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2021年1月29日发(作者：单位向量)

The pure love in the kids' eyes

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 gra

ndmother 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 mom

my 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 lic

ks 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

?”

< br>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。

< p>
“

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

，< /p>

4

岁

(

译者注： 这句我老是搞不懂

!)

“

爱是当你出去吃饭时，

< p>
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。

< p>
”——

Chris

，

6< /p>

岁

“

爱是当某人伤害你时，

< p>
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。

”——

Samant ha

，

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。

< p>
”——

Danny

，

7< /p>

岁

“

爱是在

圣诞节

时和你同处一室，

< p>
你会停止拆礼

物而去倾听。

”——

Bobby

，

5

岁

< p>

“

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

，

< p>
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

，

< p>
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

，

< p>
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

< br>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。

”——

< br>Lauren

，

4

岁

< p>
(

译

者注：好可爱的小

L auren

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

< br>?

，

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。

”——

< p>
Jessica

，

8

岁< /p>

故事：一只狗狗对主人的临终告白

When I was a puppy, I entertained you

with my antics and made you laugh.

You called me your child, and despite a

number of chewed shoes and a couple

of murdered throw pillows, I became

your best friend. Whenever I was

and ask

you'd relent, and roll me over for a belly

rub.

My housebreaking took a little longer

than expected, because you were

terribly busy, but we worked on that

together. I remember those nights of

nuzzling you in bed and listening to

your confidences and secret dreams,

and I believed that life could not be any

more perfect. We went for long walks

and runs in the park, car rides, stops

for ice cream (I only got the cone

because

you said), and I took long naps in the

sun waiting for you to come home at

the end of the day.

Gradually, you began spending more

time at work and on your career, and

more time searching for a human mate.

I waited for you patiently, comforted

you through heartbreaks and

disappointments, never chided you

about bad decisions, and romped with

glee at your homecomings, and when

you fell in love. She, now your wife, is

not a

into our home, tried to show her

affection, and obeyed her. I was happy