Ihavebeengoodatschool.IoftenthinkofyouwhenIgotobedbecausewealwaysgoforawalkbeforegotobedathome.SoImissyoueveryday.Doyoumissme?Whydon’tyoucallme?I’vegotalotofthingstotellyou.Oneofthethingsisaboutforeignteacher’sdaughter.Hername’sSkyler.ShelivesinCanada.ShecomestoourclasstolearnChineseandEnglishwithmeinmyclass.Thisafternoon,whenitwasartandcraftclass,ourclasswerecleaningthegymnasium.Andshediditwithustoo.SoIusuallytalktoherwhenshedoesn’tknowwhattodo?Butwhentheclassisover,Ialwayshaven’tgotenoughtimetotalktoher.AndIusuallycan’tfindher.Sowedon’thavetimetointroducetoeachother.ButitisthefirsttimethatIhaveaforeignstudent.SoI’mveryhappy!Mum,youoftentellme,“Ifyouarehappy,I’llbehappy,too.”Soyouhavetobehappy,becauseI’mhappy!Ilikeyouwhenyouarehappy!
IntheendIwishyoueverythingisjustfine!
MyMotherisakindandgentlewoman.Sheisalwaysverygentle.Shetakesgoodcareofherchildrenandkeepsthemallatschool.Ihaveonebrotherandtwosistets.Soshegetsfourchildreninall.Shegivesuseverycomfort.Weallloveherandshelovesusalso.
Mymotherhastoomuchtodoinbringingusup.Asourfamilyistoopoortokeepaservant,mymotherhasalwaystodoverymuchwork.Shegetsupveryearlyandsleepsverylateeveryday.Sheworkshard,yetwithoutcomplaining.
Sheisalsoathrifty,andindustriouswoman.Shesaveseverycentthatshecanandkeepseverythinginorder.Asshehasbeenbusyeversinceshewasyoung,shelooksolderthanshereallyis.Herfaceiswrinkled,herhairbecomessilverwhite,butsheworksashardasever.
Oftenshesaystous,workwhileyouwork,playwhileyouplay.Ifyoudonotwork,youwillbecomelazyandofnousetosociety.Whatpieceofgoodadvicethisis!Wemustworthitwellandalwayskeepitinourmind.
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我母亲是个善良温柔的`女人。她总是很温柔。她照顾好她的孩子，使他们都在学校。我有一个哥哥和两个姐姐。所以她总共有四个孩子。她给了我们所有的安慰。我们都爱她，她也爱我们。
我母亲在养育我们方面有太多的事要做。由于我们家太穷了，不能养佣人，我母亲总是做很多工作。她起得很早，每天睡得很晚。她工作很努力，但毫无怨言。
她也是一个勤俭节约的女人。她尽可能节省每一分钱，并使一切有序。她从小就很忙，看上去比实际年龄大。她的脸皱了，头发变白了，但她仍然像以前一样努力工作。
她经常对我们说，工作时工作，玩乐时玩乐。如果你不工作，你就会变得懒惰，对社会毫无用处。这是什么好建议?!我们必须好好珍惜，永远记住它。