My mother left me for seven years in an orphanage.

我母亲把我留在孤儿院七年。

My mother married three times. My dad is... I don't really have one. I mean, he does exist, but I have zero relationship with him.

我母亲结过三次婚。我爸爸是……我真的没有。我是说，他确实存在，但我和他没有任何关系。

My mother never breast fed me, she told me she only liked me as a friend.

我妈妈从来不给我喂奶，她说她只是把我当朋友一样喜欢。

My mother never put an emphasis on looks. She let us grow up on our own time line. She never forced any beauty regimen into my world.

我母亲从不注重外表。她让我们在自己的时间线上成长。她从未强迫我接受任何美容疗法。

My mother never really thought I could become anything.

我妈妈从来没想过我能成为什么。

My mother protected me from the world and my father threatened me with it.

我的母亲保护我远离这个世界，我的父亲用它威胁我。

My mother raised me in the church. I was not allowed to stay home on Sunday; there was no option. I sang in the choir all the way up until I went to college.

我母亲在教堂里把我养大。星期天不允许我呆在家里;没有选择。我一直在唱诗班唱歌，直到我上大学。

My mother really didn't know a heck of a lot about business. She was a very good mother, that made sure we ate right and we had our cod liver oil, but didn't know a heck of a lot about what I did.

我母亲对商业真是一窍不通。她是一个非常好的母亲，她确保我们吃的正确，我们有我们的鱼肝油，但不知道很多关于我所做的。

My mother said I must always be intolerant of ignorance but understanding of illiteracy. That some people, unable to go to school, were more educated and more intelligent than college professors.

母亲说我不能容忍无知，而要理解文盲。一些不能上学的人比大学教授受教育程度更高，更聪明。

My mother said to me, "If you are a soldier, you will become a general. If you are a monk, you will become the Pope." Instead, I was a painter, and became Picasso.

妈妈对我说:“如果你是一名士兵，你就会成为一名将军。”如果你是个和尚，你就会成为教皇。”相反，我是个画家，后来成了毕加索。

My mother speaks of my step being a source of life-long pain to her, that it is a living death, etc. By the same post I had several letters from anxious relatives, telling me that it was my duty to come home and thus ease my mother's anxiety.

我母亲说我的脚步声是她终生痛苦的源泉，是活生生的死亡，等等。在同一岗位上，我收到了几封焦急的亲戚的来信，他们告诉我，我有责任回家，这样就能减轻母亲的焦虑。

My mother taught me about the power of inspiration and courage, and she did it with a strength and a passion that I wish could be bottled.

我的母亲教会我灵感和勇气的力量，她用一种力量和激情做到了这一点，我希望能把这种力量和激情装进瓶子里。

My mother taught me that we all have the power to achieve our dreams. What I lacked was the courage.

我的母亲教导我，我们都有能力实现我们的梦想。我缺少的是勇气。

My mother taught me to read.

我妈妈教我读书。

My mother taught me to treat a lady respectfully.

我母亲教导我要尊重女士。