English Original
Dick was seven years old, and his sister, Catherine, was five. One day their mother took them to their aunt's house to play while she went to the city to buy new clothes.
The children played for an hour. At half past four, their aunt took Dick into the kitchen. She gave him a cake and a knife and said, "Cut this cake in half and give one piece to your sister. Remember to do it like a gentleman."
"Like a gentleman?" Dick asked. "How do gentlemen do it?"
"They always give the bigger piece to the other person," his aunt replied.
"Oh," said Dick. He thought for a moment. Then he took the cake to his sister and said, "Catherine, cut this cake in half."
中文翻译
迪克七岁，他的妹妹凯瑟琳五岁。一天，他们的母亲要去城里买新衣服，便把他们送到姨妈家玩耍。
孩子们玩了一个小时。四点半时，姨妈把迪克带进厨房。她给了他一块蛋糕和一把刀，说：“把这块蛋糕切成两半，分一块给你妹妹。记住，要像个绅士一样做这件事。”
“像个绅士？”迪克问，“绅士是怎么做的？”
“他们总是把大的那块给别人，”姨妈立刻回答。
“哦，”迪克说。他思考了片刻，然后拿着蛋糕走到妹妹面前说：“凯瑟琳，你来把这块蛋糕切成两半。”