mymotherhasaroundface,bigeyes,ofmediumbuild,asmilewillshowatiger.
mymotherisanenglishteacherinamiddleschool,asateachingjobinauniversitynow,sosheusuallyverybusy.however,aslongasihavetime,shewouldplaywithme.
iftheweatherisfine,wewillgotoplaybadminton;sometimes,wewillreadabooktogether,toshareinthebookarehappytogether;sometimes,wewillnotjustforajokelaugh;sometimeswedolotsofsmallgame.cheerup,mymotherwillbelikeakidandilaughandjoke.
平日里我和她玩的时候，她总能用他那幽默风趣的话语把我逗得哈哈大笑，笑得没有力气站起来，让我“不战而败”。当然，大多数情况下都是我强忍着不笑，这种把脸涨得通红，面部肌肉紧绷的表情反而会使我妈妈先笑起来，随后我们俩就一起笑的没完没了了。
onweekdays,iplaywithher,shealwayswithhishumorouswordsmakemelaugh,smiledon'thavethestrengthtostandup,letmenottofightanddefeat".ofcourse,mostcasesareitriednottosmile,thefaceflushed,facialmuscleslookwillmakemymothersmilebutfirst,thenwe'lllaughendless.
1、ihaveboughtfoodthatihopewillpleasemymother,andthatwillbeeasyforhertoeat:orzosaladwithlittlepiecesofcrayfishcutintoit,potatosalad,smallchunksofmarinatedtomatoes.
2、lhavebroughtherabouquetofcrimson,yellow,andsalmon-pinksnapdragons.shelikestheflowersverymuch.
3、asiwipemymother'sface,iseethatherskinisstillbeautifuliholdherchininmyhandandkissherforehead.
mymotherhasnoideathatherninetiethbirthdayiscomingup.shehasnonotionofthetimeofday,thedayoftheweek.theseasonoftheyear,theyearofthecentury.nonotionoftheapproachingmillennium.andnoideaanylonger,whoiam.herforgettingofmehappenedjustafewmonthsago,afterihadbeentravelingformorethanamonthandhadn'tbeentoseeher.whenicameback,sheaskedmeifiwereherniece,lsaidno,iwasherdaughter."doesthatmeanihadyou"sheasked.1saidyes."wherewasiwhenlhadyou"sheaskedme.itoldhershewasinahospitalinfarrockaway.newyork."somuchhashappenedtomeinmylife."shesaid"youcan'texpectmetoremembereverything."
mymotherwasonceabeautifulwoman,butallherteetharegonenow.toothless.nowomancanbeconsideredbeautiful.wheneverivisitherinthenursinghome,sheissittingatthetableinthecommondiningroom,herheadinherhands,rocking.medicationhaseasedheranxiety,butnothingmovesherfromherstuporexceptoccasionalmomentsoffear,toodeepformedication.thisisaroomthathasnowindows,thatletsinnolight,inwhichanoverlargetvisconstantlyblaring,sendingimagesthatnoonelooksatwherethefloorsarebeigetiles,thewallscreamcoloredatthebottom,paperedhalfwayupwithapatternofnearlyinvisiblegrayishleaves.manyoftheresidentssitstaring,slack-jawed,openmouthed.ifinditimpossibletoimaginewhattheymightbelookingat.
wheniwalkintothediningroomonthedayofmymother'sbirthday,iseethatshehasalreadybeenservedlunch.thestaffhasforgottentoholditback.thoughitoldthemaweekagothatiwouldbeprovidinglunch.shehasn’ttouchedanythingonhertrayexceptapieceofcarrotcake,whichsheholdsinherhands.theicingissmearedonherhandsandface.idon'twantmyfriendstoseehersmearedwithicing,soiwetapapertowelandwipeher.thisfillsmewithaterribletenderness,recalling,asitdoes.agestureihaveperformedformychildren.asiwipemymother'sface,iseethatherskinisstillbeautifuliholdherchininmyhandandkissherforehead.itellherit'sherbirthday,thatshe'sninetyyearsold."howdidthathappen"sheasks."ican'tunderstandhowthatcouldhappen."
lhavebroughtherabouquetofcrimson,yellow,andsalmon-pinksnapdragons.shelikestheflowersverymuch.shelikesthename."snapdragons.itseemslikeananimalthat'sgoingtobiteinc.butit'snotananimal,it'saplant.that'safunnything,"
ihaveboughtfoodthatihopewillpleasemymother,andthatwillbeeasyforhertoeat:orzosaladwithlittlepiecesofcrayfishcutintoit,potatosalad,smallchunksofmarinatedtomatoes.ihaveboughtpaperplateswitharust-coloredbackground,uponwhicharepaintedyellowandgoldflowersandblueleaves.
myfriendsnolaandgarycomeformymother'sbirthday.whenweareabouttoleave,itellmymotherthati'mgoingonvacation,matiwon'tseeherforthreeweeks,that1amgoingtothesea."howwillistandthat,howwillistandthat'sshesays,butiknowthataminuteafteri’mgoneshe'llforgetiwasthere.