Expressions that use the word “mother”

[00:00.04]In the United States,#
在美国，#

[00:01.76]Mother’s Day falls on the second Sunday in May.#
母亲节是在5月的第二个周日，#

[00:05.78]It was back in 1908,#
这要追溯到1908年，#

[00:08.41]when a woman named Anna Jarvis created this unofficial holiday to honor mothers.#
当时一位名叫安娜·贾维斯的女性创造了这个非官方节日来纪念母亲们。#

[00:15.67]However, Ms. Jarvis would later criticize Mother’s Day.#
不过，贾维斯后来批评了母亲节，#

[00:20.73]She said it had become too commercial,#
她说这个节日过于商业化，#

[00:24.89]too much about spending money.#
全是与钱有关了。#

[00:27.65]She had a good point.#
她说得没错。#

[00:29.65]Traditionally,children and husbands celebrate mothers of all ages by buying flowers,#
传统上，孩子们和丈夫们为各个年龄段的母亲们庆祝，他们买鲜花#

[00:37.70]cards and other gifts or taking them to dinner in a nice restaurant.#
贺卡和其他礼物或是带着她们去好餐厅就餐。#

[00:42.75]But today, you will not need any money at all.#
不过今天你不需要花钱，#

[00:46.69]We instead will talk about some expressions that use the word “mother”.#
们来谈谈与母亲一词有关的表达。#

[00:52.39]To start with, most mothers give birth.#
首先，大多数母亲都会生孩子，#

[00:55.96]So, your motherland is where you were born and your mother tongue is your native language.#
所以motherland就是你的出生地，mother tongue就是你的母语。#

[01:03.01]Some cultures believe Mother Earth gave birth to everything that exists on our planet.#
一些文化认为,Mother Earth(大地)诞生出地球上的一切。#

[01:10.38]In Greek mythology, a goddess named Gaia was the great mother of all.#
在希腊神话中，盖亚女神是万物的母亲，#

[01:16.38]She was said to have created the Earth and the Universe.#
据说她创造了地球和宇宙。#

[01:20.72]Mother Nature is a little different.#
Mother Nature(大自然)有点不同，#

[01:24.09]This term relates to the natural world as if it were a woman.#
这个词与自然界有关，好像它是一位母亲。#

[01:29.45]It has been said that there is nothing as great as a mother’s love.#
据说什么都不如母爱那般伟大，#

[01:35.54]Some mother expressions mean just that.#
一些与母亲有关的表达就是这个意思。#

[01:39.36]The mother lode comes from mining.#
The mother lode(母脉、主矿脉)这个说法来自矿业，#

[01:42.52]It means the place where the largest amount of gold, silver,#
意思是一个很大的储藏地，用来存储黄金、白银#

[01:47.58]or anything else of value can be found.#
或其他任何有价值物品#

[01:50.55]But now, the term mother lode means a rich supply of anything.#
但现在，mother lode表示任何供应丰富的东西#

[01:56.22]We often use the word “strike” with this expression.#
我们通常把这个词和strike放一起用。#

[02:00.72]For example, you might say,#
比如，你可能会说，#

[02:03.06]She just graduated college and struck the mother lode with her new job!#
“她毕业了，找到的新工作让她发了财。”#

[02:08.86]In other words, the woman’s new job is making her rich!#
换句话说，就是这个女人靠工作富有了#

[02:14.11]When we call something “the mother of all,”#
我们称一些东西是the mother of all，#

[02:17.85]this means it is the biggest or best of something. Here is an example#
意思是最大或最好的东西。这里有个例子，#

[02:24.40]”We are going to throw the mother of all parties this weekend.#
“我们本周末会举行盛大聚会，#

[02:29.18]So you have to come.”#
你一定要来！”#

[02:31.31]Naturally, the word “mother” can be used to mean to give birth,#
当然，mother一词还可表示生孩子，#

[02:36.70]even to something you cannot touch, such as an idea or wisdom.#
甚至是一些无法触摸的东西，比如点子或智慧。#

[02:42.22]The saying “necessity is the mother of invention” means that when people really need to do something,#
“需求是发明之母”这个表达,意思说，当人们真的需要做某件事时#

[02:50.54]they will find a way to do it.#
他们就会想出做的办法。#

[02:53.25]And “experience is the mother of wisdom” means that people learn from what happens to them.#
“实践出真知”意思说,人们从经历中学习东西。