我曾說(shuō)過(guò)，我們的媽媽是大謊言家。

謊言雖可惡，但是母親們善意的謊言(white lie)卻讓我們覺(jué)得無(wú)比幸福，暖意融融，時(shí)時(shí)流露出一股柔情，值得我們一輩子去享受、去珍藏。

Our mothers are big liars. There, I said it。

我曾說(shuō)過(guò)，我們的媽媽是大謊言家。

When we were little kids, they told lies like “If you swallow a watermelon seed, it will grow inside your stomach”。

當(dāng)我們還是年幼孩童時(shí)，她們會(huì)糊弄我們說(shuō)“如果你把西瓜籽吞下去，它就會(huì)在你的肚子里生根發(fā)芽。”

And they keep lying even now that we are grown up. But how can you blame a woman who sometimes lies to you because she loves you?

甚至在我們長(zhǎng)大成人后，母親們?nèi)砸恢庇弥e言“哄騙”我們。然而，你又怎么能責(zé)怪因?yàn)閻?ài)你而說(shuō)謊的母親呢？

As Mother’s Day is upon us, let’s take a look at some of moms’ love-wrapped lies。

就讓我們?cè)谀赣H節(jié)來(lái)臨之際，一起體味母親們充滿(mǎn)愛(ài)意的謊言吧。

Nothing’s wrong; I’m fine。

1、放心，我一切都好。

It’s the biggest lie. Every time you asked your mom how she was, she would put up a smile and use this line, even when it was after a big fight with your dad or she was caught weeping in her bedroom. She never told you that she was heartbroken。

這可是最大的謊言。每次你問(wèn)母親最近好嗎，她都會(huì)笑著和你說(shuō)“放心，我挺好的”，即使她剛剛和你的父親大吵了一架或者悶在房里哭泣，也從不告訴你她的傷心事。

You are special。

2、你很特別。

Moms say it a lot. And for this reason, we grew up believing that we were truly outstanding and extraordinary–more talented and accomplished than our peers. Sadly, there would always come the day when we figured out that we were actually not。

母親們經(jīng)常這么說(shuō)，正因如此，我們從小就認(rèn)為自己真的很優(yōu)秀并且與眾不同，比同齡人更有才華，更有成就。不幸的是，終有一天我們會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)自己實(shí)際上沒(méi)那么出眾。

This is going to hurt me more than it will hurt you。