began(“母亲节快乐”用英语怎么说?快送妈妈最洋气的节日祝福)
世界上有一种爱,
任你肆意的去索取,
却从不需要报答,
这种爱叫母爱,
这个人叫母亲。
5月10日,就是母亲节(Mother's Day)啦!
大家一定要记得明天跟妈妈说一句:
母亲节快乐!
Happy Mother's Day!
母亲的英文
母亲在英语中有很多表达,
Mother, Mom, Mum, Mommy, Mummy
可为什么母亲节却只说 Mother's Day?
这些单词有什么区别呢?
下面就来涨涨知识吧!
mother
n. 母亲,妈妈,女修道院院长
vt. 像母亲般照管,溺爱
单词 mother 是比较正式的书面语,
所以母亲节就用:Mother's Day
不过用起来就少了些亲切感,
有点像中文里的“母亲”,
作为名词,更多强调的是有血缘关系的“生母”。mother 还能作动词,表示“溺爱、宠爱”
My mother was 21 when she got married.
我母亲结婚时21岁。
Stop mothering her - she's 40 years old and can take care of herself.
别再溺爱她了,她已经40岁了,可以照顾自己了。
mom & mum
与 mother 相比,mom 就没有那么书面,
更加口语化!
就相当于中文里的口语化表达“妈妈”,
在英国,习惯把 mom 写成 mum,
当然,这仅仅是写法的区别。
She loves being a mom.
她喜欢当妈妈。
Hi,Mom,I‘m home!
嘿,妈妈,我回家了!
mommy & mummy
说到口语化,很多小孩子撒娇会叫 mommy 妈咪,是不是听到心都要化了呢?
同样,在英国更习惯用 mummy
I want my mommy.
我要我妈妈。
I'm thirsty, mommy.
妈妈,我渇。
但其实,mummy 还有木乃伊的意思↓
This had made it near impossible to extract DNA from the mummy until now.
这使得目前提取这具木乃伊的DNA变得近乎不可能。
母亲节英文祝福
除了说“母亲节快乐”,
大家也可以说一些祝福、赞美母亲的话语,
下面快来学习几句洋气的英语祝福吧!
01
You are the best mom anyone could ever have.
你是世上最棒的妈妈。
在英文里面形容「最」怎样的时候,大部分要在前面加上定冠词 the,来表示最高级。
比如 the strongest, the kindest 等,相信妈妈听到这几个关键字也会特别开心。
Though I don't often say it, you are really the best mom a person could ever have.虽然我很少这样表达,但你真的是史上最棒的妈妈。
02
Thank you for everything you've done for me.谢谢你为我做的一切。
用 thank you 表达谢谢虽然最实用,但在母亲节这天使用难免有点空泛。
Thank you for… 的句型更能具体表达要感谢的事物。
但要注意的是,介系词 for 后面接的是名词或动名词,若接动词记得只能用动名词(V-ing) 的形式。
比如:
Thank you for your unconditional love.
Thank you for the delicious dinner.
都很适合对妈妈说喔!
Mom, I truly appreciate how supportive you have always been. Thank you for everything you've done for me.妈妈我很感谢你总是支持着我,谢谢你为我做的一切。
03
Nobody can take your place in my heart.没有人能取代你在我心中的位置。
take one's place 的意思是:取代某人
也可以用 take the place of sb. 来表示。
Wherever I go, you're always in my heart. Nobody can take your place in my heart.无论我去到哪里,我永远都惦记着你。 因为没人能取代你在我心中的位置。
04
I'm so lucky to have you as my mother.能拥有像你这样的妈妈实在是太幸运了!
英文中表达幸运的方式有很多种,例如fortunate, lucky 这些常见单词。
而 I'm so lucky to… 这个句型可以用来指:
我真的是超级幸运…
另外 have A as B 意思是:有A这样的B
My friends always say I'm so lucky to have you as my mother.我的朋友总是说我很幸运,能拥有像你这样的妈妈。
05
I'm so proud to be your son/daughter.
身为你的孩子我很骄傲。
感到骄傲也可以用 take pride in sth. 表示,
比如妈妈可能就会常这么说:
I took great pride in the success of my three children.
我三个孩子的成功让我引以为傲。
其实 take pride in 就等于 to be proud of 的意思喔!
I wouldn't be where I am today without you. I just want to let you know that I'm so proud to be your son/daughter.没有你我无法走这么远,我只想让你知道身为你的孩子我很骄傲。
母亲节的来源
In the U.S. Mothers' Day is a holiday celebrated on second Sunday in May. It is a day when children honor their mothers with cards, gifts, and flowers. First observance in Philadelphia, Pa. in 1907, it is based on suggestions by Julia Ward Howe in 1872 and by Anna Jarvis in 1907.
在美国,人们在五月的第二个星期天庆祝母亲节。在这一天,孩子们把卡片,礼物和鲜花献给他们的母亲。第一次庆祝母亲节是发生在1907 年的费城,是由朱莉娅·瓦德·豪和安妮塔·贾威斯分别在 1872 年和 1907 年提议设立的。
Although it wasn't celebrated in the U.S. until 1907, there were days honoring mothers even in the days of ancient Greece. In those days, however, it was Rhea, the Mother of the gods that was given honor.
虽然美国直到 1907 年才庆祝母亲节,但是尊敬母亲的节日甚至可以追溯到古希腊。尽管那时人们是庆祝上帝的母亲罗伊的。
Later, in the 1600's, in England there was an annual observance called "Mothering Sunday." It was celebrated during June, on the fourth Sunday. On Mothering Sunday, the servants, who generally lived with their employers, were encouraged to return home and honor their mothers. It was traditional for them to bring a special cake along to celebrate the occasion.
后来, 在17世纪初的英格兰,人们有一个惯例,就是在每年六月的第四个星期天庆祝“省亲节”。在省亲节那一天, 通常与雇主住在一起的仆人了, 被劝说回家和他们的母亲团聚。按照惯例,他们要带一块特殊的蛋糕回家庆祝。
In the U.S., in 1907 Ana Jarvis, from Philadelphia, began a campaign to establish a national Mother's Day. Jarvis persuaded her mother's church in Grafton, West Virginia to celebrate Mother's Day on the second anniversary of her mother's death, the 2nd Sunday of May. The next year Mother's Day was also celebrated in Philadelphia.
在美国, 1907年有一个来自费城的叫阿纳·贾维斯的人,发起了一场建立全国的母亲节的运动。在西弗吉尼亚的格拉夫顿,贾维斯说服了她母亲的教堂,在她母亲去世2 周年的纪念日那一天庆祝母亲节,即五月的第二个星期天。下一年费城也庆祝了母亲节。
Jarvis and others began a letter-writing campaign to ministers, businessmen, and politicians in their quest to establish a national Mother's Day. They were successful. President Woodrow Wilson, in 1914, made the official announcement proclaiming Mother's Day a national observance that was to be held each year on the 2nd Sunday of May.
贾维斯和其它人开始给部长,商人,以及政治家们写信,要求建立全国性的母亲节。他们取得了成功。1914年在任的伍德罗·威尔森总统,向全国发布官方通告,宣布在每年五月的第二个星期天庆祝母亲节,并使之成为一种传统。
Many other countries of the world celebrate their own Mother's Day at different times throughout the year. Denmark, Finland, Italy, Turkey, Australia, and Belgium celebrate Mother's Day on the second Sunday in May, as in the U.S.
世界上许多其它国家在全年的不同时间庆祝他们自己的母亲节。丹麦,芬兰,意大利,土耳其,澳大利亚,以及比利时同美国一样,在五月的第二个星期天庆祝母亲节。
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