Hello again! And welcome back to LULU'S HAPPY HOUR. 歡迎你又回到璐璐的小酒館。
Tomorrow is Mother's Day in some countries in the world, now including China. You're going to see a lot of advertisements about Mother's Day gifts, flowers. You're going to see a lot of programs trying to discuss the history, the ritual and customs of Mother's Day. But today, in this program, we are not going to focus on the history or the many stories relating to Mother's Day. Instead, we're going to talk about mothers. 明天就是母親節了，璐璐在小酒館里和你一起聊聊，那個我們最熟悉的人-媽媽。
For most people, if not all, mother is the most important person in our life. Even if it's not biological mother, it could also be a mother figure, someone who taught us how to love, how to face difficulties and challenges in life, how to pick ourselves up from the ground when we fall. So in today's episode, we're going to look at some famous quotes about our dearest mother, the good moments and the bad moments, and also about being a mother. And we're gonna finish off with some greetings for mothers on Mother's Day.
So first of all, about how we see our mothers, a famous writer Rudyard Kipling said, "God could not be everywhere, and therefore he made mothers."
God could not be everywhere, and therefore he made mothers. 因為神無法隨時隨地無處不在，所以他創造了母親。Being a mother, usually means they are always there for us. No matter what happens in our lives, you can always go to them. You can always talk to them and count on them.
A famous American singer song writer Alicia Keys said, "My mother is definitely my rock."
My mother is definitely my rock. Being someone's rock means being their strongest support that you're never going to disappoint them. You're always, always there for them. And I believe a lot of us would see our mothers as the rock, our rock in life. Someone you can always count on.
Another famous American actress Mandy Moore, Mandy Moore is the mother in the very moving TV show"This is us", she said, "My mum has always been my support system. She taught me to never give up and to keep pursuing my passions no matter what."
My mum has always been my support system. She taught me to never give up and to keep pursuing my passions no matter what 我的母親給了我極大的支持，是她教會了我無論任何情況下都要奮力追求自己的熱情和夢想，永不放棄。And it seems one of the most important lessons given to us by our mothers is often "keep going on" "never give up".
Here like someone else said, the most inspiring piece of advice I've gotten is simply to persevere. "Persevere" means to carry on, to not give up. My mum taught me to always keep going no matter what from an early age. When it feels too difficult to push forward, I always remind myself, this too shall pass and then I re-double my efforts. 對我來說，最鼓舞我的一句話就是：堅持下去。從很小的時候我的母親就告訴我，無論如何都要堅持向前，當我覺得前路艱難的時候，我都會告訴自己，這一切都會過去，然后加倍努力前行。When it feels too difficult to push forward, I always remind myself, this too shall pass and then I re-double my efforts.
Another thing about mums is that they're the ones who take such pride in their children and they believe in their children's abilities to achieve anything.
The famous painter Picasso said, "My mother said to me if you're a soldier, you'll become a general; if you're a monk, you'll become the pope. Instead, I was a painter and became Picasso." 我母親告訴我，如果你選擇參軍，你就能做到將軍；如果做天主教修士，你就能做到教皇；我選擇了畫畫，于是成為了畢加索。Such a proud quote! And this pride largely comes from his mother. Mother can be a listener, can be a support system and can also be a role model who leads by an example. Of course it's not always love and kisses with our mum. We may disagree with our mothers sometimes. We may even find them difficult sometimes.
For instance, a famous writer said, "sweater and now". It means garment worn by child when his mother is feeling chilly. 毛衣這種東西，就是你媽媽覺得冷的時候叫你穿上的這種衣服。It's a bit like in Chinese we say “有一種冷叫你媽覺得你冷”。It seems that all around the world, mums are alike.
Another famous writer JD Sallinger (Jerome David Salinger) one who wrote "The Catcher in the Rye"《麥田里的守望者》said, "Mothers are all slightly insane". So they're all a bit crazy.
Mark Tween said "My mother had a great deal of trouble with me but I think she enjoyed it." 我媽和我之間總是鬧矛盾，不過我覺得她也挺喜歡這些矛盾的。My mother had a great deal of trouble with me but I think she enjoyed it.

The very famous basketball player LeBron James said, "My mum and I have always been there for each other. We have some tough times but she was always there for me."
I think this probably describes a lot of us,our relationship with our mothers. My mum and I have always been there for each other, always been there for each other. 我母親和我一直都支持著、守護著對方。We had some tough times but she was always there for me. 我們的關系也會有不好的時候，但她一直都是我的堅強后盾。
And I believe a lot of our listeners are mothers themselves. Lately, I've read some sayings about the term "working mother". In English working mothers means mothers who have a job, have a career. I suppose to stay-at-home mums.But someone just said all mothers are working mothers because being a mum is a full time job.
And another person said, the term "working mother" is redundant. Working mother這個詞本來就是多余的，because even if you're a stay-at-home mum, that is still a full time job.
Award winning actress Meryl Streep said, "Motherhood has a very humanizing effect. Everything gets reduced to essentials."
Motherhood has a very humanizing effect. 當你成為母親，你會變得更加仁慈博愛，更加有人性的光輝。Everything gets reduced to essentials。人世間的一切事物都還原到極簡本真的狀態。
As we're coming to the end of today's show, what would you like to say to your mother on Mother's Day. Here are some of the common greetings. And I'm sure you will agree with some of them.
Words are never enough to thank you for all that you do.
Words are never enough to thank you for all that you do.
Or some people would say,
Wishing you time, just to dream, just to relax, just to enjoy.
And still some other people would say, wishing you a day as special as you are.
For those of you who have sadly lost your mothers, don't forget a mother's hug lasts long after she lets go. 即使母親去到很遠的地方，她的懷抱也會永遠環繞著我們。A mother's hug lasts long after she lets go.
So on the eve of Mothers' Day, 在母親節的前夜 no matter if you're feeling thankful for all your mother has done for you, or if you're missing your mother who is far, far away or if you are devoted mother yourself, have a very happy Mother's Day!
I hope you enjoy today's program. I'll see you next time.

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