This is for all the mothers who didn’t win Mother ofthe Year last year, all the runners-up and all thewannabes, including the mothers too tired to enter or too busy to care. 本文谨献给所有未能获得去年“年度母亲”的妈妈们，所有的亚军和希望超越她们的人们，还包括那些太过牢累没能参加或是太过忙碌而无暇顾及的母亲们。 This is for all the mothers who froze their buns off on metal bleachers at soccer games onFriday night, instead of watching from cars. 这是写给所有会在周五晚上到露天球场观看足球赛的母亲们，她们会坐在冰凉的看台上，而不是从汽车里面观看。 So that when their kids asked, “Did you see my goal?” They could say, “Of course, wouldn’thave missed it for the world.” and mean it. 1 因此，当她们的孩子问：“你看到我得分了吗？”她们就能回答：“当然，我怎么会错过你的比赛啊。”事实确实是这样。 This is for all the mothers who have sat up all night with sick toddlers in their arms, wiping upbarf laced with Oscar Mayer wieners and cherry Kool-Aid saying, “It’s OK, honey, Mommy’shere.” 这是写给所有整晚紧抱生病的孩子，擦掉那些有Oscar Mayer香肠的呕吐物，并温柔地说：“好了，宝贝，妈妈在这里。” This is for the mothers who gave birth to babies they’ll never see, and the mothers who tookthose babies and made them homes. 这是写给这些未能见孩子一面而逝去的母亲们，也送给那些收养了这些孩子，并给了他们一个家的母亲们。 This is for all the mothers of the victims of school shootings, and the mothers of themurderers. 这是写给这些母亲们。她们的孩子成了学校枪击事件的受害者；她们是杀人犯的母亲。 For the mothers of the survivors, and the mothers who sat in front of their TVs in horror,hugging their child who just came home from school, safely. 2 她们是烈士的母亲；她们坐在电视前心神不宁，满怀恐惧，孩子一放学安全回家就拥抱孩子的母亲们。 This is for all the mothers who run carpools and make cookies and sew Halloween costumes,and all the mothers who don’t. 这是写给这些合伙使用汽车，会做饼干，缝制万圣节衣服的母亲们，也写给那些不做这些事情的母亲们。 What makes a good mother anyway? Is it patience? Compassion? Broad hips? 是什么能成就一个好母亲哪？是耐心？同情？还是胸怀的博大？ Is it the ability to nurse a baby, cook dinner, and sew a button on a shirt, all at the same time?Or is it heart? 是同时都具有抚养孩子，做饭，订纽扣的能力？还是有充满挚爱的心？ Is it the ache you feel when you watch your son or daughter disappear down the street, walkingto school alone for the very first time? 是你看着儿子或女儿消失在街头，第一次走进校园时的那种失落吗？ 3 本文来源：https://www.wddqw.com/doc/e769f3f63086bceb19e8b8f67c1cfad6195fe99c.html