雙語 ● The Pure Love in the Kids’ Eyes 孩子眼中純凈的愛
The Pure Love in the Kids’ Eyes 孩子眼中純凈的愛
◎ John Wesley
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.
一群專業(yè)人士向一群4到8歲的孩子提出了這樣的問題：“什么是愛？”他們得到的答案廣泛而深刻，遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)超出了所有人的想象。看看這些答案，你想到了什么？
“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
“我的祖母患關(guān)節(jié)炎的時(shí)候無法彎腰，不能涂腳趾甲。所以，祖父一直替她涂腳趾甲，盡管他也患有關(guān)節(jié)炎。這就是愛?！?——麗貝卡，8歲
“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
“當(dāng)別人愛上你的時(shí)候，他（她）們叫你名字的方式都會與眾不同。你知道他（她）們總是小心翼翼地呼喊著你的名字?！?——比利，4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.” —Chris, age 6
“愛就是外出吃飯時(shí)，你愿意不求回報(bào)地將大部分法國炸薯?xiàng)l贈送給別人?！?——克麗絲，6歲
“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
“愛就是當(dāng)別人傷害你的時(shí)候，即使你很生氣，也不會沖著他們大吼大叫，因?yàn)槟阒肋@樣做會傷害他們的感情。” ——薩曼莎，6歲
“Love is what makes you smile when you’re tired.”
“愛是當(dāng)你疲憊時(shí)讓你開懷一笑的東西?！?
—Terri, age 4
——特里，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
“愛是當(dāng)媽媽為爸爸泡咖啡時(shí)，她會輕輕地嘬上一小口，保證她端到爸爸面前的是最好喝的咖啡?！?
“Love is what’s in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen.”
——丹尼，7歲
—Bobby, age 5
“愛是你在圣誕節(jié)的夜晚停下忙于拆卸禮物的雙手，轉(zhuǎn)而細(xì)心聆聽?！?——鮑比，5歲
“Love is hugging. Love is kissing. Love is saying no.”
“愛是擁抱。愛是親吻。愛是說不?！?
—Patty, age 8
——帕蒂，8歲
“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
“當(dāng)你把一些關(guān)于自己的不好的事情告訴別人時(shí)，你生怕他們不再愛你了?？墒?，你卻驚喜地發(fā)現(xiàn)他們不但愛你如故，而且愛得更深了?！?——馬修，7歲
“There are two kinds of love. Our love. God’s love. But God makes both kinds of them.” —Jenny, age 4
“愛分為兩種：人類的愛和上帝的愛。但是，這兩種愛都源自上帝。” ——甄妮，4歲
“Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then he wears it everyday.” —Noelle, age 7
“愛是在你告訴一個(gè)小伙子你喜歡他的襯衫后，接下來的每一天他都穿那件襯衫?！薄Z艾爾，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
“愛是彼此了解的老奶奶和老爺爺仍舊還能成為朋友?！薄獪?，6歲
“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
“鋼琴獨(dú)奏會上，舞臺上的我害怕極了。我看到臺下所有人都在看我。這時(shí)，爸爸朝我招手微笑。只有他那樣做。這讓我不再害怕了。” ——辛迪，8歲
“My mommy loves me more than anybody. You don’t see anyone else kissing me to sleep at night.”
“媽媽對我的愛勝過一切。除了她，沒人會在睡前親吻我的臉頰?！?
—Clare, age 5
——卡萊爾，5歲
“Love is when mommy sees daddy smelly and sweaty and still says he is handsomer than Robert Redford.”
“愛是即使爸爸渾身汗臭味，媽媽也會覺得他比羅伯特·雷德福還要帥得多?！?
—Chris, age 8
——克里斯，8歲
“Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left him alone all day.” —Mary Ann, age 4
“愛是即使你將小狗獨(dú)自關(guān)在家中一整天，它也會親昵地舔舔你的臉頰?！?——馬莉安，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.”
“我知道我的姐姐很愛我，因?yàn)樗阉械呐f衣服都給了我，然后給自己買新的?！?
—Lauren, age 4
——?jiǎng)趥悾?歲
“When you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and down and little stars come out of you.” —Karen, age 7
“當(dāng)你愛上某人時(shí)，你的睫毛就會眨呀眨的，像小星星那樣?！?——卡倫，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
“如果不是真心實(shí)意，請別輕易地說‘我愛你’。然而，如果你是真心實(shí)意，那就經(jīng)常說‘我愛你’吧，免得人們忘記了?！?——杰西卡，8歲
