1、母亲节的由来：Mothers dayThe first celebrations in honor of mothers were held in the spring in ancient Greece. They paid tribute to Rhea, the Mother of the Gods. In the United States, Julia Ward Howe suggested the idea of Mothers Day in 1872. Howe saw Mothers Day as being dedicated to peace. Anna Jarvis is
2、 credited with bringing about the official observance of Mothers Day in the USA. 最早为母亲们庆祝节日是在古希腊的时候。庆祝活动在春天举行，人们向众神之母莉娅献祭。 在美国朱莉娅沃德荷于 1872 年提出了 “母亲节”的建议。荷把 “母亲节”当作是对和平的贡献。安娜 查维丝为母亲节成为美国官方节日做出了努力。In 1910, West Virginia became the first state to recognize Mothers Day. A year later, nearly every state
3、officially marked the day. In 1914, President Woodrow Wilson officially proclaimed Mothers Day as a national holiday to be held on the second Sunday of May.1910 年西弗吉尼亚成为第一个认可母亲节的洲。一年后几乎每个洲都将 这一天定为官方节日。1914 年美国总统胡佛威尔森公开宣布将母亲节定为国家节日，定于五月的第二个星期天。Today many celebrations of Mothers Days are held througho
4、ut the world. Although they do not all fall at the same time, such countries as Denmark, Finland, Italy, Turkey, Australia and Belgium also celebrate Mothers Day on the same day as the United States.现在全世界有很多地方庆祝母亲节，虽然这些庆祝活动并不是在同一天举行。丹麦、芬兰、意大利、土尔其、澳大利亚和比利时等国家和美国在同一天庆祝母亲节。Dont forget Mothers Day. Make
5、 your Mom breakfast in bed, buy her a bunch of flowers and some chocolates and, most importantly, tell her how much you love and respect her.不要忘记母亲节。把早餐端到你 妈妈 床前， 给她买一大束花和一些巧克力，最重要的是，告 诉她你是多么爱她和尊敬她。M - O - T - H - E - R “M“ is for the million things she gave me,“O“ means only that shes growing old,“
6、T“ is for the tears she shed to save me,“H“ is for her heart of purest gold;“E“ is for her eyes, with love-light shining,“R“ means right, and right shell always be,Put them all together, they spell“MOTHER,“A word that means the world to me. 妈妈“M”代表她给予我的一切，“O”代表她温柔的拥抱，“T”代表她想要教会我的东西，“N”代表她金子般纯洁的心灵，“E”代表她充满慈爱的目光，“R”的意思是她永 远代表正义， 将这些字母组合在一起就会拼出“妈妈”，一个对我来说意味着整个世界的词。
