童言里的爱：4至8岁孩子眼中的爱与温暖

A group of reporters asked a group of 4-to-8-year-old children this question, “What does love mean?”
一群记者向一群4至8岁的儿童提出了这个问题：“爱是什么意思？”

The answers were surprising. The children would answer like they did below.
答案令人惊讶。孩子们的回答如下所示。

Rebecca — age 8 “When my grandmother hurt her knees, she couldn’t bend (弯腰) over and paint her toenails (脚趾甲) any more. So my grandfather would do it for her all the time, even when his hands hurt, too. That’s love.”
丽贝卡 —— 8岁 “当我奶奶膝盖受伤时，她再也无法弯腰涂脚趾甲了。所以我爷爷会一直帮她做这件事，即使他的手也会疼。那就是爱。”

Samantha — age 6 “Love is when someone hurts you, and you get so mad but you don’t shout at her because you know it would hurt her feelings.”
萨曼莎 —— 6岁 “爱是当有人伤害了你，你非常生气，却不对她大喊大叫，因为你知道那会伤她的感情。”

Terry — age 4 “Love is what makes you smile when you’re tired.”
特里 —— 4岁 “爱是当你疲惫时，仍能让你微笑的东西。”

Bethany — age 4 “I let my big sister pick on (捉弄) me because my Mum says she only picks on me because she loves me. So I pick on my baby sister because I love her.”
贝瑟尼 —— 4岁 “我让姐姐捉弄我，因为我妈妈说她只捉弄我是因为她爱我。所以我也捉弄我的小妹妹，因为我爱她。”

Lauren — age 4 “I know my elder sister loves me because she gives me all her old clothes and has to go out and buy new clothes.”
劳伦 —— 4岁 “我知道我姐姐爱我，因为她把她所有的旧衣服都给我，然后自己得出去买新衣服。”

Elaine — age 5 “Love is when Mummy gives Daddy the best piece of chicken.”
伊莱恩 —— 5岁 “爱是妈妈把最好的一块鸡肉给爸爸。”

Clear — age 5 “My Mummy loves me more than anybody. You don’t see anyone else kissing me to sleep at night.”
克莱尔 —— 5岁 “我妈妈比任何人都更爱我。你看不到别人在晚上吻我入睡。”

Jessica — 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.”
杰西卡 —— 8岁 “你真的不应该说‘我爱你’，除非你是真心的。但如果你是真心的，你就应该经常说。人们会忘记。”