妈妈的拥抱
2017-02-17本刊编辑部
A Hug from Mom
When I tried to hug her, she'd tell me it was too hot for hugs. So I learned to stop trying. We never had conversations①conversation 英 [kɒnvə'seɪʃ(ə)n] 美 [,kɑnvɚ'seʃən] n. 交谈,会话;社交;交往,交际;会谈;(人与计算机的)人机对话.I thought it was normal②normal 英 ['nɔːm(ə)l] 美 ['nɔrml]adj. 正常的;正规的,标准的n. 正常;标准;常态. It was all I knew. I always thought the relationship③relationship 英 [rɪ'leɪʃ(ə)nʃɪp] 美 [rɪ'leʃən'ʃɪp]n. 关系;关联between a mother and a child was about giving and receiving orders④order 英 ['ɔːdə] 美 ['ɔrdɚ] n. 命令;顺序;规则;[贸易]定单vt. 命令;整理;定购vi. 命令;定货. But when I was ten years old,I went to a friend's house to do a school project. At first I remember feeling sorry for him. His family was so poor. There was almost nothing in the house. But when we walked inside,his mom gave him such a big hug. And she was so happy to see him. And that was the saddest moment of my life. Because I never knew that was something you could have. My mom still doesn't hug me. But I think we're on the way to that. I had an asthma⑤asthma 英 ['æsmə] 美 ['æzmə] n. [内科 ][中医 ] 哮喘,气喘attack⑥attack 英 [ə'tæk] 美 [ə'tæk] n. 攻击;抨击;疾病发作vt. 攻击;抨击;动手干vi. 攻击;腐蚀recently, and I felt so weak, and she told me I could lay my head in her lap⑦lap 英 [læp] 美 [læp] n. 一圈;膝盖;下摆;山坳 vt. 使重叠;拍打;包围vi. 重叠;轻拍;围住. I can't explain how special⑧special 英 ['speʃ(ə)l] 美 ['spɛʃl] n. 特使,特派人员;特刊;特色菜;专车;特价商品adj. 特别的;专门的,专用的that made me feel.
我想拥抱她,她说抱着太热了,所以我学会了不再尝试。我们从没有过真正的谈话,我觉得那很正常,我所知道的就是这样的,我一直以为母亲和孩子之间就是她说什么你做什么。但我10岁时去一个朋友家做一个学校布置的任务,记得一开始我还为他难过呢:他家穷得叮当响,可以说是家徒四壁。但我们一进门,他妈妈就给了他一个好大的拥抱,她看到他好开心哦。那是我这辈子最难过的时刻,因为我从不知道那是我本来可以拥有的。我妈妈还是不拥抱我,但我认为我们正朝着那个方向去:最近我哮喘发作,浑身没劲儿,她跟我说我可以把头放在她腿上。说不出来那让我感觉有多特别。