爱是什么呢？即使是最伟大的哲学家用最深奥的语言也难以阐明它的含义，国外的一个小调查却将这个难题丢给了一群4到8岁的孩子。在这些不谙世事的孩子们眼中，爱是什么样子的呢？或许下面这些直白朴素的答案也会打动你的心吧。

“When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different. You just know that your name is safe in their mouth.” ——Billy–age 4        

当一个人爱着你，他说你名字的方式都跟别人不一样。你知道你的名字放在他嘴里是最安全的。——Billy，4岁

“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

爱就是女孩喷了香水男孩喷了古龙水，他们走出去互相闻。——Karl，5岁

“Love is when you go out to eat and give somebody most of your French fries without making them give you any of theirs.” ——Chrissy – age 6

爱就是你们约会在外面吃饭时，你把一大半的薯条拨给他，却不在意他是不是也这么做。——Chrissy ，6岁

“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

爱就是妈妈给爸爸泡咖啡，递给他之前总会自己先尝一小口，确保它真的美味。——Danny，7岁

“If you want to learn to love better, you should start with a friend who you hate.” —— Nikka – age 6

如果你想更懂得爱人，应该先从爱一个你恨的人开始。—— Nikka ，6岁

“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

钢琴独奏会结束，我站在舞台上发抖。我看着台下的人，他们也看着我。我看见爸爸微笑着向我招手。他是唯一一个这么做的人。我当时就不害怕了。———— Cindy ，8岁

“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

我知道我姐姐爱我。因为她把自己的旧衣服给了我然后出去买新的。——Lauren，4岁

“When you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and down and little stars come out of you.” —— Karen – age 7

当你爱上一个人，你的眼睫毛忽上忽下，有小星星从里面跑出来。——Karen，7岁