孩子眼中的愛
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A group of professional people posed this question to a group of 4 to 8
year-olds, "What does love mean?"
一組專家向一些４ -８歲的孩子提問："愛是什么意思？"
The answers they got were broader and deeper than anyone could have
imagined. See what you think:
孩子們的回答比任何人所想像的要深刻。你也讀一讀吧：
"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
"我的祖母得了關(guān)節(jié)炎，她不能彎腰給自己的腳趾涂指甲油了。所以祖父就幫她涂指甲
油，一直到他也得了關(guān)節(jié)炎，他還這樣做。這就是愛。" -- Rebecca 8歲
"When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different. You just
know that your name is safe in their mouth." -- Billy - age 4
"如果一個人愛你，他叫你名字的方式是不同的。你知道你的名字在他嘴里是安全
的。" -- Billy 4歲
"Love is when a girl puts on perfume and a boy puts on shaving cologne and
they go out and smell each other." -- Karl - age 5
"愛就是一個女孩灑上香水，一個男孩灑上香水，然后他們一起出去，互相聞對
方。"-- Karl 5歲
"Love is when you go out to eat and give somebody most of your French fries
without making them give you any of theirs." -- Chrissy - age 6
"愛就是你出去吃飯時，把自己的薯條都給了一個人，而不要求他把自己的給你。" --
Chrissy 6歲
"Love is what makes you smile when you're tired." -- Terri - age 4
"愛就是累的時候讓你笑起來的東西。" -- Terri 4歲
"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
"愛就是當(dāng)我媽媽為爸爸煮咖啡時，在端給他之前先嘗一嘗，來確保味道是好的。" --
Danny 7歲
"Love is when you kiss all the time. Then when you get tired of kissing,
you still want to be together and you talk more. My Mommy and Daddy are
like that. They look gross when they kiss" -- Emily - age 8
"愛就是你們不停地接吻，然后當(dāng)你吻累了，你們還是想呆在一起說話。我媽媽和爸爸
就是這樣。他們接吻的樣子很棒。" -- Emily 8歲
"Love is what's in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening
presents and listen." -- Bobby - age 7 (Wow!)
"愛就是在圣誕節(jié)時，當(dāng)你停止打開禮物，靜下心來傾聽時，在房間里伴隨你的東
西。" -- Bobby 7歲
"If you want to learn to love better, you should start with a friend who
you hate," -- Nikka - age 6
"如果你想學(xué)習(xí)更好地愛，就應(yīng)該從你恨的人開始。" -- Nikka 6歲
"Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then he wears it
everyday." -- Noelle - age 7
"愛就是當(dāng)你告訴一個人你喜歡他的襯衫，他就天天穿著。" -- Noelle 7 歲
"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
"愛就像一個老太太和一個老頭兒，即使他們已經(jīng)相互非常了解了，他們還是朋友。"
-- Tommy 6歲
"During my piano recital, I was on a stage and I was 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 anymore." -- Cindy - age 8
"在我的鋼琴演奏會上，我在舞臺上非常害怕。我看著臺下的所有觀眾，看到爸爸對我
招手微笑。只有他在這樣做。我不再害怕了。"-- Cindy 8歲
"My mommy loves me more than anybody .You don't see anyone else kissing me
to sleep at night." -- Clare - age 6
"我媽媽比其他所有人都愛我。你從來沒見過別人用親吻來讓我入睡。" -- Clare 6歲
"Love is when Mommy gives Daddy the best piece of chicken." -- Elaine-age
5
"愛就是媽媽給爸爸最好的一塊雞肉。" -- Elaine 5歲
"Love is when Mommy sees Daddy smelly and sweaty and still says he is
handsomer than Brad Pitt." -- Chris - age 7
"愛就是當(dāng)媽媽看到爸爸渾身汗臭，還說他比布拉德皮特更帥。" -- Chris 7歲
"Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left him alone all
day." -- Mary Ann - age 4
"愛就是即使把你的貓關(guān)在家里一整天，回來時他還是舔你的臉，。" -- Mary Ann 4
歲
"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
"我知道我姐姐愛我，因為她把舊衣服都給我了，只好出去買新的。" -- Lauren 4
歲
"When you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and down and little stars
come out of you." -- Karen - age 7
"當(dāng)你愛一個人時，你的眼睫毛眨呀眨的，小星星就從你眼里出來了。" -- Karen 7
歲
"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
"只有當(dāng)你真的愛一個人時，才能說'我愛你'。并且如果你真這么想，你就應(yīng)該多說
'我愛你'。大人們總忘記這一點。" -- Jessica 8歲
And the final one -- Author and lecturer Leo Buscaglia once talked about a
contest he was asked to judge. The purpose of the contest was to find the
most caring child. The winner was a four year old child whose next door
neighbor was an elderly gentleman who had recently lost his wife. Upon
seeing the man cry, the little boy went into the old gentleman's yard,
climbed onto his lap, and just sat there. When his Mother asked what he had
said to the neighbor, the little boy said, "Nothing, I just helped him
cry."
最后一件 —— 作家和演說家Leo Buscaglia曾經(jīng)擔(dān)當(dāng)一個比賽的評委，比賽目標(biāo)是找出
最有愛心的孩子。獲勝的是一個4歲男孩，他的鄰居是一位上了年紀(jì)的先生，最近剛剛
失去了妻子。孩子看到這位先生在哭，就走進他家的院子，爬到他的膝蓋上，坐
著。媽媽問他對這位鄰居說什么了，小男孩說，"沒說什么，我只是在幫助他哭泣。"
