A Gentleman¹

Dick was seven years old，and his sister，Catherine.was five.One day their mother took² them to their aunt's house to play while³ she went to the big city to buy some new clothes.

The children played for an hour，and then at half past four their aunt took Dick into the kitchen.She gave⁴ him a nice cake and a knife and said⁵ to him，“Now here's a knife，Dick.Cut this cake in half and give one of the pieces to your sister，but remember to do it like a gentleman.”

“Like a gentleman？” Dick asked.“How do gentlemen⁶ do it？”

“They always give the bigger piece to the other person⁷.”answered his aunt at once.

“Oh” said Dick.He thought⁸ about this for a few seconds.Then he took the cake to his sister and said to her，“Cut this cake in half，Catherine.”

绅士

迪克年龄七岁，他的妹妹凯瑟琳五岁。一天，妈妈把他们带到姨妈家去玩，自己就到大城市去买些新的衣服。

孩子们玩了个把小时，在四点半的时候，姨妈领着迪克走进了厨房。她交给迪克一块精美的蛋糕和一把刀子，并对他说：“喏，迪克，给你刀子，把这块蛋糕一切为二，给你妹妹一块。不过，你得记住要做得像一个绅士那样。”

迪克问：“像一个绅士？绅士怎样做呢？”

他姨妈马上回答说：“绅士总是把大的一块让给别人的。”

迪克说了一声“噢”。他对此想了一会，然后，他把蛋糕拿给妹妹，并对她说：“凯瑟琳，你来把这块蛋糕一切为二吧。”