为你读书：Reflections of a Mother《慈母心曲》

I gave you life, but I cannot live it for you.

我给了你生命，但不能替你生活。

 

I can teach you things, but I cannot make you learn.

我能教你知识，但不能强迫你学习。

 

I can give you directions, but I cannot be there to lead you.

我能为你指路，但不能为你引路。

 

I can allow you freedom, but I cannot account for it.

我能让你自由，但不能带给你自由。

 

I can take you to church, but I cannot make you believe.

我能带你做礼拜，但不能强迫你信教。

 

I can teach you right from wrong, but I can not always decide for you.

我能教你区别是非，但不能事事为你做主。

 

I can buy you beautiful cloths, but I cannot make you beautiful inside.

我能为你添置漂亮的衣裳，但不能让你拥有美丽的心灵。

 

I can offer you advice, but I cannot accept it for you.

我能给你忠告，但不能代你接受忠告。

 

I can give you love, but I cannot force it upon you.

我能给你母爱，但不能强迫你接受母爱。

 

I can teach you to share, but I cannot make you unselfish.

我能教你与人分享，但不能强迫你做一个无私的人。

 

I can teach you respect, but I cannot force you to show honor.

我能教你尊敬别人，但不能强迫你待人以敬。

 

I can advise you about friend, but cannot choose them for you.

我能建议你如何交友，但不能替你选择朋友。

 

I can advise you about sex, but I cannot keep you pure.

我能在性方面给你忠告，但不能让你守身如玉。

 

I can tell you the facts of life, but I cannot build your reputation.

我能教你性知识，但不能为你树美名。

 

I can tell you about drink, but I cannot say "no"for you.

我能教你如何饮酒，但不能替你对酒说“不”。

 

I can warn you about drugs, but I cannot prevent you from using them.

我能告诫你不要吸毒，但不能制止你吸毒。

  

I can tell you about lofty goals, but I cannot achieve them for you.

我能教你志存高远，但不能替你实现远大的目标。

 

I can teach you about kindness, but I cannot force you to be gracious.

我能教你与人为善，但不能强迫你宽以待人。

 

I can warn you about sins, but I cannot make you moral.

我能告诫你勿以恶小而为之，但不能强迫你尽善尽美。

 

I can love you as a child, but I cannot place you in Gods family.

我能爱你，我的孩子，但不能让你投胎在上帝之家。

 

I can pray for you, but I cannot make you walk with God.

我能为你祈祷，但不能让你与上帝同行。

 

I can teach you about Jesus, but I cannot make Jesus your lord.

我能跟你讲基督，但不能让基督成为你的主。

 

I can tell you how to live, but I cannot give you eternal life.

我能教你如何生活，但不能让你长生不老。

 

I can love you with unconditional love all of my life...and I will!

我能爱你一辈子，毫无保留......说到做到！

 

词汇点津：

account for 对……负有责任

例句：

The president and the president alone must account for his government's reforms.

该总统并且只有总统一个人必须对他的这些政府改革负责。

 

gracious ['greɪʃəs] 和蔼可亲的；有礼貌的

例句：

She closed with a gracious speech of thanks.

她以彬彬有礼的致谢辞作结。

 

eternal [ɪ'tɝnl] adj. 永恒的；不朽的

例句：

In the background was that eternal hum.

背景里是那没完没了的哼哼声。

 

unconditional [ʌnkən'dɪʃ(ə)n(ə)l] adj. 无条件的

例句：

Children need unconditional love from their parents.

孩子们需要父母无条件的爱。