"I love you, mother," said little John;
“我爱你，妈妈，”小约翰说，
Then, forgetting work, his cap went on,
他戴上帽子，忘掉了干活，
And he was off to the garden swing,
他来到花园里荡秋千，
Leaving his mother the wood to bring.
留下他的妈妈拣拾木片。
"I love you, mother," said rosy Nell;
“我爱你，妈妈，”罗斯.内尔说，
I love you better than tongue can tell;
我比语言能表达的爱你更多。
Then she teased and pouted full half the day,
整整半天她不是捉弄人就是发脾气，
Till her mother rejoiced when she went to play.
直到她出去玩妈妈才高兴地松一口气。
"I love you, mother," said little Fan;
“我爱你，妈妈，”小范说，
Today I'll help you all I can;
今天我会尽我所能帮你干活，
How glad I am that school doesn't keep!
我多高兴今天不用上学校！
So she rocked the baby till it fell asleep.
然后她摇晃小宝宝直到它睡着。
Then, stepping softly, she took the broom,
脚步轻柔地，她去把扫帚拿起来，
And swept the floor, and dusted the room;
扫干净地板，再拭去房间里的尘埃，
Busy and happy all day was she,
她高兴地忙活了一整日，
Helpful and cheerful as child could be.
作为孩子最有用最快乐莫过如此。
"I love you, mother," again they said,
“我爱你，妈妈，”三个小孩再次开口，
Three little children going to bed;
在他们上床睡觉的时候；
How do you think that mother guessed
你猜妈妈会认为谁，
Which of them really loved her best?
是他们当中最爱她的那一位？
