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A group of teachers posed the question to a group of 4 to 8 year-olds: what is love?
老师问一群4到8岁的孩子们：爱是什么？
“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.
8岁的Rebecca：“我奶奶关节炎犯了的时候，她都不能弯下去涂脚趾甲油。所以每次到这个时候爷爷就为她涂，甚至是在他手也犯关节炎的时候也不例外。这就是爱。”
“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
4岁的Billy：“当一个人爱你的时候，他们叫你名字的方式是不同的。你知道你的名字从他嘴里说出来感觉棒极了。”
“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岁的Karl：“爱就是当一个女孩儿喷了香水，一个男孩儿撒了古龙水，然后他们出门，互相闻着彼此。”
“Love is when you go out to eat and give somebody most of your French Fries without making them give you any of theirs.” ——Chrissie - age 6
6岁的Chrissie：“爱就是当你出去吃东西的时候，给了一个人一大部分你的法式薯条，却不要他们拿东西换。”
“Love is what makes you smile when you’re tired.” ——Terri - age 4
4岁的Terri：“爱就是当你累了的时候让你笑的东西。”
“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岁的Danny：“爱就是当妈妈为爸爸煮了咖啡，递给他之前自己先喝一小口，看看是不是口味不错。”
“If you want to learn to love better, you should start with a friend who you hate.” ——Nikka - age 6
6岁的Nikka：“如果你想学会更好地爱，你就要从那些你讨厌的小朋友开始。”
“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岁的Cindy：“在我的钢琴独奏会上，我站在台上，特别害怕。我看到所有的人都在看着我，这时候我爸爸在朝我挥手，对我微笑。他是唯一这么做的人。我就不再害怕了。”
“My mommy loves me more than anybody. You don’t see anyone else kissing me to sleep at night.” ——Clare - age 6
6岁的Clare：“我妈妈比任何人都爱我。再没有别人在睡觉前还亲我的。”
“Love is when Mommy gives Daddy the best piece of chicken.” ——Elaine - age 5
5岁的Elaine：“爱就是妈妈给了爸爸最好的那块鸡肉。”
“Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left him alone all day.” ——Mary Ann - age 4
4岁的Mary Ann：“爱就是你一整天让小狗孤零零之后，他还凑上来舔你的脸。”
“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岁的Lauren：“我知道姐姐是爱我的，因为她把所有的旧衣服都给了我，然后她出去买了新的。”
The purpose of the contest was to find the most caring child. The winner was a 4-year-old child whose 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.
比赛是为了找到最有同情心的孩子，冠军是一个4岁的小朋友，他的邻居是一个老人家，最近刚刚失去他的爱人。看到老爷爷在哭，小男孩儿就会走进他的院子里，爬到他的膝盖上坐着。
When his Mother asked him what he had said to the neighbor, the little boy said, “Nothing, I just helped him cry.”
当小男孩儿的妈妈问他对邻居说了什么的时候，小男孩说，“我什么也没说，我就是帮他一起哭。”
老师问一群4到8岁的孩子们：爱是什么？
“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.
8岁的Rebecca：“我奶奶关节炎犯了的时候，她都不能弯下去涂脚趾甲油。所以每次到这个时候爷爷就为她涂，甚至是在他手也犯关节炎的时候也不例外。这就是爱。”
“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
4岁的Billy：“当一个人爱你的时候，他们叫你名字的方式是不同的。你知道你的名字从他嘴里说出来感觉棒极了。”
“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岁的Karl：“爱就是当一个女孩儿喷了香水，一个男孩儿撒了古龙水，然后他们出门，互相闻着彼此。”
“Love is when you go out to eat and give somebody most of your French Fries without making them give you any of theirs.” ——Chrissie - age 6
6岁的Chrissie：“爱就是当你出去吃东西的时候，给了一个人一大部分你的法式薯条，却不要他们拿东西换。”
“Love is what makes you smile when you’re tired.” ——Terri - age 4
4岁的Terri：“爱就是当你累了的时候让你笑的东西。”
“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岁的Danny：“爱就是当妈妈为爸爸煮了咖啡，递给他之前自己先喝一小口，看看是不是口味不错。”
“If you want to learn to love better, you should start with a friend who you hate.” ——Nikka - age 6
6岁的Nikka：“如果你想学会更好地爱，你就要从那些你讨厌的小朋友开始。”
“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岁的Cindy：“在我的钢琴独奏会上，我站在台上，特别害怕。我看到所有的人都在看着我，这时候我爸爸在朝我挥手，对我微笑。他是唯一这么做的人。我就不再害怕了。”
“My mommy loves me more than anybody. You don’t see anyone else kissing me to sleep at night.” ——Clare - age 6
6岁的Clare：“我妈妈比任何人都爱我。再没有别人在睡觉前还亲我的。”
“Love is when Mommy gives Daddy the best piece of chicken.” ——Elaine - age 5
5岁的Elaine：“爱就是妈妈给了爸爸最好的那块鸡肉。”
“Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left him alone all day.” ——Mary Ann - age 4
4岁的Mary Ann：“爱就是你一整天让小狗孤零零之后，他还凑上来舔你的脸。”
“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岁的Lauren：“我知道姐姐是爱我的，因为她把所有的旧衣服都给了我，然后她出去买了新的。”
The purpose of the contest was to find the most caring child. The winner was a 4-year-old child whose 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.
比赛是为了找到最有同情心的孩子，冠军是一个4岁的小朋友，他的邻居是一个老人家，最近刚刚失去他的爱人。看到老爷爷在哭，小男孩儿就会走进他的院子里，爬到他的膝盖上坐着。
When his Mother asked him what he had said to the neighbor, the little boy said, “Nothing, I just helped him cry.”
当小男孩儿的妈妈问他对邻居说了什么的时候，小男孩说，“我什么也没说，我就是帮他一起哭。”