A teacher asked a group of kids aged 4-8: “What is love?”
“When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different. You know that your name is safe in their mouths.”—Billy, aged 4.
“When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldnt bend over and paint her toenails anymore. So my grandfather does it for her all the time, even when his hands got arthritis too. Thats love.”—Rebecca, aged 8.
“Love is when a girl puts on perfume and a boy puts on shaving cologne and they go out and smell each other.”—Karl, aged 5.
“Love is when you go out to eat and give somebody most of your French fries without making him give you any of his.”—Chrissy, aged 6.
“Love is what makes you smile when youre tired.”—Terri, aged 4.
“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, aged 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.”—Emily, aged 8.
“Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left him alone all day.”—Mary Ann, aged 4.
老師問一群4到8歲的孩子們:“愛是什么?”
4歲的比莉:“當(dāng)一個人愛你的時候,他們叫你名字的方式是不同的。你知道你的名字從他們嘴里說出來感覺棒極了?!?/p>
8歲的麗貝卡:“我奶奶關(guān)節(jié)炎犯了的時候,她都不能彎下去涂腳趾甲油。所以每次到這個時候爺爺就為她涂,甚至是在他手也犯關(guān)節(jié)炎的時候也不例外。這就是愛。”
5歲的卡爾:“愛就是一個女孩兒噴了香水,一個男孩兒撒了古龍香水,然后他們出門,互相聞著彼此。”
6歲的克里斯:“愛就是當(dāng)你出去吃東西的時候,給了一個人一大部分你的法式薯條,卻不要他拿東西換。”
4歲的特麗:“愛就是當(dāng)你累了的時候讓你笑的東西?!?/p>
7歲的丹尼:“愛就是當(dāng)媽媽為爸爸煮了咖啡,遞給他之前自己先喝一小口,看看是不是口味不錯?!?/p>
8歲的艾米莉:“愛就是你整天都在親吻。然后就算你們厭倦了親吻,但是仍舊想在一起,而且你們會聊很多。我媽媽和爸爸就是這樣。他們親吻的時候好惡心哦。”
4歲的瑪麗·安:“愛就是你讓小狗狗孤零零一整天之后,他還湊上來舔你的臉?!?
時代英語·高三2014年1期