Mother'sDayMother’sDayisaholidaywhenchildrenhonortheirmotherswithcards,giftsandflowers.Inmanycountries,suchasDenmark,Finland,Italy,Turkey,AustraliaandtheUS,peoplecellebrateMother’sDayonthesecondSundayinMaywhilemanyothercountriesoftheworldcelebratetheirownMother’sdayatdifferenttimesthroughouttheyear.
OneofthebestwaystocelebrateMother’sDayistogiveyourmomthedayoff.Letherrelaxwiththerestofthefamilydoingallthehousework.Usually,dadandthekidswillletmomsleeplatethatmorningastheygointothekitchentoprepareherfavouritebreakfast.Neverforgettoplaceavasewithasinglefloweronthetablebesidethefood.Thekidscanpickuptheflowerfromthegardenorbuyonefromtheshop.Arrangeeverythingnicelybeforemomwakesup.Somefamilieswillcarrythefoodandmom’sfavouritesectionsfromthenewspapertoherbedroomsothatmomcanhavebreakfastinbed.Presentsandcardsfromthekidscanbehandedtomombythemselvesorjustplacedonthediningtable.
Afterbreakfast,goanywheremomlikestogo.Shopping,swimorgoingonapicnicinthegarden.MakeaspecialMother’sDaydinnerortakemomoutforagreatmealinafamousrestaurantshelovesmost.
Anyway，letmomenjoythewholedayandfeelyourlove,andthentheMother’sDaycanbeagoodone.AsMother’sDayisaroundthecorner,it’stimetotakeactions!
母亲节是一个节日，孩子们用卡片、礼物和鲜花来纪念他们的母亲。在许多国家，如丹麦、芬兰、意大利、土耳其、澳大利亚和美国，人们在五月的。第二个星期天庆祝母亲节，而世界上许多其他国家则在不同的时间庆祝自己的母亲节。
庆祝母亲节的最好方法之一就是给你妈妈放一天假，让她和家里的其他人一起做家务。通常，爸爸和孩子们会让妈妈睡得很晚，因为他们会去厨房准备她最喜欢的早餐。不要忘记在食物旁边的桌子上放一个花瓶。孩子们可以从花园里摘花，也可以从商店买花。在妈妈醒来之前安排好一切。一些家庭会把食物和妈妈最喜欢的部分从报纸搬到她的卧室，这样妈妈就可以在床上吃早餐了。孩子们的礼物和卡片可以自己交给妈妈，也可以放在餐桌上。
早餐后，去任何妈妈喜欢去的地方。购物、游泳或在花园里野餐。做一个特别的母亲节晚餐，或者带妈妈出去吃一顿她最喜欢的餐厅的大餐。
不管怎样，让妈妈享受一整天，感受一下你的爱，然后母亲节就会是一个美好的一天。母亲节即将来临，是时候采取行动了！
Mymotherisverygoodatraisingplantsandflowers.
Wehaveplantsandflowersindoorsandoutdoorsalltheyearround.Someofourplantswereverysmallinthebeginning，butnowtheyarelargeandverybeautiful.
Ontopofourroofthereisabigglass—enclosedgreenhouse.
Allourfriendslovetocometoourhousetoseethebeautifulworldmymotherhasmadeforus.Everymorningandeveningweseemymothertakingcareofherplantslikelittlechildren.
Asherrealchildrengrowolderandmoreindependent，mymotherdevotesmoretimetohergarden.
Thisisaverygoodwaytospendone’sfreetime.
DearMom,
CanyouimaginethatI’mnowintheUnitedStates,acountrysodifferentfromChina?
Everythingisnewandinteresting!Imadesomefriendsonthetripoverandtheyhavebeenverykindandhelpful.Still,youknowhowmuchImissyouandyourcooking?MymouthwatersatthemerethoughtofthosedelectableChinesedishesyouprepare.Lastnight,myfriendsinvitedmetodinner.Theyhadsomestrangewaysofdescribingtheirhunger.Forinstance,therewas“I’mstarvingtodeath”，“I’mfamished”，and“I’msohungry,Icouldeatahorse”，whichhasasimilarexpressioninChinese;I’msureyouknowtheone.
Howabout“I’mmakingapigofmyself”！Alittleconfusing,hmm?Anyway,thisstuffmaybeusefultoyouasanEnglishteacher,soI’malsosendingatape.YoucanlistentoourconversationandhearsomerealmodernAmericanEnglish.
