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One Word: Mother

“母亲”这个词的意义

What do you think of your mom? Is your mom nice?
你觉得你的妈妈如何？你的妈妈好吗？
No.
不好。
We asked women aged 5 to 50 to do word association on camera. These are their responses to the word "mother."
我们请五到五十岁之间的女性在摄影机前做文字联想。这里是她们对“母亲”这个词的回答。
Mother.
母亲。
Mommy. Sometimes when I'm sick, she takes really good care of me.
妈咪。有时当我生病，她会好好照顾我。
Pray.
祈祷。
Mine.
专属于我的。
Inspired?
给人启发？
Working hard?
努力工作？
Caring.
慈爱。

Nice. Um, because moms always take care of you and they do a lot for you.
很好。唉，因为妈妈总是照顾你们，而且她们也为你们做很多事。
Laughter.
欢笑。
Supportive.
支持的。
Loving.
慈爱的。
Hero.
英雄。

She's the shiniest person I know, and I always look up to her. And I don't know what I'd do without her, so...
她是我知道最阳光的人，我一直很尊敬她。而且没有她我就不知道该怎么办了，所以……
Beautiful. Sometimes mean.
漂亮。有时候很坏。
Family, I guess. I mean we don't really have the best relationship, but she wants the best for me, and I feel like... I let her down a lot.
家人，我猜。我的意思是我们并非真的拥有最棒的关系，但她希望我得到最好的，我觉得……我很让她失望。
Superwoman.
女超人。
Sacrifice.
牺牲。
Love.
爱。
Rock. Because my mother is my rock.
石头。因为我的妈妈就是我的坚石。
Loving.
慈爱的。
Caring.
关爱的。
Patient.
有耐心的。
Role model.
典范。
My best friend.
我最好的朋友。
Strength.
力量。
I love my mother. There's only one mom in the whole world, and I got the best mom.
我爱我的妈妈。全世界只有一个妈妈，而我得到最好的那一个。
I'm a mother, and...I think of love when I hear the word "mother."
我是一位母亲，而……当我听到“妈妈”这个词我想到爱。
They're just people that care for you, and watch out for you; got your back.
她们就是关爱你、为你留心的人；支持着你。
I don't know, my mom is the best. There's no one word that you can say about your mother.
我不知道，我妈妈最棒了。没有一个字可以形容你的妈妈。
Family.
家人。
My mother is frustrating.
我妈妈很沮丧。
The best.
最棒的。
Friend.
朋友。
Unconditional love.
无条件的爱。
Richness, the feeling of richness.
丰富，丰富的感觉。
Amazing. Something I wanted my whole life and...so proud to finally be it.
超棒的。我一生都在渴望的某件事...我很骄傲我终于当上妈妈了。
Unconditional.
无条件的。
Love.
爱。
Supportive.
支持的。
Fun. Because it's fun being a mother.
有趣。因为当妈妈很有趣。
Beauty.
美丽。
Me.
我。
Caring, yeah. It's all about caring... of the others.
关爱的，对。全在于关爱……别人。
My mom's a blessing. She lives as two states away, and she'll still drop everything to come help me.
我妈妈是一个恩赐。她住在距离两个州以外的地方，但她依然会抛下一切来帮助我。
A blessing, I can say.
我可以说，是个恩赐。
Meaning of life.
人生的意义。
Devoted.
奉献。
One Word: Mother.
一个词：母亲。

重点内容讲解

1.take care of 照顾
例句：Nice. Um, because moms always take care of you and they do a lot for you.
很好。唉，因为妈妈总是照顾你们，而且她们也为你们做很多事。

2.look up to 敬佩、尊敬
例句：She's the shiniest person I know, and I always look up to her.
她是我知道最阳光的人，我一直很尊敬她。

3.let someone down 让某人失望
例句：I mean we don't really have the best relationship, but she wants the best for me, and I feel like... I let her down a lot.
我的意思是我们并非真的拥有最棒的关系，但她希望我得到最好的，我觉得……我很让她失望。

4.think of 想到
例句：I'm a mother, and... I think of love when I hear the word "mother."
我是一位母亲，而……当我听到妈妈这个词，我想到爱。

5.care for 关心、照料
例句：They're just people that care for you, and watch out for you; got your back.
她们就是关爱你、为你留心的人；支持着你。

6.watch out for 留心、注意
例句：They're just people that care for you, and watch out for you; got your back.
她们就是关爱你、为你留心的人；支持着你。