孩子眼中纯净的爱

英文：

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.

“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

“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

“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

“Love is when someone hurts you. And you get so mad but you don’t yell at them because you know it would hurt their feelings.” — Samantha, age 6

“Love is what makes you smile when you’re tired.” — Terri, age 4

“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

“Love is what’s in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen.” — Bobby, age 5

“Love is hugging. Love is kissing. Love is saying no.” — Patty, age 8

“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

“There are two kinds of love. Our love. God’s love. But God makes both kinds of them.” — Jenny, age 4

“Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then he wears it everyday.” — Noelle, age 7

“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

“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 anymore.” — Cindy, age 8

“My mommy loves me more than anybody. You don’t see anyone else kissing me to sleep at night.” — Clare, age 5

“Love is when mommy sees daddy smelly and sweaty and still says he is handsomer than Robert Redford.” — Chris, age 8

“Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left him alone all day.” — Mary Ann, age 4

“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

“When you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and down and little stars come out of you.” — Karen, age 7

“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

中文：

一组专业人士向一群4到8岁的孩子提出了这个问题：“爱是什么?”他们给出的答案比其他人所能想像的更广泛更深刻。看看你能想到什么。

“当我的奶奶得了关节炎，她不能弯下腰涂指甲油，所以我的爷爷一直帮她做这件事，即使他的手也得了关节炎。这就是爱。”——Rebecca，8岁

“当有人爱上你时，他们呼唤你名字的方式也会不同。你知道你的名字在他们嘴里很安全。”——Billy，4岁(译者注：这句我老是搞不懂!)

“爱是当你出去吃饭时，把你大部分的薯条都给了某人，而没有让他们给你他们自己的。”——Chris，6岁

“爱是当某人伤害你时，而且你很生气，但你没有大声呵责，因为你知道这会伤害他的感情。”——Samantha，6岁

“爱是当你疲倦时能让你微笑的东西”。——Terri，4岁

“爱是当我妈妈为我爸爸煮咖啡时，在递给他之前都要尝一小口，以确定味道是否正常。”——Danny，7岁

“爱是在 圣诞节 时和你同处一室，你会停止拆礼物而去倾听。”——Bobby，5岁

“爱是拥抱，爱是接吻，爱是说不。”——Patty，8岁

“当你告诉某人你的一些坏事，并且害怕他们会不再爱你，但是你惊喜地发现他们不但还爱你，而且更爱你了。”——Matthew，7岁

“有两种爱。我们的爱。上帝的爱。但上帝赋予我们这两种爱。”——Jenny，4岁

“爱是当你告诉一个男孩你喜欢他的衬衫，于是他天天都穿着它。”——Noelle，7岁

“爱就像一位小老太太和一位小老头子，即使他们彼此非常了解但仍然是朋友。”——Tommy，6岁

“在我的钢琴演奏会上，我正在准备而且非常害怕。我看着那些盯着我的人，发现我爸爸在招手和微笑，他是惟一这么做的人，我不再害怕了。”——Cindy，8岁

“我妈妈比其他人都爱我，你不会看到其他人晚上临睡前亲吻我。”——Clare，5岁

“爱是当妈妈看到爸爸满身臭汗的时候仍然说他比Robert Redford还帅。”——Chris，8岁

“爱是即使你让你的小狗孤独一整天，它还是会添你的脸。”——Mary Ann，4岁

“我知道我的姐姐很爱我，因为她给了我她所有的旧衣服，自己还得出去再买新的。”——Lauren，4岁(译者注：好可爱的小Lauren吖，嘻嘻~~)

“当你爱上某人时，你的眼睫毛会跳上跳下，小星星会从你身上冒出来。”——Karen，7岁

“你真的不应该说‘我爱你’，除非你明白什么是爱。但要是你明白了，你必须经常说。人们总是忘记。”——Jessica，8岁