When this boy was brought to Dr. Young, his name being William, the same as mine, my mother was ordered to change mine to something else. This, at the time, I thought to be one of the most cruel acts that could be committed upon my rights.

当这个男孩被带到杨医生那里时，他的名字叫威廉，和我的名字一样，我妈妈奉命把我的名字换成别的名字。在当时，我认为这是对我的权利所能采取的最残酷的行为之一。

When you are a mother, you are never really alone in your thoughts. A mother always has to think twice, once for herself and once for her child.

当你是一个母亲的时候，你的思想从来不会真正孤单。母亲总是要三思而后行，一次为自己，一次为孩子。

When you grow up your mother says, 'Wear rubbers or you'll catch cold.' When you become an adult you discover that you have the right not to wear rubbers and to see if you catch cold or not. It's something like that.

当你长大后，你妈妈说:“穿橡胶鞋，否则你会感冒的。”“当你长大成人后，你会发现你有权利不穿橡胶鞋，看看自己是不是感冒了。”大概是这样的。

When you have a good mother and no father, God kind of sits in. It's not enough, but it helps.

当你有一个好母亲而没有父亲，上帝就会介入。这还不够，但有帮助。

When you're a father in a marriage, you sort of become the mother's assistant. And you sort of get a list from her every day and you run down the list and it feels very much like a chore.

当你是婚姻中的父亲时，你就成了母亲的助手。你每天都会从她那里得到一份清单，然后你把清单一遍又一遍，感觉就像一件苦差事。

Where there is a mother in the home, matters go well.

家里有妈妈的地方，一切都很顺利。

Who in their infinite wisdom decreed that Little League uniforms be white? Certainly not a mother.

谁在他们无限的智慧中规定小联盟的队服必须是白色的?当然不是母亲。

Who's a boy gonna talk to if not his mother?

如果不是他妈妈，男孩还能跟谁说话?

Why do grandparents and grandchildren get along so well? The mother.

为什么祖父母和孙辈相处得这么好?母亲。

Why have I clouded up my mind, why's my mother always right, and will I make it? Fill the end or will I crawl away and die.

为什么我头脑模糊，为什么我妈妈总是对的，我能做到吗?把它填满，否则我就会爬开死去。

With my poems, I finally won even my mother. The longest wooing of my life.

用我的诗，我终于赢得了甚至我的母亲。我一生中最长的追求。

With what price we pay for the glory of motherhood.

为了母亲的荣耀，我们付出了怎样的代价。

Women do not have to sacrifice personhood if they are mothers. They do not have to sacrifice motherhood in order to be persons. Liberation was meant to expand women's opportunities, not to limit them. The self-esteem that has been found in new pursuits can also be found in mothering.

如果女性是母亲，她们不必牺牲人格。他们不必为了成为人而牺牲母性。解放的目的是扩大妇女的机会，而不是限制她们。在新的追求中发现的自尊也可以在养育子女中找到。

Women know The way to rear up children (to be just) They know a simple, merry, tender knack Of tying sashes, fitting baby-shoes And stringing pretty words that make no sense.

女人知道 抚养孩子的方法(说句公道话) 他们知道一个简单、快乐、温柔的诀窍 系腰带，穿婴儿鞋 说些毫无意义的漂亮话。

Women need real moments of solitude and self-reflection to balance out how much of ourselves we give away.

女人需要真正的独处和自我反省的时刻来平衡我们付出了多少。