father's
things
when
tom
howard
was
seventeen
years
old
he
was
as
tall
as
his
father,
so
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,
and
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?"
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，当他发现他的儿子穿他的衣服时，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。他细细打量着汤姆的穿着。
然后他气呼呼地说：“汤姆，那不是我的一条领带吗？”
汤姆回答说：“是的，父亲，是你的领带。”
“还有那衬衫也是我的。”
“是的，衬衫也是你的。”汤姆回答说。
“还有呢，你连皮带也用我的。”霍德华先生说。
“是的，父亲，”汤姆回答说，“你不愿意让你的裤子掉下来吧？”
