白领英语晨读-127 What is Mother for “母亲”是什么？

What is mother for?

“M” is for the million things she gave me.

“O ”menas only that she 's growing old.

“T ”is for the tears she shed to save me.

“H” is for her heart of purest gold.

“E ”is for her eyes ,with the love-light shining.

“R” means right ,and right she 'll always be.

Put them together,they spell "MOTHER",a word

that means the world to me.

A mother 's love is like a circle ,it has no beginning

and ending. It keeps going around and around ever

expanding ,touching¹ everyone who comes in touch with it .

Engulfing² them like the morning sun,and

covering them like a blanket of evening stars.

A mother 'love is like a sponge,it can take in evening .

No matter merits or sin, happiness or tears,it can hold them all.

Like oxygen on the plateau,it offers the nutrient³ for children's

development. Like the fertile soil in the basin plain ,it devotes

an everlasting⁴ ground for children's improvement.

1 touching   

adj.动人的，使人感伤的

参考例句：

• It was a touching sight.这是一幅动人的景象。
• His letter was touching.他的信很感人。

2 engulfing   

adj.吞噬的v.吞没，包住( engulf的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• A photographer had fused the lights,engulfing the entire house darkness. 一位摄影师把电灯的保险丝烧断了，使整栋房子陷于黑暗当中。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• A professional photographer had fused the lights,engulfing the entire house in darkness. 一位职业摄影师把保险丝烧断了使整所房子陷于黑暗当中。 来自辞典例句

3 nutrient   

adj.营养的，滋养的；n.营养物，营养品

参考例句：

• Magnesium is the nutrient element in plant growth.镁是植物生长的营养要素。
• The roots transmit moisture and nutrient to the trunk and branches.根将水分和养料输送到干和枝。

4 everlasting   

adj.永恒的，持久的，无止境的

参考例句：

• These tyres are advertised as being everlasting.广告上说轮胎持久耐用。
• He believes in everlasting life after death.他相信死后有不朽的生命。