17.Food for Good Clothes食物是给好衣服的

    Mr.Smith goes to a dinner party.He is wearing old

         史密斯先生参加一个晚宴。      他穿着旧

clothes.He comes into the room,but people in the room don't

  衣服         进入了宴会厅，       但是屋里的人们都不

look at him.They don't ask him to sit at the table.

看他，也不请他坐在桌子旁。

    Mr.Smith goes home and puts on his good clothes.He goes

         史密斯先生回家穿上了他漂亮的衣服，           他

back to the party.Everyone in the room stands up and smiles

     返回宴会。          屋里面的每个人都站起来向他

at him.They give him very good food to eat.
微笑，他们给他非常好的食物享用
    Mr.Smith takes off his coat,and puts it among the food

       史密斯先生脱下他的衣服，       把它放在食物中

and says,“Eat,coat!”
说道，“吃吧，衣服！”

    The other people asked,“What are you doing?”

            其他人问道，        “你在做什么？”

    He answers,“I'm asking my coat to eat food.When I am

      他回答说，     “我在请我的衣服吃东西。     当我

wearing my old clothes,you don't look at me.You don't ask me 
     穿旧衣服时，          你们都不看我，      也没有请我

to sit down.Now I'm in these clothes,and you give me very

   坐下。    现在我穿上了这些衣服，   你们就给了我精美的

good food.Now I see,you give the food for my clothes not for

食物。     我明白了，    你们是把食物给我的衣服吃而不是

me.”

我。”