Tom was happy to get one dollar from his father.湯姆很開心爸爸給了他一美金。He wanted to buy a toy with it.他想用它去買個玩具。So he put on his hat and ran into the street.于是他戴上帽子,跑到了街上去。There he met some boys throwing snowballs.他在街上看到有幾個男孩在扔雪球。Soon Tom joined them.湯姆很快地就加入了他們。He sent a snowball at James, but he missed him, and broke a window on the other side of the street.他向詹姆斯扔了一個雪球,但雪球沒砸中對方,卻打破了街對面一戶人家的窗。Tom was afraid and ran as fast as he could.湯姆很害怕,飛快地逃走了。But soon he stopped.但沒過多久他就停了下來。He said to himself, "I was wrong to break the window. I will go back and pay for it."他對自己說:“打破那扇窗戶是不對的,我應該回去并賠償他們的窗戶?!盚e went back to the house and saw an old man.他回到那幢房子,看到了一位老人。Tom told him what he did, then he gave the man the dollar he had.湯姆告訴老人打破窗戶的事,并把身上的一美金給了他。The old man took the dollar, and asked Tom his name and where he lived.老人拿過一美金,問他叫什么名字、住在哪里。At last, the old man said, "OK."最后,老人說:“好的?!盇t dinner time, Tom's father told him to go and look in his hat.吃晚飯的時候,湯姆的爸爸讓他去瞧瞧他的帽子。Tom found two dollars there!湯姆在帽子里找到了兩美金!His father told Tom that an old man came and gave back his dollar and another more.爸爸告訴他,有一位老人過來歸還他的一美金,還送上了另外一枚。Because he thought Tom was an honest boy.因為老人覺得湯姆是一個誠實的孩子。