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Tom was happy to get one dollar from his father.
汤姆很开心爸爸给了他一美金。
He wanted to buy a toy with it.
他想用它去买个玩具。
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.
他在街上看到有几个男孩在扔雪球。
Soon Tom joined them.
汤姆很快地就加入了他们。
He sent a snowball at James, but he missed him, and broke a window on the other side of the street.
他向詹姆斯扔了一个雪球，但雪球没砸中对方，却打破了街对面一户人家的窗。
Tom was afraid and ran as fast as he could.
汤姆很害怕，飞快地逃走了。
But soon he stopped.
但没过多久他就停了下来。
He said to himself, "I was wrong to break the window. I will go back and pay for it."
他对自己说：“打破那扇窗户是不对的，我应该回去并赔偿他们的窗户。”
He 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.
汤姆告诉老人打破窗户的事，并把身上的一美金给了他。
The old man took the dollar, and asked Tom his name and where he lived.
老人拿过一美金，问他叫什么名字、住在哪里。
At last, the old man said, "OK."
最后，老人说：“好的。”
At dinner time, Tom's father told him to go and look in his hat.
吃晚饭的时候，汤姆的爸爸让他去瞧瞧他的帽子。
Tom found two dollars there!
汤姆在帽子里找到了两美金！
His father told Tom that an old man came and gave back his dollar and another more.
爸爸告诉他，有一位老人过来归还他的一美金，还送上了另外一枚。
Because he thought Tom was an honest boy.
因为老人觉得汤姆是一个诚实的孩子。
