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英语作文妈妈
1、ihaveboughtfoodthatihopewillpleasemymother,andthatwillbeeasyforhertoeat:orzosaladwithlittlepiecesofcrayfishcutintoit,potatosalad,smallchunksofmarinatedtomatoes.
2、lhavebroughtherabouquetofcrimson,yellow,andsalmon-pinksnapdragons.shelikestheflowersverymuch.
3、asiwipemymother'sface,iseethatherskinisstillbeautifuliholdherchininmyhandandkissherforehead.
mymotherhasnoideathatherniiethbirthdayisingup.shehasnonotionofthetimeofday,thedayoftheweek.theseasonoftheyear,theyearofthecentury.nonotionoftheapproachingmillennium.andnoideaanylonger,whoiam.herfettingofmehappenedjustafewmonthsago,afterihadbeentravelingformorethanamonthandhadn'tbeentoseeher.whenicameback,sheaskedmeifiwereherniece,lsaidno,iwasherdaughter.doesthatmeanihadyou?sheasked.1saidyes.wherewasiwhenlhadyou?sheaskedme.itoldhershewasinahospitalinfarrockaway.newyork.somuchhashappenedtomeinmylife.shesaidyoucan'texpectmetoremembereverything.
mymotherwasonceabeautifulwoman,butallherteetharegonenow.toothless.nowomancanbeconsideredbeautiful.wheneverivisitherinthenursinghome,sheissittingatthetableinthemondiningroom,herheadinherhands,rocking.medicationhaseasedheranxiety,butnothingmovesherfromherstuporexceptoasionalmomentsoffear,toodeepformedication.thisisaroomthathasnowindows,thatletsinnolight,inwhichanoverlargetvisconstantlyblaring,sendingimagesthatnoonelooksatwherethefloorsarebeigetiles,thewallscreamcoloredatthebottom,paperedhalfwayupwithapatternofnearlyinvisiblegrayishleaves.manyoftheresidentssitstaring,slack-jawed,openmouthed.ifinditimpossibletoimaginewhattheymightbelookingat.
wheniwalkintothediningroomonthedayofmymother'sbirthday,iseethatshehasalreadybeenservedlunch.thestaffhasfottentoholditback.thoughitoldthemaweekagothatiwouldbeprovidinglunch.shehasn’ttouchedanythingonhertrayexceptapieceofcarrotcake,whichsheholdsinherhands.theicingissmearedonherhandsandface.idon'twantmyfriendstoseehersmearedwithicing,soiwetapapertowelandwipeher.thisfillsmewithaterribletenderness,recalling,asitdoes.agestureihaveperformedformychildren.asiwipemymother'sface,iseethatherskinisstillbeautifuliholdherchininmyhandandkissherforehead.itellherit'sherbirthday,thatshe'sniyyearsold.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.
myfriendsnolaandgaryeformymother'sbirthday.whenweareabouttoleave,itellmymotherthati'mgoingonvacation,matiwon'tseeherforthreeweeks,that1amgoingtothesea.howwillistandthat,howwillistandthat'sshesays,butiknowthataminuteafteri’mgoneshe'llfetiwasthere.