What is a family? Why does it matter? What does it teach us that we can’t learn on our own? These questions seem especially relevant in the holiday season when it is often our tradition to gather as families and celebrate together.
My mother was one of twelve children. As they grew up, married and had children of their own, most of them lived near enough to gather for holidays at my grandparents’ home in a small town in the mountains of North Carolina.
I don’t recall getting many gifts from them .I remember the sense of belonging, of being part of something that assured me I was loved and not alone.
I delighted in the laughing, playing and fighting with my crazy cousins. I watched my granddad and uncles sit on the porch, rain or shine, smoking and joking, arguing about politics and trying to solve the problems of the world. I listened to my grandmother, mother and aunts stir (搅拌) pots on the stove and talk about their lives, hopes, dreams and disappointments, and gossip about any sister who failed to show up.
The food was always plentiful and delicious-country ham, sweet potatoes, green beans, biscuits and my grandmother’s banana pudding. But for me, the food was never the highlight. The highlight was simply being together. A family.
However, they’re all gone now. My parents and grandparents, my aunts and uncles have left this world for the next. My cousins are scattered here and there. And yet the memories linger, along with the love that we shared.
I treasure those memories and the things they taught me. They told me that families aren’t perfect, but they prepare us to find our way in an imperfect world. They made me realize that all families are crazy in their own particular ways.
My husband and I are growing a new family, while keeping close to the surviving members of the families. It’s a beautiful blend (混合) of kindness, traditions, nurturing (养育) and friendships, which grows year after year.
I hope this holiday season will fill you with lovely memories of the family that raised you, and surround you with all the people who mean “family” to you now.
什么是家庭?为什么这很重要?它教给我们什么是我们自己学不到的?这些问题在节日期间似乎尤为重要,因为我们的传统是一家人聚在一起庆祝。
我母亲是12个孩子中的一个。随着他们长大、结婚并有了自己的孩子,他们中的大多数人都住得很近,可以在我祖父母位于北卡罗来纳州山区的一个小镇上的家中聚会度假。
我不记得从他们那里收到过多少礼物,但我记得那种归属感,那种归属感让我确信自己被爱着,不会孤单。
我喜欢和我那些疯狂的表兄妹们一起欢笑、玩耍和打架。我看着爷爷和叔叔们坐在门廊上,风雨无阻,抽烟开玩笑,争论政治,试图解决世界上的问题。我听着祖母、母亲和阿姨们在炉子上搅拌着锅,谈论着她们的生活、希望、梦想和失望,以及任何一个没来的姐妹的八卦。
食物总是丰富而美味——乡村火腿、红薯、四季豆、饼干和我祖母做的香蕉布丁。但对我来说,食物从来不是最重要的。最重要的就是在一起。一个家庭。
然而,他们现在都走了。我的父母和祖父母,我的阿姨和叔叔已经离开了这个世界。我的堂兄弟们分散在各处。然而,记忆和我们分享的爱却挥之不去。
我珍惜那些记忆和它们教给我的东西。他们告诉我,家庭并不完美,但他们让我们在一个不完美的世界里找到自己的路。他们让我意识到,所有的家庭都有自己独特的疯狂方式。
我丈夫和我正在组建一个新的家庭,同时与这些家庭的幸存成员保持密切联系。它是善良、传统、养育和友谊的美丽融合,年复一年地生长。
我希望这个节日能让你充满对养育你的家庭的美好回忆,让你身边的人都是你的家人。
句子成分分析:
These questions seem especially relevant [in the holiday season] || when it is [often] our tradition to gather [as families]
and celebrate [together].
句子语法结构详解:
* seem 为系动词作谓语,采用一般现在时。
* relevant 为形容词作表语。
* when 为连词,引导时间状语从句。
* it 为先行主语,代表后移的不定式。
* is 为系动词作谓语,采用一般现在时。
* to gather 为不定式。
* celebrate 为不带 to 的不定式。
* our 为形容词型物主代词。the 为定冠词。
句子相关词汇解释:
Vocabulary:
these [ði:z] | a. | 这些 |
question ['kwestʃәn] | n. | 1) 问题,疑问 2) (待讨论或处理的)事情,议题,课题 |
seem [si:m] | vi. | 1) 好像,似乎,看来 2) (缓和语气)感到好像,觉得似乎 |
especially [i'speʃәli] | ad. | 1) 尤其;特别;格外 2) 专门;特地 |
relevant ['relivәnt] | a. | 1) 有价值的,有意义的 2) 紧密相关的,切题的 |
holiday ['hɔlәdi] | n. | 1) 假期 2) 节日,假日 |
season ['si:zn] | n. | 1) 季节 2) 旱/雨季 |
often ['ɔ:fn] | ad. | 常常; 经常; 时常 |
tradition [trә'diʃәn] | n. | 传统,传统的信仰(或风俗) |
gather ['gæðә] | vi. | 1) 聚集,集合,召集 2) 认为,猜想,推断,理解 |
as [æz] | prep. | 1) 作为, 当作 2) 像,如同 |
family ['fæmәli] | n. | 1) 家庭 2) 亲属 |
and [ænd] | conj. | 1) 和, 与, 同, 并 2) 然后,接着 |
celebrate ['selibreit] | vi. | 庆祝,庆贺 |
together [tә'geðә] | ad. | 1) 一起, 共同 2) 以使接触(或相结合);到一起 |
句子成分分析:
I listened to my grandmother, mother and aunts stir pots [on the stove] and talk about their lives, hopes, dreams and
disappointments, and gossip [about any sister (who failed to show up)].
