Hello, everybody. In our house, everybody knows that President is only the third-most important job in the family. So this weekend, I'm going to take a little extra time to say thank you to Michelle for the remarkable1 way she does the most important job: being a mom. And I'm going to give extra thanks to my mother-in-law for the role model she's always been to Michelle and the countless2 selfless ways in which she's helped Michelle and me raise Malia and Sasha. I am incredibly lucky to have women who help me raise, love, and look after our girls.
I hope you'll also take a moment to say thank you to the women in your life who love you in that special way mothers do. Biological moms, adoptive moms, and foster moms; single moms, grandmoms and godmothers; aunts and mentors3 - whomever you think of when you think of Mother's Day. Or take a moment, like I will, to remember the moms who raised us, whose big hearts sustained us, and whom we miss every day, no matter how old we get.
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Giving flowers is always a good idea. But I hope that on this Mother's Day, we'll recommit ourselves to doing more than that: Through deeds that match our words, let's give mothers the respect they deserve, give all women the equality they deserve, and give all parents the support they need in their most important roles.
That includes paid maternity4 and paternity leave, sick leave, accommodations for workers who are pregnant, good health care, affordable5 child care, flexibility6 at work, equal pay, and a decent minimum wage. We ask our mothers to do more than their fair share of just about everything. Making sure they're treated fairly is the least we can do.
The idea of setting aside a Sunday in May for our mothers became an official holiday with a Congressional resolution a little more than 100 years ago. They did it on May 8 - the same day we'll celebrate Mother's Day this year. If Congress can make a holiday, surely they can back it up with the things that give it meaning. After all, that's what my mother taught me. I couldn't just say I was going to do the right thing, or say I agreed with it on principle. I had to actually do it.
中小學(xué)生學(xué)語(yǔ)文閱讀寫作的好幫手，優(yōu)秀作文網(wǎng)推薦，<A http://www.zequeka.cn>易優(yōu)作文網(wǎng)</a>。
So this Mother's Day, say thank you. Say, "I love you." And let's make sure we show that gratitude7 and appreciation8 through acts of respect throughout the year. No one deserves that more than our moms.
Happy Mother's Day, and have a great weekend.
1 remarkable
adj.顯著的，異常的，非凡的，值得注意的
參考例句：
She has made remarkable headway in her writing skills.她在寫作技巧方面有了長(zhǎng)足進(jìn)步。 These cars are remarkable for the quietness of their engines.這些汽車因發(fā)動(dòng)機(jī)沒(méi)有噪音而不同凡響。
2 countless
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In the war countless innocent people lost their lives.在這場(chǎng)戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)中無(wú)數(shù)無(wú)辜的人喪失了性命。 I've told you countless times.我已經(jīng)告訴你無(wú)數(shù)遍了。
3 mentors
n.（無(wú)經(jīng)驗(yàn)之人的）有經(jīng)驗(yàn)可信賴的顧問(wèn)( mentor的名詞復(fù)數(shù) )v.（無(wú)經(jīng)驗(yàn)之人的）有經(jīng)驗(yàn)可信賴的顧問(wèn)( mentor的第三人稱單數(shù) )
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Beacham and McNamara, my two mentors, had both warned me. 我的兩位忠實(shí)朋友，比徹姆和麥克納馬拉都曾經(jīng)警告過(guò)我。 來(lái)自辭典例句 These are the kinds of contacts that could evolve into mentors. 這些人是可能會(huì)成為你導(dǎo)師。 來(lái)自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
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4 maternity
n.母性，母道，婦產(chǎn)科病房；adj.孕婦的，母性的
參考例句：
Women workers are entitled to maternity leave with full pay.女工產(chǎn)假期間工資照發(fā)。 Trainee nurses have to work for some weeks in maternity.受訓(xùn)的護(hù)士必須在產(chǎn)科病房工作數(shù)周。
5 affordable
adj.支付得起的，不太昂貴的
參考例句：
The rent for the four-roomed house is affordable.四居室房屋的房租付得起。 There are few affordable apartments in big cities.在大城市中沒(méi)有幾所公寓是便宜的。
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n.柔韌性，彈性，（光的）折射性，靈活性
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Her great strength lies in her flexibility.她的優(yōu)勢(shì)在于她靈活變通。 The flexibility of a man's muscles will lessen as he becomes old.人老了肌肉的柔韌性將降低。
7 gratitude
adj.感激，感謝
參考例句：
I have expressed the depth of my gratitude to him.我向他表示了深切的謝意。 She could not help her tears of gratitude rolling down her face.她感激的淚珠禁不住沿著面頰流了下來(lái)。
8 appreciation
n.評(píng)價(jià)；欣賞；感謝；領(lǐng)會(huì)，理解；價(jià)格上漲
參考例句：
I would like to express my appreciation and thanks to you all.我想對(duì)你們所有人表達(dá)我的感激和謝意。 I'll be sending them a donation in appreciation of their help.我將送給他們一筆捐款以感謝他們的幫助
