A group of professional people posed this question to a group of 4 to 8 year-olds: "What does love mean?" The answers they got were broader and deeper than anyone could have imagined. See what you think.
一组专家向一群4到8岁的孩子们提出了这样一个问题："爱是什么?"专家们得到的答案比任何人想象得都要开阔和深刻,看看你有何感受? "
When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn't bend over and paint her toenails anymore. So my grandfather does it for her all the time, even when his hands got arthritis too. That's love."-Rebecca, age 8
"当奶奶得了关节炎,不能弯腰涂脚指甲时,爷爷一直帮她涂指甲,即使是在他的手也得了关节炎之后,依然如此.这就是爱."-瑞贝卡,8岁 "
When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different. "You know that your name is safe in their mouth."-Billy, age 4
"当有人爱上你时,他们喊你名字的方式也会不同.你的名字从他们嘴里说出来,会给你一种安全感."-比利,4岁 "
Love is when you go out to eat and give somebody most of your French fries without making them give you any of theirs."-Chris, age 6
"爱是当你出去吃饭时,你把你大部分的薯条都给了某些人,而不会让他们把自己的分给你."-克里斯,6岁
"Love is when some one hurts yo u. And you get somad but you don't yell at them because you know it would hurt their feelings."-Samantha, age 6
"爱是当某人伤害你时,纵使你很生气,你也没有大声苛责他,因为你知道这会伤害到他."-萨曼莎,6岁 "
Love is what makes you smile when you're tired."-Terri, age 4
"爱是当你疲倦时能让你微笑的东西."-特里,4岁
"Love is when my mommy makes coffee for my daddy and she takes a sip before giving it to him, to make sure the taste is OK."-Danny, age 7
"爱是当妈妈为爸爸煮咖啡时,在递给他之前都要尝一小口,以确保咖啡的味道恰到好处."-丹尼,7岁
"Love is what's in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen."-Bobby, age 5
"爱是在圣诞节时的房间里,你愿意为了倾听而停止去拆礼物."-鲍比,5岁
"Love is hugging. Love is kissing. Love is saying no."-Patty, age 8
"爱是拥抱,爱是亲吻,爱是拒绝."-芭迪,8岁
"When you tell someone something bad about yourself and you're scared they won't love you anymore. But then you get surprised because not only do they still love you, they love you even more."-Matthew, age 7
"爱是当你把自己不好的一面告诉某人,并且害怕他们不会再爱你了,但你却惊喜地发现他们不仅还爱着你,而且更加爱你了."-马修,7岁
"There are two kinds of love. Our love. God's love. But God makes both kinds of them."-Jenny, age 4
"爱分为两种,人类的爱和上帝的爱.而上帝赋予我们这两种爱."-简妮,4岁
"Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then he wears it everyday."-Noelle, age 7
"爱是当你告诉一个人你喜欢他的衬衫时,于是他天天都穿着它."-诺尔,7岁
"Love is like a little old woman and a little old man who are still friends even after they know each other so well."-Tommy, age 6
"爱就像一位小老太太和一位小老头,即使他们彼此都非常了解却依然是朋友."-汤米,6岁
"During my piano recital, I was on a stage and scared. I looked at all the people watching me and saw my daddy waving and smiling. He was the only one doing that. I wasn't scared any more."-Cindy, age 8
"爱是在钢琴演奏会上,当我站在舞台上,看着那些盯着我的观众感到害怕时,却发现爸爸正在朝我招手微笑,他是惟一这么做的人,我便不再害怕了."-辛迪,8岁
"My mommy loves me more than anybody. You don't see anyone else kissing me to sleep at night."-Clare, age 5
"我妈妈比其他任何人都爱我,因为只有她会在晚上临睡前亲吻我."-克莱尔,5岁
"Love is when mommy sees daddy smelly and sweaty and still says he is handsomer than Robert Redford."-Chris, age 8
"爱是当妈妈看到爸爸全身臭汗的时候,仍然说他比罗伯特•莱德福德还帅." -克里斯,8岁
"Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left him alone all day."-Mary Ann, age 4
"爱是即使你把你的小狗丢在家里一整天,它还是会舔你的脸."-玛丽安,4岁
"I know my older sister loves me because she gives me all her old clothes and has to go out and buy new ones."-Lauren, age 4
"我知道我的姐姐很爱我,因为她把自己所有的旧衣服都给了我,自己还得再出去买新的."-劳伦,4岁
"When you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and down and little stars come out of you."-Karen, age 7
"当你爱上某人时,你会不停地眨着眼睛,瞳仁有星星似的闪闪发光."-凯伦,7岁
"You really shouldn't say 'I love you' unless you mean it. But if you mean it, you should say it a lot. People forget." -Jessica, age 8
"如果你不懂得什么是真爱,就不要说‘我爱你'.但如果你真的懂得了,就不要太吝啬表达爱.可人们总是忘记这一点."-杰西卡,8岁
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