从出生到成人：有那么多感谢的话想对妈妈说

 1. From when you were an infant…

1. 当我们还是个婴儿的时候...

Thanks for staying up at all hours when I was a tiny human who could't use words.

感谢您，当我还是个不会讲话的小小人儿，您几个小时熬夜不睡....

2. From your curious exploratory days…

2. 从你开始好奇地探索一切的时候.... 

Thanks for taking the time to actually babyproof the house! I tried to get into everything!

感谢您花时间去实实在在的整理房间、让我足够安全！而我又试着习惯所有的东西！

3. From your terrible toddler years…

3. 在你开始糟糕地蹒跚学步的时候....

Thank you for continuing to love me even when I made the most horrible of messes.

感谢您依然爱我，即使当我把东西搞得一团糟的时候。

4. From those middle school days…

4. 上中学的时候...

Thanks for driving a bunch of dirty, sweaty, hyperactive middle schoolers to soccer practice. I know we smelled.

感谢您载着一群又脏又热还极度活跃的学生去参加足球训练。我知道我们臭死了。

5. From your “high school phases…”

5. 在你读高中的那个阶段....

Thanks for letting me use your makeup¹ remover during my emo phase in high school. I used a lot of eyeliner.

感谢您允许我在高中摇滚节目上使用您的卸妆油。我当时抹了太浓的眼线。...

6. And your teenage angst days…

6. 在你烦恼的青少年时期...

Thank you for not totally disowning me when I went through my rebellious² phase.

感谢您在叛逆期没有让我放纵。

7. From back when you needed to learn some adult responsibilities…

7. 当你需要学习一些成人责任的时候...

Thank you for walking me through how to wash my clothes on my phone over the phone. I know I should have learned earlier.

感谢您在电话里指导我怎么洗衣服。我知道我应该早点学的。

8. From when you got to live alone for the first time…

8. 当你第一次独自生活的时候...

Thank you for not crying too much when I left for college.

在我离开家去上大学的时候，感谢您没有哭的很厉害。

9. …and when you had to move back in.

9. ...以及当你不得不搬回来的时候...

Thank you for letting me live with you after I graduated college. Yes, it was weird³ for everyone.

感谢您在我大学毕业之后允许我和您住在一起。我知道这对大家来说都比较怪异。

10. From when you finally became a parent yourself!

10. 当你最终为人父母的时候！

Thank you for being the de facto person to look after your grandkids. Sorry I don't pay you like a babysitter. 

感谢您成为了真正照顾您孙子的人。也很抱歉我没有按照保姆的待遇来付给您报酬。

Basically, thanks, Mom. You were right!

11. 总而言之，谢谢，妈妈，你那时候（为我所做的）都是对的！

1 makeup   

n.组织；性格；化装品

参考例句：

• Those who failed the exam take a makeup exam.这次考试不及格的人必须参加补考。
• Do you think her beauty could makeup for her stupidity?你认为她的美丽能弥补她的愚蠢吗？

2 rebellious   

adj.造反的，反抗的，难控制的

参考例句：

• They will be in danger if they are rebellious.如果他们造反，他们就要发生危险。
• Her reply was mild enough,but her thoughts were rebellious.她的回答虽然很温和，但她的心里十分反感。

3 weird   

adj.古怪的，离奇的；怪诞的，神秘而可怕的

参考例句：

• From his weird behaviour,he seems a bit of an oddity.从他不寻常的行为看来，他好像有点怪。
• His weird clothes really gas me.他的怪衣裳简直笑死人。