句子语法结构详解:
(lives 为 life 的复数形式。)
* listened 为谓语,采用一般过去时。
* stir 为不带 to 的不定式,作宾语补足语(或称复合宾语)。
* talk 为不带 to 的不定式。
* who 为关系代词,引导定语从句。
* failed 为谓语,采用一般过去时。
* to show 为不定式,作宾语。
* I 为人称代词主格。my, their 为形容词型物主代词。the 为定冠词。
句子相关词汇解释:
Phrase:
listen to... | 听... |
talk about... | 谈论, 谈到 |
fail to do sth | 未能..., 无法... |
show up | 1) 显现出来, 变得明显 2) (某人)出现, 露面 |
Vocabulary:
grandmother ['grændmʌðә] | n. | 1) 外婆, 外祖母 2) 奶奶, 姐母 |
mother ['mʌðә] | n. | 1) 母亲,妈妈 2) (对女修道院院长的尊称) |
and [ænd] | conj. | 1) 和, 与, 同, 并 2) 然后,接着 |
aunt [ɑ:nt] | n. | 1) 姑母,姨母,伯母,婶母,舅母 2) (儿语)阿姨 |
stir [stә:] | vt. | 1) 搅动,搅和,搅拌 2) 使微动 |
pot [pɔt] | n. | 1) (盛食品的)罐,瓶,壶 2) 锅 |
stove [stәuv] | n. | 1) 煤气炉头 2) (取暖的)火炉 |
life [laif] | n. | 1) 生活,生活经历 2) 生命,性命 3) 一生,终生 |
hope [hәup] | n. | 1) 希望 2) 希望的东西 |
dream [dri:m] | n. | 1) 梦想;愿望;理想 2) 梦; 睡梦 |
disappointment [,disә'pɔintmәnt] | n. | 1) 失望;沮丧 2) 使人失望的人(或事物);令人扫兴的人(或事物) |
gossip ['gɔsip] | n. | 1) 流言蜚语,闲言碎语 2) 说长道短,闲聊 |
about [ә'baut] | prep. | 1) 关于, 有关(...的) 2) 在...附近 3) 在...各处 |
any ['eni] | a. | 任何的, 任一的 |
sister ['sistә] | n. | 1) 姐(或妹) 2) 护士长 |
句子成分分析:
I hope | this holiday season will fill you with lovely memories (of the family (that raised you)), and surround you with
all the people (who mean "family" to you [now]).
句子语法结构详解:
* hope 为谓语,采用一般现在时。
* this 开头为宾语从句,引导词 that 被省略。
* fill 为谓语,采用一般将来时。
* that 为关系代词,引导定语从句。
* raised 为谓语,采用一般过去时。
* surround 为谓语。
* who 为关系代词,引导定语从句。
* mean 为谓语,采用一般现在时。
* you 为人称代词。will 为情态动词。I 为人称代词主格。the 为定冠词。
句子相关词汇解释:
Phrase:
fill...with... | 用...填满..., 使...充满... |
Vocabulary:
hope [hәup] | vt. | 希望,期望(某事发生) |
this [θis] | a. | 1) 这(个) 2) 今,本 |
holiday ['hɔlәdi] | n. | 1) 假期 2) 节日,假日 |
season ['si:zn] | n. | 1) 季节 2) 旱/雨季 |
lovely ['lʌvli] | a. | 1) 美丽的,飘亮的,迷人的 2) 可爱的,亲切友好的 |
memory ['memәri] | n. | 1) 记忆,记忆力,记性 2) 记忆所及的时期,回忆所及的范围 |
family ['fæmәli] | n. | 1) 家庭 2) 亲属 |
raise [reiz] | vt. | 1) 增加,提高(数量、水平等) 2) 提升,举起,提起 |
and [ænd] | conj. | 1) 和, 与, 同, 并 2) 然后,接着 |
surround [sә'raund] | vt. | 1) 围绕,环绕 2) (使)包围,围住 |
all [ɔ:l] | a. | 1) 所有的, 全部的,一切的 2) 整个的 |
people ['pi:pl] | n. | 1) 人,人们,大家 2) 国民,人民,臣民,群众 |
mean [mi:n] | vt. | 1) 意味着,产生...结果 2) 意思是, 意指 |
now [nau] | ad. | 现在, 目前 |
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