A group of professional people posed this question to a group of 4 to 8 year-olds: “What does love mean?”
一组专业人士给一群4-8岁的孩童提了这样一个问题：“爱是什么？”
The answers they got were broader and deeper than anyone could have imagined. See what you think…
他们的回答超乎了任何人的想象，是那么的深刻，让我们来看看他们的回答吧！
“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
“当我的奶奶得了关节炎不能弯下腰来涂指甲油时，我的爷爷一直为她效劳，甚至当他自己的手得了关节炎时也是如此。” 丽贝卡，八岁。
“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
“一个爱你的人，他叫你名字的方式跟别人是不同，你就知道从他口中叫出的名字是那么有安全感。” 比利，四岁。
“Love is what makes you smile when you’re tired.” Terri – age 4
“爱是在你累时，让你能微笑的力量。”泰瑞，四岁。
“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
“爱是妈妈给爸爸泡咖啡时，轻轻地吮一小口，看看味道是否刚好。” 丹尼，七岁。
“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
“爱是吻也吻不够，就算吻累了，还想呆在一起，多聊聊。我爸爸妈妈就是这样，他们吻起来的时候有点疯狂。”艾米丽，八岁。
“Love is what’s in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen.”Bobby – age 7 (Wow!)
“爱是比圣诞平安夜里的礼物还更让人期待的东西。”鲍比，七岁。
“If you want to learn to love better, you should start with a friend who you hate.”Nikka – age 6
“如果你想学着爱得更好，就应该从爱你所恨的人那里开始。”妮卡，六岁。
(we need a few million more Nikka’s on this planet)
（在这个星球上，我们需要更多千千万万个小妮卡们。）
“Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then he wears it everyday.”Noelle – age 7
”爱是当你告诉他你喜欢他的衬衫，他就每天穿着。“诺埃尔，七岁。
“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
”爱就像一对小老太婆和小老头，尽管他们很了解彼此，却依然是朋友。“汤米，六岁。
“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
”在我的钢琴演奏会上，舞台上的我很害怕，望着台下所有人都在看我，当看到爸爸在向我挥手微笑，只有他一个人这么做，我再也不害怕了。“辛迪，八岁。
“Love is when Mommy gives Daddy the best piece of chicken.”Elaine – age 5
”爱是妈妈给爸爸挑最好的一块鸡肉。“伊莱恩，五岁。
“Love is when Mommy sees Daddy smelly and sweaty and still says he is handsomer than Robert Redford.”Chris – age 7
”爱是当面对全身汗味的爸爸，妈妈仍然说他是最帅的。“克里斯，七岁。
“Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left him alone all day.”Mary Ann – age 4
”爱是你扔下你的小狗狗不管，它却仍然添着你的脸庞。“玛丽安，四岁。
“I know my older sister loves me because she gives me all her old clothes and has to go out and buy new ones.” (Now THIS is love!)Lauren – age 4
”我知道我的姐姐爱我，因为她把旧衣服留给我穿了，可自己还得出去买新的。“（呵呵，现在这样也是爱哦）劳伦，四岁。
“When you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and down and little stars come out of you.” (what an image!)Karen – age 7
”当你爱上一个人的时候，你的睫毛忽上忽下，小星星从里面出来。“（这是怎样子的捏？）卡伦，七岁。
“Love is when Mommy sees Daddy on the toilet and she doesn’t think it’s gross.”Mark – age 6
”爱是当妈妈知道爸爸是在上厕所时，一点都不觉得恶心。“马克，六岁。
“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
”除非是真心，否则不要说‘我爱你’， 但如果是真心的话，请经常把它挂在嘴边，要不然人们很容易忘记。“
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.”
最后一个
作家兼演说家里欧·布斯加利亚曾谈到过一次比赛，他被邀当评委。比赛是要评出最富观察力的孩子，冠军是一位四岁的孩子，他隔壁的老先生的妻子逝世了。看到那位先生哭泣，小男孩走进那位先生的庭院，爬上他的膝盖，静静地坐在那儿。
”我没做什么，只是帮着他哭。“
圣诞节夜快乐,呵呵