問世間什麼是情?什麼是愛?這是連成年人都未必能用一、兩句話就概括得了的問題。而這些稟賦不凡的孩子們的回答充滿了童稚趣味,卻又驚人的精闢,令人意想不到-----
「When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different. You just know that your name is safe in their mouth.」
"當有人愛上你,他說你名字的方式是不一樣的。你就知道當你的名字從他嘴裡說出來時,感覺棒極了。"– Billy, 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.」
"我知道我姐姐愛我,因為她把她所有的舊衣服都給了我,而她卻不得不出去買新的。"– Lauren, age 4
「Love is when a girl puts on perfume and a boy puts on shaving cologne and they go out and smell each other.」
"愛就是女孩噴香水,男孩抹古龍水,然後他們出去約會,互相聞著那些味兒。"– Karl, age 5
「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.」
"愛就是當我媽咪給爹地沖咖啡,在給他之前自己先嘗一口,看看味道是不是還可以。"– Danny, age 5
「Love is when you go out to eat and give somebody most of your French fries without making them give you any of theirs.」
"愛就是當你出去吃飯時,你把自己大部分薯條給了他,而卻並不在意他是不是也給你。"– Chrissy, age 6
「If you want to learn to love better, you should start with a friend who you hate,」
"如果你想學著愛得更好,就應該從愛你所恨的人開始。"– Nikka, age 6
「Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then he wears it everyday.」
"愛就是當你告訴一個男孩你喜歡他的襯衫,他就天天都穿著那件襯衫。" – Noelle, age 7
「Love is when Mommy sees Daddy smelly and sweaty and still says he is handsomer than Brad Pitt.」
"愛就是媽咪看到爹地一身臭汗的樣子卻仍然說他比Brad Pitt還帥。" – Chris, age 7
「When you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and down and little stars come out of you.」
"當你愛上某個人,你的眼睫毛會忽上忽下的,小星星會從裡面跳出來。" – Karen, age 7
「Love is what’s in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen.」 "愛就是聖誕節當你在房間裡拆開禮物時,讓你停下來去傾聽的東西。" – Bobby, age 7
「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.」"愛就是一直接吻。然後你們厭煩了接吻,但仍然想呆在一起,而且聊得更多。媽咪和爹地就是這樣的。他們接吻的時候,看上去很下流。" – Emily, age 8
「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.」
"我奶奶得了關節炎,再也不能彎下來塗腳趾甲。於是我爺爺總是給她塗,甚至當他自己的手得了關節炎也是這樣。這就是愛。"– Rebecca, age 8
「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.」
"你不能隨便說出‘我愛你’,除非你是來真的。但是一旦你是來真的,你就應該經常說。人們總是忘記。"– Jessica, age 8
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