Yourlovingdaughter,Amber
亲爱的妈妈：
您能想象出我在美国这样一个与中国有着种种不同的国家里是如何生活的吗？
这里所有的事情都是那么新鲜有趣。我现在交了许多新朋友，他们人很好，给了我很多帮助。但是，我仍然想念您，想念您做的饭菜。一想到那些饭菜，我就忍不住要流口水。好在我有一些朋友，上星期他们邀请我去学校附近的一家餐馆吃了一顿，我发现他们形容饿的方法很有意思，我得花点时间去熟悉熟悉。比如如果觉得饿了，我一般会说：“I’msohungry”。(我很饿）可是，他们有很多古怪的说法。像：“I’mstarvingtodeath.”“I’mfamished.”（我饿死了）等等。最有趣的一句是“I’msohungry,Icouldeatahorse.”（我饿到可以吃下一只马了）中文中有一句类似的话，我肯定您是知道的。
还有一句话理解起来可能就有些困难了----“I’mmakingapigofmyself!”是不是有点糊涂了？不管怎么说，您在中国教英语，这些东西可能会有用。所以随信寄去一盘磁带，好让您听一听我们的交谈，了解一下“真正”的现代美国口语。
爱您的女儿Amber
Whenpeoplesaytheword"hero"，whatwillyouthink?Doyouhaveaheroinyourheart?Maybeyourheroisafamoussinger,amoviestaroragreat-man.Butmyheroisaroundme,whogivesmemorelovethanothers.Sheismymother,theheroinmyheart.Mymotherisn'tgreatinthewayofafamoussingeroramoviestar.Shedoesnothingbig,butwhatshedoesmakeothersinferior.Fromher,Ilearnalot.WhenIwasababy,shetaughtmehowtowalkan(）dhowtospeak.WhenIgotoschool,shehelpsmesolvemanyproblems.Shealsotellsmebekindtoothers.WhenIdobadlyinstudy,sheencouragesmeandtriestocheermeup.Mymotherisateacher,andsheisalwaysbusywithherwork.Whenshecorrectsstudents'homework,sheisalwaysveryserious.Mymotherisresponsibletoallofherstudents.Shecaresmuchaboutstudentsstudyandlife,andshetriesherbesttohelpstudentsinneed.Mymotherisalovingmother,aqualifiedteacher,andarealheroinmyheart.
英雄在我的心里
当人们说“英雄”这个词，你会怎么想？你心中有一个英雄吗？也许你的英雄是一个著名的歌手，电影明星或一个伟大的人。但是我的英雄是我周围，谁给我比别人更多的爱。她是我的母亲，英雄在我的心里。我妈妈不是伟大的著名歌手或电影明星。她没有大，但她让别人差。从她的，我学到很多东西。当我还是个婴儿时，她教我如何走路，如何说话。当我去上学时，她帮助我解决许多问题。她还告诉我善待他人。当我在学习时，她鼓励我，并试图使我振作起来。我妈妈是一个老师，她总是忙于她的工作。当她批改学生的家庭作业，她总是很认真的。我的母亲负责她所有的学生。她多关心学生的学习和生活，她试着最好的帮助需要帮助的学生。我的母亲是一个慈爱的母亲，一个合格的老师，一个真正的英雄在我的心里。
OnthemorningofMay8,Igotuplazilyfrombed,brushingmyteeth,combingmyhairandwashingmyfaceasusual.Suddenly,Irealizedthattodayisaspecialday,mother'sday.
I'mgoingtodosomethingformymother.Afterthinkingaboutit,Ifinallydecidedtomakebreakfastformymother.
Undertheguidanceofmymother,Itookouttwocakesandapanfromthefridge.First,turnonalowheat,pouroil,andputthecakeinit.Ialwaysstoodnexttoitwithashovel.MomtoldmethatIshouldtakeouttheeggsandbeatthemnow.Itookouttheeggsfromtherefrigeratorandknockedtheeggsontheedgeofthebowlseriously.Infact,Idon'tknowwhy.AfterIknockedtheeggs,Iwantedtoputtheeggsin.Iwasgoingtoshovelthecakeoutofthepot.Iwasanxiousandshoveledthecakeintoa"rag"。MymothertoldmethatIshouldopenitwithchopsticks.Ilistenedtomymother'sadvice,shoveledthe"rag"outandopenedit.Theprocessofpancakefryingisuneven,butthefriedeggisquitesuccessful.Rollthecakeandeggstogether,anda"terrible"breakfastissuccessfullycompleted.
Anordinarybreakfasthasbeenverydifficultforme.Mymotherhastocookforthewholefamilyeverydayandconstantlychangethedishesofvariousflavors.Shehastodoallkindsofhouseworkeveryday.Everydayistheearliestandthelatestinthewholefamily.Althoughsheisjustanordinarymother,shepayssilentlyforus.Thankyou,mom,forbringingacomfortableenvironmenttothewholefamily.Iwishyouahappymother'sday.
dearmother,
howareyouinbeijing?ithasbeentendayssinceyouwenttobeijing.imissyouverymuch.iknowitisdangeroustotakecareofsarspatients,soimveryworriedaboutyou.butimvery-proudofyou.
dontworryaboutmeandmystudy.everymorningigetupearlyanddomorningexercisesforhalfanhour,andthenireadenglishfortwentyminutes.afterbreakfastatabouteightiturnontvandgetreadyforlessonsonit.intheafternoon,iusuallydomyhomework.everydaytheteachermakesacalltomeandasksmeaboutmytemperature.ithinkallthepeoplearoundmearetakinggoodcareofme.imthankful.
nowthepeopleinthecountryarefightingagainstsarstogether.ibelievewecanwinthewar.
iwishyouhealthy!imexpectingyoutocomebacksoon.
yours,nannan