In our house, everybody knows that President is only the third-most important job in the family.
在我們家,大家都知道總統(tǒng)是我在家里第三重要的工作。
So this weekend, I’m going to take a little extra time?to say thank you to Michelle for the remarkable way she does the most important job: being a mom.
語言點(diǎn)精析:take some time to do sth表示花點(diǎn)時(shí)間做某事,也可用spend time doing sth.
And I’m going to give extra thanks to my mother-in-law?for the?role model?she’s always been to Michelle and the countless selfless ways in which she’s helped Michelle and me raise Malia and Sasha.
Biological moms, adoptive moms, and foster moms; single moms, grandmoms and godmothers; aunts and mentors – whomever you think of when you think of Mother’s Day.
Or take a moment, like I will, to remember the moms who raised us, whose big hearts sustained us, and whom we miss every day, no matter how old we get.
But I hope that on this Mother’s Day, we’ll recommit ourselves to doing?more than that: Through deeds that match our words,
不過我希望這個(gè)母親節(jié),我們不再僅僅只是送花:做一些跟我們說過的話相符的行為吧。
語言點(diǎn)精析:recommit to doing sth要與recommit to do sth區(qū)分開:recommit to+名詞或-ing表示委托, 將提交, 付諸, 承諾(這里的是介詞)recommit to do sth則表示保證做某事 。
let’s give mothers the respect they deserve, give all women the equality they deserve, and give all parents the support they need in their most important roles.
語言點(diǎn)精析:deserve表示值得;? 應(yīng)得(vt);應(yīng)受報(bào)答;? 應(yīng)得報(bào)酬(vi);e后接名詞 或代詞,通常只用作及物動詞,且不能用于進(jìn)行時(shí)態(tài)。如:?You’re?very?able.?You?deserve?a?better?job.?? 2.?deserve后接不定式,若該動詞表示主動意義,則用不定式的主動式;若該動詞表示被動意義,則用不定式的被動式或者動詞的ing形式。如:Those who work deserve to eat.
That includes paid maternity and paternity leave, sick leave, accommodations for workers who are pregnant, good health care, affordable child care, flexibility at work, equal pay, and a decent minimum wage.
After all, that’s what my mother taught me. I couldn’t just say I was going to do the right thing, or say I agreed with it on principle. I had to actually do it.
So this Mother’s Day, say thank you. Say, “I love you.” And let’s make sure we show that gratitude and appreciation through acts of respect throughout the year.