Lessons from My Mother | 母亲的教诲

English Original

1. Anticipation
   "Just wait until your father gets home."

2. Receiving
   "You are going to get it when we get home!"

3. Meeting a Challenge
   "What were you thinking? Answer me when I talk to you! Don't talk back to me!"

4. Logic
   "If you fall off that swing and break your neck, you're not going to the store with me."

5. Medical Science
   "If you don't stop crossing your eyes, they are going to freeze that way."

6. Thinking Ahead
   "If you don't pass your spelling test, you'll never get a good job."

7. Humor
   "When that lawn mower cuts off your toes, don't come running to me."

8. Becoming an Adult
   "If you don't eat your vegetables, you'll never grow up."

9. Genetics
   "You're just like your father."

10. Roots
    "Do you think you were born in a barn?"

11. Wisdom of Age
    "When you get to be my age, you will understand."

12. Justice
    "One day you'll have kids, and I hope they turn out just like you... Then you'll see what it's like!"

中文翻译

1. 期待
   "等你爸爸回家再说。"

2. 接受
   "等我们到家你就知道了！"

3. 迎接挑战
   "你当时在想什么？我跟你说话时要回答！不许顶嘴！"

4. 逻辑
   "如果你从秋千上掉下来摔断了脖子，就别想跟我去商店了。"

5. 医学
   "如果你再不停止对眼，你的眼睛就会一直那样了。"

6. 远见
   "如果你拼写测验不及格，以后永远找不到好工作。"

7. 幽默
   "要是割草机把你的脚趾割掉了，可别跑来找我。"

8. 长大成人
   "如果你不吃蔬菜，就永远长不大。"

9. 遗传学
   "你跟你爸一个样。"

10. 根源
    "你以为你是在牲口棚里出生的吗？"（意指：怎么不关门/这么没规矩）

11. 岁月的智慧
    "等你到了我这个年纪，你就明白了。"

12. 公正
    "总有一天你也会有孩子，我希望他们跟你一模一样……到时候你就知道是什么滋味了！"