+||美国小孩子的爱情观||+

       +||American Kids’View on Love||+

关于婚姻与爱情，一组5至10岁的美国小孩给出了他们的答案.
A group of American kids between the ages of 5 to 10 offer their views on love and marriage.

1. 爱情是怎样发生的呢？How does love happen?
-我听人说，这和身上的味道有关。大人们都很喜欢用香水和去嗅剂。（简，9岁）
I heard it has something to do with how you smell. That's why adults like perfume and deodorant. (Jane, 9)
-我想大概会被一支箭之类的东西射中吧——应该不疼的。（哈伦，9岁）
I think you're supposed to get shot with an arrow or something, but the rest of it isn't supposed to be so painful. (Helen, age 9)

2. 爱上一个人的感觉如何？How does it feel to fall in love?
-如果会像拼拼图那么麻烦，我可不想试。太花时间了。（里奥，7岁）
If it were as much trouble as putting together a puzzle, I wouldn’t want to try. Takes too much time. (Leo, age 7)

3. 外表重要吗？ Is appearance important?
-外表并不是最重要的。我长得应该算不错了，可是没听说过有谁想嫁给我。（加里，7岁)
It isn't always just how you look. I'm handsome and I haven't got anybody to marry me yet. (Charley, age 7)

4. 怎么让别人爱上你？How do you make people fall in love with you?
-告诉她你有好多糖。（戴尔，9岁)
Tell her that you have lots of candy (Del, age 9)

5. 当一个人说"我爱你"的时候，心里想着什么？ What are people thinking when they say “I love you?
-她没准在想：爱是爱，不过最好他能勤点洗澡，至少一天一次。（米歇尔，9岁）
The person is thinking: Yeah, I really do love him. But I hope he showers at least once a day. (Michelle, age 9)
-有些恋爱的人会很紧张，所以他们会很高兴自己把话说出来了，现在他们终于可以去吃饭了。(迪克，7)Some lovers might be real nervous, so they are glad that they finally got it out and said it and now they can go eat. (Dick, age 7)

6. 愿意恋爱吗？Do you want to fall in love?
-我还是很希望和人谈恋爱的,只要别在电视放《猫和老鼠》的时候。（安妮塔，6岁）
I’m in favor of falling in love as long as it doesn’t happen when 'Tom and Jerry’ is on TV. (Anita, age 6)
-就算你想躲起来，爱情也一定会找到你的--从5岁起，我就常常想藏起来不让人看见，可是那些女孩老是能找到我。（鲍比，8岁)
Love will find you, even if you are trying to hide from it. I been trying to hide from it since I was five, but the girls keep finding me. (Bobby, age 8)
-我不急着谈恋爱。我觉得四年级已经够难应付了。(丽吉娜，10)
I'm not rushing into being in love. I'm finding fourth grade hard enough. (Regina, age 10)

7. 怎么判断在餐厅里吃饭的两个大人是不是在恋爱？How can you tell if two adults eating at a restaurant are in love?
-看看是谁付钱。谈恋爱的男人都愿意付钱。（约翰，9岁）
Just see who picks up the check. The man in love is always willing to pay. (John, age 9)
-恋爱的人总是我盯着你，你盯着我，吃的东西都凉了。（布拉德，8岁)
Lovers will just be staring at each other and their food will get cold. Other people care more about the food. (Brad, age 8)

8. 人们约会都做些什么？ What do most people do on a date?
-第一次约会，他们都说谎话给对方听，使彼此产生想约第二次会的兴趣。
On the first date, they just tell each other lies, and that usually gets them interested enough to go for a second date. (Martin, age 10)

9. 为什么恋人们总是手牵手？ Why does lovers always hold hands?
-是怕戒指掉下来吧！ 那些东西很贵的。（大卫，8岁）
They want to make sure their rings don't fall off because they paid good money for them. (David, age 8)

10. 应该什么时候亲吻自己喜欢的人？ When should one kiss the person they like?
-除非我有足够多的钱，买得起结婚戒指和摄像机，否则我不会去吻一个女孩子。因为女孩子们总是想把结婚那天录下来。（吉姆，10岁)
You should never kiss a girl unless you have enough bucks to buy her a ring and her own VCR, cause she'll want to have videos of the wedding. (Jim, age 10)
-法律说你必须是18岁，所以我可不愿触犯。(可帝，7岁)
The law says you have to be eighteen, so I wouldn't want to mess with that. (Curt, age 7) -规则是这样的：如果你亲吻某人，你该跟那人结婚和那人生小孩。这才是对的。 (霍华德，8岁)The rule goes like this: if you kiss someone, then you should marry them and have kids with them. It's the right thing to do. (Howard, age 8)

11. 合适的结婚年龄是多少岁? What is the right age to get married?
-84岁吧。那时候什么也不用做，有好多时间彼此相爱。（朱迪，5岁）
Eighty-four! Because at that age, you don't have to work anymore, and you can spend all your time loving each other. (Judy, age 5)
-等我读完幼儿园，就得开始考虑为自己找个妻子。（汤米，5岁）
Once I'm done with kindergarten, I'm going to find me a wife. (Tom, age 5)
-女孩最好单身,男孩就不然。男孩需要某人在他们身后帮助打扫。 (林耐特，9)
It's better for girls to be single but not for boys. Boys need somebody to clean up after them. (Lynette, 9)

12. 怎样辨认两个陌生人结婚了？ How can a Stranger tell if two people are married?
-你也许得猜猜看，根据他俩是不是骂着同一群小孩子。(戴里克，8岁)
You might have to guess, based on whether they seem to be yelling at the same kids. (Derrick, age 8)

13. 如果人们没有结婚，那世界会怎样的不同？How would the world be different if people didn’t get married?
-那会有很多小孩儿没法解释了，是不是？(凯文，8岁)
There sure would be a lot of kids to explain, wouldn't there?(Kelvin, age 8)

14. 爱情怎样才能持久？How to keep love lasting?
别忘了她的名字——那样会把事情弄糟的。（爱尔兰，8岁）
Don't forget her name. That will mess things up. (Erin, age 8)