English Original
Father's Things
When Tom Howard was seventeen years old, he was as tall as his father. He began to borrow Mr. Howard's clothes when he wanted to go out with his friends in the evening.
Mr. Howard did not like this. He always got very angry when he found his son wearing any of his things.
One evening, when Tom came downstairs to go out, his father stopped him in the hall. He looked at Tom's clothes very carefully.
Then he said angrily, "Isn't that one of my ties, Tom?"
"Yes, Father, it is," answered Tom.
"And that shirt's mine too."
"Yes, that's yours too," answered Tom.
"And you're wearing my belt!" said Mr. Howard.
"Yes, I am, Father," answered Tom. "You don't want your trousers to fall down, do you?"
中文翻译
父亲的东西
汤姆·霍德华十七岁的时候，长得和父亲一样高了。于是，当他晚上想和朋友一起出去时，就开始借父亲的衣服穿。
霍德华先生可不喜欢这样。当他发现儿子穿他的任何东西时，总是非常生气。
一天晚上，汤姆下楼准备出去，父亲在门厅里拦住了他。他仔细地打量着汤姆的穿着。
然后他气呼呼地说：“汤姆，那不是我的一条领带吗？”
“是的，父亲，是你的领带。”汤姆回答说。
“还有那衬衫也是我的。”
“是的，衬衫也是你的。”汤姆回答说。
“你连皮带也用我的！”霍德华先生说。
“是的，父亲，”汤姆回答说，“你总不想让你的裤子掉下来吧？”