朋友 forward 了下面的一則文章給我，十分有趣。小朋友的想法與大人真的很不同!很奇怪的是，當我們長大了，好像想不起我們小時候是怎樣思考的! 為什麼呢?
My favorites are: Rebecca, Emiliy, Noelle, Lauren, Jessica
(P.S. Please forgive me if I did not translate it well.)
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A group of professional people posed this question to a group of 4 to 8 year-olds, “What does love mean?”
(專業人員問了一班 4 至 8 歲的小朋友 “愛是什麼意思”?)
The answers they got were broader and deeper than anyone could have
imagined. See what you think:
(小朋友的答案真的很深入，也不是我們可以想像，你覺得他們的答案如何?)
– “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
(8 歲的 Rebecca說: ” 當我的婆婆患了關節炎，她再也不能屈曲雙腿，也不能塗腳甲了。所以我的公公經常也為婆婆塗腳甲，現在他的手也患了關節炎，這就是愛 。”)
— “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
(4 歲的 Billy 說: ”當某人愛你的時侯，他們呼喚你的名字是很特別的，會給你安全感。”)
— “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
(5 歲的 Karl 說: ”愛就是當一個女孩子塗了香水，而一個男孩子塗了古龍水後，他們互嗅到對方的味道。 )
— “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
(6 歲的 Chrissy 說: “愛就是當你出外用餐的時候，把所有的薯條分給別人，而沒有要求別人分給自己。”)
— “Love is what makes you smile when you’re tired.” - Terri, Age 4
(4 歲的 Terri 說: “愛就是當你累的時候令你笑的東西。”)
— “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
(7 歲的 Danny 說: “愛就是當媽媽為爸爸煮咖啡的時侯，她會先喝一小口，以確保咖啡的味道 。”)
— “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
(8 歲的 Emily 說: “愛就是當你常常親吻，然後厭倦了親吻。可是你仍然想和對方一起，更愛與對方說話。我的爸爸和媽媽就是這樣，當他們親吻時給人討厭的感覺 。”)
—”Love is what’s in the room with you at Christmas if you stop
opening presents and listen.” - Boby, Age 7
(7 歲的 Bobby 說: “愛就是那些聖誕節時，在房內令你停下拆禮物傾聽的東西 。”)
— “If you want to learn to love better, you should start with a friend who you hate,”
Nikka - age 6
(6 歲的 Nikka 說: “如果你想學習愛得更好，你要開始與你討厭的人做朋友。”)
— “Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then he wears it
everyday.” - Noelle, Age 7
(7 歲的 Noelle 說: “愛就是當你告訴男孩子你喜歡他穿的那件恤衫，從此他每天都穿那件衣服。”)
“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
(6歲的 Tommy 說: “愛就是一對很老男女，即使了很了解對方，仍是很要好的朋友。)
“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
(8 歲的 Cindy 說: “當我網琴獨奏的時候，我很驚慌的在台上。我看著台下的所有人望著我，只有我的爸爸在揮手和微笑，我再不驚怕了。”)
— My mommy loves me more than anybody …You don’t see anyone else kissing me to sleep at night.” - Clare, Age 6
(6 歲的 Clare 說: “我的媽媽比任何人都愛我…你找不其他人會在我睡前親吻我 。”)
— “Love is when Mommy gives Daddy the best piece of chicken.” - Elain, Age 5
(5 歲的 Elain 說: “愛就是當媽媽給爸爸吃雞最好的部份。”)
— “Love is when Mommy sees Daddy smelly and sweaty and still says he is
handsomer than Robert Redford.” - Chris, Age 7
(7 歲的 Chris 說: “愛就是當媽媽看到爸爸滿身是汗、發出臭味的時候，仍讚他英俊如 Rorbert Redford。”)
— “Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left him alone all day.” - Mary Ann, Age 4
(4 歲的 Mary Ann 說: “愛就是即使你把小狗留在家一整日，牠仍會舔你的臉 。”)
— “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
(4 歲的Lauren 說: “我知道我的姐姐很愛我，因為她把她的舊衣服全都給我，所以才要買新衫。”)
— “When you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and down and little stars come out of you.” - Karen, Age 7
(7 歲的 Karen 說: “當你愛一個人，你的睫毛一眨，星星便會從你的眼睛出來。”)
— “Love is when Mommy sees Daddy on the toilet and she doesn’t think it’s gross.” - Mark, Age 6
(6 歲的 Mark 說: “愛就是媽媽看到爸爸如廁，也不覺得噁心。”)
— “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
(8 歲的 Jessica 說: “你真的不要說”我愛你”，除了你真的有這個意思。如果真的是這意思，你就要經常說，因為人們就是健忘的。”)
