Dear Mom,
Can you imagine that I am now in the United States, a country so different from China? Everything is new and interesting! I made some friends on the trip over and they have been very kind and helpful. Still, you know how much I miss you and your cooking? My mouth waters at the mere thought of those delectable Chinese dishes you prepare. Last night, my friends invited me to dinner. They had some strange ways of describing their hunger. For instance, there was“I am starving to death”,“I am famished”, and“I am so hungry, I could eat a horse”, which has a similar expression in Chinese; I am sure you know the one. How about“I am making a pig of myself”! A little confusing, hmm? Anyway, this stuff may be useful to you
as an English teacher, so I am also sending a tape. You can listen to our conversation and hear some real modern American English.
Your loving daughter,
Amber
妈妈今年四十出头,岁月的风霜却在她脸上刻下了一道道深深的皱纹。
妈妈是一名国家干部。兄妹六个,外公家并不富裕,她没上过高中,十七岁那年就在县城的一个工厂里当了工人。妈妈工作很出色,多次被评为劳动模范。一边工作,一边学习,她还通过了成人自修。后来,妈妈光荣地被录用为正式干部。
妈妈自小身体虚弱,一直多病,生活很辛苦。那时,爸爸在乡镇当领导,工作很忙,交通条件差,离家又远。我妈妈既要照顾姐姐上小学,还要帮助爷爷奶奶和外公外婆打理一些家务,自己的工作又脱不开身。妈妈对我说:“工作和生活虽然有点累,但日子过的很充实。”这几年,妈妈终于摆脱了病魔的'困扰,但她生活过的并不轻松。爸爸的工作调到了外县,我和姐姐又在太原上学,家里的老人年龄都大了。她回老家要看望老人,跑太原要照顾我和姐姐,平常在离石还要料理爸爸的生活。自己只好请假,为全家人服务。每当我看到妈妈东奔西跑的样子,哎!我的妈妈好辛苦啊!去年放寒假,妈妈没来接我,我真不知道发生了什么事?后来爸爸告诉我,妈妈做了个小手术。我和爸爸急急忙忙赶回离石,一路上我的心都快要往出跳了。当我拿着奖状走到妈妈的病床前时,两眼饱含的泪水一下子涌了出来,不知想跟妈妈说什么好!妈妈看着我,掉着眼泪,把我紧紧地抱在怀里,用她那勤劳的双手抚摸着我。
我的妈妈勤劳善良。我爱我的妈妈!
“You always say that I am naive。 In your eyes, I am always the little girl who will never grow up”。 This is my favorite song and also the sound from the bottom of my heart。 You made me feel so lucky to be your child。 But I find our hearts getting further apart as time goes by。
You strictly forbid me to do entertaining activities even if I finished my homework, such as watching TV or playing computer games。 based on this, I couldn’t get any grade less than A。 It is said that genius only means hard-working all one’s life。 But I think combining exertion is the best way for learning。
The most important thing to me was that I feel frustrated for having few friends to confide in due to your strict rules。 I can’t have a play date, participate in a school play or even choose my own extracurricular activities。 Who will accept such a boring and troublesome person? I am just an ordinary girl who can’t stand loneliness, so I always feel contradictory。
On the one hand, I’m grateful to have you in my life, to disappoint you was the least I would do。 On the other hand, what you asked for me made me felt like a puppet rather than a real person。 I appreciated your efforts to pull me away from a self-indulgent life, but your obsessively extravagant strictness has pushed me into an isolated and insensible one。 I need a little freedom so that I will concentrate on something I really interested in。
Father and mother, these words were hid in my deep heart for a long time。 I love you, and I believe if you change some harsh rules。 I will have a wonderful life。
Best wishes。
Yours, daughter
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