09 The Meanest Mother

最无情的母亲

(By Bobbie Pingaro)

I had the meanest mother in the whole world. While other kids ate candy for breakfast, I had to have cereal , eggs or toast . When others had cokes and candy for lunch, I had to eat a sandwich. As you can guess, my supper was different from the other kids' also. But at least, I wasn't alone in my sufferings. My sister and two brothers had the same mean mother as I did.

我有全世界最无情的母亲。别的孩子早餐吃糖果，我必须吃谷类食品、鸡蛋或吐司。别的孩子午餐喝可乐、吃糖果，我必须吃三明治。可想而知，我的晚餐也和别的孩子不同。不过，好在我不是一个人受这些苦。我还有一个姐姐和两个哥哥，他们和我一样有一个无情的母亲。

My mother insisted upon knowing where we were at all times. You'd think we were on a chain gang . She had to know who our friends were and where we were going. She insisted if we said we'd be gone an hour, that we be gone one hour or less -not one hour and one minute.

我的母亲坚持要随时对我们的行踪了如指掌。你一定觉得我们是一帮被拴在同一条链子上的囚犯。她必须知道我们的朋友们是谁、我们打算去哪里。她坚持认为如果我们说要出去一小时，