇 最无情的母亲

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