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Love Through the Eyes of Children 主题：兒童心底裡的情話 [zt] Submitted by Andy, Gettysburg, PA. 译文：ZKOCT
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4——8岁年龄段的孩子提出了这样的问题：“爱意味着什么？”孩子们的答案不论从深度还是广度都超出了任何人的想象力。看看他们怎么想的： "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 “我的祖母患上关节炎后，她不能弯腰涂脚指甲，一直是我的祖父在为她做，尽管他自己也有关节炎。那就是爱。”8岁的瑞贝卡说。 "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 “当某个人爱上你的时候，他说你名字的方式都不同，你知道，你的名字在他嘴里是安全的。”四岁的比利说。 "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 “爱就是女孩抹上香水，男孩涂了剃须古龙水，离开家，互相闻对方的气味。”卡尔说，他5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." Chrissy - age 6 “爱就是你出去吃饭，给别人很多炸土豆条而不要他们任何吃的东西。”克里丝——6岁。 "Love is what makes you smile when you're tired." Terri - age 4 “爱就是当你疲惫的时候可以让你微笑的事物。”4岁的特里说。 "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 “爱就是妈妈为爸爸煮了咖啡，递给他前，先尝一口，确认口味不错。”丹尼——7岁。 "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 “爱就是一直亲吻，吻累了的时候，你仍然愿意在一起说很多话。我妈妈和爸爸就那样。他们亲吻的时候看起来傻傻的。”爱弥丽——8岁。 "Love is what's in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen," Bobby - age 7 (Wow!) “爱就是圣诞节时你停下，打开礼物和倾听时和你在一起的东西。”鲍比——7岁（哇！） "If you want to learn to love better, you should start with a friend who you hate," Nikka - age 6 “如果你想学会更好的爱，应该从一个你恨的人开始。”6岁的尼卡说。 "Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then he wears it everyday." Noelle - age 7 “爱就是当你告诉一个家伙你喜欢他的衬衣，他就每天穿那件衬衣。”诺蔼尔——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 “爱就像是一个小老太婆和一个小老头，两人已经非常互相了解了，可仍然是朋友。”托米说，他6岁。 "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 “在我的钢琴独奏会上，我站在舞台上，非常紧张地看着观众，我发现爸爸在朝我微笑，朝我挥手。只有他这样做了，但我不再害怕。”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 6 “我妈妈比谁都更爱我。夜里只有妈妈吻我，安抚我睡觉。”6岁的克莱尔说。 "Love is when Mommy gives Daddy the best piece of chicken." Elaine - age 5 “妈妈把最好的鸡片给了爸爸，这就是爱。”5岁的伊莱恩说的。 "Love is when Mommy sees Daddy smelly and sweaty and still says he is handsomer than Robert Redford." Chris - age 7 “爱就是当爸爸身上发出汗臭气味时妈妈还是说他比罗伯特·莱福长得帅。”克里丝——7岁。 "Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left him alone all day." Mary Ann - age 4 “爱就是你让你的小狗狗自己在家呆了一天，你一回来，它还是要舔你的脸。”——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 “我知道姐姐爱我，因为她给了我所有她的旧衣服，不得不出去买新的。”4岁的劳兰说。 "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，你的睫毛上下忽闪，小星星会冒出来。”凯伦——7岁。 "Love is when Mommy sees Daddy on the toilet and she doesn't think it's gross." Mark - age 6 “爱就是妈妈在卫生间看到爸爸也不觉得这件事很难堪。”马克——6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 6 “除非你真的你们想，你就真不能说‘我爱你’。但如果你真那样想，你就要总说，因为人们总忘。”婕西卡——6岁。
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